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Board Seeks Members for Spec. Ed. Committee

(January 09, 2004)

The Montgomery County Board of Education is seeking adults to serve on the Board of Education Special Education Continuous Improvement Advisory Committee. This new ad hoc advisory committee will reco ...(more)

MCPS TV Show Focuses on Topics of Teen Interest

(January 08, 2004)

“Keepin’ It Real,” a program for teens on Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Cable Channel 34, continues its second season with a discussion by students at Albert Einstein High School on the impl ...(more)

Rally to Support Full Funding of Thornton Act

(January 06, 2004)

A rally to support full funding of the Thornton Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act will be held in Annapolis on Monday, January 26, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. The rally will begin at the ...(more)

Weast Named One of Four Finalists for National Supt.

(January 05, 2004)

A blue-ribbon panel of education, business, and government leaders for the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) has selected Dr. Jerry D. Weast, who has led the Montgomery County Publi ...(more)

43 MCPS Teachers Earn National Certification

(January 05, 2004)

Forty-three Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) teachers, including eight from James Hubert Blake High School (the greatest number among MCPS schools this year), are among the 117 Maryland teacher ...(more)

Blake Principal Receives Arts & Humanities Award

(December 22, 2003)

The Montgomery County Arts and Humanities Council, in conjunction with the Montgomery County Executive's Office, has announced that James Hubert Blake High School Principal Carole Goodman is the 2003 ...(more)

Meeting Scheduled on Student Assessments

(December 19, 2003)

The Gaithersburg Cluster of NAACP Parents’ Councils and the City of Gaithersburg will host a Parent/Student Assessment Information Night on Monday, January 26, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Gaithersburg H ...(more)

Public Comment Sought on Two Revised Policies

(December 18, 2003)

The Board of Education has revised two policies for public comment, one on student rights and responsibilities and one on legal services. Individuals are encouraged to respond in writing if they have ...(more)

Spec. Ed. Staffing Plan Available for Public Review

(December 16, 2003)

The special education staffing plan for the 2004-2005 school year is available for public review and comment as part of the process for considering the superintendent's recommended operating budget fo ...(more)

State Compliments System's Extensive 5-Year Master Plan

(December 16, 2003)

The Maryland State Department of Education has approved the five-year comprehensive master plan for the Montgomery County Public Schools, which filled 12 thick notebooks and included 10,000 pages of b ...(more)

Schools Open 2 Hours Late Today, Monday, Dec. 15

(December 15, 2003)

All Montgomery County Public Schools will open two hours late today, Monday, December 15, due to icy road and weather conditions. Morning Kindergarten, Head Start, and EEEP, other early childhood ...(more)

Schools to be Open for Sunday Use by Community Groups

(December 14, 2003)

All school facilities in the Montgomery County Public Schools are to be open for community use today, Sunday, December 14. However, parking lots and sidewalks at the school facilities may not be plow ...(more)

County Health Dept. Offers Advice on Colds and Flu

(December 12, 2003)

The following are announcements from the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services. Announcement #1: The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services has announced t ...(more)

Board Approves Calendar, Vending Machine Schedule

(December 10, 2003)

The Board of Education met on Tuesday [December 9] and elected Board officers for 2004. Among other items, the Board approved the school calendar for 2004-2005, approved resolutions regarding high sc ...(more)

Budget Proposal Maintains Focus on Student Progress

(December 10, 2003)

Note: The following is the text of an announcement about the superintendent's budget recommendations, which will be detailed at tonight's public presentation to the Board of Education at Montgomery B ...(more)