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Parents Provided Update on School Water Safeguards

(March 23, 2004)

Parents, students, and staff of the Montgomery County Public Schools are being informed today [Tuesday, March 23] that more information is being made available to address questions and concerns about ...(more)

Board Acts on Several Facilities and Policy Issues

(March 23, 2004)

The Board of Education met on Monday [March 22] and, among other items, approved several facilities and boundaries decisions, a revised policy on student rights and responsibilities, and four administ ...(more)

Elevated Lead Levels Found at Additional Schools

(March 22, 2004)

Gaithersburg Elementary School and South Lake Elementary School both have been found with elevated levels of lead in school drinking water after water samples were analyzed by the Washington Suburban ...(more)

Water Testing Accelerated in Sample Schools

(March 22, 2004)

The testing of drinking water in the Montgomery County Public Schools for elevated levels of lead will be accelerated from one to two schools each day, starting tomorrow [Tuesday, March 23], in order ...(more)

Board Approves Administrative Appointments

(March 22, 2004)

The Board of Education met this evening [Monday, March 22] and approved the following administrative appointments: * Zadia T. Broadus, currently acting principal, Takoma Park Elementary School, as ...(more)

Board of Education Meets on Monday, March 22

(March 19, 2004)

Agenda for March 22 Meeting 7:30 p.m. 1.0 Roll Call 1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 1.2 National Week of the Young Child (A) 1.3 Arab American Heritage Month (A) 1.4 Update on Legislation (D) ...(more)

Water Safeguards Implemented in All Schools Today

(March 19, 2004)

Precautionary measures – including the extended flushing of water fountains, shutdowns of other water sources, and warning signs in schools – have been taken overnight to address the potential of ...(more)

County Executive Supports Board's Budget Request

(March 18, 2004)

County Executive Douglas M. Duncan has strongly endorsed the Board of Education's initial operating budget request of nearly $1.6 billion for next year in his recommendations presented this week [Mond ...(more)

Offices Honored for Excellence in Performance

(March 18, 2004)

The offices and departments overseen by the chief operating officer - including the areas of transportation, planning, budget, finance, employee relations, technology, human resources, facilities and ...(more)

Drinking Water Testing Limited to Sample of Schools

(March 17, 2004)

The list of schools undergoing testing of drinking water for elevated levels of lead is limited to just 20 facilities as a representative sample of facilities built prior to 1986. It is not an ex ...(more)

Kindergarten Orientation Begins on March 22

(March 17, 2004)

Montgomery County Public Schools will hold the 2004 kindergarten orientation program from Monday, March 22, through Friday, May 28. Special registration and orientation programs are scheduled at elem ...(more)

Effort to Verify Residency Begins in 8th Grade

(March 16, 2004)

Parents of all eighth grade students are being asked this month to update their verification of residency in Montgomery County as part of an effort to ensure that students are bona fide residents or p ...(more)

Tests of Drinking Water Includes 20 Older Schools

(March 16, 2004)

Water samples were taken today [Tuesday, March 16] at the first of 20 public school sites in Montgomery County as part of an interagency effort to identify any potential problems of lead in school dri ...(more)

State Honors Maryland NCLB Blue Ribbon Schools

(March 12, 2004)

Carderock Springs Elementary School was among six schools honored at a state dinner March 8 in celebration of their status as Maryland's No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools. Carderock Springs wa ...(more)

Andrew Young to Speak on Reform in Montgomery Cnty.

(March 12, 2004)

Former mayor of Atlanta, congressman, and United Nations ambassador Andrew Young will address the annual meeting of the Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education (MCBRE) on Monday morning, M ...(more)