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Two Schools Receive Grants from AOL

(October 27, 2003)

Benjamin Banneker Middle School and Richard Montgomery High School are among 11 Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland schools to receive grants of up to $10,000 from America Online (AOL). The AOL ...(more)

Gaithersburg, Seneca Highs Win $1 Million Grant

(October 24, 2003)

The U. S. Department of Education has awarded Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) a three-year federal grant of $1 million to help establish smaller learning communities at Gaithersburg and Seneca ...(more)

Board of Education Meets on Monday Evening, Oct. 27

(October 24, 2003)

Agenda for Monday Evening, October 27 7:00 p.m. Closed Session 7:30 p.m. 1.0 Roll Call 1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 7:35 Public Comments 8:05 2.0 Consent Items (A) Facilities 2.1.1 ...(more)

Capital Budget Proposals to be Released Oct. 29

(October 23, 2003)

A comprehensive plan to improve the quality and increase the availability of public school facilities in Montgomery County will be described at a press conference on Wednesday, October 29, at 10:00 a. ...(more)

Harvard Selects School System for Leadership Project

(October 21, 2003)

The Montgomery County Public Schools was selected by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Harvard Business School to participate with eight other public school systems across the United St ...(more)

Advisory Committee Members Sought

(October 20, 2003)

The Montgomery County Board of Education is seeking adults to serve on the Family Life and Human Development Advisory Committee. The advisory committee serves an important role in providing guidance ...(more)

Comment Period Set for Policy on Student Trips

(October 17, 2003)

The Board of Education has tentatively approved a revised policy (IPD) on travel study programs and field trips. Interested individuals or groups are encouraged to submit comments to the Board during ...(more)

Supt's. Plan Calls for Expanded Full-Day Kindergarten

(October 15, 2003)

A four-year expansion of full-day kindergarten to all elementary schools in Montgomery County would provide the highly successful services to needy students as soon as possible, while ensuring that ea ...(more)

Highlights of Board of Education Meeting for Oct. 14

(October 15, 2003)

The Board of Education met on Tuesday [October 14] and, among other items, received an update on enrollment and the Capital Improvements Program and approved a resolution regarding recalculation of Ad ...(more)

Board Urges State to Change Gr. 3 AYP Calculations

(October 14, 2003)

The Montgomery County Board of Education today [Tuesday, October 14] unanimously urged the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) to recalculate the Maryland State Assessment results of last ye ...(more)

Gains in Honors & AP Enrollment Among All Groups

(October 14, 2003)

The majority of all eighth graders in the Montgomery County Public Schools took Algebra last year, more than two-thirds of all high school students were enrolled in honors or Advanced Placement (AP) c ...(more)

School Diversity Increases as Enrollment Grows

(October 14, 2003)

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) continues to undergo a significant change in student demographics, gaining greater diversity culturally, linguistically, and economically. The most profoun ...(more)

Students Named MD Distinguished Scholars

(October 14, 2003)

UPDATE: Two additional award winners have been announced, one finalist and one semifinalist, at Walt Whitman High School. The additional finalist is Thomas Hsieh. The updated information is below. ...(more)

Sally Ride Principal Receives Mark Mann Award

(October 14, 2003)

Kennon Evans, principal of Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary School, has received this year's Mark Mann Excellence and Harmony Award, which is given to one local school administrator each year. He was rec ...(more)

Board of Education Meets on Tuesday, October 14

(October 13, 2003)

Agenda for October 14, 2003 9:00 a.m. Closed Session 10:00 a.m. 1.0 Roll Call 1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 1.2 American Indian Heritage Month (A) 1.3 Montgomery County Employees' Charity Ca ...(more)