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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)

Students' Average Highest SAT Scores Acknowledged

(October 10, 2003)

A new analysis of SAT data for the past several years reveals another, largely unacknowledged dimension of student scores on the annual examination of college readiness -- the average of the highest S ...(more)

Meetings Set on Possible KIPP Charter School

(October 10, 2003)

Plans to open a KIPP college preparatory public school for middle school students in the Wheaton area beginning in July 2005 will be discussed at informational meetings for parents and the community o ...(more)

TV Show Provides Information in Many Languages

(October 08, 2003)

Interview and photo opportunity: News media are invited to the set of the “Our Schools Today” series on Monday, October 13, at 11:30 a.m. during the taping of the Spanish version of a new episode ent ...(more)

Nominations Sought for Arts Awards

(October 07, 2003)

The public is invited to submit nominations for the Excellence in the Arts & Humanities Awards 2003. Montgomery County annually recognizes outstanding artists, scholars, patrons, educators, and vol ...(more)

Walk to School Day to be Celebrated at Woodfield ES

(October 06, 2003)

Students, families, and staff at Woodfield Elementary School will be joined by Board of Education President Patricia B. O’Neill, Superintendent Jerry D. Weast, County Executive Douglas Duncan, and rep ...(more)