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20 Schools Closed Today Due to Power Outages

(August 28, 2003)

The following schools are closed today, Thursday, August 28, because of continuing and new power outages remaining from this week's storms, including the storm last night. All other schools are openi ...(more)

Board of Education Meeting Highlights for August 25

(August 26, 2003)

The Board of Education met on Monday [August 25] and, among other items, approved preliminary plans for renovation of Northwood High School and appointed eight administrators. The Board reviewed plans ...(more)

SAT Scores High, African American Average Up 11 Pts.

(August 26, 2003)

The average SAT scores for the graduating class of 2003 remained at historically high levels, well above the national and state results, as African American students gained an 11-point increase over t ...(more)

Board of Education Appoints Eight Central Office Staff

(August 25, 2003)

The Board of Education today [Monday, August 25] approved the following administrative appointments: * Elizabeth R. Brown, currently program supervisor, K-12 English/Language Arts, Department of C ...(more)

Board of Education Meets on Monday, August 25

(August 23, 2003)

Agenda Monday, August 25, 2003* 8:30 a.m. Closed Session 1:00 p.m. Public Session 1.0 Roll Call 1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 1.2 Board/Superintendent Comments (D) 1:05 Public Com ...(more)

New State Data Highlights Student Performance Gains

(August 22, 2003)

New data released today by the Maryland State Department of Education indicate that the Montgomery County Public Schools met or exceeded all of the standards for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the ...(more)

Summit Hall Makes List of Successful Title I Schools

(August 21, 2003)

The Maryland State Department of Education today [Thursday, August 21] acknowledged that a third school -- Summit Hall Elementary School -- should have been identified by the state earlier this week ...(more)

Significant Gains Made in 10th Grade PSAT Participation

(August 19, 2003)

The number of tenth grade students taking the Preliminary SAT (PSAT) as a way of establishing a personal benchmark in preparation for more rigorous studies and assessing their readiness for college ha ...(more)

Title I Schools Continue Progress in Reading & Math

(August 18, 2003)

Updated 8-21-03 The 10 elementary schools with the highest levels of student poverty and among the greatest student diversity in Montgomery County have made significant progress in reading and math ...(more)

Two Modernized Elementary Schools to Reopen

(August 15, 2003)

The students who attend Lakewood Elementary School in Rockville and William Tyler Page Elementary School in Silver Spring will begin the 2003-2004 school year on Tuesday, August 26, in completely mode ...(more)

Ceremony to Welcome 650 New Teachers

(August 14, 2003)

Superintendent Jerry D. Weast and Board of Education President Patricia B. O’Neill are among those who will participate in ceremonies welcoming nearly 650 new teachers to Montgomery County Public Scho ...(more)

Twelve Educational Facilities Officers are Assigned

(August 12, 2003)

The initial phase of the new Educational Facilities Officer (EFO) program to enhance safety and security in school communities will be part of the new school year in twelve school clusters throughout ...(more)

Public Meetings to Address Special Education Staffing

(August 12, 2003)

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) FY 2005 Special Education Staffing Plan Committee will hold three work sessions in August and September. All sessions are open to the public. The purpos ...(more)

New Teachers Engage in Week-long Orientation

(August 11, 2003)

An orientation session for approximately 530 new educators in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is being held from August 11 through August 15, from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. On Tuesday, Aug ...(more)

New Program to Enhance School Safety & Security

(August 11, 2003)

School principals, parents, and other community members will join Superintendent Jerry D. Weast, Student Board of Education Member Sagar Sanghvi, County Executive Douglas Duncan, Acting Chief of Polic ...(more)