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Board Meeting Agenda Revised, 2-11

(February 10, 2003)

Note: The following agenda was revised to add two items: Reappointment of the Superintendent of Schools (Item 1.3) and Board Academic Priorities (Item 1.4) 9:00 a.m. Closed Session 10:00 a.m ...(more)

School System Praised for Academic Standards

(February 10, 2003)

The following statement was released today [Monday, February 10] by Achieve, Inc., an independent, bipartisan, non-profit organization that, among initiatives, helps states benchmark academic standard ...(more)

Student and College Honor Seneca Valley Teacher

(February 10, 2003)

Susan Savini, Advanced Placement English teacher at Seneca Valley High School, was selected as this year's recipient of the Dickinson College Student Music Society's Annual Resounding Influences Award ...(more)

Board Approves New Budget Request

(February 10, 2003)

The Board of Education has approved an updated budget request for Fiscal Year 2004 that includes funding for new contract agreements, a new program for highly gifted students, and increases in enrollm ...(more)

Board of Education Meets on Feb. 11

(February 07, 2003)

9:00 a.m. Closed Session 10:00 a.m. 1.0 Roll Call 1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 1.2 Items of Legislation (D/A) 1.3 Board/Superintendent Comments (D) 10:30 Public Comments 11:00 ...(more)

MCPS Ranks as Gold Medal School System

(February 07, 2003)

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) was named a “gold medal” school system for the eighth consecutive year by Expansion Management magazine as a measure of the attractiveness of the school system ...(more)

Engineering Program Grants Awarded

(February 03, 2003)

Col. Zadok Magruder and Wheaton high schools are among 11 in Maryland that will be implementing pre-engineering programs, thanks to grants from the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). MS ...(more)

China Children’s Choir at Whitman High School

(January 31, 2003)

The China Children’s Choir of the China National Symphony Orchestra will perform at Walt Whitman High School auditorium on Saturday, February 1, at 7:30 p.m. as part of their visit to the United State ...(more)

Intel Science Talent Search Finalist

(January 30, 2003)

Montgomery Blair High School senior Anatoly Preygel has been named a finalist in the 62nd annual Intel Science Talent Search. He is the only finalist in Maryland. He is among 40 national finalists ...(more)

National Researchers Praise Literacy Effort

(January 29, 2003)

Two nationally recognized researchers in child development and intelligence highly praised the Montgomery County Public Schools today [Wednesday, January 29] for expanding early literacy programs for ...(more)

Five Early Reading Centers Funded

(January 29, 2003)

A $3.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will enable the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to fund new preschool Early Reading First (ERF) centers at five elementary schools in ...(more)

$3.6 Million Early Reading First Grant

(January 28, 2003)

A public recognition ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 29, at Brookhaven Elementary School to announce a three-year Early Reading First grant of $3.6 million from the U.S. Depa ...(more)

Public Comment on Grading and Reporting Policy

(January 22, 2003)

Proposed revisions to Policy IKA, Grading and Reporting, for the Montgomery County Public Schools have been tentatively adopted for community comment by the Board of Education. Interested individuals ...(more)

Revised Grading and Reporting Policy

(January 22, 2003)

A revised Grading and Reporting policy tentatively approved by the Board of Education on January 14 is recommending a number of changes focused toward making grades consistent across the school system ...(more)

Public Comment on Human Relations Policy

(January 21, 2003)

The Board of Education tentatively approved a revised Policy ACA, Human Relations, at its January 14th meeting. Interested individuals or groups are encouraged to submit comments about the policy to t ...(more)