PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS > BROWSE ALL SCHOOL YEARS
(February 12, 2003)
The Board of Education met on Tuesday [February 11] and, among other items, reappointed Superintendent Weast for a second four-year term and approved a list of Academic Piorities for the next four yea ...(more)
(February 11, 2003)
Jerry D. Weast, Ed.D., was reappointed unanimously as superintendent of the Montgomery County Public Schools by the Board of Education today [Tuesday, February 11], making him the first appointee from ...(more)
(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)
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)
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)
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)
(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)
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)
(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)
(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)
(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)
(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)
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)
(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)
(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)
