(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
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(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
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(January 16, 2003)
Fourteen Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students -- 12 from Montgomery Blair High School and one each from Walt Whitman and Thomas S. Wootton high schools -- have been named among 300 semifin
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(January 15, 2003)
The Board of Education met on Tuesday [January 14] and, among other items, tentatively approved Policy IKA, Grading and Reporting, and Policy ACA, Human Relations. The Board also approved six administ
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(January 13, 2003)
Parents and students needing help with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form are encouraged to attend the second annual College Goal Sunday program on Sunday, February 9, from 2:00
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(January 13, 2003)
Montgomery County parents who wish to request a change in school assignment for their children from their home school may begin the process during the upcoming transfer season, which will be held from
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(January 10, 2003)
9:00 a.m. Closed Session
10:00 a.m. 1.0 Roll Call
1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A)
1.2 African American History Month (A)
1.3 Board/Superintendent Comments (D)
10:15 Public Comments
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(January 08, 2003)
Two Montgomery County Public Schools high schools and one middle school have received grants totaling $24,000 through the AOL Aspires program. AOL developed the national philanthropic strategy in 2001
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(January 07, 2003)
Three community meetings have been scheduled to provide a forum for discussion of proposed changes to Policy IKA, Grading and Reporting. Staff members from the Montgomery County Public Schools Office
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(January 06, 2003)
The closure of the Montgomery County Public Schools today [Monday, January 6] has exhausted the last of the four available “snow days” that are built into the regular school year calendar as a hedge a
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(January 03, 2003)
Results of the 2002 Advanced Placement (AP) tests released by Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) show a substantial increase in participation, combined with a slight increase in average performan
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(December 17, 2002)
The Board of Education approved the school calendar for the 2003-2004 school year during its business meeting on December 10. Included in the calendar is a contingency calendar to be used if the scho
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(December 17, 2002)
Thirty-two Montgomery County Public Schools teachers are among the 79 Maryland teachers who have achieved certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) this year. Th
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(December 12, 2002)
Dr. Jerry D. Weast, superintendent of schools, has proposed to the Board of Education an operating budget for the Montgomery County Public Schools next year that builds on “a specific record of academ
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(December 12, 2002)
The Board of Education met on Tuesday [December 10] and, among other items, elected Board officers and approved the calendar for the 2003-04 school year. The Board also approved a Legislative Platfor
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