(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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(December 11, 2002)
The public presentation by Superintendent Jerry D. Weast to the Board of Education and community on the next year's operating budget for the Montgomery County Public Schools has been rescheduled to Th
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(December 10, 2002)
The Board of Education today [Tuesday, December 10] approved the appointment of Dr. Karen C. Woodson as the new director of the division of ESOL/Bilingual Programs for the Montgomery County Public Sch
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(December 10, 2002)
Patricia B. O’Neill was unanimously elected president of the Board of Education for a one-year term, and Sharon W. Cox was unanimously elected vice president of the Board for a one-year term. The ele
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(December 06, 2002)
One hundred forty-two MCPS elementary and middle schools have earned financial awards for improvement through the revised Maryland School Performance Recognition Program. The individual schools garner
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(December 06, 2002)
The following agenda is available on line at the link below, and agenda materials are available online as PDF files after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 9.
8:30 a.m. Closed Session
10:00 a.m.
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(December 06, 2002)
All regularly scheduled student and community activities for this weekend, Saturday, December 7, and Sunday, December 8, will be held as planned in the Montgomery County Public Schools, unless otherwi
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(December 05, 2002)
A comparison of results released this morning [Thursday, December 5] by the state on the Maryland High School Assessments (HSA) show that the Montgomery County Public Schools outperformed or matched a
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(December 04, 2002)
A new pre-kindergarten program, called “Fast Start,” is being developed as a way of consolidating, improving, and expanding academic services currently offered to 4-year-old children served by the loc
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(December 04, 2002)
“Conquista tu Sueño/Aim High!” is a new publication in English and Spanish designed especially for parents of Hispanic students. It provides information about academic opportunities to improve succes
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(December 02, 2002)
Students and staff were evacuated and sent home about a half-hour early from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School this afternoon [Monday, December 2] after fumes from a concrete floor sealant spread throu
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