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(October 08, 2002)
REMINDER: All Montgomery County Public Schools are closed on Wednesday, October 9, for previously scheduled professional staff development for teachers, principals, and support staff. Schools are sc ...(more)
A new website has been created for parents, community, and staff to provide a single, easy access point of reference for daily news and information about the continuing emergency conditions for the Mo ...(more)
The following is the text of a letter being sent home today from Dr. Jerry D. Weast, superintendent of schools. The letter also is available below as a PDF file. ____ October 8, 2002 Dear Pa ...(more)
All "outdoor" extracurricular and athletic activities -- both for students and the public -- at Montgomery County Public Schools are canceled for this afternoon and evening, today, Tuesday, October 8. ...(more)
(October 07, 2002)
Montgomery County Public Schools are asking for parent volunteers to help tomorrow, Tuesday, October 8, by walking their children to school, waiting at bus stops, and replacing safety patrols at stree ...(more)
Dr. Jerry D. Weast, superintendent of schools, announced this evening that, while all schools will open on time on Tuesday, October 8, the school system will continue to operate under Code Blue with r ...(more)
A second letter from Dr. Jerry D. Weast, superintendent of the Montgomery County Public Schools, is being sent home to parents, students, and staff today [Monday, October 7]. The letter is attached a ...(more)
All Montgomery County Public Schools were directed by the superintendent of schools this morning to implement the procedures for Code Blue. This measure is designed to provide a heightened level ...(more)
(October 03, 2002)
Dr. Jerry D. Weast, superintendent of the Montgomery County Public Schools, sent a letter today [Thursday, October 3, 2002] to all parents, students, and staff (via local schools) regarding the events ...(more)
(October 01, 2002)
Sherwood High School has been chosen to receive the American Lung Association of Maryland's 2002 Distinguished Service Award in the field of tobacco use prevention. Sherwood received the award becaus ...(more)
Significantly more students--especially those who are most heavily affected by poverty and English language development--are acquiring foundational reading skills in kindergarten and text reading skil ...(more)
(September 30, 2002)
Montgomery Blair, Gaithersburg, and Wheaton high schools will host ceremonies to mark the opening of three new Saturday School programs under the direction of the George B. Thomas, Sr. Learning Academ ...(more)
(September 28, 2002)
A press conference will be held on Tuesday, October 1, at Rosemont Elementary School in Gaithersburg, beginning at 1:00 p.m. on the release of two new reports on the effect of improvements in kinderga ...(more)
(September 24, 2002)
Schools across Montgomery County are signing up to participate in this year’s Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 2. The annual event was launched four years ago by the Partnership for a Walkable ...(more)
The Board of Education met yesterday [September 23] and, among other items, discussed an update on the No Child Left Behind Act and accepted a report from the Advisory Council for Career and Technolog ...(more)