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New Entry Dates for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and First Grade

(June 21, 2002)

The Maryland State Board of Education has approved new entry dates that gradually raise the age for children entering pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and Grade 1 for all public schools, including the ...(more)

102 Apply for Title I Enrollment Option, 16 Requests Withdrawn

(June 21, 2002)

Applications for 102 students have been received for the Title I Enrollment Option from among more than 6,000 students enrolled in the 10 participating elementary schools, according to a report yester ...(more)

Council Highlights Expanded Full-Day K and Elementary Gyms

(June 18, 2002)

Council President Steven Silverman and Council Member Marilyn Praisner will highlight the expansion of full-day Kindergarten and the construction of elementary school gymnasiums during a visit to Dr. ...(more)

Principal Named Executive Director to the Deputy Superintendent

(June 18, 2002)

Dr. Judith F. Lewis, currently principal of Kensington-Parkwood Elementary School, has been named executive director in the Office of the Deputy Superintendent of Schools. The assignment was announce ...(more)

Gala to Celebrate Successes of Kindergarten Initiative

(June 17, 2002)

A special Kindergarten Gala will be held to celebrate the successes of the MCPS Comprehensive Kindergarten Initiative and recognize the efforts of students, Kindergarten teachers, and other staff who ...(more)

Career Academies, Programs at Downcounty High Schools

(June 14, 2002)

Montgomery County Public Schools Starting next fall, the four high schools in the Downcounty Consortium will offer academies for incoming ninth grade students that will serve as the foundation for th ...(more)

Four Teachers Win Greenblatt Award for Excellent Teaching

(June 13, 2002)

Four teachers with the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) have won Excellence in Teaching awards from the Marian Greenblatt Education Fund, which recognizes teachers for excellence in motivating ...(more)

Principal to Lead Development Program for School Administrators

(June 13, 2002)

Dr. Robert L. Bastress, currently principal of Damascus High School, has been named the project manager of the new effort to develop a new professional growth system for administrative and supervisory ...(more)

Highlights of June 11 Meeting of the Board of Education

(June 12, 2002)

The Board of Education met yesterday [June 11] and, among other items, adopted the FY 2003 operating budget, conditionally approved the high school curriculum frameworks, and reviewed a report on the ...(more)

Board of Education Adopts Final FY03 Operating Budget

(June 11, 2002)

The Board of Education today [Tuesday, June 11] approved the Fiscal Year 2003 operating budget of $1.4 billion, an increase of $88.5 million (6.7 percent) over the current year, following full-funding ...(more)

New Principal Appointed by Board of Education

(June 11, 2002)

The Board of Education today [Tuesday, June 11] approved the appointment of Gregory S. Edmundson, currently an elementary principal intern at Brown Station Elementary School, as the new principal of D ...(more)

Ceremonies to Honor Reading Together USA Participants

(June 11, 2002)

Nearly 600 students, parents, and staff from the 42 schools that have participated in the Reading Together USA Program in Montgomery County this year will meet for a celebration of their accomplishmen ...(more)

Latino Family Empowerment Participants to be Recognized

(June 07, 2002)

Latino parents who have been participating in a family involvement program during the past school year will be recognized for their commitment at a June 15 ceremony. The ceremony, to be held from 10 ...(more)

Board of Education Agenda for Tuesday, June 11

(June 07, 2002)

9:00 a.m. Closed Session 10:00 a.m. 1.0 Roll Call 1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 1.2 Leadership Montgomery Youth Community Service Leadership Awards (A) 1.3 Board/Superintendent Comments ...(more)

Elementary School Principal Named

(June 07, 2002)

Laurie Gross, currently principal of Fields Road Elementary School, has been named principal of Somerset Elementary School in a transfer announced this week by Dr. Jerry D. Weast, superintendent of sc ...(more)