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Highly Rigorous Semester Exams Continue in Five Core Subjects

(February 21, 2002)

The implementation of highly rigorous countywide semester examinations in core subjects continues this year, as part of the newly established system of shared accountability for the Montgomery County ...(more)

Wheaton Cluster Conference to Promote Effective Writing Instruction

(February 19, 2002)

Teachers and administrators from Wheaton Cluster schools will meet on February 26th at the University of Maryland Shady Grove to focus on ways to improve student writing. Called Wheaton Writes, the ...(more)

Kindergarten Initiative Earns Leadership for Learning Award

(February 15, 2002)

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Comprehensive Kindergarten Initiative has been selected as one of three national winners of a Leadership for Learning Award from the American Association of ...(more)

Student Selected as Opera Quiz Kid Panelist

(February 15, 2002)

Richard Montgomery High School junior Susan (Stevie) Miller is one of three students nationwide who will be on live international radio during an April 6 broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera Quiz. ...(more)

Highlights of Board of Education Meeting on February 12

(February 13, 2002)

The Board of Education met yesterday [Tuesday, February 12] and, among other items, unanimously approved a resolution requesting that the state Department of Education delay further Maryland School Pe ...(more)

Board of Education Urges State Suspension of MSPAP

(February 12, 2002)

The Montgomery County Board of Education voted unanimously today [Tuesday, February 12] to request that the Maryland State Board of Education and state superintendent of schools delay any further use ...(more)

Live Call-in Program to Focus on Newly-Revised Curriculum

(February 11, 2002)

Viewpoint: The MCPS Curriculum, a live call-in television program, will air on MCPS Cable Channel 34 on Thursday, February 21, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:15 p.m. Community members are invited to call w ...(more)

Joint Teachers/Principals Letter Questions MSPAP

(February 11, 2002)

Note: The following letter was sent to Dr. Nancy Grasmick, Maryland state superintendent of schools, by the presidents of the major organizations representing teachers and principals of the Montgomer ...(more)

Seventh Consecutive National Gold Medal Ranking for MCPS

(February 11, 2002)

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) was named a "gold medal" school system for the seventh consecutive year by Expansion Management magazine as a measure of the attractiveness of the school system ...(more)

Clarification on Next Year's Calendar

(February 11, 2002)

The 2002-2003 school year for the Montgomery County Public Schools begins prior to Labor Day because four additional non-school days were added to the calendar, two days for the general and primary el ...(more)

Board of Education Meeting Revised to Add MSPAP Proposal

(February 08, 2002)

Note: The following agenda for the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, February 12, was revised to add a resolution concerning the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP). Other it ...(more)

Outreach to Minority Businesses Designed to Increase Participation

(February 08, 2002)

Last February, the Montgomery County Board of Education passed a resolution asking for recommendations from staff and others for expanded outreach to minority-, female-, and disabled-owned (MFD) busin ...(more)

Board of Education Officers Urge Halt in MSPAP Testing

(February 07, 2002)

Note: The following letter was sent today from Reginald M. Felton, president, and Patricia B. O'Neill, vice president, Montgomery County Board of Education. In summary, the letter urges the state to ...(more)

Choreographer to Teach Master Class at Blake High School

(February 06, 2002)

Darrin Henson, creative director of the Britney Spears Tour and choreographer of the 1999-2000 NSync World Tour, will host a workshop and teach a master class for tap, jazz, and modern dance students ...(more)

Press Event to Focus on Outreach to Minority Businesses

(February 05, 2002)

A meeting and press briefing on Friday, February 8, at 8:30 a.m. in Room 127 of the Carver Educational Services Center will highlight opportunities for participation in procurement of goods and servic ...(more)