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Twenty-four Teachers Earn National Certification

(December 10, 2001)

Twenty-four Montgomery County Public Schools teachers are among the 64 Maryland teachers who have achieved certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) this year. T ...(more)

Study Circles on Student Achievement to Present Conclusions

(December 07, 2001)

Students, parents and community leaders in the Montgomery Blair, Albert Einstein, John F. Kennedy, and Wheaton clusters have spent the last several months engaging in study circles to discover ways to ...(more)

Dr. Weast on the State of the School System and the FY'03 Budget

(December 07, 2001)

The following is the edited text of the statement by Dr. Jerry D. Weast, superintendent of schools, to the Board of Education, outlining his views on the state of the school system and his recommendat ...(more)

Board of Education Meeting Agenda for December 11

(December 07, 2001)

9:00 a.m. Closed Session 10:00 a.m. Election of Officers 10:15 a.m. 1.0 Roll Call 1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 1.2 Items of Legislation (D/A) 1.3 Board/Superintendent ...(more)

Expanded Full-Day K Recommended in Heavily Cut Budget

(December 06, 2001)

Dr. Jerry D. Weast, superintendent of the Montgomery County Public Schools, announced today [Thursday, December 6] a budget plan for Fiscal Year 2003 that incorporates reductions in current expenditur ...(more)

2001 Results of Advanced Placement Tests

(December 06, 2001)

Results of the spring 2001 Advanced Placement (AP) tests released recently by Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) show a large increase in participation with only a slight decline in performance l ...(more)

State Grant to Fund Second County Judy Center

(December 03, 2001)

Montgomery County Public Schools will receive a state grant of $644,000 to establish the county’s second Judy Center designed to help families prepare their children for school. The Center will se ...(more)

Board of Education Meeting Summary, November 27

(November 30, 2001)

The Board of Education met on Tuesday, November 27, and, among other items, approved the Fiscal Year 2003 Capital Budget and Fiscal Year 2003-2008 Capital Improvements Program, approved boundary chang ...(more)

Principal Receives Distinguished Educational Leadership Award

(November 26, 2001)

Kathy Brake, principal of Washington Grove Elementary School, has won her second major award this year by being selected to receive the 2001 Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership Award ...(more)

Maryland PTA Honors Family of the Year

(November 21, 2001)

Lee and Sheldon Fishman, parents of three graduates of Montgomery Blair High School and a graduate of Albert Einstein High School, were presented with the Maryland PTA Family of the Year award at a ce ...(more)

Middle School Symposium on Best Practices

(November 20, 2001)

A middle school symposium, “It’s Happening Here! Showcasing Best Practices in Middle School Instruction,” will be held on Thursday, December 6, at the University of Maryland Shady Grove Campus from 7: ...(more)

Million Dollar Grant to Support Teaching History

(November 20, 2001)

A group of Montgomery County fourth and fifth grade teachers will begin working with the Smithsonian Institution next summer to learn more about teaching historical investigation, thanks to a grant of ...(more)

Thornton Commission Recommendations Criticized

(November 20, 2001)

[The following is the text of testimony presented last night (Monday, November 19) on behalf of the Montgomery County Board of Education, County Executive Douglas M. Duncan, and the County Council bef ...(more)

Televised Forum on Proposed Operating Budget

(November 15, 2001)

A forum on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2003 Budget for Montgomery County Public Schools will feature Superintendent of Schools Jerry D. Weast, Board of Education President Nancy J. King, and members of t ...(more)

Wootton High Named State Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

(November 15, 2001)

Thomas S. Wootton High School was named today [Thursday, November 15] by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) as one of nine public middle and high schools to receive the 2001 award as a ...(more)