(October 17, 2001)
The Board of Education met yesterday [Tuesday, October 16] and, among other items, approved regulations for student use of portable communication devices, voted to amend the timeline for operation of
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(October 12, 2001)
Tuesday, October 16, 2001, 10:00 a. m.*
9:00 a.m.
Closed Session
10:00 a.m.
1.0 Roll Call
1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A)
1.2 Montgomery County Employees' Charity Campaign (A)
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(October 05, 2001)
The Voice of America produced a worldwide program on patriotism in public schools featuring the students and staff of College Gardens Elementary School in Rockville, including interviews and singing o
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(October 04, 2001)
Volunteers from the local business community are visiting ninth grade classrooms throughout the county this month to talk with students about the important connection between achievement in school and
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(October 03, 2001)
Fifteen seniors have been named semifinalists in the 38th annual National Achievement Scholarship Program for outstanding African American students.
They are among some 1,500 semifinalists-includin
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(October 02, 2001)
Ida Polcari, principal of Benjamin Banneker Middle School in Burtonsville, has been named Service-Learning Principal of the Year by the Maryland Student Service Alliance of the Maryland State Departme
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(October 02, 2001)
Eighth graders are doing well in the basic skills of writing, and seventh graders are doing even better in fundamental reading skills, but proficiency in elemental mathematics in seventh grade is lagg
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(October 01, 2001)
Elementary and middle schools soon will receive the next set of materials in a systemwide curriculum revision process: Curriculum, Assessment and Instructional (CAI) Blueprints in English/language art
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(September 27, 2001)
Thirty-one 12th grade students have been named scholars in the National Hispanic Recognition Program, and another two have received honorable mention awards.
The local winners represent almost half
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(September 25, 2001)
The Board of Education met yesterday [Monday, September 24] and, among other items, approved a plan for changes in Board of Education districts. In addition, the Board discussed updates of the Instru
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(September 24, 2001)
At least 113 students and staff of the Montgomery County Public Schools have reported parents, spouses, siblings, cousins, and other relatives who have been declared dead or missing in the September 1
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(September 21, 2001)
9:00 a.m. Closed Session
10:00 a.m. Presentation of Colors by Seneca Valley High School’s NJROTC
1.0 Roll Call
1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A)
1.2 Hispanic Heritage Month
1.3 Boa
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(September 20, 2001)
One hundred thirty-seven students have been named semifinalists in the 2001 National Merit Scholarship competition, an increase of 15 semifinalists over the previous year.
The local students repres
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(September 20, 2001)
A Diversity Job Fair, sponsored by Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and Montgomery College (MC) will be held on Saturday, September 29, from 9:00 a.m. until noon in the Montgomery College Theat
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(September 20, 2001)
Evening High School at the Northwood Facility in Silver Spring was canceled for Thursday evening, September 20, but efforts have been successful in restoring water pressure in order to resume classes
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