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Survey of Graduating Seniors Outlines their Education and Career Plans After High School

(June 01, 2001)

Most of the Montgomery County Public Schools' 23 high schools will be holding their graduation ceremonies in the next two weeks. For a large majority of graduating seniors, the next step will be head ...(more)

Graduation Ceremonies Featuring Outstanding Speakers Scheduled for Nearly 8,500 Seniors from the Montgomery County Public Schools

(May 30, 2001)

Nearly 8,500 high school students and students in alternative programs are graduating and receiving diplomas from the Montgomery County Public Schools this spring. Twenty-eight schools have scheduled ...(more)

Wootton Senior Wins International Award in Botany, as County Students Excel in Science and Engineer Fair

(May 25, 2001)

Robert Kao, a twelfth grade student at Thomas S. Wootton High School, received the Best in Category award in the botany category at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair last week in Sa ...(more)

Montgomery County Council Approves an 8.8-Percent Increase in the School System's Budget, Adding $107.5 Million

(May 24, 2001)

The Montgomery County Council today [Thursday, May 24] approved an 8.8-percent increase in funding for the Montgomery County Public Schools next year, adding $107.5 million to the operating budget ove ...(more)

Darnestown Elementary School Wins National Blue Ribbon Award for Educational Excellence

(May 23, 2001)

Darnestown Elementary School, nominated as one of seven public schools representing Maryland in a nationwide competition for the country's highest educational honors, has been named a national Blue Ri ...(more)

Joint Letter by County Council and Board of Education on School Construction

(May 22, 2001)

[The following is the text of a joint letter today (Tuesday, May 22) to Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan from County Council President Blair Ewing, Council Education Committee Chairman Mi ...(more)

Board of Education Outlines Plans for $2.3 Million in New Title I Funding and Appoints 10 New School Principals

(May 22, 2001)

The Board of Education, at its meeting last night [Monday, May 21], outlined plans for using $2.3 million in new federal funding to expand full-day kindergarten and reduce class size in Title I school ...(more)

New Curriculum Website Launched

(May 21, 2001)

A new website has been launched today [Monday, May 21] that provides detailed information on the "back-mapping initiative" and other efforts to establish continuity in the curriculum from grade to gra ...(more)

Board of Education Meeting Agenda, May 21, 2001

(May 21, 2001)

7:00 p.m. Closed Session8:00 p.m. 1.0 Roll Call 1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A)8:05 Public Comments 8:35 2.0 Consent Items Facilities Management 2.1.1 Award of Contract - James Hubert Blake ...(more)

Glenallan Elementary School Teacher is Finalist for Presidential Award for Excellence and Science Teaching

(May 11, 2001)

Glenallan Elementary School teacher Kristi Cameron has been named a finalist in the Presidential Award for Excellence and Science Teaching for 2000.Cameron, a math/science support teacher, is a finali ...(more)

Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School Social Studies Teacher Named County Teacher of the Year

(May 11, 2001)

Richard Sprecher, a social studies teacher at Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School, has been selected to receive the MCPS Teacher of the Year award. He will represent Montgomery County in the competition ...(more)

High School Students Present Results of their Research at Howard Hughes Medical Institute Symposium

(May 11, 2001)

Seventeen juniors and seniors presented results of medical research they have conducted this year through the National Institutes of Health at a symposium held at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI ...(more)

Board Approves Special Education Staffing Plan, Reviews Update on Workforce Excellence

(May 09, 2001)

The Board of Education met yesterday [Tuesday, May 8] and, among other items, approved a special education staffing plan and preliminary plans for building improvements at Broad Acres and Oak View ele ...(more)

CTBS Security Violation Reports

(May 09, 2001)

The following is the text of a letter prepared for distribution today, Wednesday, May 9, to students, parents, and staff at Silver Spring International Middle School from Dr. Theresa M. Flak, communit ...(more)

Instructional Improvements Keyed to 'Back-Mapping' of Curriculum from Grade 8 to Pre-Kindergarten

(May 04, 2001)

The Maryland Content Standards for Grade 3 state that a student should know how to read, write and represent whole numbers and simple fractions using symbols, words and models. But what about second g ...(more)