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New Partnership Established with Washington Opera and Metropolitan Opera Guild

(April 09, 2001)

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is participating in a new dual partnership with the Metropolitan Opera Guild and the Washington Opera - one that will open opportunities for teachers and st ...(more)

Testimony of the Board of Education at the County Council Public Hearing on the FY 2002 Operating Budget

(April 05, 2001)

Presented byNancy J. King, PresidentBoard of EducationApril 5, 2001I am testifying on behalf of the Board of Education on the requested Fiscal Year 2002 Operating Budget for the Montgomery County Publ ...(more)

Social Studies Teacher at Quince Orchard High School Wins Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award

(April 05, 2001)

Leon F. Busche, social studies resource teacher at Quince Orchard High School has received a 2001 Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award from the Washington Post. Nominated by the Quince Orchard High S ...(more)

High School Students Win Hispanic Heritage Awards Celebrating the Accomplishments of Hispanic Youth

(April 04, 2001)

Six high school students from Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) are among seven students from the Washington, D.C. region to receive 2001 Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards. The youth awards are gi ...(more)

Board Approves Revised Capital Improvements Request, Reviews Management Audit of Transportation

(April 04, 2001)

The Board of Education met yesterday [Tuesday, April 3] and, among other items, approved a revised Fiscal Year 2001 State Capital Improvements Program request and reviewed the Inspector General's Mana ...(more)

Algebra Classes Lead Montgomery County Eighth Graders to High Score in Rigorous International Study of Mathematics

(April 04, 2001)

Eighth grade students in the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) outperformed all but seven countries in the world in mathematics and 14 countries in science on the Third International Mathematics ...(more)

Board of Education Meeting Agenda - April 3, 2001

(March 30, 2001)

Tuesday, April 3, 2001, 1:30 p. m.*12:00 noon Closed Session1:30 1.0 Roll Call 1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 1.2 Month of the Young Child (A) 1.3 Secretaries Week (A) 1.4 2001 Hispanic Heritage ...(more)

Broad Acres Elementary School to Undergo Major Improvements Focused on Academic Achievement

(March 30, 2001)

A major effort is under way to enhance the capacity for improved teaching and learning at Broad Acres Elementary School by significantly modifying the school's instructional program, teacher recruitme ...(more)

First College Board Building Success Conference Held in Walter Johnson and Wheaton Clusters

(March 28, 2001)

Participants from the Walter Johnson and Wheaton clusters had an opportunity to explore ways to prepare students for academic success at the first College Board Building Success Conference, held March ...(more)

Pew Forum on Standards at Harvard Invites MCPS-MCEA Team to Discuss Collaboration and School Improvement

(March 27, 2001)

The Pew Forum on Standards-Based Reform has named the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) as one of 10 teams of educators from across the nat ...(more)

British Teachers to Visit County Schools as part of International Professional Development Program

(March 27, 2001)

A new educational partnership between Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and the United Kingdom's International Education Organization will bring British teachers to Montgomery County this month ...(more)

Motivational Speaker and John F. Kennedy High School Graduate to Address Students

(March 22, 2001)

Marlon Smith of Success by Choice will address the ninth and tenth grade classes at John F. Kennedy High School on Wednesday, March 28, from 9:15 to 11:00 a.m. Mr. Smith, a 1985 graduate of John F. K ...(more)

Special Education Teacher at Georgian Forest Elementary School Wins National Award for Excellence

(March 22, 2001)

Barbara Danoff Friedlander, a special education teacher at Georgian Forest Elementary School, is one of ten national winners of the 2001 Shaklee Teacher Award. The award is sponsored by the Shaklee I ...(more)

Montgomery County Public Schools 2001 Kindergarten Orientation to be Held during this Spring

(March 20, 2001)

Montgomery County Public Schools will hold the 2001 kindergarten orientation program from Wednesday, March 21, through Friday, June 1. Special registration and orientation programs are scheduled at e ...(more)

Montgomery Blair High School Student Awarded Fourth Prize in Intel Science Talent Search

(March 19, 2001)

Montgomery Blair High School senior Alan Mark Dunn was awarded fourth prize in the Intel Science Talent Search March 12 for his computer science project on encryption.Finishing in 11th place, just bel ...(more)