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Partnerships Grow between School System and Area Colleges and Universities

(December 22, 2000)

A growing number of partnerships between Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and area universities and colleges is helping meet the training needs of the school system, fostering relationships wit ...(more)

New Early Childhood Center To Open in Silver Spring as Part of a Public-Private Collaboration to Help Preschool Children

(December 19, 2000)

The Maryland State Department of Education has awarded a total of $439,971 for the implementation of an early childhood center program in the Silver Spring area beginning in February, under a public-p ...(more)

Bannockburn Elementary School to Inaugurate New Technology Center

(December 19, 2000)

Bannockburn Elementary School will open its new Technology Center at a ceremony on Wednesday, December 20, at 10:45 a.m. at the school.The Technology Center features 28 networked computers that also a ...(more)

School Closing Announcements Include Variety of Media

(December 18, 2000)

The following is a list of media that the school system uses to announce school cancellations, delayed openings or early closures:* All radio and television news stations and print media* FirstClass ...(more)

Montgomery Blair High School Places First in International Academic Competition

(December 15, 2000)

A team of 32 students from Montgomery Blair High School took first place in the fall international Knowledge Master Open last week, furthering the record of exceptional performance by Montgomery Count ...(more)

Board Authorizes $9 Million Grant Request To Initiate Signature Program Consortium for Blair, Einstein, Kennedy, and Wheaton Clusters

(December 12, 2000)

The Board of Education today [Tuesday, December 12] authorized the submission of a federal grant application for $9 million to develop and implement magnet and signature programs at the four high scho ...(more)

Montgomery County Board of Education Elects Nancy J. King as President and Kermit V. Burnett as Vice President

(December 12, 2000)

Nancy J. King was elected President of the Board of Education for a one-year term. Kermit V. Burnett, the current vice president of the Board of Education, was re-elected as vice president of the Boa ...(more)

Two Schools Receive $175,000 in Challenge Grants to Develop and Build Accessible Playgrounds

(December 11, 2000)

Montgomery County's Longview Special Education Center in Gaithersburg and Lake Seneca Elementary School in Germantown are receiving $175,000 in challenge grants to develop playgrounds through the Mary ...(more)

Eleven Teachers Earn National Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

(December 11, 2000)

Eleven local teachers are among 42 in Maryland who have earned certification this year from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). This brings the total of nationally certifi ...(more)

Further Reductions in Class Size,Expanded Full-Day Kindergarten Highlight New Budget Initiatives

(December 07, 2000)

Further class size reductions, expanded full-day kindergarten, and enhanced professional staff development, as well as improved reading, writing, and math, are proposed as the centerpieces of the acad ...(more)

Superintendent to Present Budget Plans for Next School Year on Thursday, December 7, at Montgomery Blair High School Auditorium

(December 05, 2000)

Dr. Jerry D. Weast, superintendent of schools, will present new budget proposals on Thursday, December 7, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Montgomery Blair High School. All teachers and staff, parents, and c ...(more)

County Middle Schools Make Notable Gains on Maryland School Performance Assessment Program

(December 04, 2000)

The overall gain in eighth grade student performance on the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) - the largest gain among the three grade levels tested - was fueled by increases amon ...(more)

New Board of Education Members To Be Sworn-In at Ceremony on Friday Afternoon, December 1

(November 30, 2000)

The swearing-in ceremony for the Board of Education -- featuring Kermit Burnett who was reelected to the Board and Sharon Cox and Walter Lange both of whom were newly elected to the Board -- will be h ...(more)

Continued Progress on State Assessments Achieves Higher MSPAP Scores, More Students in Rigorous Courses, and Lowest Dropout Rate

(November 29, 2000)

Students of the Montgomery County Public Schools continue to make progress on statewide assessments, achieving the highest ever local results on the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSP ...(more)

State Assessment Results: Reading, Math and Other Subjects on MSPAP to be Released at Press Conference

(November 21, 2000)

Superintendent Jerry D. Weast will be joined by state and local officials at a press conference to present Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) results for Montgomery County Public S ...(more)