(January 04, 2001)
Results of the second year of a three-year Reading Initiative evaluation show that while students are making incremental gains in reading fluency, there is still considerable room for growth in compre
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(January 04, 2001)
(A) Action(D) Discussion(I) Information(R) RecognitionTuesday, January 9, 2001 10:00 a. m.*9:00 a.m. Closed Session10:00 a.m. 1.0 Roll Call 1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 1.2 African American History
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(January 02, 2001)
A revised policy (IFA) on curriculum has been tentatively adopted for community comment by the Board of Education. The members of the Board of Education have invited the public to provide any reaction
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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