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Initiative Aims High for African American Student Success

(May 18, 2000)

A new community partnership has been initiated to help the parents of African American students gain access to information about challenging learning opportunities for their children in elementary, mi ...(more)

Twenty-seven High School Seniors Win Scholarships in 13th Annual Project Excellence Program

(May 18, 2000)

Twenty-seven Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students have won scholarships through the Project Excellence program, which honors the academic achievement of outstanding African American studen ...(more)

Board meeting agenda for May 22, 2000

(May 18, 2000)

MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATIONAGENDA(A) Action(D) Discussion(I) Information(R) RecognitionMonday, May 22, 2000, 8:00 p.m.*7:30 p.m. Closed Session8:00 p.m. 1.0 Roll Call 1.1 Approval of the ...(more)

Superintendent Restructures Central Administration, Consolidates Deputy Superintendents and Executive Staff

(May 12, 2000)

The central administration has been consolidated into a two-deputy-superintendent structure to align existing services and functions in the most effective manner in the support of schools. The consol ...(more)

New Kindergarten Curriculum Being Developed with Parents, Teachers and Other Early Childhood Advocates

(May 12, 2000)

The development of a revised curriculum for kindergarten is continuing, with a focus on literacy and numeracy, and the differentiation necessary for those students who are in half-day or full-day prog ...(more)

Report on Algebra 1 Recommends Students Pass the Exam in Order to Receive Credit for the Course

(May 12, 2000)

A new report on the results of the first semester Algebra 1 exam recommends that students should not be able to receive credit for the course without taking and passing the exam and that specific trai ...(more)

News Conference to Launch 'Aim High!' Effort to Help Parents of African American Students Gain Access to Challenging Academics

(May 11, 2000)

A news conference will be held at Sligo Middle School on Tuesday, May 16, at 10 a.m. to introduce "Aim High!," an effort that reaches out to parents of African American students, providing information ...(more)

Important News Stories Today

(May 09, 2000)

A couple of important stories appeared today [Tuesday, May 9] regarding the school system.An article, entitled "Montgomery Tries to Solve Math Problem," appeared in The Washington Post and focused on ...(more)

Administrative Appointments

(May 09, 2000)

The Board of Education today [Tuesday, May 9] approved the following administrative appointments:* Judie A. Muntner, currently interim associate superintendent, Office of Instruction and Program Deve ...(more)

Burning Tree Elementary School Teacher Wins Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

(May 09, 2000)

Helene Granof, a second grade teacher at Burning Tree Elementary School, has won a 1999 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation's most prestigious honor for a ...(more)

Public service announcement highlights the work of inspiring teachers in MCPS

(May 08, 2000)

A new public service announcement produced by MCPS to celebrate the work of great teachers will be aired on Cable TV Montgomery throughout the month of May, beginning this week on Monday, May 10, as p ...(more)

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School Teacher Selected as Montgomery Teacher of the Year

(May 08, 2000)

Jo Anne McKernon, a fourth grade teacher at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, has been selected to receive the MCPS Teacher of the Year award. McKernon will represent Montgomery County in the comp ...(more)

Important newspaper editorials focus on Algebra 1 results

(May 06, 2000)

Three important newspaper editorials appeared this week concerning the results of the first semester testing among high school students taking Algebra 1 this year and the financial and community suppo ...(more)

Board of Education Agenda for May 9, 2000

(May 05, 2000)

MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATIONAGENDA(A) Action(D) Discussion(I) Information(R) RecognitionRevised [Note new items 2.0 and 4.3]Tuesday, May 9, 2000 10:00 a. m.*8:00 a.m. Breakfast Reception - Foo ...(more)

Sophomore at John F. Kennedy High School Elected Student Member of the Board of Education

(May 05, 2000)

A sophomore at John F. Kennedy High School has been elected the new student member of the county Board of Education for the 2000-2001 school year.Christopher Lloyd was chosen by 74.5% of the 48,111 se ...(more)