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Head Lice Information

(March 15, 2000)

A Head Lice Infestation website (see link below) from the Centers for Disease Control has excellent information for the public on detecting and controlling head lice. ...(more)

New School Assignment Website Helps Individuals Find the Schools that Serve their Neighborhoods

(March 10, 2000)

The School Assignment Locator (see link below), a new Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) website, is now available to assist individuals in determining the schools that serve a particular neighbo ...(more)

Rosemont Elementary School Wins State Award for its Exemplary Reading Program

(March 10, 2000)

Rosemont Elementary School has won the 2000 Exemplary Reading Program Award from the State of Maryland International Reading Association Council (SoMIRAC), making this the sixth consecutive year that ...(more)

Two Finalists for Student Member of the Board of Education Selected by Secondary School Students

(March 10, 2000)

Delegates from Montgomery County Public Schools secondary schools have nominated two finalists for the student seat on the county Board of Education. Christopher Lloyd of John F. Kennedy High School a ...(more)

Charter School Conditional Recommendation: Superintendent Recommends Conditional Approval of Montgomery County's First Charter School Pending Further Work on Academics, Finances and Facilities

(March 09, 2000)

Superintendent of Schools Jerry D. Weast has recommended to the Board of Education that the first phase of the application for the Jaime Escalante Public Charter School be approved conditionally for t ...(more)

Eight Local High Schools Ranked Among Top in the Nation by Newsweek Magazine

(March 09, 2000)

Eight Montgomery County Public Schools high schools have been ranked by Newsweek magazine among the top schools in the nation in the number of Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (I ...(more)

County Council Budget Hearings: County Council Schedules Public Hearings in April to Receive Community Input on Next Year's Budget for Schools

(March 09, 2000)

The Board of Education's requested operating budget for next year will be reviewed by the Montgomery County Council this spring, and the Council has scheduled a series of public hearings during the fi ...(more)

Instructional Video Series on Local Government Receives National "Telly" Award

(March 02, 2000)

The MCPS instructional video series, "Local Government--Who Cares," has won a national Telly Award.The six-part series, which follows the MCPS curriculum guide, was made specifically to enhance the cu ...(more)

Teacher at Montgomery Blair High School is Among Thirty-Two Winners of International Volunteer Award

(March 02, 2000)

Joseph Bellino, a teacher at Montgomery Blair High School, has been named by the U.S. State Department and USA Today to receive a Millennium International Volunteer Award.He is one of 32 winners from ...(more)

Board of Education Accelerates Meeting Schedule to Facilitate County Council's Timeline for Final Action on Capital Budget

(March 01, 2000)

The Board of Education has moved up its schedule by one week for taking final action on the proposed facility plans and boundaries recommended by Superintendent of Schools Jerry D. Weast. The change i ...(more)

Five Students are Named Finalists in the 18th Annual Duracell Invention Challenge

(February 29, 2000)

Five students have been named finalists in a national competition that challenges students to design and build battery-powered devices. The five had their inventions place among 100 finalists during p ...(more)

Superintendent Recommends New Facility Projects, Including a High School Consortium and the Reopening of Northwood High School

(February 29, 2000)

New facility projects including the initiation of a new signature school consortium involving Montgomery Blair, John F. Kennedy, and Albert Einstein high schools and the reopening of Northwood High Sc ...(more)

Registration for Head Start and Extended Elementary Education Program (EEEP) Begins March 8

(February 28, 2000)

The Montgomery County Public Schools' Head Start and Extended Elementary Education (EEEP) programs are recruiting eligible children who will be four years old by December 31, 2000 for these two presch ...(more)

Nineteen Seniors Selected as Candidates for the Year 2000 Presidential Scholars Awards

(February 25, 2000)

Nineteen seniors have been selected as candidates for the year 2000 Presidential Scholars awards, one of the highest honors given to high school seniors in the United States.The local students were se ...(more)

Board Meeting Summary -- February 23, 2000 Board Ratifies Agreements with Employee Organizations, Approves Two Appointments and Further Development of Shared Accountability

(February 24, 2000)

The Board of Education met yesterday [Wednesday, February 23] and, among other items, ratified agreements with two employee organizations, approved two administrative positions and approved further de ...(more)