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Volunteers Wanted for Summer Learning Program

(March 18, 2003)

Volunteers are needed for this summer’s Extended Learning Opportunities (ELO) program, “Summer Adventures in Learning.” This will be the second summer of operation for the program, which will serve ...(more)

$31 Million Funding Shortfall Prompts Impact List

(March 17, 2003)

The Montgomery County Public Schools is facing a potential shortfall of more than $31 million in next year’s budget, based on figures released today, and the sheer size of the “funding gap” has prompt ...(more)

Draft Strategic Plan Undergoing Public Review

(March 17, 2003)

The development of a multi-year strategic plan for the Montgomery County Public Schools—that builds on the planning and reform initiatives of the past three years—is under way as the school system add ...(more)

Student Places Third in Intel Science Search

(March 17, 2003)

Montgomery Blair High School senior Anatoly Preygel’s research on knot theory won him third place in the nation in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search competition. In a March 11 awards cere ...(more)

Pre-K Registration Scheduled through June 7

(March 17, 2003)

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has begun the registration period for both the Head Start pre-kindergarten program and the MCPS pre-kindergarten program for income-eligible children who will b ...(more)

Chemistry Teacher Receives Agnes Meyer Award

(March 17, 2003)

Teacher Gerald Link’s ability to make "chemistry come alive," according to his students and colleagues at Northwest High School, was recognized this year through his selection as a recipient of the Ag ...(more)

School-Sponsored International Trips Curtailed

(March 12, 2003)

School-sponsored field trips to all international destinations, except Canada, are being canceled because of increased safety and security concerns regarding international travel of American citizens, ...(more)

Stringent Efforts Continue to Limit Spending

(March 12, 2003)

Further spending reductions are being implemented this week as the Montgomery County Public Schools continues to grapple with rising expenditures, made worse by nearly $2.1 million in unanticipated co ...(more)

Board Meeting Highlights for March 11

(March 12, 2003)

The Board of Education met on Tuesday [March 11] and, among other items, approved contractual agreements with two employee organizations and revisions to the school calendar necessitated by snow emerg ...(more)

Scholarship Fund Set for Children of Sniper Victims

(March 11, 2003)

The Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation and Superintendent Jerry D. Weast will host a reception on April 3 honoring County Executive Douglas Duncan and Montgomery County Police Chi ...(more)

Board Approves Make-Up Days, Waiver Requests

(March 11, 2003)

The Board of Education today [Tuesday, March 11] approved the extension of the current school year by two days to Thursday, June 19, and Friday, June 20, and the opening of schools on a previously sch ...(more)

B-CC High School Students Build Peace Park

(March 11, 2003)

Ninth grade students at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School will construct a Peace Park in commemoration of atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The park will be in the atrium across from the ...(more)

Students Donate Van to Paralyzed Teacher

(March 10, 2003)

Students from Damascus High School and Thomas A. Edison High School of Technology will hold a ceremony at Damascus High School on Thursday, March 13, at 9:30 a.m. to donate a refurbished van to Mr. Bo ...(more)

Students Benefited from Summer Focus on Rigor

(March 10, 2003)

A review of last summer's local and regional summer school experience and an evaluation of the new summer Extended Learning Opportunities (ELO) program show that students benefited from both programs' ...(more)

Board of Education Meets Tuesday, March 11

(March 10, 2003)

9:00 a.m. Closed Session 10:00 a.m. 1.0 Roll Call 1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 1.2 Items of Legislation (A) 1.3 Recommendation to Approve the Agreement with the Montgomery County ...(more)