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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

In a World of 'Not Possible,' Can a Starr Revolution Work?

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by Joseph Hawkins Montgomery County Public Schools is doing a really good job of quickly loading to its public website videos of Superin...
Sunday, February 12, 2012

Sup. Starr's confusing request to double pay on Promethean lease

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Remember how we told you that $1.3 million is up for grabs at the County Council this week?    Superintendent Joshua Starr has told the C...
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IG Blansitt at Civic Fed Meeting tomorrow 7:45 PM

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Hi all, A reminder that MoCo Inspector General Ed Blansitt will be the speaker at our monthly Montgomery Civic Federation meeting tomorrow e...

Pearson-MCPS Final Product Development Plan

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Here it is, folks. The final 'Product Development Plan' that lays out the agreement between Pearson and MCPS. Although I had request...
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$1,339,200 up for grabs. How should County spend it?

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Police? Fire? Libraries? Teachers? Media Specialists? It's your choice. And on February 14, 2012 at 1:30 PM the Montgomery County Cou...
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Saturday, February 11, 2012

"Hold Your Nose And Jump"

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Advice given by Michael Perich, consultant to Montgomery County Public Schools. Already in FY 2012, we've paid this consultant $41,604 ...
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The Seven "I"s

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The Seven Keys? I guess they are "out." According to the article below, educators really need to know about the Seven "I...

Solution Tree | Speaker

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Solution Tree | Speaker Jamie Virga has been a teacher, principal, district staff developer, principal coach, and associate superintendent i...

Board to Renew Special Education Legal Contracts

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As seen below, MCPS and its Board of Education spare no expense in fighting requests by families of children with disabilities for different...
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Making the Data Deluge A Stream of Opportunity for Your District

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Agenda–Columbus, OH Mark Your Calendars Now! 2012 Education Week Leadership Forums Student Success Columbus Ohio Monday, April 16, 2012 Sign...

Fighting Families, Continued: Starr Permits Higher Legal Fees than Predecessor Weast

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Special Education Legal Expenses Special education legal fees for outside counsel for November 2011 totaled $37,500 . The year-to-date total...
Friday, February 10, 2012

AASA-National Conference on Education

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Next week, the AASA National Conference on Education attendees can hear a presentation on the HAPIT tool utilized by MCPS. HERE is a Powe...

Four new art electives to be offered at Blair next year

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Silver Chips Online:   Four new fine arts electives - Digital Photography, Digital Art 2, Fashion Drawing and Design, and World Drumming - w...
Thursday, February 9, 2012

WJHS: Students Added Halo and Counter-Strike to School Computers

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Note:   Halo and Counter-Strike are two computer games that are very popular among computer gamers.  The Pitch Online:   MCPS’s Counter...
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At Blair HS "one day a month where hats can be worn"

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Silver Chips Online:   Hats off to hats on

Deasy locks media out of parent meeting

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Out in California, former Prince George's County Public Schools Superintendent John Deasy is in the news... L.A. NOW:     'Cultur...
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Starr to Meet with MSDE re: ESEA Waiver Request

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According to his Twitter message this morning, Superintendent Joshua Starr is headed to an all day meeting today at Maryland State Departmen...

"Pearson is developing performance-based assessments for all grades..."

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That Pearson will be developing the performance-based assessments for all grades using Curriculum 2.0 is just one of many fun facts that can...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Does Starr Really Support Fighting Parents of Disabled Children?

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Twitter screen showing that Superintendent Starr retweeted a tweet from @nawlins.  Starr's picture is on far right side at bottom of s...
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Baltimore Sun on MD State Board Vote on GT education

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Don't leave gifted students behind - Baltimore Sun ...Out of 34 countries, the U.S. ranked 14th in reading, 17th in science and 25th i...