Yes, there are programs at the Naval Academy which ran for 3 1/2 weeks in November. Limited (6 courses offered ) but my son loved taking it. He studied...
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Dec 1, 2006 12:41 pm
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Folks- The preliminary findings from the Middle School Summit are posted to the County's website at the following location: ...
Here's a link to Dr. Maxwell's 2007-2008 Recommendations on Redistricting: http://www.hometownannapolis.com/art/storypics/1201redistrict.pdf Maxwell urges...
Eric: While realizing that these are first steps to address very big things, I really wanted to comment on: Dr. Maxwell's Approach Dr. Maxwell's approach might...
Folks- I'm putting together the C-WCAC report today for the Board of Ed to include: (1) preliminary findings of security presentation (2) request for update on...
Eric, I would like to assure that they are looking at the science needs in the middle school for next year. Since the schedule is not changing, there has to...
Eric, I was unable to attend the rescheduled meeting. However, on behalf of the 37 open classroom schools in the County, I ask the County-wide CAC to note the...
A group of us from Montgomery County are going to Annapolis on the first day of the General Assembly (January 10th) to support the legislation we are calling...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the AACAC group. File : /BoE...
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Dec 6, 2006 1:54 pm
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I'd be curious in everyone's thoughts on this getting brought up again - does it make a meaninful difference? Elected school board bill will return Leopold...
Eric, Thanks for posting this, and I'm glad you asked the question. I've been very critical of the current school board selection process and have written...
In my opinion, this bill as it stands offers no significant improvement in the process of nominating a school board member. If the objection is that the...
The Parents Alliance has released its legislative platform for 2007, and is going to Annapolis on the first day of the General Assembly (January 10th) to call...
The school board is already a political project. I still can not help feel that previous and yes current members may have been appointed following the good...
Folks- The MD State Dept of Education (MSDE) has a Middle School Initiative Steering Committee that is looking at broad, long-term improvements to the middle...
That's unfortunate because BOE accountability is a real issue that has huge ramification for the quality of schools and fairness of resource distribution in...
I have received a number of requests for some background information about the Parents Coalition Legislative Platform, and have provided some links below....
All, Oh how I sympathize with both Janet and Leo, as I have stated many times,
the current selection process would make any third world dictator very proud
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Rich: I appreciate your comments, however a community's appeal rights do not begin and end with that redistricting policy. There is another policy (as just one...
Steve, Where to begin????? I feel like the poor slouch who looked up and said "it is starting to rain"
and was responded to with by a professor of metrology...
Rich and Steve, I appreciate the information and discussion about the policy and the process. As a voting member of the Seven OAks redistricting and an...
Rich: No personal offense intended, but the only potentially contested redistricting proposed was the piecemeal one for Seven Oaks---moving it from Arundel HS...
Thanks to our esteemed colleagues Rich and Steve for sharing their interesting thoughts on redistricting and the Board of Education's policies and practices. ...
(forwarded on behalf of Becky C.) I was wondering everyone's thoughts, suggestions, etc. re: reversing the sequence of Algebra II and Geometry. (Current...
Leo, as usual, hit a lot of big ones out of the park. Nowhere was it more evident than in the recent rounds at Benfield. The MGT braintrust only looked at...
Sheri: Thanks. Your point, emphasized by Board members at the recent Board meeting, is well made. The Seven Oaks committee should have had the opportunity to...
Appointed or elected? Boston is regarded as having one of the best big city school systems today, but that wasn't the case ten or twelve years ago. What made...
