Just released: A memo from Superintendent Jerry Weast to the Board of Education regarding the Eastern Middle School Schedule Decision. >> Read it here. A number of parents are now requesting that MCPS provide additional staffing for a 5/8 schedule, similar to the Middle School Magnet Consortium schools. I would caution against this course of [...]
Archive for March 23rd, 2009
Slapped Down: Weast Endorses After School “Flex Schedule” Proposal
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged education, Gifted, Gifted - Montgomery & Fairfax County GROUPS, highly gifted, humanities, Jerry Weast, magnet program, MCPS, middle school, montgomery county, parent advocacy, School on March 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Eastern at the Board of Ed
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged advocacy, Gifted, Gifted - Montgomery & Fairfax County GROUPS, humanities, magnet program, MCPS, middle school, montgomery county, parent advocacy, School on March 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I don’t know what you call a person who puts in a full day of work, and goes straight to a Board of Education meeting for another two and a half hours. (And I don’t even have skin in the game!) A glutton for punishment? Junkie? Idiot? Or just curious. Put me down as curious. [...]
Small Steps
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged differentiation, education, Gifted, maryland, MCPS, middle school, montgomery county on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend I had a conversation about some of the GT policy doings around the county. Disheartening on one hand, but on the other hand I was alerted that the Humanities magnet is now has its 2008-2009 scope and sequence posted to the school’s website. Amazing. You may recall that this information had never been [...]
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