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MCPS
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MCPS touts an increase in graduation rate for African American students (from 87.7% to 88.2%) and an increase of 0.9% for students receiving Free and Reduced Meals (FARMS).
Fourteen high schools saw their graduation rates increase. The largest increases were seen at the following schools:
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Earlier today MCEA AND SEIU announced that teachers and members affected by health insurance overcharges due to errors with tobacco attestation will be refunded in their March 2nd paychecks. A total of $425K is expected to be refunded.
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MCPS, the largest school district in the state, was ranked behind first place Howard County and ahead of third place Frederick County. Both Montgomery County and Howard County earned an ‘A’ in the category.
Though our public school system came in second overall, it ranked first in the following categories:
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Montgomery County Council Member, Roger Berliner, tweeted the following about prepaying property tax in MoCo: “The County issued an update on the property tax prepayment option & the IRS advisory on this matter: bit.ly/2E7UrZK. It is very disappointing. We did what we could. Do consult with your tax adviser before considering prepayments.”
Popular Silver Spring coffee shop, Bump ‘N Grind, is holding the grand opening of their kiosk at Ellsworth Place (formerly City Place Mall). Ellsworth Place is slowly but surely making the right moves.
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After school last week I noticed my students using an app that I was not familiar with so I asked them what it was. They told me it was called MyMCPS+ (Download here: itunes.apple.com/us/app/mymcps/id1291038640?mt=8) and that they were using it to see what grade they would need on an upcoming test in order to move up a letter grade or maintain the one they had. Then they showed me how it worked and I was amazed at how simple and easy to use it was.
I reached out to the developer, Solomon Sapiro, and found out that he was a recent graduate of Wootton High School (class of 2017). I ended up meeting with Solomon in College Park, where he attends the University of Maryland, and he told me a little more about the app and himself.
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Staples on Georgia Avenue has closed permanently (Silver Spring).
After 41 years, Seneca Valley held the last sporting event at the stadium last Thursday (Germantown).
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A local developer is in preliminary talks with Regal Cinemas about bringing them back to Bethesda.
Nancy Shay, an English resource teacher at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, has been named the 2017/2018 MCPS teacher of the year by the Marian Greenblatt Education Fund.