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This marking period, Whitman administrators began to roll out through department meetings a revised, county-wide grading policy, including new guidance regarding the current “50 percent” rule. The new guidance, to go into effect in the second semester in MCPS, allows teachers to give students zeros for missing work provided that they contact the student’s guardians. Previously, MCPS administrators expectedteachers to participate in two-way communication before assigning a zero, meaning they had to contact the student’s guardian and receive a response.
The change shortens the steps between a student missing an assignment and their receiving a zero and may substantially change the culture surrounding the 50 percent rule. The English department was the first at Whitman to receive the new guidance via a summary sheet at their department meeting on Dec. 18. Administrators across MCPS are now circulating similar guides as the second semester approaches. In addition to the guidance change to the zero rule, the new grading policy includes a commitment to clear reassessment opportunities and consistent grading between different sections of a class.
As technology advances faster than ever, cybersecurity and defense companies are competing for more than talent—they are seeking exceptional innovators with the expertise to create the next generation of products, services, and breakthrough technologies.
That combination of diverse and specialized talent, and proximity to customers is what positions Montgomery County, Maryland, as a strategic destination and a growing hub for defense, satellite communications, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing companies.
Thales Defense & Security, Inc.’s (TDSI) expansion is the latest example.
For more than six decades, TDSI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thales U.S.A, has supported critical national security missions, delivering advanced communications, intelligence, surveillance, and defense technologies to military and government customers around the world.
Last week, the company celebrated a significant expansion of its manufacturing operations in Clarksburg, Maryland.
Over the past year, TDSI also doubled its manufacturing floor footprint through a $4 million investment, expanding production capacity to support the company’s continued growth.
Today, TDSI employs approximately 675 people in Montgomery County, including roughly 250 manufacturing employees.
As demand for its technologies continues to grow, the company continues to expand and has added more than 225 positions locally over the past three years.
A leading U.S. supplier of tactical radio and SATCOM communications, including EW/SIGINT kits, tactical power, Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (HMCS), mounted/dismounted EO/IR sensors, missile fusing, cyber protection technology and Anti-Submarine Warfare sonars, TDSI supports customers across the U.S. Armed Forces, including the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Department of Homeland Security, other federal agencies, and global security partners. (more…)
The Montgomery County Planning Department will present the scope of work of its upcoming Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan Study to the Montgomery County Planning Board at its meeting on February 8, 2024.
This is a 2 day Celebration of Culture Through Art, Fashion, Business, Wellness, and Community
Step into a weekend where culture, creativity, entrepreneurship, and community come alive.
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Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Nene Brown, a missing 15-year-old from Germantown.
The first draft of the Great Seneca Plan: Connecting Life and Science will be presented to the Montgomery County Planning Board for its review this Thursday, February 1, 2024. You can watch the presentation’s livestream on the Planning Board’s website.
Located in the Westview Promenade shopping center, X-Golf Frederick spans 13,414 square feet, making it the largest X-Golf facility in the country (preview photos below)
Both directions of Georgia Ave are blocked between New Hampshire Ave and Gregg Rd. in Brookville on Monday, January 29.
Prepare your garden for spring, celebrate Black History Month, go maple sugaring or meet your own sugar daddy or sugar mama. Happy Valentine’s Day and Black History Month from Montgomery […]
