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School board restores remote program for middle schoolers, lowers athletic fee increase
The Frederick County Board of Education on Wednesday night narrowly voted to reallocate $1.5 million that would've gone to a trust fund dedicated to post-employment benefits and use it to restore the Remote Virtual Program for middle schoolers and cut back newly increased athletic fees from $205 to $185. The...
FCPS anticipates 19% enrollment increase by 2033, proposing $154M capital budget
Frederick County Public Schools expects more than 9,100 additional students enrolling by 2033 — a 19% increase from 2023’s enrollment — with high schools being above state-rated capacity and elementary and middle schools being near full capacity. The Superintendent’s Recommended Educational Facilities Master Plan (EFMP), which will...
School board rejects Twin Ridge Elementary design proposals due to lack of funds
The Frederick County Board of Education on Wednesday rejected all proposals for designing the limited renovation of Twin Ridge Elementary School due to a lack of funding for the project from either the county or the state. Twin Ridge Elementary in Mount Airy was originally built in 1992 and has...
School board considers how to address capacity issues after hearing enrollment projections
The Frederick County Board of Education is considering how the board and school system could address overcapacity in Frederick County Public Schools since enrollment is projected to increase 19% from 2023 to 2033. The FCPS staff presented the Superintendent’s Recommended Educational Facilities Master Plan (EFMP) to the school board on...
Students And Parents Voice Support Of Remote Virtual Program
Public comments show support for restoration of funding for RVP for grades 3 through 8. Frederick, MD (JK/KM) – The Frederick County Board of Education heard from students and parents Wednesday night who wanted the Remote Virtual Program restored for third through eight grade students. It provides an education through computers for those with special needs and kids who don’t do well in a traditional classroom.
Student prints racial slur on 1K sheets of paper at Wootton High School
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DC News Now) — Leadership at a Montgomery County school is taking action after a racial slur against the Black community was printed 1,000 times on 1,000 individual sheets of paper on a school computer. The incident happened last month at Wootton High School. “What happened at our school is wrong and hateful. […]
Program cut after Montgomery County Public Schools’ Board of Education approves budget
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) – The Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) Board of Education voted to approve next school year’s operating budget on Tuesday. It’s a budget that is more than $30 million less than the school system requested, and because of this, programs like the Montgomery Virtual Academy (MVA) will not be […]
Damascus High Schoolers refurbish, donate car to local family | Get Uplifted
BETHESDA, Md. — A community supporting a DMV family in need is truly getting us uplifted. Thanks to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), a family-owned company, and Damascus High School students a north Bethesda mom and her two teenage children are rolling on four wheels once again. They were gifted a refurbished 2020 Kia Soul.
Loudoun County School Board gives $40K+ raise to Superintendent Aaron Spence
LEESBURG, Va. (7News) — Loudoun County Superintendent Aaron Spence is set to get a $40,000 plus pay bump this month. This increase will bring Spence's salary close to $420,000 this year. Spence’s contract states that if he receives at least a proficient performance rating by the school board, he...
‘We’re changing the stereotypes’: Girls flag football kicks off across Montgomery Co.
For high school girls in Montgomery County, Maryland, this fall, the list of extracurricular activity options has grown — by 120 yards and straight through traditional gender boundaries — as all 25 high schools in the county are now set to offer girls flag football. On Monday, hundreds...
Montgomery County Board of Education passes budget for 2025, include cuts of virtual program and expanding class size guidelines
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — The Montgomery County Board of Education has officially adopted the $3.32 billion operating budget for 2025, including the cut of the virtual program parents were fighting to keep. According to the MCPS Board of Education, the budget does include an increase of $147 million, or...
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