Frederick to adjust 1988-89 school calendar
Frederick schools will open September 1 and close June 15 for 184 teaching days with four built in weather days. The board approved a calendar closing MLK Day and Presidents Day and adding holidays including Labor Day and Frederick Fair Day. Teachers will work 18 days and several staff trainings are scheduled.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Frederick
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Education Board hears survey results on incentives
The Frederick Education Board reviews a survey on the Teacher Plus program amid mixed signals from participants and nonparticipants. Teachers in the program praise morale and professional benefits while nonparticipants report increased workloads and concerns over instructional impact.
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Susan Rovin
Hess
Damascus students explore agriculture integrated biology course
Damascus Senior High School will pilot a biology course viewed through agriculture. Students will grow plants in a greenhouse and study fish culture, livestock and hybrid corn, with genetics and gene splicing leading topics. The program aims to attract varied students and prepare them for college or direct field work.
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Damascus
Wayne Moyer
China
Japan
Mr. Moyer
Upper
Montgomery County Area
Ann E. Meyer
Montgomery County California test scores show gaps by race
Superintendent Harry Pitt reported 1987 California Achievement Test results for Montgomery County public schools. Overall reading and math pass rates remained high, with 97 percent reading and 85 percent math countywide. Asian students led in many categories, while Black and Hispanic students trailed, especially in math.
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Rockville
California
Montgomery County
Harry Pitt
Pitt
Poolesville
Maryland
Ridgeview Junior High
Damascus, Sherwood and Wootton
Hoover
Ridgeview
Damascus, Sherwood and Wootton Senior High
Dr. Pitt
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