Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The closest race is between Fred Evans and Rebecca Smondrowski in District 2, according to early voting numbers and unofficial Election Day numbers released by the Montgomery County Board of Elections.
UPDATE, 9:55 p.m. The Montgomery County Board of Elections released the unofficial Election Day results in the Board of Education races. See the table below for numbers. Original post, 9:34 p.m. The Montgomery County Board of Elections released the unofficial results Tuesday night from early voting in the Board of Education races. Learn more about the Montgomery County Board of Education races and candidates, and stay tuned to Patch for updates when the official results are released. Here are the unofficial results from early voting: Here are the unofficial results from Election Day voting at 10:46 p.m. Tuesday:
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Barclay will serve as vice president.
Shirley Brandman was elected Montgomery County Board of Education president Wednesday, replacing Christopher Barclay, who will serve as vice president. The board voted unanimously for the two at its meeting, and their one-year terms begin immediately. Brandman, who also served as president in 2008, said she plans to work with the board and Superintendent Joshua Starr to ensure a quality education for all Montgomery students. "I am honored to serve as president of the board during this time of transition in the history of Montgomery County Public Schools," Brandman said in a statement. "... We must seize opportunities to strengthen our collaboration with the community and other elected officials as we face the ongoing challenges of limited …
Friday, December 2, 2011
The District 2 representative will leave after first term.
Board of Education member Laura Berthiaume will not seek re-election in 2012, the Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County reported. Berthiaume of Rockville, told the Gazette she wants to spend more time with her three children, which had been difficult to do along with her duties on the board. She represents District 2, which includes the Rockville, Richard Montgomery, Wootton, Winston Churchill and Northwest clusters. Berthiaume said Montgomery County Public Schools' recently approved school redistricting, which would reduce the size of District 2, did not factor into her decision. You can read more in the Gazette.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Members of the Board of Education, some County Council members and Superintendent Jerry Weast discussed priorities for dealing with the operating budget in fiscal year 2012.
Patience will be crucial to Montgomery County Public Schools in the coming months as the district anticipates how to tackle budget woes and accommodate more than 3,300 new students, said Jerry Weast at the annual operating budget meeting hosted by the Montgomery County Council of PTAs on Monday evening. "We don't know how bad it is or how bad it's going to be," Weast said. "We will do everything we can to minimize damage, but there will be damage." Weast, school board members and several Montgomery County Council members explained their priorities and plans for the fiscal year 2012 operating budget, which Weast proposed to be $2.16 billion in December. Weast's recommendation includes no new programs, initiatives or cost-of-living …
Theresa Defino
6:14 pm on Friday, December 2, 2011
I was part of a very small team of hard workers who helped with Laura's campaign for BOE in 2008. I first met her in 2006 when she was running for state delegate. I have been honored to know her. The entire county owes her a huge debt of gratitude, especially for the BOE's recent support of the modernization of Wheaton High School and Thomas Edison High School of Technology, the county's only … more ›