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Through our website, you can learn your rights as a taxpayer and parent as well as to which programs, monies and more you may be entitled...and why you may not be able to exercise these rights.
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is to put tax dollar expenditures and other monies used or spent by our federal, state and/or city governments before your eyes and in your hands.
Through our website, you can learn your rights as a taxpayer and parent as well as to which programs, monies and more you may be entitled...and why you may not be able to exercise these rights.
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The E-Accountability Foundation announces the
'A for Accountability' Award
to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.
Winners of the "A":
Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
[ More Details » ]
'A for Accountability' Award
to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.
Winners of the "A":
Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
[ More Details » ]
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Current Events
Montgomery County, Maryland: Summary of Major Initiatives, FY 2001-05
Summary of Major Initiatives, FY 200105
During FY 2001-2005, MCPS implemented a total of $72.0 Million of improvement initiatives, funded by reductions in the base budget, realignments, or cuts in other requests. Early Success Full-day kindergarten at 73 schools ($10.1 m), expansion of pre-kindergarten programs ($0.7 m), and support for 60 focus schools (Title I) ($4.7 m.) $15.5 Million Class Size Reduction Class size reduction at all levels, including K-2 class size reduction at 17:1 ($7.5 m), elementary class size reduction ($1.1 m), secondary class size reduction ($3.8 m), and special education class size reduction ($1.9 m) $14.3 Million Special Education Programs for special education, including paraeducator support ($1.6 m), psychologists ($0.8 m), cluster model support ($0.2 m), intensive reading support ($0.7 m), pre-school programs ($0.4 m), transition support ($0.1 m), resource room teachers ($0.3 m), and other support ($0.1 m) $4.2 Million ESOL Services Improved support for ESOL students, including proficiency staffing ($0.9 m), bilingual assessment ($0.2 m), ESOL counseling ($0.2 m), and parent outreach ($0.2 m) $1.5 million Counseling and Mental Health Additional counseling staff ($0.6 m), dropout prevention ($0.4 m) and substance abuse prevention ($0.1 m) $1.1 Million High School Reform Improved high school rigor, including Northeast Consortium ($0.3 m), Downcounty Consortium ($0.9 m), signature program support ($0.2 m), and exam fees for disadvantaged students ($0.1 m) $1.5 Million Other School Improvements Other school-related improvements including building operations and maintenance ($2.6 m), school organizational support ($1.4 m), athletic funding ($0.7 m), security ($0.7 m), gifted and talented programs ($0.2 m), and career and technology programs ($0.1 m) $5.7 Million Curriculum and Instruction Improved curriculum and literacy support, including raising literacy standards ($0.3 m), reading and writing acceleration programs ($3.7 m), mathematics acceleration ($1.9 m), and other instructional program enhancements ($0.9 m) $6.8 Million Shared Accountability Accountability and program evaluation ($0.4 m) $0.4 Million Technology Technology modernization for schools ($1.3 m), Technology grant programs ($0.4 m), and communications for learning, including web services ($0.8 m) $2.5 Million Community Partnerships Parent outreach and community partnership initiatives ($1.3 m) $1.3 Million Staff Development Expansion of staff development capacity for workforce excellence, including staff development teachers ($6.2 m), consulting teachers ($2.9 m), staff development substitute teachers ($3.0 m), skillful teacher programs ($3.8 m), skillful leadership ($0.8 m), and support services training ($0.5 m) $17.2 Million TOTAL $72.0 Million |
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