 Board Honors Late Colleague with Media Center Dedication
On Tuesday, July 20, 2010, the Allegany County Board of Education honored the late Jane Dawson with a dedication ceremony naming the media center at Mountain Ridge High School in her honor. Read More
Jul 30, 2010
HSA Make-up Testing - All Content Areas
Aug 2, 2010
Superintendent's Advance
Aug 2, 2010
School Bus Inspections
Aug 10, 2010
School Board Meeting
Aug 10, 2010
School Board Meeting
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Maryland Named Finalist in Race to the Top ProgramMaryland was recently named a finalist for the federal government’s $4.3 billion Race to the Top (RTTT) education initiative. Read More Maryland School Assessment Scores Show ImprovementAllegany County Public School students’ Reading and mathematics scores on the Maryland School Assessments have shown continued improvement over the past seven years. Read More Shop Maryland Returns; Back-to-School Shopping Becomes a Little Less ExpensiveShop Maryland is returning after a four-year hiatus. The popular tax-free week will take place this summer from August 8-14, 2010. Read More ACM Hosts 4-Day STEM Career Exploration CampThe Allegany County Public School System recently held its annual STEM Career Exploration Camp at Allegany College of Maryland. 112 middle school students participated. Read More Allegany High School Historical Research Methods Teacher Authors BookAllegany High School World Cultures and Historical Research Methods teacher, Wesley Cooper, recently authored the first book in an epic historical fantasy series entitled Oriana Oakleigh and the Primrose Path. Read More |
 David A. Cox, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
It is hard to believe that the 2009-2010 school year is now a memory. This was my first year as Superintendent in Allegany County, and I would like to reflect on some of the highlights of the year. Much of the work this year was done to plan and prepare for next year and beyond. As we continue to fulfill the mission of the Board of Education to “ensure that students acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes which enable them to be caring human beings and productive members of a democratic society”, we have worked to increase the academic rigor of our program for all students. The high school program for next year includes more Advanced Placement and dual enrollment/early college course offerings. Students responded. The 2010-2011student course enrollments for advanced level courses were up over 12%, and we had to order more texts and instructional materials to accommodate their requests. We will also administer the PSAT to all 10th graders to try to identify and support mor ...
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