Education Glade Valley headline 

New First Grade Teacher

Woodsboro Elementary School announced Mrs. Teresa Aulthouse as its newest first grade teacher. Mrs. Aulthouse comes to New Midway/Woodsboro with extensive teaching experience. She most recently taught at Hillcrest Elementary. While at Hillcrest Elementary School, Mrs. Aulthouse taught 1st grade, and served as Grade Level Team Leader. She also has experience teaching third grade. This year will mark her 7th year with Frederick County Public Schools. Please join welcome Mrs. Aulthouse to the New Midway/Woodsboro learning community where she will help our students be their very best and nothing less!…

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Education Glade Valley headline 

FCPS Overpaid by State for Students

Frederick County Public Schools has updated and corrected final student enrollment numbers for the recently ended 2014-15 school year. During the last school year, 40,672 students were enrolled in public schools throughout the county. That number reflects 100 fewer students than was reported to the Maryland State Department of Education last fall. FCPS found the discrepancy while updating last year’s data to prepare for the start of the new school year. The discrepancy resulted in an overpayment of funds from the state. Once the state determines the exact amount that…

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Freshman Football and Basketball

The Frederick County Board of Education (BOE) asked Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) to develop a budget-neutral way to continue offering 9th grade sports for the coming school year. FCPS will continue 9th grade sports (football and basketball only) in the 2015-16 school year under the following fee structure: All student-athletes who participate in any sport will continue to pay the regular $90 athletic participation fee. (There has been no change to this fee.) In addition, any school that chooses to field 3 football or basketball teams (Freshmen, Junior Varsity…

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