2. A College-Ready Trajectory for All Students Montgomery County Public Schools Jerry D. Weast, Superintendent of Schools

3. © 2010 Montgomery County Public Schools Rockville, Maryland MCPS Class of 2010 Sets New Records An average of 1653 on SAT, an all-time record 51 percent scored 1650 or higher on SAT Earned more than $234 million in scholarships 62 National Merit Scholarship Awards 238 Ivy League acceptances 7 high schools in Newsweek’s Top 100 90 percent graduation rate Graduation rate improvements in 24 of 25 high schools

4. © 2010 Montgomery County Public Schools Rockville, Maryland 1970 1990 19802000 2010 50,000 100,000 140,000 37.1% White 23.4% African American 15.8% Asian American 23.4% Hispanic 33,765 22,771 33,818 53,656 Changing Demographics

5. © 2010 Montgomery County Public Schools Rockville, Maryland A Tale of Two Districts MCPS Free and Reduced-Price Meals 1998 28,768 June 2010 45,196 57.2PERCENT

6. © 2010 Montgomery County Public Schools Rockville, Maryland A Tale of Two Districts MCPS ESOL English for Speakers of Other Languages 1998 8,689 2010 18,793 116PERCENT

7. © 2010 Montgomery County Public Schools Rockville, Maryland

10. Percent Taking an AP ExamPercent of AP Exams with Score of 3 or Higher Public School Students, Class of 2010 AP Participation and Performance National, Maryland, and MCPS Class of 2010

11. © 2010 Montgomery County Public Schools Rockville, Maryland Percentage of AP Exams Percentage of AP Exams Scoring 3 or Higher All Students - 2010

12. © 2010 Montgomery County Public Schools Rockville, Maryland AP Participation and Performance MCPS African American Graduates 2010 National Performance All Students 16.9% 2010 National Performance African American Students 4.5% 2010 National Participation All Students 28.3%

13. © 2010 Montgomery County Public Schools Rockville, Maryland 2010 National Performance African American Students 4.5% AP Participation and Performance MCPS African American Male Graduates 2010 National Performance All Students 16.9% 2010 National Participation All Students 28.3%

14. © 2010 Montgomery County Public Schools Rockville, Maryland AP Participation and Performance MCPS Hispanic Graduates 2010 National Performance All Students 16.9% Hispanic Students 14.7% 2010 National Participation All Students 28.3%

15. © 2010 Montgomery County Public Schools Rockville, Maryland 2010 National Performance All Students 16.9% Hispanic Students 14.7% AP Participation and Performance MCPS Hispanic Male Graduates 2010 National Participation All Students 28.3%

16. © 2010 Montgomery County Public Schools Rockville, Maryland

18. RANK SCHOOLCITYSTATE 33 R ICHARD M ONTGOMERY R OCKVILLE MD 59 POOLESVILLE MD 63 BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE B ETHESDA MD 75 WINSTON CHURCHILL P OTOMAC MD 83 WOOTTON R OCKVILLE MD 85 WALT WHITMAN B ETHESDA MD 95 WALTER JOHNSON B ETHESDA MD

19. © 2010 Montgomery County Public Schools Rockville, Maryland The Montgomery County Public Schools Story The Montgomery County Public Schools Story Harvard Education Press 2009

20. © 2010 Montgomery County Public Schools Rockville, Maryland MCPS Recipient of 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award This is the highest honor an American organization can receive for performance excellence through innovation, improvement, and visionary leadership