News About Potomac Maryland

Potomac elementary scores well on tests despite a building in need of upgrades

Ranked most in need of improvement, Cold Spring’s students don’t slip up
by Andrew Ujifusa (Montgomery Gazette)
Cold Spring Elementary Principal Martin Barnett stands across from one of the walls that doesn\'t reach the ceiling at his school, which recently was rated as the lowest-ranked school in terms of educational and physical infrastructure by Montgomery County Public Schools. Barnett agreed that the Potomac school\'s design is unusual, but said does not affect the ability of students to learn.

Cold Spring Elementary Principal Martin Barnett stands across from one of the walls that doesn't reach the ceiling at his school, which recently was rated as the lowest-ranked school in terms of educational and physical infrastructure by Montgomery County Public Schools. Barnett agreed that the Potomac school\'s design is unusual, but said does not affect the ability of students to learn.


At Potomac’s Cold Spring Elementary School, some classrooms are separated by walls that don’t reach the ceiling. Teachers are instructed to direct their voices away from the partitions so they don’t intrude on adjacent rooms.

In many ways, the 380-student school, built in 1972, represents buildings from a different generation — those put up in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when an echo baby boom took place and forced several schools to be built quickly, noted its principal of 18 years, Martin Barnett.

Cold Spring’s unorthodox design (it’s shaped like an “H”) contributed to its recent dubious distinction — it was recently rated by the school system as having the worst infrastructure out of the 34 county elementary schools that have not been modernized since 1985.
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Four Local Girl Scouts Earn Top Award

Four local girls from Potomac-based Girl Scout Troop 3288 have been recognized by the national organization for their leadership, community service and advocacy.
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Waterproof screen room built beneath a low maintenance deck in Potomac Md



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