Team BCPS celebrates Black History Month | |
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BCPS celebrates Black history year-round; however, the month of February affords us a special opportunity to explore and elevate this integral aspect of American history.
In addition to various school-based activities throughout the month, 20 elementary schools and nine middle schools are participating in the systemwide Black Excellence Program, which teaches students about the Black experience in America. The program will conclude with a systemwide public event at Loch Raven High School on Saturday, February 25, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. The event will showcase presentations students from each school developed in response to the books they read or their independent research.
The BCPS Offices of English Language Arts and Social Studies are co-sponsoring a Black History Month Writing Contest for all students in Grades K–12. All entries must be submitted by Friday, February 10. Prizes for winners will be provided by The Education Foundation of BCPS. Students are encouraged to ask their English language arts and social studies teachers for additional information.
The BCPS Instagram account (@teambcps) will highlight a Black BCPS graduate every school day, and, on Tuesdays, it will feature Black History Month Trivia.
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Be on the lookout for stories about Career and Technical Education throughout the month | |
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February is Career and Technical Education Month, and BCPS is highlighting CTE programs.
A new BCPS-TV video showcases Bella Seergae, who participated in the culinary arts CTE program at Sollers Point Technical High School, and who is now studying baking and pastry at Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island.
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Honoring school counseling for their support of students | |
To celebrate National School Counseling Week, February 6 - 10, BCPS asked a handful of school counselors to share why they chose the profession and the work they do to help students dream big. Find their answers in a new blog post. | |
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Shelly Borucki,
Fort Garrison Elementary School
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Stephanie Campbell,
Perry Hall High School
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Desvan Moody,
Pikesville High School
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Lisa Scherr,
Church Lane Elementary School
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Lou Wikes,
Rosedale Center
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Alexander Blue, Grade 4 teacher at Woodmoor Elementary, earns Honored National Teacher Award
Alexander Blue, a Grade 4 teacher at Woodmoor Elementary School, earned a $5,000 Honored National Teaching Award and is profiled on the Honored website.
Blue has been teaching at Woodmoor since graduating from Morgan State University in 2017. The Honored profile highlights Blue’s focus on fostering mutual respect, maintaining an active learning environment, infusing lessons with creativity and humor, and serving as a role model for students. In the article, Woodmoor Principal Franchesca O. Brown said, “He really does bring the learning to life” for his students.
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Photo credit: Tony Powell for Honored | |
Kinzi da Graca, Grade 3, Pinewood Elementary School | |
Aaliyah Robinson, Grade 6, Lansdowne Middle School | |
Register children now for BCPS summer art camp | |
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Registration is now open for the 2023 BCPS Summer Art Enrichment Camp.
Students interested in visual arts will find opportunities to build skills, continue their training, add to their portfolios, and meet new friends at the 2023 BCPS Summer Art Enrichment Camp. The camp will be held from Monday, July 3, through Friday, July 14, from 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Perry Hall High School, 4601 Ebenezer Rd., Baltimore 21136. An open house/reception will be held in the evening on Thursday, July 13. The cost of the program is $120 per student.
(Artwork shown was created by students at the 2022 Summer Art Enrichment Camp.)
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Emily Harriman, Grade 7, Ridgely Middle School | |
Nelson Charles, Jr., Grade 12, Woodlawn High School | |
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Middle school students encouraged to enter National Civics Bee
Deadline for entries is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 24
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The National Civics Bee is an annual competition that encourages young Americans to be engaged in civics and contribute to their communities.
To enter the competition, BCPS students in Grades 6 – 8 participate in an essay contest. Twenty finalists from the essay contest will be selected to compete in a quiz event testing their civics knowledge. The top three students from each local competition will advance to a statewide competition. The top three local prizes range from $125 – $500, and the top three statewide prizes range from $250 – $1,000. Contest details may be found online.
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Time is running out!
Today is last day to make Principal of the Year and Assistant Principal of the Year nominations
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This year, BCPS staff, parents, and community members are invited to nominate outstanding schoolhouse leaders to be named Principal of the Year and Assistant Principal of the Year for 2023-24. A principal and assistant principal will be recognized for each level: elementary, middle, and high. Awards will be presented in April at a ceremony where the Teacher of the Year will also be named.
To nominate a principal or assistant principal, please submit your nomination forms by 6 p.m. on Monday, February 6.
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Carver Center student poet Couryn Branch shares a poem | |
Couryn Branch, a Grade 10 student at George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, has received a full scholarship to Coppin State University and won a medal in the NAACP Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics. In this BCPS-TV video, she shares her poem “Too Black for Your Name Generator.” | |
New episode of "Televisión BCPS" explores the English for Speakers of Other Languages Program | |
The latest episode of "Televisión BCPS," the BCPS Spanish-language talk show, features Alicia Freeman, the 2022-2023 BCPS Teacher of the Year and an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher at three elementary schools. She discusses truths and myths about the ESOL program. | |
for parents
from BCPS Parent University
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Register now for free February 8 "Stop the Bleed" course!
Get empowered to save lives!
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for your viewing pleasure | |
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mission moment
from The Education Foundation of BCPS
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The heart of the HUB:
Celebrating the foundation's interns
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Each year, the Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools interviews and selects a BCPS student to serve as a student intern, working alongside the headquarters staff and volunteers to learn and grow as they look forward to graduation and the next steps of their life’s journey. This school year, Macie Burnham, a senior at Chesapeake High School, is the heart of the foundation’s HUB – the Exchangeree: Gizmos and Gadgets Galore in Rosedale/Golden Ring, one of the two collaborative educator resource centers for BCPS educators.
A new Mission Moment blog post describes how Macie contributes to the foundation and what she has gained as an intern. The post also celebrates Education Foundation interns since 2012.
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Macie Burnham, the foundation's 2022-2023 intern | |
Macie chatting with BCPS Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams | |
A Word from Dr. Williams, Superintendent | |
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February 6, 2023
Dear Team BCPS,
The new Baltimore County Public Schools’ Employee and Retiree Customer Service Center began providing services on February 1. The center provides BCPS employees and retirees with assistance and solutions to questions regarding benefits, retirement, leaves, certification, and payroll.
The center can be reached at 443-809-1000 or cschelp@bcps.org. Its service hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
I am so pleased that, through this center, we will be able to provide a higher level of service to our valued BCPS employees and retirees. The center is just one of many efforts our administration has established to better support employees and retirees.
Sincerely,
Darryl L. Williams, Ed.D.
Superintendent
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