Cockeysville PAL Center

AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) students from Cockeysville Middle School visit the PAL Center at Padonia Elementary to join in the BRILLA (Bilingual Readiness for Intellectual Language Learning Advancement) program with Padonia students.

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Dear BCPS Partners,

During this season of Thanksgiving, I want to express my gratitude to our community, business, and family partners for the dedication, enthusiasm, and expertise they provide in support of Team BCPS. In March we shared that BCPS schools are open to volunteers and community partners. Our community response has far exceeded expectations. To date, schools have identified more than 650 partnerships in our communities.

The Office of Family and Community Engagement, along with school leaders, continues to increase the visibility of tools and resources to enhance existing partnerships and build new ones. Community partnerships help to strengthen and transform the learning experience for students. We know that students are more likely to succeed when schools, families, and communities work together in partnership to maximize and support student learning. 

Earlier this month our schools celebrated American Education Week by welcoming parents, grandparents, family members, and community members into classrooms as we showcased high-level teaching and learning and encouraged family and community engagement. We urge you to support your local school by volunteering, mentoring, or providing in-kind donations. It makes a difference to our students to see parents, community organizations, and business leaders invested in student success. We will continue regular and deliberate outreach to bring our community leaders, volunteers, and mentors into school buildings to support our students.

We value our families and look forward to strong partnerships.

Darryl L. Williams, Ed.D.

Superintendent

Baltimore County Public Schools

Thank you, Veterans!

Each year on November 11, we honor and thank all who served. Check out Perry Hall High School's Veterans Day Tribute.

Mentor Night at Lansdowne Middle

On November 9, Lansdowne Middle School welcomed members of the Baltimore Alumni Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., for an evening of student mentoring. Photos from the event are available in a BCPS Flickr album.

The PTA Council of Baltimore County, the BCPS stakeholder group which supports and trains all PTA and PTSA units, partnered with another stakeholder group, the Area Education Advisory Councils (AEAC), to host a virtual Board of Education (BOE) candidate forum on October 26. The timing was perfect – the day before early voting began – to hear candidates’ opinions on a wide variety of issues, including behavior and discipline policies, academic performance, transportation and facilities issues, and BOE/administration interactions. Attendees heard from 7 of 8 candidates running in Councilmanic districts with 2 candidates vying for a BOE seat (Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4). Thanks go out to PTA Council Advocacy and Legislation Committee Chair Beth Jarrett and AEAC Coordinator Donna Sibley for organizing a successful and informative event.

Leslie Weber

BCPTA Council President

1. Volunteer for robotics, mock interviews, and more.
2. Growing apprenticeship opportunities for BCPS students.
3. Subscribe to Team BCPS E-Newsletter.
4. Join the PTA at your local school.
5. Become a BCPS Volunteer.
6. Participate on a school or community advisory committee.
7. Join the BCPS HBCU Fair. Information below.