It was a great week to be a BOE member! Great visits to Woodholme & Winands ES, the wonderful Champions for Children event, and the beautiful Side-by-Side concert w/ the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra!! Thank you to all of the staff that contributed to all of these activities!!

👏 Ugonma Chike-Kalu (WesternTech) and Kimberly Hernandez (@DulaneyHigh) have been selected as 2024-2025 SMOB Candidates. Middle and high school students will vote on Thursday, April 4.

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📣 Faculty and staff who may be interested in transferring to the new northeast area middle school next school year are invited to join Principal Bryan Thanner at upcoming information sessions.

Jennifer Givens, a K–2 Title 1 resource teacher at Halethorpe Elementary in Baltimore, Md., shares that Bridges embraces what was so desperately missing from her math story. Thank you, Jennifer, for the work you do and for sharing your voice with us! ​​mathlearningcenter.org/blog/educator-…

🎙️ The latest BCPS Parent University podcast is by students and for students. As part of the Outstanding Young Women's Leadership (OYWL) program, some BCPS students created a podcast to raise student awareness about mental health symptoms and warning signs.

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💙 You are not alone. talkspace is here to help, providing free, unlimited telehealth therapy for all BCPS high school students ages 13 and above. To register, visit talkspace.com/bcps.

💙 The The Education Foundation of BCPS Share the Warmth & Joy campaign is underway!

📣 Teachers who may be interested in transferring to the new northeast area middle school next school year are invited to join Principal Bryan Thanner at upcoming sessions around the county.

⏳ Today is the final day to cast a ballot for the name of Baltimore County’s newest middle school! Located on King Avenue in Rosedale, the school will open in August 2024.

🎨⛸ With 216 submissions from around the county, the 4th annual #TeamBCPS Winter Art Exhibition is officially open online! Selected artworks were printed and installed on-site at THE AVENUE at White Marsh.

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🎓 We are partnering with CCBC to offer four opportunities for families to get information and support on completing the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Spread the word!

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Huge congratulations to our new chair and vice chair! I’m excited to continue to serve BCPS as the rep for District 2 under the leadership of Ms. Booker-Dwyer and Ms. Pumphrey. It has been an excited year and I am extremely proud of the work we have accomplished as a Board.

Another successful press conference! Thank you Dr. Rodgers for engaging and updating the press. Today’s focus- expanding PreK, mental health resources, and upcoming budget process.

📬 In this week's #TeamBCPS e-Newsletter: Deer Park ES holds groundbreaking ceremony for replacement building, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable program expands to 50 BCPS elementary schools, community resources, and more! Subscribe at bcps.org/e_newsletter.
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Join us LIVE tomorrow at 10 a.m. as Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers (Yarbrough) holds a media availability to discuss the expansion of prekindergarten programs in BCPS, school capital projects set to open in January 2024, and more.

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📣 We need your feedback! The Northwest Area Elementary School Boundary Study survey is open now through Sunday, December 3. The survey is available in several languages.

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✨ Are you ready for American Education Week? The BCPS Parent University American Education Week webpage features links to classroom observation checklists as well as resources to help parents and caregivers prepare for upcoming conferences. #bcpsAEW

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👍The BCPS Mobile ESOL Welcome Center will now be stationed at schools across the county every Tuesday, providing English language proficiency assessment and enrollment services to new multilingual learners. Call 443-809-6752 for an appointment.
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🗨️ #TeamBCPS students are invited to our first SMOB Town Hall of the school year with Kayla Drummond! Join us on Thursday, November 9, at 6:00 p.m. via Google Meet using the code SMOBTOWNHALL. Students must be signed in with their BCPS credentials. We hope to see you there!

🎙️ Check out the latest episode of the BCPS Parent University 'In the Know' podcast: Tips for Understanding Your Role in the Special Education Process.

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