City Schools CONNECT 11.1.22
November 1, 2022
Overview
- Latest News
- Great news!
- School Board updates
- Under Armour Student - Athlete of November
- Middle and High School Choice process
- Updating contact information
- Report card distribution
- ASCBC elections
- Special Education workshop
- Free farm event for families
- ESSER funds
- Grading webpage update
- Military academy nominations
- STEM scholarship opportunity for seniors
- Upcoming Events and Dates
- Progress Report
Joint Legislative Town Hall
6 - 8 p.m.
Share your ideas and recommendations for positions that the Board of School Commissioners should consider for the 2023 legislative session in Annapolis.
Fall Budget Board Hearing
6 - 7 p.m.
Hear information on the district’s budget process for the upcoming year, and provide feedback and input on the process and budget priorities.
Middle and High School Choice Process
At City Schools, students can choose and apply for the middle or high school of their choice.
To learn more about School Choice including Choice Fair, application deadlines, Open House dates and more, click HERE
Updating your contact information
Have you moved recently? Do you have a new telephone number? If you have any new contact information, please update your profile on Campus Portal. Having your correct contact information allows City Schools to send you any emergency notifications, school updates, and more.
If you're not sure how to access Campus Portal, please contact your school and they can help or visit www.baltimorecityschools.org/campus-portal
Report card distribution
Quarter 1 report cards will be available via Campus Portal starting November 7 - 11.
To access student report cards, please sign in to Campus Portal.
ASCBC election information
Students: have your voice heard!
Be sure to vote in the ASCBC election! The Associated Student Congress of Baltimore City is Baltimore’s elected youth government. It represents Baltimore’s youth in decisions that affect their education and it picks the Student Commissioner, who sits on the School Board and makes decisions that affect every City Schools student.
This is your chance to pick which youth will represent your voice. All middle and high school students can run for office, and all middle and high school students should vote.
Save the dates:
November 1: Watch the candidates’ speeches online HERE
November 3: From 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. attend a Zoom Town Hall with the candidates to ask questions
November 7: Cast your vote! Elections will take place during the school day; your school will have information on how you can vote.
Free farm event for families
Have you been to Great Kids Farm?! Join us on Wednesday, November 2 from 2 - 6 p.m. to meet the animals, see what's growing and explore the woods and stream! This event is open and free for all families of City Schools students and staff members. Click HERE to register.
Military academy nominations
Each year, our country’s military academies offer students from each state an opportunity to grow and learn at some of the nation’s most prestigious institutions of higher learning. Qualified candidates must seek and receive a nomination from the congressman or US senator of their state (or President, Vice-President, or Secretary of Defense) to be considered for admission.
Congressman Kweisi Mfume encourages interested students to learn more about the process on this helpful webpage. Maryland’s other congressman and senators also have similar webpages.
Don’t delay! Get started on the road to this wonderful opportunity today.
AFCEA STEM scholarship opportunity for seniors
High school seniors interested in pursuing a STEM education at a two or four-year college are encouraged to apply for the AFCEA CMD scholarship for up to $10,000. Fourteen scholarships will be awarded to students across Central Maryland, so start working on your student's application today!
The application submission deadline is January 16, 2023.
- 2: Early release day
- 2: Free farm event for families - 2 p.m.
- 2: Joint Legislative town hall - 6 p.m.
- 2: Creating Agreement Special Education workshop - 6 p.m.
- 4: Western High School open house - 5 p.m.
- 8: Election Day: schools closed
- 9: Professional Development day: schools closed for students
- 9: Public Board meeting - 5 p.m. (Watch HERE)
- 10: Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Open House - 5:30 p.m.
- 10: Paul Laurence Dunbar Open House - 5:30 p.m.
- 11: Francis Scott Key Open House - 9:30 a.m.
Fresh air, fresh thinking in new outdoor learning spaces
A new school year is a fresh start, and in schools across the district, it’s happening in the fresh air! As students and staff returned to school, many found new, inviting outdoor areas that enhance learning and support student wholeness.
At Maree G. Farring Elementary School, for example, a section of an old cement lot is now a beautifully designed courtyard conducive to play, exploration and learning. Learning cannot be confined to the four walls of a school. Learning environments are best when reflecting the world we live in - and that world is indoors and out!”
