TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools has announced that its summer meals program will distribute its last meals for the summer on Thursday, Aug. 27. On Thursday, the program will provide breakfast and lunch meals for both Thursday and Friday. Ending the summer meals program on Aug. 27 will allow for time for the BCPS Office of Food and Nutrition Services […]
TOWSON, MD—A virtual graduation ceremony will be held this weekend for Baltimore County Public Schools students who completed their graduation requirements over the summer. Approximately 55 students are expected to be honored. The ceremony will take place online on Saturday, August 22, at 2 p.m. All are invited to watch the virtual graduation. The live graduation link will be posted […]
TOWSON, MD—For the first time, the new school year will begin with rigorous instruction offered solely online. Naturally, parents, caregivers, students, and others have questions. Many answers can be found in the updated re-opening plan, but even more answers are on the way. Baltimore County Public Schools will host two online Community Conversations during which Community Superintendents Christina Byers (central […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks on Friday announced that it will authorize local recreation councils to hold youth sports in the fall, with strict requirements in place to protect public health and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Using guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Baltimore County Health Department, and the National Recreation […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools has updated its Reopening Plan (below) for the 2020-21 school year, with virtual learning planned from Tuesday, September 8, 2020, through the end of the first semester on January 29, 2021. The version of the plan released today includes additional information about attendance, special education, assessments, schedules, and athletics, among other topics. Highlights are included […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association, in consultation with the Maryland State Superintendent of Schools, the Maryland Department of Health, and the Public School Superintendent Association of Maryland, has decided to postpone the 2020 high school fall and winter competition season during the first semester. This decision comes in light of the recent announcements of local school systems […]
TOWSON, MD—Due to inclement weather from Tropical Storm Isaias, Baltimore County Public Schools will suspend for one day – Tuesday, August 4 – its Summer Meals program at all 85 locations across the county where meals are distributed. The program will resume at all locations on Wednesday, August 5. Instead of the usual one breakfast and one lunch that is […]
TOWSON, MD—Deborah Phelps, executive director of The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, was named one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women of 2020 by The Maryland Daily Record. Phelps, whose background includes nearly five decades as an educator and who is also well-known as a motivational speaker and the author of “A Mother for All Seasons,” received the same […]