Students at Perry Hall High School will participate in lockdown training on Wednesday. Recently, Baltimore County Public Schools announced plans to enhance its response to an active assailant attack. The following message was sent to parents of PHHS students on Tuesday: Good evening, this is Mr. Last, the Principal of PHHS. You have probably heard that Baltimore County Public Schools […]
Baltimore County is a little bit cleaner and greener thanks to the efforts of school children and community members who participated in this year’s Team BCPS Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge. County Executive Don Mohler, Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Verletta White, and Debbie Phelps, Executive Director of the Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, announced on Tuesday morning […]
A major water main break is affecting the Overlea area on Tuesday morning. The Department of Public Works reports that a twelve-inch main has ruptured at Overlea High School in the 5400-block of Kenwood Avenue. Eighty residents, nine fire hydrants, and the high school are all without water at this hour. The roadway in front of Overlea High School has […]
Baltimore County Public Schools Interim Superintendent Verletta White and Baltimore County Executive Don Mohler will announce the 12 winning schools of the annual “Team BCPS Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge.” The announcement will be made at Parkville Middle School on Tuesday at 11 a.m. The top performing schools will be awarded grants to create environmental projects. This year, the litter […]
A Baltimore County Public Schools School Day Taskforce subcommittee is seeking public input on a recommendation to extend the school day. The subcommittee is preparing this recommendation for submission to the superintendent. The recommendation of the subcommittee is to extend the school day by 15 minutes. Extending the school day by 15 minutes will add 45 additional hours to the school year. The […]
Baltimore County Fifth District Councilman David Marks announced on Wednesday that he had been endorsed by the Council of Administrative and Supervisory Employees (CASE). CASE, established in 1994, is the designated bargaining unit for certificated personnel including principals, assistant principals, coordinators, supervisors, pupil personnel workers, and superintendent’s designees within the Baltimore County school system. CASE has endorsed Councilman Marks in […]
UPDATE: Officials believe a faulty projector was too blame. Children have safely returned to their classrooms. Original story below… —— Fire crews are responding to an incident at a local elementary school. At just before 10:30 a.m., units from White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company were dispatched to Gunpowder Elementary School. WMVFC says that units were responding to a report of smoke in a […]
Baltimore County Executive Don Mohler and Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Verletta White will visit with new and returning students, teachers and administrators at the following schools on the first day of classes… Where and When: (all times are approximate) Tuesday, September 4, 2018 Honeygo Elementary School (9:15 a.m.) 4816 E. Joppa Road, Perry Hall 21128 Victory Villa Elementary School (10:20 […]