MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center will be holding a special community event in September. ConnectFest will be a block party featuring food and entertainment. The event will offer a variety of basic mainstream resources to help maintain and improve community health. Many social determinants of health – services like transportation, housing, education, workforce development, financial education, and more – require […]
Superintendent Verletta White’s proposal to create a new Division of School Climate and Safety and to reorganize the school system’s management of schools was approved on Tuesday evening the Board of Education of Baltimore County. The change will take effect beginning in the 2018 – 2019 school year. “I had been considering this reorganization for some time,” White said, “to maximize opportunities […]
In less than one week, Baltimore County Public Schools students, teachers, staff, and families will gather to celebrate the upcoming school year at BCPSfest, the school system’s biggest and best back-to-school festival ever. The festival will be held on Saturday, August 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the lower parking lot at Boscov’s at White Marsh Mall. The first […]
Baltimore County Councilman David Marks has asked the Baltimore County Board of Education to include funding in its Fiscal Year 2019 budget submittal for an enlargement of the Gunpowder Elementary School parking lot. A letter was sent to Interim Superintendent Verletta White on July 25th endorsing the plan. “This spring, I created a task force to recommend improvements to ease […]
The Parkville Towne Fair returns next month, and this time it will be held at a new location. The 2018 Parkville Towne Fair will be held at Parkville High School on Putty Hill Avenue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 8, 2018. There will be music, shopping, midway games, kids games & activities, and much more. The […]
Police in Baltimore County arrested a substitute teacher from Essex on Tuesday morning on child abuse and sexual assault charges. Scott Thomas McCruden, 31, of the 600-block of Orems Road (21221) has been charged with sex abuse of a minor and a multitude of other child sex abuse charges. A warrant for his arrest was issued by the District Court […]
TOWSON, MD. – During the months of April through June, Baltimore County Public Schools continued to earn recognition for its students, schools, and staff. National awards included system-wide excellence in music education, digital citizenship, and communications. “Looking back on the 2017-2018 school year, I am simply amazed by the depth and the range of talent demonstrated by our students, staff, […]
TOWSON, MD – Baltimore County Public Schools is changing arrival and dismissal bell times at a limited number of schools for 2018-2019 school year. “The times are being changed to achieve more efficient school operations, said Interim Chief Academic Officer Dr. Mary McComas. “The changes are slight in most cases, and we want parents to be aware of them as early […]