Baltimore City Public Schools Newsroom
Note: Some of the documents below require Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download a free copyJuly 2010
- Education Management and Accountability Expert Matthew
Van Itallie Appointed New Chief Accountability Officer for City Schools; Dr. Benjamin Feldman Retires After 34-Year Career
- City Schools’ 2009-10 MSA Results Three Years In, Progress Continues:
June 2010
- Great Things Happening at Great Kids Farm
- 2010 Stanford Results: Pre-K a Critical Factor in Progress
May 2010
- Report Reveals Test Tampering at George Washington Elementary School
- Nation’s Report Card Highlights City Schools’ Competitiveness with Big-City Peers
- What We Can Do About Bullying
April 2010
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December 2009
- Nation’s 2009 Report Card on Big City Districts Shows City Schools’ Low-Income, African American Students Ahead of Majority of Peers | PowerPoint
- First-Ever Ranking of City Schools and Big-City Peers | PPT
November 2009
- Bond Sale Allows City Schools to Start Long Awaited Capital Improvements
- City Schools Advances Commitment to High Standards, Performance with Appointment of New Chief Human
Capital Officer - Western High School Principal Receives National Recognition for Outstanding Leadership
October 2009
- Statement from Board Chair Neil E. Duke and CEO Andrés A. Alonso Regarding Malicious Defacement of School
- Major Gift from Meyerhoff and Becker Will Help Double Teach For America Corps Size
- City Schools Board Honored with “Progressive Leadership Award” for Improved Governance at National Urban School Board Conference
September 2009
- Statement from CEO Regarding Death of City Schools Student
- High School Progress Builds
- City Schools Fills Key Cabinet Posts
August 2009
- Continuing the Momentum in 2009-10: City Schools to Build on Progress by Expanding School Options, Community Engagement in School
- City Schools 2009 Teacher of the Year Nicholas Greer Named Finalist for Top State Honor
July 2009
- City Schools Momentum Builds
- Baltimore City Public Schools MSA Press Kit
- School Board Holds First Meeting of New Term
- Message from Dr. Alonso to the William Paca Elementary School Community
June 2009
- Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners Decision Regarding Proposed School Closings and Relocations
- Statement from Brian Morris
- Statement from City Schools CEO Andrés Alonso & Board Chair-Elect Neil E. Duke
May 2009
- City Schools Reconfigures Central Office’s Support of Schools; Names Local Principal to Lead Effort
- City Schools’ Stanford 10 Scores Up, Exceed National Average; Gains for Students with Disabilities Narrow Historic Achievement Gap
- Poly Biology Teacher Nicholas Greer Named City Schools’ 2009 Teacher of the Year
April 2009
- Information about the H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
- Expanding Great Options SY 2010: Reviewing Schools to Maximize Success for Students
March 2009
- A Record Two-Thirds of City Schools Students Start School Ready to Learn; Percentage More than Doubles in Five Years
- More Victories for City Schools Students
- Notice of Public Board Meeting
- Special Master's Report: Vaughn G. Case
- Court Official Hails City Schools’ ‘Marked Progress’ on 25-Year-Old Special Education Lawsuit; Identifies 100-Plus Schools for Release
February 2009
- The Impact of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
- Good News for City Schools: Governor Taps Stimulus to Fuel Education Progress
- Notice of Public Board Work Session
- Tisha Edwards Appointed Interim Chief of Staff for City Schools
January 2009
- March to Inauguration 2009: A Letter to Baltimore City Public Schools Families | en Español
- National Service Day
- Notice of Special Board Meeting
December 2008
- Student Safety Hotline Information
- Stanford 10 Parent and Community Forum
- FY 2010 Operating Budget: Current Status and Policy Options
- Media Advisory: City Schools Launches "Fresh Start Farm"
- Letter From Dr. Alonso Regarding the Passing of Jacqueline C. Haas
November 2008
- Dr. Alonso Letter Concerning Tragedy at Lemmel Middle School
- William H. Lemmel Student Fatally Stabbed Outside School
- Notice of Legislative Forum
- Enrollment Rises: Baltimore City Public Schools Ends Four Decades of Decline
October 2008
- CEO Letter on School Safety
- Associated Student Congress of Baltimore City Announces Selection of Student Commissioner
- Bringing Great Kids Back: City Schools Reaches Out to 925 High School Dropouts to Re-engage and Graduate
- Baltimore City Public Schools CEO, the Baltimore Orioles and the Baltimore Ravens Launch Expanded Breakfast Program
- Associated Student Congress of Baltimore City Announces Selection of Student Commissioner
September 2008
- New Alternative Options Program Opens in New Location: City Schools Central Office Once Again Home to a School
- Breakfast in Baltimore: City Schools to Expand Breakfast with Better, Healthier Options
- City Schools Transformation Taking Hold: Board Approves Nine Transformation Schools for 2009-10
- Three Baltimore City Schools Get to Spend the Day at the Maryland State Fair
- School Meal Innovator and Former Chef to Head School District's Food and Nutrition Services
- Savantage Solutions Donates New Computer Labs to Thurgood Marshall High School
- School Board and CEO Announce Executive Director of Special Education
- City Schools Transformation Taking Hold: Board Approves Nine Transformation Schools for 2009-10
- Bringing Great Kids Back:
City Schools Reaches Out to 925 High School Dropouts to Re-engage and Graduate
August 2008
- 2008-09: A Year of Progress and Change Putting Plans for Creating Great Schools Into Action
- Off to a Great Start: City Schools CEO Kicks Off 2008-09 School Year
- Progress in City Schools is Widespread: Greatest AYP Growth Yet Reflects Recent MSA Gains
- Baltimore City Joins Elite Set of Testing Districts
- City Schools Introduces New Professional Development Support for Principals
- City Schools Leadership to Kick Off 2008-09 School Year
- History in the Making: Elementary Grades Make District-Wide AYP for First Time
- State of the City Schools: CEO Leadership School Year 2008-2009 Launch
July 2008
- City Elementary & Middle School Students Post Largest Gains, Achieve Highest Scores Ever on Maryland School Assessments
- Letter from the CEO: Unprecedented MSA Gains
June 2008
May 2008
- New Data Link School Attendance, Suspensions and Youth Homicides
- Kristin Covaleskie Named Teacher of the Year for 2008
April 2008
- Cross Country, Wolfe St. Academy Advance to National Chess Tournament
- Student Artwork Featured in Citywide Exhibit at BMA
- CEO Statement Regarding Safe Learning Communities
- Dr. Alonso's Letter on Safe Schools
- High School Robotics Team Heads to L.A. for World Vex "Bridge Battle" Invitational May 2-3rd
- City Schools Launch Six Transformation Schools
- Maryland Schools Participate in Citi Schools That Work Institute
March 2008
- CEO Names Academic Achievement Officer
- CEO To Present FY09 Budget & Fair Student Funding Plan at Tuesday's
Board Meeting - Board to Hold Special Meeting on March 18
February 2008
- City Schools Sweeps Statewide Elementary Competitions
- Question and Answers on High School Assessment Recovery Program
- Baltimore City Career Tech Students Compete in Regional Championship