March 12, 2020 For Immediate Release
BALTIMORE — At the direction of the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), all public schools in the state, including Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools), will close all campuses effective March 16, 2020 to March 27, 2020. All school building activities including school day instruction, child care, health services, enrichment, professional development, athletics and club sports, and preschool are canceled during this time.
All parent-teacher conferences scheduled for Friday, March 13, 2020, are canceled.
State education officials indicated days missed during this period would be made up during spring break. Accordingly, we will request the Board of Commissioners to approve the use of the originally-scheduled Spring Break to make up the time missed. City Schools will provide updates on these schedule changes as we learn more.
Teachers are being asked to prepare supplemental instructional materials and pre-plan weekly lessons. City Schools will provide grade-level learning packets for students via the City Schools website beginning Monday, March 16, 2020. Hard copies will be available at your school between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17 through Thursday, March 19, 2020.
City Schools will also operate an emergency food service program at at least eight sites from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning Monday, March 16, 2020, through Friday, March 20, 2020. Students will be able to receive grab-and-go free breakfast and lunch meals. The sites will be announced by Sunday, March 15, 2020 and will be listed on the Health Updates webpage www.baltimorecityschools.org/health-updates.