City Schools are safe learning environments where students receive a diverse and inclusive education that equips them for success.
City Schools’ mission is to provide a quality education that focuses on the total development of each child equipping all students with the life skills and academic foundation needed to contribute to our changing society.
Board Strategic Priorities
The Blueprint + Our Community = Student Success
We’ve set three Blueprint Achievement Goals to transform our school system - and the lives of students – for the better. The goals are guided by:
Board’s priorities (above)
Reconnect, Restore, Reimagine (post-COVID plan)
Four goals that support the Blueprint for Student Success
80% | 40% | 76% | 25% |
Increase the student wholeness | Increase the % of students proficient on the MCAP ELA/Literacy assessment | Increase the 4-year | Increase the % of students proficient on the MCAP Grade 3-8 and Algebra I assessment |
Every year, the General Assembly convenes at the State House in Annapolis for a Legislative Session. This session is pivotal because the General Assembly modifies, introduces, and abolishes laws by presenting and approving bills or drafts of proposed legislation. These bills shape education policy, funding, and school system business operations. This year, over 400 education-focused bills will be presented.
The 2025 Legislative Session is the 447th session of the General Assembly and will convene in Annapolis, Maryland, from January 8 - April 7, 2025.
To recap what happened during the 2024 Legislative Session, the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners presented a 2024 Maryland General Assembly End-of-Session report. To view each portion of the report, please click the four links below.
If you have any questions, please contact Dawana Merritt Sterrette, Esq., Director, Legislative and Government Affairs.
The Board Office provides managerial, administrative, and operational support to the Board, oversees management and implementation of the district’s legislative agenda, and serves as the point of contact for intergovernmental affairs.
200 E. North Avenue
Room 406
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 443-984-2000
Fax: 410-545-3613
Email:
Key staff:
Email Dr. Jennifer A. Judkins, Board Executive Officer
Email E. Darrell Hope, Director, Internal Audits
Email Olympia A. Scatliffe, Manager, Internal Audits
Email Dawana Sterrette, Director, Legislative and Government Affairs
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