Baltimore City Public Schools Newsroom

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May 2012

• Joint Letter from Superintendents to State Leaders: Protect Funding for Our Kids

April 2012

• Congratulate our 2011-12 Teacher of the Year!

March 2012

• School participation in energy challenges triples
• City Schools kindergartners readier than ever to learn
  
• Response to Atlanta Journal Constitution article on cheating
• March: A winning month for City Schools students
• 10 Baltimore City schools receive state recognition for achievement

February 2012

• City Schools welcomes return of PTA Council of Baltimore City
• City Schools’ AP Participation and Performance Jumps, Outpacing State, Nation

January 2012

• City Schools Statement on Incident at Beechfield Elementary/Middle School
• Important—and Good—News About Our Kids

December 2011

• City Schools Statement on ConneXions Academy Incident
• City Schools Statement on Verdict in Bullying Case
• December 13: City Schools Fills Key Leadership Posts
• December 7: 2011 Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) results
  Press release—Baltimore Shows Ongoing Progress on Nation’s Report Card, Illustrates Academic Advances and Challenges of Large Cities  |  Slide presentation

November 2011

• November 28: Statement from Baltimore City Public Schools
• November 3: Statement from Baltimore City Public Schools

  September 2011

  • City Schools Graduation Rate Continues to Climb | PPT
  • Incident at Carver Vocational-Technical High School, Sept. 26, 2011
  • AP Participation, Passing Scores Up in City Schools
  • Mount Washington Elementary/Middle Named National Blue Ribbon School
    
  • Incident at Renaissance Academy, Sept. 12, 2011
  • Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Football Team Suspended From Playing Its Next Scheduled Game
  • Northwestern High School Football Team Suspended From Playing Its Next Scheduled Game

  August 2011

  • 2011-12 Transforming the Classroom:
    • State of Our Schools (PowerPoint) 
    • Key Note Address | Video

  July 2011

  • Stanford 10: City Schools’ Young Students Remain Competitive Nationally
    
    • Stanford 10 PowerPoint
  • Once Again, City Schools' Board Leads the Way
  • Strengthening Leadership to Support Schools and Families
  • City Schools CEO Andrés Alonso Signs New Four-Year Contract

  June 2011

  • City Schools’ 2011 MSA Results | PowerPoint 
  • Alonso Reveals Test Tampering at Two Schools
    • MSDE Report: Abbottston Elementary School
    • MSDE Report: Fort Worthington Elementary School
    • Video: Alonso on Test Integrity
  • $1 Million Gift to Strengthen Arts Access for City Schools Students

  May 2011

  • New Contract Creates New Opportunities for Paraprofessionals
  • Meet City Schools’ 2011 Teacher of the Year
  • City Schools Administrators Approve Progressive New Contract

  April 2011

  • City Schools Students Excel in National Chess Tournament Including First-Ever Top-Three Team and Individual Rankings

  March 2011

  • Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Andrés A. Alonso Calls State Superintendent Nancy Grasmick an Extraordinary Partner
  • Over Four Years, Number of Pre-K Seats Increases 50 Percent, Number of Students Ready to Learn Increases 61 Percent
  • Media Statement: Middle School for the Arts at Booker T. Washington

  February 2011

  • Media Statement: Student Injured During Altercation Near Carver Vocational -Technical High School
  • National Science Results: An Urgent Call to Strengthen Science Education
    • 2009 NAEP/TUDA Science Results PowerPoint
  • Media Statement: Guilford Elementary School
  • Information Technology Executive Jerome Oberlton Appointed New Chief Information Technology Officer for City Schools
  • Media Statement: City College/Edmondson Basketball Game Incident

  January 2011

  • Agreement between the BTU and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners

  December 2010

  • City Schools Teacher Arrested in Harford County
  • Mt. Washington Elementary Named Maryland Blue Ribbon School
  • Statement on Death of City Schools Student
  • Statement Involving an Injured Student
  • Baltimore Community High School Incident

  November 2010

  • City Schools Teachers Turn Out in Unprecedented Numbers to Ratify New Contract

  October 2010

  • Statement on Student Injury
  • Statement on Volunteer Arrest
  • Statement on IBE Letter
  • African American Males Drive City Schools’ Record Improvements in Dropout, Graduation | View Presentation Slides (PDF)
  • Dropout Rate Down Nearly 60 Percent Since 2007; Graduation Rate Up 10 Percent
  • BTU Vote Press Release
    • BTU Press Conference

  2009-10 High School Results:

  • State of Our High Schools ppt
  • Press Release

  September 2010

  • Baltimore City Wins National Award for Excellence in Urban School District Leadership
  • Baltimore Teachers Union and City Schools Reach Tentative Agreement on Teachers' Contract
  • Director of Baltimore School for the Arts Leaving Post After 32 Years
  • City Schools Finalist for 2010 Annual CUBE Award

  August 2010

  • City Schools Principals: Levers of Change

  July 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:
  • Press Release
  • PowerPoint

  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

  • Strengthening Leadership to Support Schools and Families
  • Candidates Sought for Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners

  March 2010

  • City Schools Media Statement
  • Vaughn G. Settlement Agreement: City Schools Press Release

  February 2010

  • City Schools Appoints New CAO

  January 2010

  • Expanding Great Options 2010-11: Recommendations | PowerPoint

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