Overview
This page is designed to provide policy documents from Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS), policy recommendations from TDP and guidelines on how to prepare your own testimony.
For more BCPSS policies visit Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - BoardDoc
Board Meetings:
Meeting are held at 6pm at BCPSS Head Quarters: 200 E North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202
Email addresses:
schoolboard@bcps.k12.md.us (for general inquiries)
policyreview@bcps.k12.md.us (for policy questions)
fy16budget@bcps.k12.md.us (for budget questions and inquiries)
appealsandhearings@bcps.k12.md.us (for appeal inquiries)
BCPSS Contact information
200 E. North Avenue
Room 406
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 443-984-2000
Fax: 410-545-3613
EDUCATION POLICY 101: WHERE IS POLICY MADE
Use this document as a starting point for where to go to get answers about policy issues.
20 Years of Forgotten History: Why Organizing is Our Only Chance at Adequate School Funding in Maryland
Maryland’s historical failure to fulfill its constitutional obligation to adequately and equitably fund public education - by Corey Gaber
DISCIPLINE POLICY: RECOMMENDATIONS
The following recommendations came from a group of 30 teachers, parents and students who gathered to discuss and articulate their recommendations. There was a very clear consensus around the necessity for creating structures that support relationship building and Restorative Practices.
COMMUNITY SCHOOL STRATEGY: Policy
The goal of the Community School Strategy is to ensure all students in City Schools are academically successful and graduate college, career and citizenship ready. Community Schools achieve this through creating positive conditions for learning in the school and the community, in partnership with the families connected to each Community School. With equity as a key driver, Community Schools is an effective strategy to address concentrated poverty. This strategy offers an integrated focus on academics, health and mental health services, youth development, expanded learning opportunities and family and community supports to ensure students are ready and able to learn.
COMMUNITY SCHOOL STRATEGY: REGULATION
This administrative regulation establishes procedures for the required collaboration between the CEO, Mayor’s Office, Baltimore’s Local Management Board, identified City Schools offices/departments, schools and Lead Agencies. Additionally, the purpose of this administrative regulation is to clearly define City Schools’ role in support of the Community School Steering Committee (i.e. oversight, designation, conflict resolution and evaluation).
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
This policy establishes the framework and responsibilities for the implementation of strategies to increase family and community engagement throughout Baltimore City Public Schools (“City Schools”). The Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners (“Board”) supports the development of a goal-oriented, comprehensive program of family and community engagement that supports the academic achievement of all students and that meets local, state, and federal mandates.