TOWSON, MD—The Board of Education of Baltimore County on Wednesday announced that it has selected McPherson and Jacobson LLC to assist in the national search for a new superintendent. McPherson and Jacobson LLC was chosen from among six search firms that responded to the Board’s request for proposals in January, following Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams’ announcement that he would […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks issued the following statement regarding the northeast/central middle school boundary discussion: “Over the years, I have generally avoided becoming involved in the redistricting process that is done by the Baltimore County Board of Education. I know this is a tough process and I respect the work that the parent/student committee invests in this […]
TOWSON, MD—Three BCPS juniors have emerged as the final candidates for student member of the Board of Education of Baltimore County for the 2023-2024 school year. The finalists are: Nicholas Dimitriades of Towson High School, Kayla Drummond of Parkville High School, Nathan Harris of George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology The trio were selected following application reviews and […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—A new northeastern high school moved one big step forward on Tuesday night. At the Baltimore County Board of Education meeting held on January 24, the board approved a change to the county’s capital budget request that will allow BCPS to consider sites other than Loch Raven High for a new school – a site the community widely does […]
ESSEX, MD—When his alarm buzzed early in the morning on January 5, Christian Thomas had to get his bearings. Now in the middle of his first year at Yale University, he has grown accustomed to waking up considerably later than he did as a high school student. Why in the middle of his winter break was his alarm going off? […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—A new high school is planned to address school overcrowding in northeastern Baltimore County. The catch? It’s not really in the northeast. At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Board of Education of Baltimore County, Fifth District Board Member Julie Henn introduced a motion to pause finalizing the location of a planned new northeast area high school at the present, […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams presented a $2.59 billion operating budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 during the January 10 meeting of the Board of Education of Baltimore County. The proposed budget continues BCPS’ focus on raising the bar, closing achievement and opportunity gaps, and preparing all students for the future. Dr. Williams’ budget […]
CARNEY, MD—One local teacher is making national headlines after posting a video to social media that is raising eyebrows. In the video, teacher Alexa Sciuto celebrates “indoctrinating” students while dancing in a post on TikTok. “Put the taxes in the bag,” the Pine Grove Middle School teacher’s post on TikTok said, as she jovially danced. Fox News reports that the […]