Weekly Update

The Education Foundation's Let's Play Ball! 2023 event will be held on Saturday, May 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, 938 York Rd., in Towson 21204. The event is free and open to the public. Throughout the day, those in attendance will have the opportunity to enjoy exhibits in the Vendor Village, food trucks, and a variety of activities.

The day will begin with a skills clinic facilitated by League of Dreams for BCPS middle school Allied Sports athletes. The clinic will be followed by a Home Run Derby. Next, Team BCPS administrators will square off against Team BCPS educators in a star-studded softball game coached by All-Star Major League Baseball legends Mike Bordick and Rick Dempsey. A new Mission Moment blog post reveals the team rosters. The pitcher will be Matt Morris, owner and operator of the Baseball Warehouse, former four-year letterman at Franklin High School, and former professional baseball player.

Active Parenting Classes – 4th Edition

Virtual

Mondays 6:00 – 8:00 PM

March 6 – April 10, 2023

For more information and to register click here!

Active Parenting of Teens

Virtual

Mondays 8:00 – 10:00 PM

March 6 – April 10, 2023

For more information and to register click here!

CCBC Continuing Education

ESOL Life Skills & EL Civics

Summer 2023

ESOL Registration

NAMI Support Groups

Virtual and In-Person

For more information and to register click here!

NAMI Educational Classes

Virtual and In-Person

For more information and to register click here!

The Resource Center supports families with children with disabilities, ages birth to 21. Its mission is to promote positive, effective partnerships within the school community. For more information or to join their newsletter list click here!

As the Baltimore County community grows in population, the Baltimore County Library realizes the demographics are also changing with an increase in diverse, multi-cultural families and multilingual households. Part of our strategic plan, Building Community for a Better Tomorrow, recognizes Baltimore County residents come from different backgrounds and experiences. Our goal of equitable access is to ensure every effort is made to provide resources and services for everyone in Baltimore County.

To help achieve this goal, we have created a survey for the new American community and members of affiliated organizations. According to American Library Association, the term “new Americans” encompasses people who might consider themselves new arrivals in the U.S. and anyone who is a non-native English language speaker. The results of this survey will help us to make improvements to our existing services and create new programs to meet the needs of the new Americans community. The survey is available now through May 13 and is available in English, French, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Urdu. We encourage everyone to participate and share the survey.

• Friday, May 19 - Last Day for Seniors; Schools and Offices Close 3 Hours Early
• May 22 - May 28 - Commencement Exercises - All Day
• Monday, May 29 - Memorial Day Observed - Schools and Office Closed
• May 30 - May 31 - Commencement Exercises - All Day
• June 01 - June 02 - Commencement Exercises
• Friday, June 09 - Last Day of classes for Preschool-3 and PreK
• Monday, June 12 - All schools Close 3 Hours early for Students
• Tuesday, June 13 - Last Day of classes - All Schools Close 3 Hours Early for Students
• Monday, June 19 - Juneteenth - Schools and Offices Closed
• Thursday, June 29 - Eid al-Adha

Baltimore County Public Library is pleased to offer a service for qualified customers to borrow either a Wi-Fi enabled Chromebook, a high-speed 5G LTE internet router, or both for up to six months. This program is designed to reach adult customers who have unmet digital connectivity needs to help close the digital divide in Baltimore County.

Eligibility

This program is available to any adult customer who:

• Does not have a suitable device for internet connectivity at home
• Has a library card in good standing

If you do not have a Baltimore County Public Library card, you can sign up for an e-card number, which can be used to access the library's electronic resources, prior to applying.

Subscribe to the Team BCPS E-Newsletter - The award-winning BCPS weekly e-newsletter, shared on Monday mornings, reaches nearly 40,000 subscribers including parents, staff, and community members.

Subscribe to the BCPS Partnership Spotlight Newsletter

Did you know that you can get answers to your questions about BCPS by participating in a wide range of Board of Education Advisory and Stakeholder Groups. The Stakeholder Groups include The Citizens’ Advisory Committee for Gifted and Talented Education and Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee. Brief descriptions of these groups and links for additional information such as contacts and upcoming meeting dates can be found on the BCPS page https://www.bcps.org/community/advisory_groups.

Parent University is offered through the BCPS Office of Family and Community Engagement, which we affectionately call FACE! We provide tools and resources to BPCS families to support learning at home. In the past, before social-distancing, one of the ways we offered these resources was through in-person workshops hosted by community members and schools. We also have a large collection of online resources that are available as we navigate through this incredibly unique time in our lives. We hope you enjoy what we have to share.