Principals Page

Thank you to our Beall PTA for all of their support. Our PTA does a lot more than simply have meetings and plan fundraising events. Our PTA seeks to actively engage with the Beall community, identify opportunities to engage and enrich student learning experiences beyond the school day, and bring community members together at times of need. Recently, Beall PTA shared this information in their news blast:

The PTA wishes to extend our support to the families in our community negatively impacted or anticipate being impacted by mass government layoffs and funding cuts. Please see a message from Mayor Ashton below with resources. There is also a post on our Facebook group where community members are sharing resources.

From our Mayor and West End neighbor, Monique Ashton

Are you a Marylander who has recently lost your job as a federal employee or contractor?

The City of Rockville has created a list of State and County resources.

Worker support in finding a new job

Maryland offers a wide range of virtual and in-person services for workers seeking new opportunities or in need of reemployment support.

A virtual workshop designed specifically for former federal employees, federal contractors, and other workers impacted by the federal government transition is available on Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. See workshop details and sign up by emailing: FedWorker.Transition@maryland.gov.

Broader services include résumé workshops, individualized career guidance, mock interviews, career and skills assessment, effective job search strategies, support in coping with job loss and job transition, networking support, reemployment workshops, and more.

https://labor.maryland.gov/federalworkers/

https://labor.maryland.gov/employment/fedworkerfaq

• February 25- Support the PTA by dining out at Rockville Town Square - Five Guys (5-9 pm) and Dirty Dough (10:30 am-9 pm). Mention Beall when ordering. See attached flyer for details!
• March 14- Mark your calendars to see Beall Staff and Parents teams play in this year's March Madness basketball game.
• March 27- Celebrate the joy and wonder of science at the annual Beall Science Expo! All students, pre-K through 5th grade, are invited to participate.

Check out the PTA Webpage at https://beallpta.ptboard.com/home to learn more about these events, opportunities to support their initiatives or to become a PTA member!

All students will participate in the class pictures. Only students ordering pictures will participate in the individual photograph. Click on the picture below for ordering information. Order forms will also be sent home through student backpacks later this week.

Student Transfer Application Season Begins February 3, 2025. Montgomery County parents/guardians who wish to request a Change of School Assignment (COSA) for their children may begin the process during the upcoming transfer season, which starts in February. All COSA requests must be submitted no later than April 1, 2025. The transfer process begins in the home school, where parents/guardians may request the Change of School Assignment Information Booklet that contains the COSA form, describes the process and provides useful information. Beginning the first week of February, the COSA booklet will be available in schools and online. Click here for more information.

New for the 2025-2026 COSA transfer process:

• COSA request applications must be submitted online instead of the traditional paper form. COSA requests MUST be submitted via Synergy through ParentVue. When an application is submitted online, a “receipt” email notification will be sent to the parent/guardian submitting the request shortly after the administrative team of the student’s assigned home school receives the application.
• Students must be enrolled and registered in their assigned school pending the outcome of the COSA request. Kindergarten-aged children are expected to attend kindergarten orientation at their assigned school.
• Click here to read the MCPS media announcement about Change of School Assignments.

Attention 5th Grade families– If your child attends Beall on a COSA, you will automatically be assigned to your home school for 6th grade. An approved transfer is required in order to remain in the Richard Montgomery Cluster. Please feel free to contact the main office if you have questions.

Montgomery County Public Schools has several opportunities for instructional programs. Some programs require a special application process. Other programs conduct a global review of student data and invite students to participate.

• Elementary World Language Immersion Programs- The Elementary World Language Immersion Program is an optional special program for students who may be interested in learning another language. Each program has limited seats, and a lottery is used to invite students. To enter the lottery, parents must submit an immersion interest form online using the link found on the Special Programs webpage. Click here to learn more.
• Centers for Enriched Studies (CES)- Grade 3 students whose data indicate a need for enriched and accelerated reading language arts instruction will be centrally recommended for enriched literacy instruction at their local school and placed in the candidate pool for CES. It is not necessary to submit an application. The central review process will occur in March 2025. Click here to learn more.
• Early Entrance to Kindergarten- Applications for early entrance to kindergarten for the 2025-2026 school year will be accepted from February 1 through June 30, 2025. Per Maryland State Department of Education regulations, to be eligible to enter kindergarten for the 2025-2026 school year, children must be five years of age by September 1, 2025. Children who will turn five years old between September 2 and October 15, 2025 are eligible for consideration for the early entrance to kindergarten process. To be recommended for early entrance to kindergarten, children will need to demonstrate above average performance and development in academic skills as well as social/emotional and physical development. Click here to learn more.

This year’s registration process for incoming kindergarten students will soon be available on our website. All forms and directions can also be found on the MCPS Website (click here). Parents are must register their online through the ParentVue Portal starting February 3. Registration sessions that will be held in person beginning March 17, 2025. Our registrar, Ms. Astrid Paz, would be happy to assist you with any questions about the process.

Parents of children who will turn 5-years old by September 1, 2025, can download and complete all registration forms from the MCPS website. Beall's Kindergarten Registration webpage will soon be updated for the 2025-26 school year. Unlike previous years, there will not be a designated Orientation Day for incoming students. We will provide an information session for parents and are seeking to plan activities that will help incoming students meet other students or visit a classroom. Additional information will be provided at a later date. Children who turn 5 years old before September 1, 2025, should be enrolled in the upcoming kindergarten class. If you need assistance, or would prefer to pick-up a registration packet, please contact the main office (240-740-1220). You may use MCPS's School Locator Assignment Tool to confirm that you live in the Beall school district.

The MCPS Elementary and Secondary Literacy teams are hosting three Curriculum Nights to introduce families to the new elementary literacy curriculum, Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA), and to discuss how to support your child in reading as they transition from elementary school (Grade 5) to middle school (Grade 6).

Two sessions will be held in person—Tuesday, Feb. 25 and Wednesday, March 5—and the third will be virtual. The same information will be presented at all three sessions. Details are below:

• Tuesday, Feb. 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
  Kingsview Middle School, 18909 Kingsview Road, Germantown
• Wednesday, March 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
  John F. Kennedy High School, 1901 Randolph Road, Wheaton
• Thursday, March 6, 6:30-8:10 p.m.
  Virtual session via Zoom

Register: MCPS Elementary Literacy Curriculum Night RSVP

• February 28- Early Release scheduled
• March 3- Grade 5 MISA Testing
• March 4- Spring Pictures
• March 4- PTA Meeting
• March 7- Grade 5 MISA Testing
• March 14- March Madness
• March 27- PTA Sponsored Science Expo
• March 31- No School for Students

The Yearbooks are officially on sale! A flyer is coming home this week. The cost is $20.75. Reserve your copy today!

It is not too late to join the Parent Teacher Association (PTA). The PTA supports Beall students in a variety of ways, including after -school programs, cultural arts programs, social activities, fundraising and parent workshops. The PTA also supports student learning by funding programs, technology and staff support. See their website for more information or registration forms.

http://www.beallpta.org/