For the first time in 10 years, the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners is selecting a new CEO for City Schools. Your input matters! The Board will host the last City Schools CEO Search Community Forum from 6 - 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 25.

• Join the forum on Microsoft Teams

• Dial in: (443) 961-1488; code: 361 062 740#

• View the virtual forum flyer

Provide your feedback about what you want to see in our next leader. The survey ends Sunday, September 28!

Help shape a candidate profile that reflects what matters most to YOU. There are two versions of the survey:

• CEO Search Community Survey

• CEO Search Student Survey

Help schools receive the resources that students deserve! Log into Campus Portal to update or confirm student and contact information.

If you have completed Annual Student Verification, we thank you.

As a reminder, schools will be closed on Thursday, October 2. Stay on top of important dates this school year with the City Schools 2025–26 one-page calendar.

Introducing Food for Thought, a family newsletter focused on news from our Food and Nutrition Services team, which keeps students fueled for learning every day! Check out what's cooking in our cafeterias, watch our behind-the-scenes video, see what's happening at Great Kids Farm, and more.

Read the Emergency Drill Notice and the Emergency Drill Schedule to learn how we prepare students and staff for emergencies through regular safety drills. These drills enable calm, confident practice so that everyone can respond quickly and stay safe.

Express your excitement about the new school year by sharing photos from back-to-school night and other school activities. Upload your photos on our Back-to-School Wall, and use the hashtag #CitySchoolsBackToSchool on social media to be featured.

Family University returns this week! The "Addressing Mental Health" workshop will be held from 8:30 - 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 25, at Mary Ann Winterling Elementary School (library). Breakfast will be served.

Created by families, for families, this workshop is a chance to connect with other families and learn from shared experiences. Registration is required, and space is limited.

Join us from 5 - 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, for hands-on math activities, skating, and fun. City Schools staff will provide school readiness resources and information. Register for Back-to-School Skate and Math Night.

The Baltimore City College Choir has been invited to perform at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall with world-class artists including Common. The concert will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 11, to benefit the United Way.

City Schools responded to WBFF-TV seeking clicks in coverage of student math proficiency at Achievement Academy, an alternative school serving students who are overage, under-credited, or who have faced major disruptions, including involvement with the juvenile justice system. Learn more at Setting the Record Straight.

The KIPP Harmony Academy CHARM Club created a literary magazine - "Below the Surface" - full of student writing and artwork, and led by an eighth-grade editorial board. Learn more about CHARM and Below the Surface.

With more than 20 years of experience in education, Principal Beard has dedicated her career to serving students from pre-K through twelfth grade. Her journey began as a health and physical education teacher and includes more than a decade of leadership experience as an assistant principal in both public and non-public schools. Learn what drives Principal Beard.

Originally from Harford County, Principal Stokeling began his career in Philadelphia, where he earned his master’s in educational leadership and policy from Temple University. His journey brought him back home to Baltimore, driven by a vision of academic excellence paired with holistic student growth. Read more about Principal Stokeling's leadership vision.

During October, Baltimore children with a library card up to fifth grade can register for the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Read to Reef program. Readers have until Monday, January 19, 2026, to track their reading, request tickets, and visit the National Aquarium. Visit Read to Reef for the details.

The Walters Art Museum is offering teen activities:

• TEEN LAB will be held on the first Thursday of each month from October 2025 through February 2026, beginning on Thursday, October 2. Drop in anytime from 4 - 6 p.m.

• RSVP for Teen Takeover: Mythology Mayhem (for teens, by teens) from 1 - 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 4.

The Fund for Educational Excellence is partnering with City Schools to host the student-curated art exhibit, "Intersections: City Schools Students Confront Transit, Community, and Systems of Inequity." Students may submit artwork and poetry online by Friday, October 3.

Baltimore City public high school students are invited to apply for the Whiting Internships in Science and Engineering (WISE) by Sunday, November 16. This is a paid research learning opportunity.