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July 23, 2024

Overview

  • Annual Student Verification

  • Welcome our new Board members

  • The first day of school is approaching!

  • Come to the Under Armour event for high school student-athletes

  • Support the Giant Food partnership

  • Watch the Summer Graduation

  • Hazel Health services

  • Get your immunizations

  • Check out the new Dress Code

  • Come to a City Schools baseball clinic

  • Good News

  • Local Updates

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📸 Clay Hill Public Charter School
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Annual Student Verification

Annual Student Verification is now open. All student information must be updated or verified - even if no changes exist. Please make sure you have access to Campus Portal now! If you don't have a Campus Portal account, learn more at:  https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/page/campus-portal

The Annual Student Verification process ensures City Schools has the following information for each student

  • Name

  • Address

  • Guardian contact information, and more.

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Welcome our new Board members!

City Schools welcomes Commissioners Ashiah Parker, Emily Ames-Messinger, and Dr. Stefan Lallinger, and celebrates the start of Commissioners Coy and Slater Harrington’s second term. Photographed left to right: Student Commissioner Dylan Rooks, Ashiah Parker, Mayor Brandon Scott, Dr. Stefan Lallinger, and Emily Ames-Messinger. Learn more on the City Schools website.

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First day of school!

We can't wait to see you back at school on August 26 (for most schools)! Visit the City Schools website for a list of important dates and things you will need for back-to-school season.

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Join us at the Under Armour Uniform Unveil Event

Calling all high school student-athletes! Join Under Armour, City Schools, and MedStar Health for a special day to prepare you for the 2024-25 school year and sports season!

Join us for free sports physicals with MedStar Health, sports bra fittings, back-to-school resources, food, and more! Under Armour will also reveal the brand-new sports uniforms at a special unveiling. Be among the first to see your new jerseys and uniforms!

To RSVP and find out your school's time of arrival, visit bit.ly/UniformUnveiling2024

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📸 Belmont Elementary School

Giant Food partnership

City Schools is proud to partner with Giant Food's "Round Up at the Register" for the Nourishing Our Youth program, which funds our nutritional programs. From July 1 to August 1, 2024, everyone who shops at Giant Food will be invited to “Round Up at the Register” and donate the round-up amount of their bill to support Nourishing Our Youth.

For more information, visit City Schools website.

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Watch the Summer Graduation

Don't miss City Schools' Summer Graduation for the Class of 2024! Join us virtually on August 14, from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., to witness and celebrate our amazing graduates as they walk across the stage.

Watch the live stream on the City Schools YouTube channel!

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Hazel Health Services

Many City Schools families are already benefiting from our partnership with Hazel Health. These virtual therapy services are available over the summer and next school year. With guardian consent, every student can access high-quality care from home at no cost.

Hazel Health’s therapists specialize in helping students with peer and family relationships, life transitions, grief, communication, and more.

Join in and learn more at getstarted.hazel.co/district/baltimorecityschools or call 1-800-76-HAZEL (42935).

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Get your immunizations

Maryland law requires students to be fully immunized against certain infectious diseases to attend school. If you have questions about your child’s immunizations or they need updated immunizations, contact your child’s doctor, or you can visit the Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) TIKE Immunization Clinic at 1200 E. Fayette Street on Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

You can also visit the Rales School-Based Health Clinic at KIPP Baltimore, located at 200 Edgewood Street. To schedule an appointment, call 410-241-2570. The Rales Clinic is open to all City Schools students.


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📸 Patterson Park Public Charter School

Check out the new Dress Code

The City Schools student dress code has been revised and will apply to all students starting in the 2024-25 school year. Updates include new rules for hoodies, shoes, jewelry, and enforcement guidelines. Read the updates on the City Schools Dress Code page.

Some schools may have updated uniform and dress code guidance as well. Check with your school about uniform and dress code information.

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Come to a City Schools Baseball Clinic

Students in kindergarten through grade 5 are invited to join the Roland Park Baseball League for a skills clinic on August 24 or 31 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. The clinics will be held at the Poly/Western Softball Complex at 1400 W. Cold Spring Lane.

For more information, click here.

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Fun for the Summer!

Looking for something to do this summer? There are FREE events happening all over the city throughout the summer! Can you hoop? Love to swim? Want to hang out with friends? Visit Recreation & Parks for all things summer and don’t forget to visit Bmorechildren.com for more information.

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Summer Camps with Recreation & Parks

The Baltimore City Office of Recreation & Parks has many summer camps available for students this summer, and registration is still open. To learn more and to view the camps they offer, visit https://bit.ly/bcrpsummercamps2024.

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Enrollment: 410-396-8600
Transportation: 410-396-7440
Complaints/ Concerns: 410-545-1870
Special Education Parent Response Unit: 443-984-1561

Baltimore City Public Schools does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy/parenting status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally or constitutionally protected attributes or affiliations, as outlined in Board Policies JBA, JBB, JICK, ACA, ACB, and ACD. Full nondiscrimination notice: www.baltimorecityschools.org/notice-nondiscrimination