Alternative Education, Dropout Prevention, and Summer School

Maryland's Tomorrow

Maryland's Tomorrow


Maryland’s Tomorrow is a Grade 9-12 program offered in five Baltimore County high schools: Chesapeake, Dundalk, Woodlawn High, Patapsco, and Sparrows Point

Maryland’s Tomorrow provides school counseling and academic support to students at risk of dropping out of school.  Although each program has been designed to meet the individual needs for a specific population, each student is given study skills preparation, individualized academic support, and career planning modules.

School Counseling Services
The school counselor provides support to meet the educational, vocational, and personal needs of each Maryland’s Tomorrow student.  Issues such as class achievement, conflict resolution, peer pressure, interpersonal and social skills are addressed in ongoing counseling sessions.  Because of the student/counselor ratio, students have easier and more frequent access to counseling services.

Program Features
Maryland’s Tomorrow seeks to meet the individual needs of each student while preparing the student to enter the job market and/or college.  Some of the special opportunities available to Maryland’s Tomorrow participants include:

  • Individualized career exploration and job shadowing
  • Recognition of student achievement
  • Rewards for student goals completion
  • Career and motivational speakers from a variety of areas
  • A student-teacher ratio conducive to individual attention
  • Student support for word processing and basic skills review
  • Group service learning projects
  • Educational and motivational field trips
  • Transition support from school to work or to higher education
  • A mentoring program

How are students selected to be in the program?

  • students show potential for success
  • students are recommended by the middle school principal
  • students meet necessary qualifications