Individual School Honors

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July 2008 to Present

Local, State, and Regional

Twenty-two Baltimore County schools were recognized as Exemplar PBIS Schools on July 17 by the Maryland State Department of Education. In all, 70 BCPS schools use PBIS, a positive planning process that creates and sustains safe school environments conducive to learning and achievement. PBIS stresses consistent behavioral expectations that are communicated, taught, practiced, and reinforced. Exemplar schools met the highest standards for demonstrating innovative and functional ways of implementing and sustaining PBIS. The recognized BCPS schools were:

Bear Creek Elementary School
Chadwick Elementary School
Chase Elementary School
Chatsworth School
Colgate Elementary School
Deep Creek Elementary School
Deer Park Elementary School
Dogwood Elementary School
Dundalk Elementary School
Dundalk Middle School
Elmwood Elementary School
Glenmar Elementary School
Hawthorne Elementary School
Lansdowne High School
Mars Estates Elementary School
Middle River Middle School
Pine Grove Middle School
Pleasant Plains Elementary School
Sandy Plains Elementary School
Shady Spring Elementary School
Sussex Elementary School
Woodmoor Elementary School

National and International

Perry Hall High School received a national “Promising Practices” Award from the Character Education Partnership at the 15th Annual National Forum on Character Education, held October 17-19 in Arlington, Virginia. The school was honored for CARDS (Character Analysis and Resiliency Development Seminars), an after-school program where students are encouraged to identify negative character traits that contribute to unconstructive behavior/choices and to learn alternatives in response to life's stressors. The program was developed by Perry Hall English teacher Martha Bingaman. Perry Hall Assistant Principal Kathleen Watkins notes, “Most of our students have signed pledges to uphold our four cornerstones, which are respect, responsibility, integrity and civility.  Ms. Bingaman’s CARDS program is one of the tools that we offer to help our students honor their pledges.” The award to Perry Hall was one of 153 awards presented to more than 130 schools and districts from around the United States as well as from Canada and Mexico. All winning practices will be featured in CEP’s annual National Schools of Character publication and on the CEP Web site. To learn more about CEP and its national awards programs, visit www.character.org.

The Baltimore County Public Schools Office of Communications is always eager to hear about and promote good news about the system, schools, students, teachers, and staff. Please share achievements and good news by e-mailing communications@bcps.org. Every year, we celebrate BCPS achievements through Board of Education Recognition ceremonies (November, February, and April), Maryland State Department of Education School Achievement Celebration (January/February), Teacher of the Year (May), and the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce Awards for Excellence in Education (May).