July 2009 - present
| National and International |
In August 2009, George Washington Carver Center for Arts & Technology and Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts were both named 2009 National Schools of Distinction in Arts Education by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. These outstanding high schools were two of only five high schools in the nation so honored, making Baltimore County Public Schools the first school district in the history of this award to have two high schools honored in the same year.
| Local, State, and Regional |
The Maryland Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance has selected Prettyboy Elementary School as one of its 10 Maryland Physical Education Demonstration Schools for 2009-2011. Demonstration status is awarded to schools that display best practices in physical education. The school’s physical education program is led by teacher Denise Chenoweth.
| 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). |