Baltimore County Public Schools is the

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in charge of all public schools in

Baltimore County Baltimore County ( , locally: or ) is the third-most populous county in the U.S. state of Maryland and is part of the Baltimore metropolitan area. Baltimore County (which partially surrounds, though does not include, the independent City ...

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, United States. It is the 25th largest school system in the US as of 2013. The school system is managed by the Board of Education, headquartered in

Towson Towson () is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 55,197 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Baltimore County and the second-most populous unincorp ...

. The superintendent is Darryl L. Williams, appointed by the School Board on June 11, 2019.

Schools

All areas in Baltimore County are

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; as there are no incorporated cities in Baltimore County, all place names are neighborhoods, and have no legal jurisdiction over their areas.

Elementary schools

There are currently 106 elementary schools: * Arbutus Elementary School * Baltimore Highlands Elementary School * Battle Grove Elementary School * Bear Creek Elementary School * Bedford Elementary School * Berkshire Elementary School * Carney Elementary School * Carroll Manor Elementary School * Catonsville Elementary School * Cedarmere Elementary School * Chadwick Elementary School * Chapel Hill Elementary School * Charlesmont Elementary School * Chase Elementary School * Chatsworth School * Chesapeake Terrace Elementary School * Church Lane Elementary Technology * Colgate Elementary School * Cromwell Valley Elementary Magnet School * Deep Creek Elementary School * * Dogwood Elementary School * Dundalk Elementary School * Edgemere Elementary School * Edmondson Heights Elementary School * Elmwood Elementary School * Essex Elementary School * Fifth District Elementary School * Franklin Elementary School * Fullerton Elementary School * Glenmar Elementary School * Glyndon Elementary School * Grange Elementary School * Halethorpe Elementary School * Halstead Academy * Hampton Elementary School * Harford Hills Elementary School * Hawthorne Elementary School * Hebbville Elementary School * Hernwood Elementary School * Hillcrest Elementary School * Honeygo Elementary School * Jacksonville Elementary School * Johnnycake Elementary School * Joppa View Elementary School * Kingsville Elementary School * Lansdowne Elementary School * Logan Elementary School * Lutherville Laboratory * Mars Estates Elementary School * Martin Boulevard Elementary School * Mays Chapel Elementary School * McCormick Elementary School * Middleborough Elementary School * Middlesex Elementary School * Milbrook Elementary School * New Town Elementary School * Norwood Elementary School * Oakleigh Elementary School * Oliver Beach Elementary School * Orems Elementary School * Owings Mills Elementary School * Padonia International Elementary School * Perry Hall Elementary School * Pine Grove Elementary School * Pinewood Elementary School * Pleasant Plains Elementary School * Pot Spring Elementary School * Powhatan Elementary School * Prettyboy Elementary School * Randallstown Elementary School * Red House Run Elementary School * Reisterstown Elementary School * Relay Elementary School * Riderwood Elementary School * Riverview Elementary School * Rodgers Forge Elementary School * Sandalwood Elementary School * Sandy Plains Elementary School * Scotts Branch Elementary School * Seneca Elementary School * Seven Oaks Elementary School * Seventh District Elementary School * Shady Spring Elementary School * Sparks Elementary School * Stoneleigh Elementary School * Summit Park Elementary School * Sussex Elementary School * Timber Grove Elementary School * Timonium Elementary School * Victory Villa Elementary School * Villa Cresta Elementary School * Vincent Farm Elementary School * Warren Elementary School * * Westchester Elementary School * Westowne Elementary School * West Towson Elementary School * Winand Elementary School * Winfield Elementary School * Woodbridge Elementary School * Woodholme Elementary School * Woodmoor Elementary School

Middle schools

In the mid-1980s, Baltimore County shifted the grades in the intermediate-level schools. Until this time, the schools were called "junior high schools" and had grades 7–9. The 9th grade was moved into the high school and the 6th grade was moved in from nearby elementary schools, creating the current "middle school" model with grades 6–8. There are currently 30 middle schools: * Arbutus Middle School * Bridge Center * Catonsville Middle School * Cockeysville Middle School * Deep Creek Magnet Middle School * Deer Park Middle Magnet School * Dumbarton Middle School * Dundalk Middle School * General John Stricker Middle School * * Franklin Middle School * Hereford Middle School * Holabird Middle School * Lansdowne Middle School * Loch Raven Technical Academy * Meadowwood Education Center * Middle River Middle School *Northwest Academy of Health Sciences * Parkville Middle and Center of Technology * Perry Hall Middle School * Pikesville Middle School * Pine Grove Middle School *

Ridgely Middle School Ridgely Middle School is a Blue Ribbon-award-winning middle school that serves students in sixth through eighth grades as part of the Baltimore County Public Schools. This school serves students coming from elementary schools in Lutherville, Timo ...

* Rosedale Center Middle School * Southwest Academy * Sparrows Point Middle School * Stemmers Run Middle School * Sudbrook Magnet Middle School * * Woodlawn Middle School

High schools

There are currently 25 high schools: *

George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, also known just as the Carver Center is a Baltimore County-wide public magnet high school originally established in 1992 as one of three geographically spread technology high schools, (othe ...

Catonsville High School Catonsville High School (CHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is located on the southwest side of the county close to the Baltimore City border near Anne Arundel and Howard County, just outside t ...

* Chesapeake High School *

Dulaney High School Dulaney High School is a secondary school in Timonium, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The school serves a generally upper-middle class suburban community, with students from Timonium and surrounding areas in Baltimore County. Dula ...

Dundalk High School Dundalk High School (DHS) is a four-year public high school in the United States, located in Baltimore County, Maryland. The school opened in 1959. Starting in 2010, DHS was rebuilt and combined with Sollers Point Technical High School. The new b ...

* Eastern Technical High School * Franklin High School * Hereford High School * Kenwood High School *

Lansdowne High School Lansdowne High School (LHS), formerly known as Lansdowne Sr. High School, and currently known as the Lansdowne High School Academy for Advanced Professional Studies, is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. ...

* Loch Raven High School *

Milford Mill Academy Milford Mill Academy (MMA) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is located on the west side of the county close to the Baltimore City border just outside the Baltimore Beltway. About the School Milfo ...

* New Town High School *

Overlea High School Overlea High School (OHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The school was opened in 1961. About the school The original building was constructed in the early-1960s. The main structure is . It is locat ...

& Academy of Finance *

Owings Mills High School Owings Mills High School (OMHS) is a four-year public high school in Owings Mills, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools consolidated school district. History Construction for Owings Mills Junior-Senior High Sc ...

Parkville High School Parkville High School (PHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The school was originally established in 1953 on what is now the location of Parkville Middle School. The current high school building open ...

and Center for Math, Science, and Computer Science *

Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts Patapsco High School and Center For The Arts is a public high school in the United States, located in Dundalk in Baltimore County, Maryland, near Baltimore. About the School Patapsco is located in the suburban community of Dundalk, in southea ...

Perry Hall High School Perry Hall High School (PHHS) is a public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, established in 1967 enrolling about 2,000 students a year. Located in the northeastern Baltimore suburb of Perry Hall and serving the surrounding ...

Pikesville High School Pikesville High School (PHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools consolidated school district. The school was opened in 1964 as Pikesville Senior High S ...

Randallstown High School Randallstown High School is a public high school located in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It serves students in the Randallstown, Woodlawn, and Owings Mills areas. It is a part of Baltimore County Public Schools. Its primary feeder ...

* Sollers Point Technical High School * Sparrows Point High School *

Towson High School Towson High School is a high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, founded in 1873. The school's current stone structure was built in 1949. Located in the northern Baltimore suburb of Towson and serving the surrounding communities ...

* Woodlawn High School *

Western School of Technology and Environmental Science Western School of Technology and Environmental Science (WSTES), also known as Western Tech, is a public magnet school, magnet high school in Catonsville, Maryland, United States. The school's main focuses are its twelve magnet programs pertaini ...

High School Advanced Placement Scores 2015

Magnet Schools

These schools can be attended by any Baltimore County student through an application process. Students attend these schools as full-time students. * Chesapeake High * Chatsworth School * Church Lane Elementary * Cromwell Valley Elementary * Deep Creek Middle * Deer Park Magnet Middle * Eastern Technical * George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology * Halstead Academy * Kenwood High * Lansdowne High * Lansdowne Middle * Loch Raven Academy * Lutherville Laboratory * Milford Mill Academy * Overlea High * Parkville High * Parkville Middle * Patapsco High * Randallstown High * Sollers Point Technical High * Southwest Academy * Sparrows Point High * Sudbrook Magnet Middle * Towson High * Wellwood International * Western School of Technology * Windsor Mill Middle * Woodlawn High

Charter Schools

* Watershed Public Charter School

Specialty schools

* Battle Monument * Bridge Center * Campfield Early Childhood Center * Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies * Hannah More School * Maiden Choice School * R.I.C.A. Catonsville Education Center * Ridge Ruxton School * Rosedale Center * White Oak School

Capacity issues

In 1978, due to a dip in enrollment projections the elimination of six elementary schools and the repurposing of two middle schools was proposed by the board and eventually implemented by then superintendent Robert Y. Dubel despite significant public objection . At the January 11, 1978 board meeting: Dundalk, Gray Manor, Inverness, Lutherville, Parkville, and Towson elementary schools were proposed to be closed; Eastwood and Ruxton elementary schools proposed to be repurposed as special education facilities; and Towsontown Junior to be repurposed as Central Vocational-Technical Center. Overcrowding in some elementary schools due to population growth became an issue in 2007, particularly at four elementary schools in the Towson area — Hampton, Riderwood, Rodgers Forge, and Stoneleigh — which were said to have 451 more children than their 1,665-pupil capacity. In December 2007, a parents' advocacy group, Towson Families United, called for construction of a new elementary school to alleviate overcrowding, with the group threatening a demonstration near the courthouse office of Baltimore County Executive

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On May 6, 2008, the School Board announced that a new school would open in 2010 near the existing Ridge Ruxton School on Charles Street. Overcrowding continues to plague the BCPS school system. In 2018 it is particularly bad in the North East area of the school system. Where there is a deficit of over 1700 seats on the elementary level. Furthermore, Perry Hall Middle school is on track to be the largest school in the county with more than 400 students above maximum capacity.

Students and Teachers Accessing Tomorrow (S.T.A.T.)

To create 21st century learning environments that allow for student-centered learning experiences within the school system's "Framework for Teaching and Learning", Baltimore County Public Schools has established Students and Teachers Accessing Tomorrow (S.T.A.T.). S.T.A.T. is aligned with the school system's "Theory of Action", part of which is to "ensure that every school has an equitable, effective digital learning environment". The work that supports S.T.A.T.'s goals includes the district's conversions of curriculum, instruction, assessment, organizational development, infrastructure, communications, policy, and budget.

Demographics and notable events

BCPS has a $1.76 billion budget as per 2016, with a total enrollment of 111,127 students. The majority of its students are white (42.1%) and a 38.8% black student enrollment. Asians and Latinos are a minority with 6.7% and 7.7% enrollment respectively. In 2014, Sean McComb of Patapsco High School was named National Teacher of the Year. Superintendent S. Dallas Dance was appointed to the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans in August 2014. The school system was accepted into the prestigious 32-member League of Innovative Schools in February 2013. BCPS is the only school system in

to be designated as ISO 9001 international certification for management. On November 24, 2020, the school system's computer network suffered a

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attack suspected to be due to Ryuk malware. County school officials characterized it as "a catastrophic attack on our technology system" and said it could be weeks before recovery is complete. The school system's director of information technology said, "This is a ransomware attack which encrypts data as it sits and does not access or remove it from our system". Prior to the crippling malware attack, state auditors from the Maryland Office of Legislative Audits performed a periodic audit of the Baltimore County School System's computer network in 2019. They found several vulnerabilities in the system, such as insufficient monitoring of security activities, publicly accessible servers not isolated from the school system's internal network, and a lack of "intrusion detection ... for untrusted traffic".

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, Technical Director of the Information Security Institute at

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, said the auditors' discovery of "computers that were running on the internal network with no intrusion detection capabilities" was of particular concern. Although the final report by the Maryland Office of Legislative Audits was released on November 19, 2020, the auditors initially warned the school system of its findings in October 2019.

Leadership

The school district is led by superintendent Darryl Williams and his respective cabinet, consisting of a chief of staff as well as academic, communications, administrative operations, and human resource officers.

References

External links

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