BCP Community Spotlight: West Baltimore Renaissance Foundation
The West Baltimore Renaissance Foundation (WBRF), a division of LifeBridge Health Inc. founded in 2019 to support and bolster community wellbeing, is a proud supporter of Frederick Elementary School, the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter serving the historic West Baltimore neighborhood. For the 2025-26 school year, WBRF generously gave $2,500 through its Small […]
City Springs’ Rhonda Richetta: City Schools’ Longest-tenured School Leader
For October’s National Principals Month, we mark a very special milestone for Dr. Rhonda Richetta, Principal of City Springs Elementary/Middle School. It’s not only her 21st year as principal; it’s also her 39th year as an employee with Baltimore City Public Schools. This makes her the longest-tenured school leader in City Schools. In August, the […]
Frederick Families Are Speaking Up—and the Results Are Strong
For years, Frederick Elementary School worked hard to encourage more families to complete the annual City Schools Family Survey. This year, that effort is paying off in a big way. Not only did more Frederick families respond this year than in years past, but their feedback reflects a strong and positive connection to the school. […]
Fighting Food Insecurity: Wolfe Street Academy’s Approach
Upper Fells Point is home to Wolfe Street Academy, a community school that works every day to support not just students, but the families and neighborhood it serves. One challenge facing the community is access to affordable, healthy food. Approximately 70% of families with children at Wolfe Street Academy live below the poverty line, making […]
Teacher Spotlight: Alex Scott, Wolfe Street Academy
One of the new faces at Wolfe Street Academy this fall is a familiar one at Baltimore Curricular Project (BCP): Alex Scott, BCP Tutor, and graduate of Hampstead Hill Academy. Role at Wolfe Street: Alex primarily works with a small reading group of 1st grade students and provides supplementary math and language instruction to a […]
How Families Stay Connected with BCP Schools
The start of a new school year is about more than new classrooms, new teachers, and new routines. It is also a time for school communities to come together. Over the past several weeks, all six Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) schools have hosted Back-to-School Nights, welcoming families into their buildings and creating opportunities to meet […]
City Springs Selected as Maryland Green School
One of Maryland’s newest Green Schools is City Springs Elementary/Middle School, chosen after a two-year grant application and announced last Earth Day on April 22, 2026. Part of a statewide network of PreK-12 schools, Maryland Green Schools, sponsored by the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education, recognizes sustainability programs that are helping to empower […]
Frederick Elementary Leads BCP on Cutting Chronic Absenteeism
Last year, Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) launched the Transforming Attendance Initiative, to help its six-member network of schools address the critical challenge of chronic absenteeism, which public schools across Maryland and the nation are facing. During its first year of the program, BCP reduced network-wide chronic absenteeism from 45.55% to 37.85%. The Initiative reinforced the […]
How BCP’s Academic Coaches Strengthen Teaching and Learning
A hallmark of the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) educational model is the use of academic coaches in each BCP school. These full-time former classroom teachers serve as peer leaders and mentors to veteran and newer teachers. Highly trained, BCP academic coaches work individually with teachers and departments to provide training on Direct Instruction and other […]
BCP September Board Meeting Recap
There is a lot to celebrate with the new 2026–2027 school year. At its September 10 meeting, the Baltimore Curriculum Project Board of Directors gathered at Wolfe Street Academy to hear updates from across BCP’s six neighborhood conversion charter schools and look ahead to another year of learning, growth, and opportunity. Strong Starts Across BCP […]