The December Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) Board of Directors quarterly meeting was held on December 12, 2024.
As is the BCP board meeting tradition, each quarterly board meeting rotates to a different BCP school. The meeting’s location was Wolfe Street Academy with guest presenter PrincipalMark Gaither. Principal Gaither is in his 20th year as principal at Wolfe Street. Principal Gaither shared academic highlights of the school and general updates with the board.
New Board Member Nakeya Houlton attended her first meeting in December. The mother
of a 6th grade student at Pimlico Elementary / Middle School, Nakeya moved to Baltimore a little over a year ago with the goal of becoming more involved in the community. She has been an active and generous member of the school community since enrolling her son in 5th grade at Pimlico. Nakeya is a certified medical billing and coding specialist and has worked in the health field for over six years. She appreciates Pimlico’ staff and leadership and is eager to support BCP’s efforts. Welcome, Nakeya!
Board Meeting highlights included:
Enrollment is up across the six BCP schools, with City Springs Elementary / Middle School and Hampstead Hill Academy seeing the largest increases and minimal decreases for Govans Elementary School and Pimlico Elementary / Middle School. The families returning to the redevelopment Perkins Square community (the new residences where the Perkins Homes neighborhood once stood) are boosting City Springs’ enrollment.
Hampstead Hill Academy and Wolfe Street Academy received 4-star ratings on the MSDE Report Card for SY24, with Wolfe Street improving its rating from the previous year. City Springs also improved from 2 stars to 3 stars this year All three schools up for renewal were recommended for new 3-year terms; Frederick’s renewal recommendation comes with conditions to improve academic performance.
The Hampstead Hill Academy Renovation project is going well and is expected to be completed by April 2025.
SAVE THE DATE for the 2025 Are You Smarter Than A BCP Student?
May 15, 2025, at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm. For details, click here.
