Roland Park Elementary/Middle School
School Counselors’ Newsletter
Nicholas D’Ambrosio,
Daniel Hellerbach, Assistant
Janet Fonda, School Counselor for 841, 842,
Samantha Bookman, School Counselor for 843, 844,
October 10, 2014
2nd Edition
Principal
Principal
845, 848
846, 847
8th graders’ High School Choice
SCHOOL
CHOICE
FAIR
Saturday,
December
6, 2014
@Baltimore
Convention
Center
Dear Students and Parents/Guardians,
High School Choice activities are in full swing! Be sure to take home this
newsletter, have discussions with your parent/guardian and plan together to
attend open houses and the School Choice Fair (12/6/14; see left). These
newsletters are also available at www.baltimorecityschools.org/233.
Remember that admission to many BCPS high schools is based upon a
composite score determined by your 7th grade final grades, and your 8th grade
first quarter grades, TerraNova scores, and attendance.
The timeline we expect from the Office of Enrollment, Choice and Transfers
(ECT) for high school applications is that every student will receive his/her
application and official composite scores by mid-November. Your completed
application is due back to your school counselor by December 23, 2014.
Parents and students, feel free to call or email us ([email protected],
[email protected]) to schedule an appointment to discuss high
school options. School assignment letters will be mailed to your homes by the
Office of ECT on February 27, 2015.
~Ms. Bookman and Ms. Fonda
BCPS High School Open House Dates
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Sunday, October 26
Thursday, November 6
www.bpi.edu
1:00-3:00 pm
6:00-8:00 pm
Western High School (girls)
Sunday, October 26
Tuesday, November 11
www.baltimorecityschools.org/407
3:00-5:00pm
6:00-8:00 pm
Baltimore School for the Arts
Saturday, October 11
Baltimore City College
Thursday, October 16
Tuesday, November 25
www.bsfa.org
9:00am-12:00pm (last name A-L)
12:00-3:00pm (last name M-Z)
www.baltimorecitycollege.us
6:00-8:00 pm
6:00-8:00pm
Mergenthaler VoTech (Mervo)
Monday, November 24
Wednesday, December 10
Saturday, December 13
www.mervo.org
5:30-7:30pm
5:30-7:30pm
9:00am-12:00pm
Phone: (410) 396-6420
Fax : (410) 545 -6328 (main office)
(410) 435 – 0483
E-mail:
Daniel Hellerbach [email protected]
Janet Fonda
[email protected]
Samantha Bookman [email protected]
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High School Open House Dates – continued
Coppin Academy - Wednesday, October 22
6:00-8:00 pm
Baltimore Design School
www.baltimoredesignschool.com
Saturday, October 18 10:00am-12:00pm
Wednesday, November 12
6:00-8:00pm
Shadowing
City and Poly: Dates are already scheduled for large-group visits to City and Poly,
called Preview Days. Students who sign up and qualify to shadow will receive
permission slips early next week.
Preview Day at Poly: October 23
Preview Days at City: November 18 and 19
Western High School (girls): see Ms. Bookman or Ms. Fonda for a permission slip.
Western has numerous dates in November available.
For shadowing at other schools, parents can directly contact the school in which you
are interested to inquire if they offer shadowing. Please inform your homeroom
teacher and your counselor with a parent note/email to be marked present that day.
High School Programs with Separate Applications:
Ingenuity@Poly – applications will be available November 1 at
www.ingenuityproject.org and are due to the Ingenuity Office by December 19,
2014.
Baltimore School for the Arts - Audition applications are available at
www.bsfa.org or from your counselors. The deadline for the application is
November 26, 2014. Auditions are January 26-29, 2015.
Charter Schools in Baltimore City Schools – most have separate applications
and due dates. Visit
www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde/programs/charter_schools/
Center for Talented Youth (CTY) – Johns Hopkins University CTY
applications are available in the counseling office (Room 314) for students who scored
advanced on the MSAs. Fee waivers/financial aid are available for students who
receive free or reduced lunch. For more info, call 410.735.6278 or visit
www.cty.jhu.edu.
Private and Parochial High School Information
Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools: www.aimsmddc.org
Baltimore area Catholic schools: www.archbalt.org
The Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust (www.besttrust.org) partners with 19 independent private
schools, recruits and supports academically ambitious, African American students with financial need
from the Baltimore area. Once students enroll, B.E.S.T. provides academic preparation,
character/leadership development and support programs.
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Stay Updated on Baltimore City High School Choice by
visiting the School Choice website. Also use the ‘Find a School’
search tool: www.baltimorecityschools.org/choice.
Online Communications at RPEMS
Parent Portal: Keep track of your child’s academic progress online on our
school website www.baltimorecityschools.org/233, select Parent Portal on
the left menu and set up your account. Parents can use Parent Portal to
view report cards.
Classroom Parent: Email communications from RPEMS staff and PTA. Visit
our school website at www.baltimorecityschools.org/233, select Classroom
Parent on left menu and sign up for an account.
Student Service
Learning
Earn more hours this year
and next summer. Try to
earn 50 or more hours
before high school!
Remember to get all SSL
projects PRE-APPROVED
by Ms. Fonda or
Ms. Bookman.
SSL forms are available
from your counselors or
at www.baltimorecityschools.org/233.
Click on Academics,
select School Counseling
Department, and select
Service Learning Info
from the left menu.
Teacher
Lisa Gelzer
Luz Belleza
Victoria Phillips
Sylvia Morrell
Ian Siepel
Teacher
David Hallam
Yelena Schwartz
Alexandra Fleming
Nancy Hoppa
Judith Egerton
Maya Spicinetskiy
Teacher
Scott Sommerer
Ann Kennedy
Katie Ketterer
Steven Wais
Kimberly Mooney
Karen Saar
Clare Grizzard
Laura Emberson
Danni Schmitt
Dana Goode
Teams N & P
Subject
Language Arts
Science
Mathematics
Special Education
Social Studies
Team D
Subject
Language Arts
Mathematics
Social Studies
Science
Mathematics
Mathematics
E-Mail Address
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
E-Mail Address
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Special Areas
Subject
E-Mail Address
French
[email protected]
Library
[email protected]
Physical Education
[email protected]
Physical Education
[email protected]
Spanish
[email protected]
Theatre Arts
[email protected]
Visual Arts
[email protected]
Visual Arts
[email protected]
Music / Band
[email protected]
String
[email protected]
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