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From: rolandparkpta@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rolandparkpta@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Dianne Schwartz
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 10:29 AM
To: rolandparkpta@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [rolandparkpta] Ingenuity application question

 

Hi Susan,  I'm assuming that our kids have pupil ID numbers even though we are new to Baltimore?  Dianne Schwartz, mother of Kiri and Ellie Maza; also assuming that my turning in our New York State tests for the application will be fine?  Is there someone who administers the Ingenuity program who I can double-triple check that with.  I'd hate for her app to get lost in the system due to a glitch with the 4th grade state test being from a different state.  Thanks so much. 

On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 8:57 AM, SUSAN SCOTT <scottlaw9@verizon.net> wrote:

 

We are happy to add the pupil ID number to the application materials for the Ingenuity Program.

 

Susan Scott

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From: Renee Wilson <rwilsob@jhmi.edu>
To: rolandparkpta@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, November 22, 2009 2:22:57 PM

Subject: [rolandparkpta] Ingenuity application question

 

I’m working on getting the ingenuity applications together for my daughter and am unsure where I get the BCPSS Pupil ID#.

 

Can anyone help out with this?

 

Renee

 

Renee F. Wilson, MSc

Research Program Manager

Johns Hopkins University

Evidence-based Practice Center

1830 E. Monument Street, Room 8061

Baltimore, MD 21287

phone: 410-955-9868

fax: 410-955-0825

 

Nancy, can you please post again the kids still in need of presents? Not
sure who has been selected and who hasn't... Thx!

Hart, Nancy wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> There is still time to contribute to the Christmas gifts for Roland
> Park families. If you don’t have time to shop, please consider
> donating money. I will go shopping on Dec. 18^th to buy from the list
> I sent out. Our families need your help if you can give. Thank you
> very much,
>
> .
>
> *Nancy Hart, LCSW-C*
>
> Roland Park Elementary/Middle School #233
>
> 5207 Roland Ave.
>
> Baltimore, MD 21210
>
> 410-396-6420
>
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I am looking for a piano teacher for a brand-new beginning student, age 9. Price
is definitely an issue -- $25 or so per lesson would be great. And walkable from
the Evergreen neighborhood preferred. Thanks for any ideas.

Marion Winik
mother and groupie of Jane Sartwell

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All -
I am looking for a math tutor for my daughter, who is having a tough time in 6th
grade AA math.  I would love to find someone who is available after school on
Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday, and could meet Hannah at school and tutor her in
the library (either school or Pratt) for an hour per week.  Any suggestions
welcome! Thanks!

Rebecca Murphy
Carter (3rd grade, Duggan) and Hannah (6th grade, Punch) Jones' mom

This coming semester our department is hosting a visiting professor from
Essex University who needs to rent a furnished place from mid-January to
June 2010.  He will be here with his wife (who is also a political
scientist) and 10-year old son (who will be enrolled at Boys Latin).  The
family's original rental arrangement just fell through at the last minute,
so any suggestions for a two- or three-bedroom rental (even unfurnished)
would be greatly appreciated.  If you have any leads, please respond
directly to my colleague William Connolly at pluma@....  Thanks in
advance.

Best,
Kellee

Kellee S. Tsai
Professor of Political Science
Director of East Asian Studies
337 Mergenthaler Hall
3400 North Charles Street
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218
Voice: (410) 516-7972
Fax: (410) 516-5515
New web address:  https://jshare.johnshopkins.edu/ktsai1/web

I know this is very early, but I have furniture that I'd like to donate to May
Mart. They aren't highly valuable pieces (two coffee tables, a TV stand, a
bookcase), but I'd rather have them go to May Mart than the Goodwill. Of course,
I don't want to inconvenience anyone, but if someone has the space and is
anticipating taking the May Mart donations, I'd love to be able to move them if
possible...

Does anyone know the school's fax number?  It's not listed on the School website
or the city Ed. Dept. website.  Thanks in advance!

Helaine Fingold
mother of Mattea (5th) and Lulu (3rd)

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Roland Park Elem/Middle School Fundraiser!

Shop for a Good Cause!

 

A People United will donate 15% of sales to our school when you mention RPEMS when making a purchase!

Friday, December 11th thru Thursday, December 24th

Open until 8pm during the holiday season

516 North Charles Street

(near the Walters Art Museum)

 

 

 

 

 

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We are still accepting all your toys for consignment that are in good condition,
clean and complete for the Holiday season. Please call us at 410-433-9086 if you
would like to bring any to the store. Thanks.

Julia Clarizio
Little Lamb Consignments
5002 Lawndale Ave.

All -

Attached is a latest issue of the Goldenrod.

Thanks,

Dave Waldo

 

Hello All,

I've been invited to see a speaker named "Scary Guy" who goal is eliminate hate, prejudice, and bullying by teaching children how to transcend.  I've seen him once and his story and mission is amazing.  He's spoken to million of children worldwide, has been invited to speak to the English Parliament, and is being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize next year. HIS PICTURE IS TRULY WORTH 1000 WORDS.

I am able to bring guests with me for FREE and I'd like to invite leader or interested community member.  I'm attending the morning session from 8:30 - 10:00.  Anyone interested in this amazing event, rsvp to me via e-mail.

thanks,

Mia

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PRESS RELEASE 

For Immediate Release:  Tuesday, December 8, 2009 

Nation’s 2009 Report Card on Big City Districts Shows City Schools’ 

Low-Income, African American Students Ahead of Majority of Peers 

First-ever comparison of Baltimore and big-city peers reflects momentum,  

need for improvement 

(Baltimore, MD) — The U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics released the 

mathematics portion of its biennial report on select big-city school districts today, and in its first year of 

participation Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) emerges as a competitive district with a clear picture 

of how it ranks among its peers—and how much it must improve to rank among the nation’s top large, urban 

school districts. 

According to the Nation’s Report Card Mathematics 2009 Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA), City 

Schools has the highest concentration of low-income, African American students among the 18 participating 

districts this year, and their average scale scores exceeded, met or were within just a couple points of the national 

and “large city” averages for low-income African American students. City Schools’ low-income, African 

American students outperformed their peers in all but one (Miami-Dade) of the six other new TUDA districts this 

year (Detroit, Fresno, Jefferson County/Louisville, Milwaukee and Philadelphia). They also outperformed several 

veteran TUDA districts with similarly high concentrations of low-income and/or African American students 

(Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.). 

“These data validate the progress that Baltimore is making on state tests,” said Mike Casserly, Executive Director 

of the Council of Great City Schools, a founding partner of TUDA. “They establish a baseline for further reforms 

and demonstrate that the city has already outstripped many others with similar demographic characteristics.” 

The 2009 TUDA report—which represents the first time City Schools has been compared to other big-city school 

districts and the country as a whole—comes on the heels of solid gains for the school system on the Maryland 

School Assessment (MSA), especially among low-income and African American students. The national report 

shows that City Schools' predominantly low-income, African American students are competitive with their peers 

nationally, and that City Schools’ students overall rank solidly in the middle of the pack in the 4th grade and ahead 

of all but one of their close demographic peers in the 8th grade. The TUDA report also underscores the ground that 

City Schools must cover to be among the nation’s top-performing districts overall.   

“Until now we have only been able to compare City Schools to other Maryland school systems, all of which are 

suburban or rural and demographically unlike us. We have not had the chance to look at how we are doing within 

the context of other urban districts with challenges similar to ours,” said Neil E. Duke, Chair, Baltimore City 

Board of School Commissioners. “With TUDA, we are able to see how we compare to other large urban school 

districts like us, which is extremely helpful, especially now in this time of transformation for our school system.” 

“We joined TUDA because it is the gold standard for educational assessment in this country. It tells us how we 

are doing compared to our true peers, which is extremely valuable in gauging our efforts,” said City Schools CEO 

AndrĂ©s A. Alonso. “But most importantly, TUDA gives us a baseline for future progress. It provides valuable data 

that we will use to inform our reform efforts moving forward, and it forces on us an unprecedented level of 

accountability: it puts us on the national radar, shoulder to shoulder with other school systems like us.” 

Every other year the National Center for Education Statistics issues the Nation’s Report Card which, according to 

many, is the only “common yardstick” for measuring student performance across the 50 states. The report card is 

based on results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a rigorous assessment administered 

to a large sample of 4th- and 8th-grade students in every odd year. During winter 2009, students took NAEP in 

reading, math and science, and earlier this fall the 2009 Nation’s Report Card was released. This report gave 

results for states and for the nation as a whole. 

TUDA is a disaggregation of NAEP results for a select set of large urban school districts. It ranks big-city 

districts, and it compares these districts to their states and the nation as a whole. TUDA also provides a range and 

depth of data on student performance that state assessments do not. TUDA membership is voluntary, but districts 

must apply to participate and be approved and funded by the U.S. Congress; they must also represent urban 

populations of 250,000 or more to participate. The 2009 report is the fourth year of TUDA results and is for math 

only; reading and science results will be released in the spring. 

The 17 other 2009 TUDA members include some of the nation’s largest and more affluent urban districts: 

Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Fresno, Houston, Jefferson 

County/Louisville, Los Angeles, Miami-Dade, Milwaukee, New York City, Philadelphia and San Diego. Of 

these, Detroit, Fresno, Jefferson County, Miami-Dade, Milwaukee and Philadelphia are new TUDA members, 

like City Schools. For these districts, the 2009 TUDA data represent an initial reading of how they rank among 

their peers, and a baseline for future releases of TUDA data. Three of Baltimore City’s closest demographic 

peers—Atlanta, Washington, D.C. and Cleveland—have participated in TUDA since the first TUDA report was 

issued in 2003. 

While participating TUDA districts must meet the “large city” population criteria, the demographics among them 

range widely. Baltimore City is close demographically to Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Cleveland and Detroit, but it 

has higher percentages of low-income and African American students than most other TUDA districts. For 

example, 87 percent of the students in Baltimore’s 4th-grade TUDA sample are African American and 84 percent 

of them qualify for Free or Reduced Price Meals, while just 39 percent of the students in Boston’s 4th-grade 

TUDA sample are African American and 78 percent of them qualify for Free or Reduced Price Meals.