January 22, 2025, 7:00 – 8:30pm  Mental Health Trends & the Needs of Our Students in Public Schools

We are continuing this year’s program focus on public education in Maryland. In January, our general meeting will be on Mental Health Trends and the Needs of Our Students in public schools. The guest speaker, Courtney Brown, is a licensed clinical social worker. She is currently the Supervisor, Mental Health Services, Office of Student Support Services for Baltimore County Public Schools. She previously served as a school social worker and also worked as a crisis counselor.

We will meet via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88531862877 Meeting ID: 885 3186 2877 One tap mobile +13017158592, ,88531862877# US (Washington DC) +16469313860,,88531862877# US

Nov. 16, 2024, from 10:00 – 11:30 am – Maryland’s Blueprint for the Future.

Location:  Grace Methodist Church,  5407 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21210.  The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future  (https://blueprint.marylandpublicschools.org/)  was passed by the General Assembly in 2021  to advance public education in the state.  It is a set of policies and dedicated funding to transform Maryland’s early childhood, elementary and secondary education system to levels of high-performing systems around the world.  John Staley, the Blueprint Coordinator for Baltimore County Public Schools will be our guest speaker.  He will focus on what are the five pillars, how it is funded and how we can support these efforts as individual citizens.