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The Gazette

301-262-5511

A BACK-TO-SCHOOL GUIDE

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Prince George’s County n August 2013

Charter schools

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Colleges/universities

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Early childhood

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Elementary schools

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High schools

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Middle schools

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New schools, academies start this year

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Online form now available to report bullying

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School board/CEO

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School calendar Scholarships for Prince George’s students

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Students from Chillum Elementary School watch a flyover by the Prince George’s police helicopter during Career Day.

Science/outdoor education centers

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Tulip Grove Elementary School students wave flags and sing patriotic songs to an audience of veterans.

University Park Elementary School student Ariel Wingard eats green eggs and ham as part of the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day. Vermelle Green (standing), founder of S.A.C.R.E.D. Life Academy for Boys, checks on students Christopher Hardy (left) and Giovanni Madrigal in Capitol Heights.

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IMPORTANT SCHOOL NUMBERS Academics:

301-952-6280

Fingerprinting/Background Checks:

301-952-6775

Special Education:

301-618-8300

Adult Education/Evening High School/GED:

301-322-0891

Food and Nutrition Services:

301-952-6580

Student Affairs/Safe and Drug Free Schools:

301-749-4379 301-952-6384

Alternative Education Office:

301-618-7320

French Immersion:

301-808-8265

Student Services:

Appeals:

301-952-6195

GED and ESOL (Prince George’s Community College):

301-322-0891

Student Records (Copies of diplomas, graduation verification): 301-567-5781

Athletics:

301-669-6000

Health Services:

301-749-4722

Student Transcripts:

301-952-6175

Before and After Care:

301-636-8412

Home and Hospital Teaching

:301-567-8642

Student Transfers:

301-567-5781

Board of Education Office:

301-952-6115

Home Schooling:

301-333-1001

Superintendent’s Office:

301-952-6008

Career and Technical Education:

301-669-6012

Homeless Education:

301-925-2482

Supplemental Educational Services/Title I:

301-618-8390

Charter and Contract Schools Office:

301-808-8150

Human Resources Customer Service Center:

301-780-2191

Talented and Gifted (TAG):

301-808-3790

Child Find:

301-808-2719

Infant/Toddler Program:

301-925-1985

Talent Development:

301-749-4600

Choice/Option Schools (Title I):

301-925-2392

International Student Office:

301-445-8460

Teacher Leadership and Professional Development:

301-749-4600

Communications:

301-952-6001

Judy Hoyer Family Learning Center(Central):

301-808-8180

Test Administration:

301-702-3860

Constituent Services:

301-952-6378

Judy Hoyer Family Learning Center (North):

301-408-6860

Transportation:

301-952-6570

Council of Prince George’s County PTAs:

301-408-5539

Maintenance:

301-952-6500

TTD Services/Hearing and Speech Impaired:

301-952-6068

Creative and Performing Arts:

301-808-8317

Montessori:

301-445-8450

Curriculum and Instruction:

301-808-8240

New Schools and Charter Schools:

301-618-7320

Deputy Superintendent’s Office:

301-952-6011

Office of Interpreting and Translating:

301-408-5511

Early Childhood (Head Start, Pre-K and K):

301-808-2707

Professional School Counseling:

301-567-8669

English for Speakers of Other Languages Program:

301-445-8450

Psychological Services:

301-431-5630

Even Start Program:

301-431-6220

Pupil Accounting and School Boundaries:

301-952-6300

Evening HS:

301-669-6000

Security Services:

301-499-7000

Facility Use:

301-952-6551

Building Alarms:

301-499-7019

AREA OFFICES Area 1:

301-808-8150

Area 2:

301-669-6060

High School Performance:

301-699-6000

TurnAround Schools:

301-702-3910

SOURCE: PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2013-2014 CALENDAR Aug. 5-7:

Monday-Wednesday

Professional duty days for new teachers

Jan. 16:

Thursday

End of second quarter (46 days)

Aug. 8:

Thursday

Eid al-Fitr**

Jan. 17:

Friday

Grading/teacher planning. Schools closed for students.

Jan. 20:

Monday

Holiday – Martin L. King Jr. Day*

February:

TBD

Second quarter report cards released.

Feb. 5:

Wednesday

Professional development. Schools closed half day for students.

Feb. 14:

Friday

Teacher planning. Schools closed for students.

Feb. 17:

Monday

Holiday, Presidents Day*

March:

TBD

Third quarter progress reports released

Aug. 12-16:

Monday-Friday

Professional duty days for all teachers

Aug. 19:

Monday

First day of school for students

Sept. 2:

Monday

Holiday, Labor Day*

Sept. 5:

Thursday

Holiday, Rosh Hashanah**. All schools closed. All offices open.

Sept. 6:

Friday

Rosh Hashanah**

Sept. 14:

Saturday

Yom Kippur**

Sept. 27:

Friday

Professional development. Schools closed for students.

March 27:

Thursday

End of third quarter (46 days)

Oct.:

TBD

First quarter progress reports released.

March 28:

Friday

Oct. 15:

Tuesday

Eid al-Adha**

Grading/teacher planning. Schools closed for students.

Oct. 18:

Friday

MSEA Convention. Schools closed for students and teachers.

Oct. 25:

Friday

End of first quarter (46 days)

Oct. 28:

Monday

Grading/teacher planning. Schools closed for students.

November:

TBD

First quarter report cards released

Nov. 11:

Monday

Parent-teacher conferences. Schools closed for students.

Nov. 27:

Wednesday

TBD

Third quarter report cards released

Monday-Thursday

Spring Break. Schools closed for students and teachers.

April 18 & 21:

Friday and Monday

Holidays, Easter*

May:

TBD

Fourth quarter progress reports released, seniors

May:

TBD

Fourth quarter progress reports released

May 26:

Monday

Holiday, Memorial Day*

June 5:

Thursday

Last day for students (half day ).*** End of fourth quarter (42 days). Subject to change due to inclement weather

June 6:

Friday

Last day for teachers. Subject to change due to inclement weather.

June 6 & 9-11:

Friday, Monday-Wednesday

Inclement weather makeup days

June:

TBD

Fourth quarter report cards released

Thanksgiving Break. Schools closed for students and teachers. All offices open.

Nov. 28-29:

Thursday-Friday

Holidays, Thanksgiving*

December:

TBD

Second quarter progress reports released

Dec. 23-25:

Monday-Wednesday

Holidays, Christmas*

Dec. 26-27, 30:

Thursday, Friday, Monday

Winter Break.* Schools and offices closed.

Dec. 31 – Jan. 1:

Tuesday-Wednesday

Holidays, New Year’s*

*ALL SCHOOLS AND OFFICES CLOSED

April: April 14-17:

SOURCE: PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

**HOLIDAY BEGINS AT SUNSET OF THE PRECEDING DAY. PGCPS PROHIBITS SCHEDULING OF ANY MEETINGS OR ACTIVITIES DURING OR AFTER THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY (DOES NOT APPLY TO STATE OR REGIONAL EVENTS).

AUGUST 2013

Bullying can be reported online New option now allows complaints to be emailed

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ANFENSON-COMEAU STAFF WRITER

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Prince George’s County police take part in a mock school shooting in July at High Point High School in Beltsville, where they escorted police cadets pretending to be students out of the school.

Security efforts rise at schools Panic buttons and secured access among $7.5 million in enhancements

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AMBER LARKINS STAFF WRITER

To ensure student safety in Prince George’s County Public Schools, the school system is beefing up security by adding electronic safety devices to all schools and practicing emergency protocols.

The school system is investing $7.5 million in devices such as surveillance cameras, electronic entry and panic buttons, and a system for alerting authorities in an emergency situation for its 205 school facilities, said Michael Blow, director of security for county public schools.

Parent Teacher Organization President Dawn Wampler of Heather Hills Elementary School in Bowie said the measures are a good step for improving school security, as county schools don’t appear to be designed in a way that allows good supervision of the buildings.

“I know that security issues are something that has been very important to the staff,” Wampler said. “I’m glad that the county is actually being proactive in making some changes.”

Because of school size and layout, some schools will take longer than others to get physical security enhancements.

This summer, Blow said officials did a preassessment on the schools to see which would be easier to do based on the building’s age, size and layout.

“It won’t happen by the time school starts, but by the time school starts we will

be well underway,” Blow said.

The installments will begin Aug. 1 and be done by the end of the school year, he said.

While about 150 of the schools have surveillance cameras, about a quarter of county schools still do not, Blow said.

The school system has been authorized to have supervisory personnel oversee security staff at all of the schools and the security staff’s job will be to make sure staff are in the appropriate places and to support the principals, Blow said.

There was also a large-scale active shooter drill July 19 at High Point High School in Beltsville, with observers from the school system and law enforcement personnel. Blow says the schools system plans to partner with law enforcement and fire safety at least three times in different locations throughout the year to ensure school officials and public safety personnel get the opportunity to practice for crises together.

Prince George’s County Public Schools Security is also in the infancy of planning quarterly lockdown drills to make sure everyone has a basic understanding of the appropriate responses if an incident occurs, Blow said.

Segun Eubanks, school board chairman, said during the spring security staff worked closely with law enforcement partners to make recommendations to the board for expanded security measures, such as panic buttons and electronic entry.

“I believe these measures will greatly improve safety and peace of mind for both students and staff,” Eubanks said. “After we have had the opportunity to see these new measures in action, we will see what additional improvements need to be made.”

Reporting bullying and harassment in Prince George’s County Public Schools may become easier this school year with a new online version of the form available on the school system’s website.

Downloadable copies had previously been available at www1.pgcps.org/antibullying/, and had to be delivered by hand to the school, but the new forms can be filled out and submitted online, said Diane Powell, director of Student Services in the Office of Student Engagement and School Support.

Powell said the online form will make it easier for students, who may feel intimidated or worried about retribution, to file bullying reports.

Forms are also available in each school’s office, in guidance counseling and at other locations in schools, in both English and Spanish, Powell said.

In the 2011-2012 school year, there were 325 reported bullying incidents in county schools, according to the “Bullying, Harassment or Intimidation Report” presented to the Maryland General Assembly in March as required by law.

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According to the report, Prince George’s has the second lowest number of reported incidents per 100 students (2.6) in the state with only Harford County having fewer per-capita reported incidents (2.1).

Beth McCracken-Harness, former president of PGTAG, a community organization for parents of children in the county’s Talented and Gifted (TAG) program, said the issue of bullying is a major concern.

“I think there are lots of unreported incidents,” said McCracken-Harness, based on conversations with other parents.

The new online system will also allow for better tracking of reports, Powell said.

Parents or students who file reports will be notified of the outcome, Powell said, but due to privacy concerns, cannot be notified of any punishment issued to the offender. If parents are not satisfied with the outcome of the investigation, they are encouraged to contact her office, at 301-567-5702, and officials will take a second look at the investigation.

William Reinhard, spokesman for the Maryland State Department of Education, said parents can contact the MSDE if they feel a bullying incident has still not been handled satisfactorily.

“But the bottom line is, these incidents should be handled locally,” he said.

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS UNDERSTANDING THE SCHOOL LIST

• Guidance counselors: Guidance counselors can be reached through the main telephone number for the school, unless otherwise noted. Some schools may include more than one person as a guidance counselor contact.

• School capacity: This figure is for the capacity of the school building. Capacity does not include temporary buildings (temps) on school grounds. Each listing includes the capacity of the school building and how many temps are at each school.

• School enrollment: Based on a listing from the Prince George’s County Public Schools System.

• ESOL: Identifies schools that offer English for Speakers of Other Languages program or are used as ESOL centers.

• School Progress Index (SPI): SPI is based on achievement, growth and gap reduction. Schools with an SPI of 1.0000 or higher have met their performance target.

Data is listed as reported in the MSDE 2012 Maryland Report Card (www.mdreportcard .org).

This information provided by Prince George’s County Public Schools is a partial list that includes schools from this part of Prince George’s County. The complete list is located at www.gazette.net.

Adelphi ES 8820 Riggs Road Adelphi, MD 20783 Phone: 301-431-6250 Fax: 301-445-8468 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/adelphi Principal: Jane Ennis Guidance Counselor: Salathia Dawkins Number of Teachers: 21 Capacity: 451 Enrollment: 614 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Tiger Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Not Met/0.9893 MSA Reading: 86.9 MSA Math: 84

Beacon Heights ES 6929 Furman Parkway Riverdale, MD 20737 Phone: 301-918-8700 Fax: 301-918-8707 Hours: 8:15 a.m.-2:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ beaconheights Principal: Lynne Stuewe Guidance Counselor: Beth Frissell Number of Teachers: 25 Capacity: 360 Enrollment: 447

Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Lighthouse Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0120 MSA Reading: 81.5 MSA Math: 83.4

Beltsville Academy 4300 Wicomico Avenue Beltsville, MD 20705 Phone: 301-572-0630 Fax: 301-572-0671 Hours: 8:30 a.m.-3:10 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ beltsville Principal: vacant Guidance Counselors: Diane Bryant, Julia Canty-Warrick, Caren McCalla, Chandra Watson Number of Teachers: 55 Capacity: 848 Enrollment: 961 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Bulldog Before/After Care: No SPI: Not Met/0.9991 MSA Reading: 85 MSA Math: 81.5

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Continued from Page 6 Berwyn Heights ES 6200 Pontiac Street Berwyn Heights, MD 20740 Phone: 240-684-6210 Fax: 240-684-6216 Hours: 9:15 a.m.-3:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ berwynheights Principal: Karen Singer Guidance Counselor: n/a Number of Teachers: 45 Capacity: 518 Enrollment: 476 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Husky Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Not met/0.9014 MSA Reading: 80.1 MSA Math: 77 Bladensburg ES 4915 Annapolis Road Bladensburg, MD 20710 Phone: 301-985-1450 Fax: 301-985-1457 Hours: 8:15 a.m.-2:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ bladensburges Principal: Judith HaughtonWilliams Guidance Counselor: Regina Stevenson Number of Teachers: 57 Capacity: 691 Enrollment: 711 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Bulldog Before/After Care: No SPI: Not Met/0.9522 MSA Reading: 70 MSA Math: 70.4 Bond Mill ES 16001 Sherwood Avenue Laurel, MD 20707 Phone: 301-497-3600 Fax: 301-497-3606 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ bondmill Principal: Justin Fitzgerald Guidance Counselor: Freida Ingram Number of Teachers: 27 Capacity: 500 Enrollment: 498 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Bulldog Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.0567 MSA Reading: 70.4 MSA Math: 89.4 Bradbury Heights ES 1401 Glacier Avenue Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-817-0570 Fax: 301-817-0573 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

7 Website: www1.pgcps.org/ bradburyheights Principal: Denise Lynch Guidance Counselor: Jocelyn Austin-Forbes Number of Teachers: 26 Capacity: 714 Enrollment: 506 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: No Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Eagle Before/After Care: No SPI: Not Met/0.9968 MSA Reading: 60.3 MSA Math: 53.7 Calverton ES 3400 Beltsville Road Beltsville, MD 20705 Phone: 301-572-0640 Fax: 301-572-0673 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ calverton Principal: Monique Sloan Guidance Counselor: Judith Pollock Number of Teachers: 70 Capacity: 590 Enrollment: 769 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Eagle Before/After Care: No SPI: Not Met/0.9630 MSA Reading: 77.5 MSA Math: 71.1 Capitol Heights ES 601 Suffolk Avenue Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-817-0494 Fax: 301-817-0931 Hours: 9:15 a.m.-3:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ capitolheights Principal: Herman Whaley Guidance Counselor: Terrelyn West Number of Teachers: 20 Capacity: 357 Enrollment: 233 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Cougar Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.1839 MSA Reading: 89.4 MSA Math: 83.3 Carmody Hills ES 401 Jadeleaf Avenue Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-808-8180 Fax: 301-808-8188 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ carmodyhills Principal: Rolaetta Alford Guidance Counselor: Mable Cox Number of Teachers: 35 Capacity: 490 Enrollment: 416 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes

Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Cougar Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0124 MSA Reading: 67 MSA Math: 64.6 Carole Highlands ES 1610 Hannon Street Takoma Park, MD 20912 Phone: 301-431-5660 Fax: 301-431-5670 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ carolehighlands Principal: Shawna Holden Guidance Counselor: Cassandra Thomas Number of Teachers: 55 Capacity: 700 Enrollment: 535 Parent Organization: ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Eagle Before/After Care: No SPI: Not Met/0.8705 MSA Reading: 68.8 MSA Math: 66.5 Carrollton ES 8300 Quintana Street New Carrollton, MD 20784 Phone: 301-918-8708 Fax: 301-918-8710 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ carrollton Principal: Brian Galbraith Guidance Counselor: Monisola Ogunfiditimi Number of Teachers: 39 Capacity: 559 Enrollment: 593 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Frog Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.0140 MSA Reading: 81.3 MSA Math: 78.3 Catherine T. Reed ES 9501 Greenbelt Road Lanham, MD 20706 Phone: 301-918-8716 Fax: 301-918-8559 Hours: 9:15 a.m. - 3:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ catherinetreed Principal: Nicole Warner Guidance Counselor: Silvia Jones Number of Teachers: 25 Capacity: 457 Enrollment: 428 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Roadrunner Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.0642 MSA Reading: 83.4 MSA Math: 80.4 Cesar Chavez ES 6609 Riggs Road Hyattsville, MD 20782

Phone: 301-853-5694 Fax: 301-853-5692 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ cesarchavez Principal: José Taboada II Guidance Counselor: Chelva Todd Number of Teachers: 17 Capacity: 357 Enrollment: 260 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Wildcat Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0755 MSA Reading: 72 MSA Math: 68 Cherokee Lane ES 9000 25th Avenue Adelphi, MD 20783 Phone: 301-445-8415 Fax: 301-445-8442 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ cherokeelane Principal: Sheena Hardy Guidance Counselor: Teri Emig Number of Teachers: 40 Capacity: 406 Enrollment: 441 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Jaguar Before/After Care: No

SPI: Met/1.0355 MSA Reading: 84.9 MSA Math: 81.4 Chillum ES 1420 Chillum Road Hyattsville, MD 20782 Phone: 301-853-0825 Fax: 301-853-0857 Hours: 8:15 a.m.-2:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ chillum Principal: Sheila Jefferson Guidance Counselor: n/a Number of Teachers: 29 Capacity: 335 Enrollment: 300 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Champion’s Trophy Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0533 MSA Reading: 81.6 MSA Math: 84 Columbia Park ES 1901 Kent Village Drive Landover, MD 20785 Phone: 301-925-1322 Fax Number: 301-925-1327 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ columbiapark Principal: Michelle TylerSkinner Guidance Counselor: Bernard Grayson Number of Teachers: 33

Capacity: 517 Enrollment: 466 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Eagle Before/After Care: No SPI: Not Met/0.9855 MSA Reading: 65.2 MSA Math: 65.9 Concord ES 2004 Concord Lane District Heights, MD 20747 Phone: 301-817-0488 Fax: 301-817-0922 Hours: 8:15 a.m.-2:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ concord Principal: Carolyn GeorgeRemy Guidance Counselor: Sharlisa Tyree Number of Teachers: 22 Capacity: 390 Enrollment: 311 Parent Organization: ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Mustang Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.2087 MSA Reading: 71.7 MSA Math: 64.3 Cool Spring ES 8910 Riggs Road

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Continued from Page 7 Adelphi, MD 20783 Phone: 301-431-6200 Fax: 301-445-8467 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ coolspring Principal: Frances Tolbert Guidance Counselor: Terriceda Calvin Number of Teachers: 30 Capacity: 632 Enrollment: 669 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Coyote Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.0139 MSA Reading: 75.5 MSA Math: 71.8 Cooper Lane ES 3817 Cooper Lane Landover Hills, MD 20784 Phone: 301-925-1350 Fax: 301-925-2360 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ cooperlane Principal: Sana Sims Guidance Counselor: Fred Jones Number of Teachers: 35 Capacity: 495 Enrollment: 472 Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Cougar Before/After Care: No SPI: Not Met/0.9802 MSA Reading: 69.6 MSA Math: 66.6 Cora L. Rice ES 950 Nalley Road Landover, MD 20785 Phone: 301-636-6340 Fax: 301-6366344 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/coralrice Principal: Mattie Turman Guidance Counselor: Detra Thomas Number of Teachers: 35 Capacity: 827 Enrollment: 664 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Raptor Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.1837 MSA Reading: 71.9 MSA Math: 69.8 Deerfield Run ES 13000 Laurel-Bowie Road Laurel, MD 20708 Phone: 301-497-3610 Fax: 301-497-3615 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ deerfieldrun Principal: Mary Wall Guidance Counselor: Diane Sperry Number of Teachers: 36

Capacity: 583 Enrollment: 593 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Deer Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0676 MSA Reading: 77.9 MSA Math: 71.2 District Heights ES 2200 County Road District Heights, MD 20747 Phone: 301-817-0484 Fax: 301-817-0561 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ districtheights Principal: Marlowe Blount-Rich Guidance Counselor: Amber Scott Number of Teachers: 23 Capacity: 515 Enrollment: 443 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Panda Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0818 MSA Reading: 64.7 MSA Math: 47.4 Dodge Park ES 3401 Hubbard Road Landover, MD 20785 Phone: 301-883-4220 Fax: 301-883-4223 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ dodgepark Principal: Victoria Holmes Guidance Counselor: Deborah Murphy-McCree Number of Teachers: 40 Capacity: 560 Enrollment: 504 Parent Organization: No ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Ram Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0717 MSA Reading: 80.2 MSA Math: 70.7 Doswell E. Brooks ES 1301 Brooke Road Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-817-0480 Fax: 301-817-0954 Hours: 9:15 a.m.-3:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ doswellbrooks Principal: Anita Stoddard Guidance Counselor: To be determined Number of Teachers: 35 Capacity: 517 Enrollment: 193 Parent Organization: PTA Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Owl Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.1122 MSA Reading: 77.3 MSA Math: 61.7 Francis Scott Key ES

ERICH WAGNER/THE GAZETTE

Enrique Chicas of Laurel mixes a bowl of dough at Lamont Elementary School in New Carrollton in April as part of Breadmaking EZ, a program that teaches a mix of math, science and nutrition.

2301 Scott Key Drive District Heights, MD 20747 Phone: 301-817-7970 Fax: 301-817-7979 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ francisscottkey Principal: Judie Strawbridge Guidance Counselor: Diane McKenzie Number of Teachers: 39 Capacity: 736 Enrollment: 535 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Eagle Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Not Met/0.9573 MSA Reading: 66.7 MSA Math: 63.8 Gaywood ES 6701 97th Avenue Lanham, MD 20706 Phone: 301-918-8730 Fax: 301-918-8560 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/gaywood Principal: Ingrid Reynolds-Lawson Guidance Counselor: n/a Number of Teachers: 34 Capacity: 470 Enrollment: 498 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Mustang Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0500 MSA Reading: 73.1 MSA Math: 74.6 Gladys Noon Spellman ES 3324 64th Avenue Cheverly, MD 20785 Phone: 301-925-1944 Fax: 301-925-1951

Hours: 9:15 a.m.-3:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ gladysnoonspellman Principal: Susan Holiday Guidance Counselor: n/a Number of Teachers: 31 Capacity: 564 Enrollment: 494 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Teddy Bear Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Not Met/0.8772 MSA Reading: 87.2 MSA Math: 89.8 Glenridge ES 7200 Gallatin Street Landover Hills, MD 20784 Phone: 301-918-8740 Fax: 301-918-8547 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/glenridge Principal: Gloria McCoy Guidance Counselor: Terry Gallion Number of Teachers: 32 Capacity: 828 Enrollment: 755 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Mustang Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0311 MSA Reading: 79.4 MSA Math: 83.2 Greenbelt ES 66 Ridge Road Greenbelt, MD 20770 Phone: 301-513-5911 Fax: 301-513-5319 Hours: 9:15 a.m.-3:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ greenbeltes Principal: Monica Gaines Guidance Counselor: Donna Behe

Number of Teachers: 35 Capacity: 569 Enrollment: 574 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Greyhound Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.0123 MSA Reading: 85.2 MSA Math: 83.7 Highland Park ES 6501 Lowland Drive Landover, MD 20785 Phone: 301-333-0980 Fax: 301-333-0992 Hours: 8:15 a.m.-2:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ highlandpark Principal: Wanda Robinson Guidance Counselor: George Thomas Number of Teachers: 17 Capacity: 551 Enrollment: 446 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: No Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Eagle Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.2395 MSA Reading: 87.9 MSA Math: 84 Hollywood ES 9811 49th Avenue College Park, MD 20740 Phone: 301-513-5900 Fax: 301-513-5383 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/hollywood Principal: Barbara Caskey Guidance Counselor: Deidra O’Brien Number of Teachers: 30 Capacity: 339

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Lewisdale ES 2400 Banning Place Hyattsville, MD 20783 Phone: 301-445-8433 Fax: 301-431-5654 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/lewisdale/ Principal: Patricia Haith Guidance Counselor: Weldina Conde Number of Teachers: 55 Capacity: 471 Enrollment: 692 Parent Organization: PTA Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Lion Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0918 MSA Reading: 86.8 MSA Math: 89.1

Continued from Page 8 Enrollment: 421 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Hollywood Star Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.0411 MSA Reading: 85.7 MSA Math: 87 Hyattsville ES 5311 43rd Avenue Hyattsville, MD 20781 Phone: 301-209-5800 Fax: 301-985-1499 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ hyattsvillees Principal: Julia Burton Guidance Counselor: n/a Number of Teachers: 40 Capacity: 406 Enrollment: 528 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Lion Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0069 MSA Reading: 68.5 MSA Math: 64.5 James H. Harrison ES 13200 Larchdale Road Laurel, MD 20708 Phone: 301-497-3650 Fax: 301-497-7217 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ jameshharrison Principal: Wanda Williams Guidance Counselor: Rebecca Rolland Number of Teachers: 40 Capacity: 333 Enrollment: 315 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Tiger Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0087 MSA Reading: 69.6 MSA Math: 68.2 James McHenry ES 8909 McHenry Lane Lanham, MD 20706 Phone: 301-918-8760 Fax: 301-918-8638 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ jamesmchenry Principal: Jane Handelsman Guidance Counselor: Shamika Jackson Number of Teachers: 30 Capacity: 584 Enrollment: 702 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Cougar Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.0630

2012 FILE PHOTO

Paola Sorto (left) and Tawnya Rodriguez, both of College Park, look at some new books at Paint Branch Elementary School in College Park.

MSA Reading: 74 MSA Math: 70

MSA Reading: 93.9 MSA Math: 76.1

John H. Bayne ES 7010 Walker Mill Road Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-499-7020 Fax: 301-808-4499 Hours: 7:45 a.m.-1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ johnhbayne Principal: Joyce Phillips Guidance Counselor: Caitlyn Viviano Number of Teachers: 29 Capacity: 518 Enrollment: 451 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Bear Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Not Met/0.9666 MSA Reading: 83.7 MSA Math: 76.8

Kenmoor ES 3211 82nd Avenue Landover, MD 20785 Phone: 301-925-1970 Fax: 301-925-2364 Hours: 9:15 a.m.-3:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ kenmoores Principal: Nicole Crumpler Guidance Counselor: Ashanti Ravenell Number of Teachers: 16 Capacity: 406 Enrollment: 261 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Bobcat Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0876 MSA Reading: 73.6 MSA Math: 82.8

Langley Park-McCormick ES 8201 15th Avenue Hyattsville, MD 20784 Phone: 301-445-8423 Fax: 301-445-8425 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ langleyparkmccormick/ Principal: Amy Stout Guidance Counselor: Grace Nwanko Number of Teachers: 47 Capacity: 541 Enrollment: 679 Parent Organization: None ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Eagle Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0907 MSA Reading: 71.5 MSA Math: 75.2

Lamont ES 7101 Good Luck Road New Carrollton, MD 20784 Phone: 301-513-5205 Fax: 301-513-5271 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/lamont Principal: Lakisha Covert Guidance Counselor: Sheri Wright Number of Teachers: 45 Capacity: 509 Enrollment: 602 MSA Math: MSA Reading: Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Lion Before/After Care: No

Laurel ES 516 Montgomery Street Laurel, MD 20707 Phone: 301-497-3660 Fax: 301-497-3657 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/laureles/ Principal: Melinda Lee Guidance Counselor: Nicole Walker Number of Teachers: 35 Capacity: 493 Enrollment: 546 Parent Organization: PTA Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Leopard Before/After Care: No SPI: Not Met/0.9526 MSA Reading: 75.6 MSA Math: 71.9

Judith P. Hoyer Montessori 929 Hill Road Landover, MD 20786 Phone: 301-808-4421 Fax: 301-808-8869 Hours: 9:15 p.m.-3:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ judithhoyermontessori Principal: Tracey Spivey White Guidance Counselor: Bernard Grayson Number of Teachers: 19 Capacity: 451 Enrollment: 155 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: No Uniform Policy: No Mascot: n/a Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Not Met/0.9833

SPI: Met/1.0686 MSA Reading: 86 MSA Math: 74.8

Magnolia ES 8400 Nightingale Drive Lanham, MD 20706 Phone: 301-918-8770 Fax: 301-918-8788 Hours: 9:15 a.m. - 3:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/magnolia/ Principal: Phyllis Gillens Guidance Counselor: Joan Nachman Number of Teachers: 20 Capacity: 448 Enrollment: 484 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Mustang Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Not Met/0.9700 MSA Reading: 82.2 MSA Math: 71.3 Mary Harris “Mother” Jones ES 2405 Tecumseh Street Adelphi, MD 20783 Phone: 301-408-7900 Fax: 301-408-7904 Hours: 8:15 a.m. - 2:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ maryharrismotherjones/ Principal: Niki Brown Guidance Counselors: Jessica De’Angelo Number of Teachers: 50 Capacity: 802 Enrollment: 925 Parent Organization: Friends of Mother Jones ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Jaguar Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Not Met/0.8927 MSA Reading: 76.6 MSA Math: 76.3 Montpelier ES 9200 Muirkirk Road Laurel, MD 20708 Phone: 301-497-3670 Fax: 301-497-5431 Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ montpelier/ Principal: Carla Furlow Guidance Counselor: Debbie Conn

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It’s that time again

Back to

School

Visit Academy 8 Stadium Theaters and Silver Diner Stations for post-shopping fun

Great Value and Great Shopping at Beltway Plaza Mall

You’ll find all you need for back to school

Target Burlington Coat Factory Marshall’s Big Lots Shoppers World One and Only Kids Go Around Dots Staples Radio Shack Shoe Show • Kumon Math and Reading Verizon and much more!

Back to School FASHION SHOW August 13, 2011 2-3pm at Center Court

6000 Greenbelt Road Greenbelt, MD

301-345-1500

www.beltwayplazamall.com

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Number of Teachers: 32 Capacity: 609 Enrollment: 588 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Bulldog Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Not Met/0.9978 MSA Reading: 82 MSA Math: 82.7 Mount Rainier ES 4011 32nd Street Mount Rainier, MD 20712 Phone: 301-985-1810 Fax: 301-985-1814 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ mountrainier/ Principal: Shawn Hintz Guidance Counselor: Patricia O’Hara Number of Teachers: 55 Capacity: 357 Enrollment: 372 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL School: Yes Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Eagle Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0097 MSA Reading: 77 MSA Math: 70.4 Oaklands ES 13710 Laurel-Bowie Road Laurel, MD 20708 Phone: 301-497-3110 Fax: 301-497-3114 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ oaklands/ Principal: Audrey Briscoe Guidance Counselor: Rona Pemberton Number of Teachers: 25 Capacity: 406 Enrollment: 368 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Falcon Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0361 MSA Reading: 77.2 MSA Math: 80 Paint Branch ES 5101 Pierce Avenue College Park, MD 20740 Phone: 301-513-5300 Fax: 301-513-5303 Hours: 9:15 a.m. - 3:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ paintbranch/ Principal: Emmett Hendershot Guidance Counselor: Melissa Cunningham Number of Teachers: 33 Capacity: 426 Enrollment: 367 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes

Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Bumblebee Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0033 MSA Reading: 85.3 MSA Math: 86.5 Port Towns ES 4351 58th Avenue Bladensburg, MD 20710 Phone: 301-985-1480 Fax: 301-985-1470 Hours: 8:15 a.m. - 2:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ porttowns/ Principal: Lisa Farabaugh Guidance Counselor: Patricia Johnson Number of Teachers: 60 Capacity: 804 Enrollment: 922 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Panther Before/After Care: No SPI: Not Met/0.9067 MSA Reading: 71.7 MSA Math: 66 Ridgecrest ES 6120 Riggs Road Hyattsville, MD 20783 Phone: 301-853-0820 Fax: 301-853-0861 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ ridgecrest/ Principal: Denise Dunn Guidance Counselor: n/a Number of Teachers: 47 Capacity: 718 Enrollment: 697 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Rocket Before/After Care: No SPI: Not Met/0.9357 MSA Reading: 62.8 MSA Math: 60.8 Riverdale ES 5006 Riverdale Road Riverdale, MD 20737 Phone: 301-985-1850 Fax: 301-927-1166 Hours: 8:15 a.m. - 2:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ riverdale/ Principal: Cheryl Hughes Guidance Counselor: Jacqueline Jacobs Number of Teachers: 42 Capacity: 563 Enrollment: 777 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Roadrunner Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0682 MSA Reading: 75.9 MSA Math: 73.8 Robert Frost ES 6419 85th Avenue New Carrollton, MD 20784 Phone: 301-918-8792 Fax: 301-918-8566

Hours: 7:45 a.m. to 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ robertfrost/ Principal: Renita Alexander Guidance Counselor: Adelaide Davids Number of Teachers: 25 Capacity: 309 Enrollment: 273 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Tiger Before/After Care: No SPI: Not Met/0.8951 MSA Reading: 91.3 MSA Math: 81 Robert Goddard French Immersion School 9850 Good Luck Road Lanham, MD 20706 Phone: 301-918-8660 Fax: 301-918-3520 Hours: 9 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ robertgoddard frenchimmersion/ Principal: Masser Abi Guidance Counselors: Marcia Mentey and Rachel Donahue Number of Teachers: 45 Capacity: 499 Enrollment: 578 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Rocket Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.0980 MSA Reading: 92.9 MSA Math: 92.1 Robert Goddard Montessori School 9850 Good Luck Road Lanham, MD 20706 Phone: 301-918-3515 Fax: 301-918-8670 Hours: 9 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ robertgoddardmontessori/ Principal: Carol Dimmie Guidance Counselors: Cindy Popol and Andr? Cook Number of Teachers: 24 Capacity: 499 Enrollment: 512 Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Rocket Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.0248 MSA Reading: 86.9 MSA Math: 84 Robert R. Gray ES 4949 Addison Road Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-636-8400 Fax: 301-636-8409 Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/

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Fax: 301-931-2840 Hours: 8:50 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/vansville/ Principal: Thomas Smith Guidance Counselor: Diane Hopkins Number of Teachers: 42 Capacity: 784 Enrollment: 815 ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Wildcat Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Not Met/0.9432 MSA Reading: 90.6 MSA Math: 86.9

Continued from Page 10 robertrgray/ Principal: Cheryl Franklin Guidance Counselor: Diane Privette Number of Teachers: 35 Capacity: 577 Enrollment: 448 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Eagle Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.1206 MSA Reading: 83.5 MSA Math: 76.4 Rogers Heights ES 4301 58th Avenue Bladensburg, MD 20710 Phone: 301-985-1860 Fax: 301-985-1868 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ rogersheights/ Principal: Barbara Bottoms Guidance Counselor: Harriett Simmons Number of Teachers: 50 Capacity: 604 Enrollment: 645 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Panther Before/After Care: No SPI: Not Met/0.9637 MSA Reading: 74.5 MSA Math: 71.8 Rosa L. Parks ES 6111 Ager Road Hyattsville, MD 20782 Phone: 301-445-8090 Fax: 301-445-8099 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www.pgcps.org/rosaparks/ Principal: Tara Minter Guidance Counselor: Victor Butler Number of Teachers: 58 Capacity: 750 Enrollment: 839 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Titan Before/After Care: No SPI: Not Met/0.9968 MSA Reading: 80.5 MSA Math: 79.9 Scotchtown Hills ES 15950 Dorset Road Laurel, MD 20707 Phone: 301-497-3994 Fax: 301-498-6421 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ scotchtownhills/ Principal: Tracie Prevost Guidance Counselor: Renee CortSutton Number of Teachers: 41 Capacity: 669 Enrollment: 671 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes

2012 FILE PHOTO

Balazs Toszegi, 3, is given a taste of some chili by his mother, ZsoďŹ a Toszegi, both of University Park at the annual University Park Chili Cook Off at University Park Elementary School.

Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Scottish Terrier Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.0429 MSA Reading: 83.4 MSA Math: 74.9 Seat Pleasant ES 6411 G Street Seat Pleasant, MD 20743 Phone: 301-925-2330 Fax: 301-925-2337 Hours: 9 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ seatpleasant/ Principal: Olga Pabon Guidance Counselor: Noleen Moten Number of Teachers: 26 Capacity: 238 Enrollment: 330 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Hornets Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.1337 MSA Reading: 79.8 MSA Math: 74.4 Springhill Lake ES 6060 Springhill Drive Greenbelt, MD 20770 Phone: 301-513-5996 Fax: 301-513-5314 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ springhilllake/ Principal: Natasha Jenkins Guidance Counselor: Linda Lucie Number of Teachers: 75 Capacity: 638 Enrollment: 729 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Eagle Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Not Met/0.9383 MSA Reading: 67.9

MSA Math: 63.7 Templeton ES 6001 Carters Lane Riverdale, MD 20737 Phone: 301-985-1880 Fax: 301-985-1876 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ templeton/ Principal: Ebony Harrington Guidance Counselor: Lea Jones Number of Teachers: 45 Capacity: 609 Enrollment: 720 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Tiger Before/After Care: No SPI: Not Met/0.8735 MSA Reading: 79.2 MSA Math: 76.3 Thomas G. Pullen Creative & Performing Arts Academy 700 Brightseat Road Landover, MD 20785 Phone: 301-808-8160 Fax: 301-808-8166 Hours: 9 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ thomaspullen/ Principal: Pamela Lucas-Adams Guidance Counselors: Felicia Meadows, Lawanda Bryant Number of Teachers: 60 Capacity: 976 Enrollment: 736 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Polar Bear Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0705 MSA Reading: 84.2 MSA Math: 74.4 Thomas S. Stone ES

4500 34th Street Mount Rainier, MD 20712 Phone: 301-985-1890 Fax: 301-927-1153 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ thomasstone/ Principal: Helda Morad Guidance Counselor: Monica Fedderick Number of Teachers: 40 Capacity: 574 Enrollment: 732 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Tiger Before/After Care: No SPI: Not Met/0.8624 MSA Reading: 63.1 MSA Math: 55.4 University Park ES 4315 Underwood Street University Park, MD 20782 Phone: 301-985-1898 Fax: 301-927-1181 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ universitypark/ Principal: Nancy Schickner Guidance Counselor: Marlene Bennett Number of Teachers: 65 Capacity: 562 Enrollment: 639 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Eagle Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.0106 MSA Reading: 90.3 MSA Math: 84 Vansville ES 6813 Ammendale Road Beltsville, MD 20705 Phone: 301-931-2830

William Paca ES 7801 Sheriff Road Landover, MD 20785 Phone: 301-925-1330 Fax: 301-925-1338 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ williampaca/ Principal: Dorothy Clowers Guidance Counselor: Kevin Avery Number of Teachers: 34 Capacity: 601 Enrollment: 438 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Panther Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Not Met/0.9700 MSA Reading: 76.6 MSA Math: 74 William W. Hall Academy 5200 Marlboro Pike Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-817-2933 Fax: 301-817-2946 Hours: 7:45 p.m. - 2:25 a.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ williamwhall/ Principal: MenSa Maa Guidance Counselors: Vonda Morris, Rachel Minar Number of Teachers: 38 Capacity: 709 Enrollment: 507 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Bulldog Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.2057 MSA Reading: 68.8 MSA Math: 58.8 Woodridge ES 5001 Flintridge Drive Hyattsville, MD 20784 Phone: 301-918-8585 Fax: 301-918-4462 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ woodridge/ Principal: Viola Harris Guidance Counselor: Terry Gallin Number of Teachers: 30 Capacity: 342 Enrollment: 333 Parent Organization: None ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Wildcat Before/After Care: No SPI: Met/1.0538 MSA Reading: 80.7 MSA Math: 73

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Schools CEO

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Adminstrative Offices Sasscer Administration Building 14201 School Lane Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 301-952-6000 www1.pgcps.org

n The school board generally meets at 1 p.m. the second Thursday of the month and 7:05 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month in the Board Meeting Room of the Sasscer Administration Building. n All school board members can be contacted at 301-952-6115.

Kevin Maxwell

Chairman, appointed

Segun C. Eubanks

Carolyn M. Boston

District 1

Zabrina Epps

District 2

Peggy Higgins

segun.eubanks@pgcps.org

carolyn.boston@pgcps.org

zabrina.epps@pgcps.org

peggy.higgins@pgcps.org

District 4

District 5

District 7

District 8

District 3

Amber Waller

Vice chair, District 6

Patricia Eubanks

Edward Burroughs III

amber.waller@pgcps.org

patricia.eubanks@pgcps.org

verjeana.jacobs@pgcps.org

Verjeana M. Jacobs

Vacant (as of press time)

edward2.burroughs@pgcps.org

District 9

Appointed by County Council

Appointed by county executive

Appointed by county executive

Student member

n Comments about board agenda items can be emailed to board. comments@pgcps.org. n School board Constituents Services email: constituent.concerns@ pgcps.org.

Donna Hathaway Beck

donna.hathawaybeck@pgcps.org

Curtis Valentine

Daniel Kaufman

curtis.valentine@pgcps.org

daniel.kaufman@pgcps.org

Beverly Anderson

beverly.anderson@pgcps.org

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About 20 percent of county schools exceed capacity

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Work continued over the summer on the new Avalon Elementary School in Fort Washington, expected to open this school year.

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DANIEL J. GROSS STAFF WRITER

Two schools moving into newly built buildings, a just-starting public charter school and new career academies in schools are samples of what’s to come in the 2013-2014 academic year for the Prince George’s County school system.

Expanding specialty programs in select schools for students wanting specific career paths will continue next year, according to school system officials.

Four additional high schools will start offering career academies — student programs that target specific professions.

The additions are a part of the district’s Secondary School Reform, which brings academy schools and career-oriented programs to schools throughout the county.

This will be the third year of a six-year implementation plan, said Lynn McCawley, a school system spokeswoman. She said that in addition to new schools starting academies, the Aviation and Transportation and Environmental Studies academies will open for the first time.

Current academies in select schools are: Architecture and Design; Consumer Services, Hospitality and Tourism; Business and Finance; Global Studies; Law, Education and Public Service; Engineering and Science; Graphic Arts, Media and Communication, and Health and Biosciences Academies, all of which will be expanded.

“The addition and expansion of these programs include new curriculum, staffing and facilities,” McCawley said.

Apart from career-based programs, a new public charter school launches this school year. The College Park Academy

in Hyattsville, offered to middle and high school students countywide, will open its doors, beginning with grades 6 and 7 its first year and expanding each year.

The new charter school will become the county’s eighth. The academy will be housed in a former private school on Adelphi Road in Hyattsville, just outside College Park’s city borders. The school will start with about 200 students.

The school’s curriculum will have a mix of face-to-face teaching for traditional subjects such as science, and online instruction for subjects such as Chinese.

“It’s a unique learning approach this school is taking that will allow students to use the best instruction to accelerate their learning,” said Mickey Revenaugh, a spokeswoman for Connections Academy, which formed the academic model used at College Park Academy. “Each student will have an individualized learning plan.”

A few capital improvement projects also will take shape this school year, such as a new school for Oxon Hill High School.

The new building is on Clipper Way, next to Oxon Hill’s current school building.

The $82 million, 254,000-square-foot building will have athletic fields, a gymnasium, 65 classrooms, computer labs, an 800-seat auditorium, and a health and wellness center, according to officials.

Avalon Elementary School also will move to a new building on Webster Lane in Fort Washington, replacing the former building on the same site.

The new $19 million, 60,000-squarefoot school will house 450 students and 25 classrooms, and will have athletic fields.

Both Avalon’s and Oxon Hill’s school buildings are expected to receive a LEED Gold Certification, a environmentally friendly building designation given by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

T. Carter Ross, secretary of the Hyattsville Elementary PTA, said fourth-graders at the school started last school year with more than 30 students per teacher. An influx of kindergartners posed problems too, he said.

“We had a huge cohort of kindergartners. Then they added a fourth kindergarten teacher, and that made things easier,” Ross said of Hyattsville Elementary, which has a state-rated capacity for 406 students, but last year had 537, according to school data.

State-rated capacity is “the maximum number of students that can be reasonably accommodated in a facility without significantly hampering delivery of the educational program,” according to the state Department of Education website.

Although the Prince George’s school system no longer tracks average class sizes, school data shows that 42 of the county’s 204 public schools are expected to have student populations exceeding their staterated capacity this school year.

Earnest Moore, president of the Prince

George’s PTA Council, an umbrella group for school PTAs, said many overcrowding problems are temporary.

“We had parents comment on classroom overcrowding at the beginning of the year, but when we checked back in with them in the middle and especially by the end [of the school year], most of those problems seem to have been resolved,” Moore said.

The county school system has 63.9 teachers per 1,000 pupils, a lower ratio than the state average of 68.2 teachers per 1,000 pupils, according to the 2012-13 Maryland State Report Card.

Approximately 125,000 students are enrolled in county schools, according to schools data.

“If a school is overcrowded, we have a couple ways to deal with the issue,” said Max Pugh, the county school system’s director of communications. “One way is to repurpose rooms. For example, you might use a science lab as a classroom. Or, you might move the band classes to the stage and use the band room for a classroom.

Once schools run out of space, we put temporary classrooms on the site.”

Other ways the school system has dealt with overcrowding is to realign boundaries with underpopulated schools, or, when necessary, build new schools when funding becomes available.

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Computers bring new teaching models to county classrooms

TABLETS TURN THE PAGE ON TEXTBOOKS “THEY CAN COPY AND PASTE THE DEFINITION FROM THE WEBSTER’S APP, THEY CAN ADD A PICTURE, AND IT IS MUCH MORE MULTISENSORY FOR THEM. THEY TEND TO RETAIN THE KNOWLEDGE AND THEY ARE MUCH MORE ATTENTIVE TO WHAT THE WORD IS AND ITS MEANING.”

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uck Lodge Middle School teacher Kathleen Galinat doesn’t need pen and paper to work on vocabulary lessons for her seventh-grade language arts class. Instead, she uses an iPad computer tablet with a mobile application to create work tailored to her class, allowing students to access the work electronically, as well.

“They can copy and paste the definition from the Webster’s app, they can add a picture, and it is much more multisensory for them,” she said, explaining that having iPads in the class helps keep students attentive because the devices offer more interactive learning. “They tend to retain the knowledge and they are much more attentive to what the word is and its meaning.”

Galinat teaches at one of four middle schools in Prince George’s County that uses iPads in everyday teaching. Students at Charles Carroll in New Carrollton, Nicholas Orem in Hyattsville and William Wirt in Riverdale also have one-toone usage — as each student is assigned a tablet.

Although most county schools do not have iPads for every student to use during class time, many have begun to use them as learning tools.

In 2012-2013, there were 28 county schools that had at least 100 iPads for class-time use, and each principal and assistant principal throughout the school system has been issued an iPad for use in developing new course work and to use for administrative tasks.

Lynn McCawley, a school system spokeswoman, said iPads bring technology and new learning opportunities for students. For example, iPads allow for “flipped” classroom models, where students take iPads home to learn lessons and do assignments when they return to class, rather than the traditional model of learning the lessons in class and doing assignments for homework, said Carroll Principal David Curry.

While they do their assignments in class, iPad applications tell teachers where students need improvement, said Curry, who had 12 teachers operating flipped classrooms in the 2012-2013 school year.

“It gives [teachers] real-life data to immediately assess the needs of the kids instead of figuring it out during the class period,” Curry said.

The school system is also using iPads for the ease of use, portability and affordability, said Wes Watts, chief information officer for the school system. A cart of about 30 laptop computers cost about $30,000 while the same number of

Power

OF THE TABLET A Prince George’s County Public Schools survey completed in January asked students, teachers and administrators at four middle schools that provide an iPad for each student — Charles Carroll in New Carrollton, Buck Lodge in Adelphi, Nicholas Orem in Hyattsville and William Wirt in Riverdale — about the devices’ impact on student engagement and motivation. The results are below.

TO TEACHERS: How has the iPad impacted student engagement and motivation?

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Jovany Melgar, a rising eighth-grader at Buck Lodge Middle School, works on an assignment for his language arts class on an iPad computer tablet. Four schools — Buck Lodge Middle School in Adelphi, Charles Carroll Middle School in New Carrollton, Nicholas Orem Middle School in Hyattsville and William Wirt Middle School in Riverdale — issue iPads to all teachers and students for instruction. iPads would cost about $10,000, Watts said.

Although students in flipped classrooms take their iPads home, most students do not, McCawley said. She said the iPads are under a one-year warranty with Apple Inc. Most repairs for iPads not under warranty are due to broken screens, which cost about $110 for replacement, she said.

A student may be liable to pay for damage to an iPad if they are found to have been extremely negligent with the device or maliciously damaged one, Watts said.

McCawley said the school system had not run an analysis of how much the iPads cost the school system in total and had no estimate. But there is a price tag for the implementation of the one-to-one program operated at William Wirt, Buck Lodge, Charles Carroll and Nicholas Orem, said Debra Mahone, director of state and federal programs for the county school system. The program was paid for through $3.5 million in grant

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funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which funded iPads, some MacBooks for the schools, and teachers’ training to use the iPads and applications, she said. She said the school system would not be able to fund similar one-to-one programs at other schools unless grant funding is obtained due to the costs.

McCawley said it was difficult to assess whether the iPads have led to any increases in school performance, but the school system is working to assess their impact.

For her part, Galinat said the iPads help keep students attentive in class because they offer more interactive learning.

Jovany Melgar, a rising eighth-grader at Buck Lodge, said the iPads have helped him when he needed to know quick information.

“When I was in social studies class, I didn’t know that George Washington had a wig on,” he said. “So I looked it up. … I was not able to do that before.”

Increased:

69 percent

Decreased:

6 percent

No change:

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TO STUDENTS: Does using the iPad in class motivate you to come to school?

Yes:

70 percent

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14 percent

Not at all:

16 percent

Paperless schools not yet on the horizon, officials say

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lthough Prince George’s County students are using iPads more frequently in schools, education officials said they have no plans yet to go paperless, as some schools across the country are aiming to do.

But the implementation of iPads means paper will be used less often in county schools, which one expert said may not be such a bad thing.

More research will need to be done to study the effects of using less paper on learning in the classroom, said Joseph McCaleb, who is helping oversee an iPad computer tablet program for students at Emma K. Doub School for

Integrated Arts and Technology in Hagerstown. However, from what he has seen, he said students often are more engaged and attentive to detail when typing in an iPad rather than writing with pencil and paper.

“They can use they keyboard relativity easily and they can change things like misspellings or words left out or make other revisions,” said McCaleb, who is also a professor in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park.

McCaleb said writing by hand should still be practiced, and a good balance should be struck between using iPads and doing work on paper to keep students practicing their handwriting.

As far as reading, he said e-books, digital publications of books that can be read on electronic devices, are often more convenient, as students can more easily take notes in the text and highlight areas to reread.

But there are cost considerations for using primarily ebooks for class, said Lynn McCawley, spokeswoman for the county school system.

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“We are continuing to evaluate e-books vs. traditional textbooks, but the main problem is that while e-books are less expensive up front, you have to pay an annual license fee to access them,” she said. “Traditional textbooks cost more up front, but can be reused for up to 10 years without incurring additional costs.”

Textbook costs vary from year-to-year, said Max Pugh, spokesman for the school system, but in fiscal 2013, the school system budgeted $7.78 million for textbooks and other instructional supplies. License fee expenses for the school system were not available by press time.

Earnest Moore, president the Prince George’s County Parent Teacher Association Council, said he supports the implementation of iPads into the classroom, but said the school system should analyze the costs of going paperless.

Learning how to read and write without an iPad is still important, he said.

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SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTERS C. Elizabeth Rieg Regional 15542 Peach Walker Drive Mitchellville, MD 20716 Phone: 301-390-0200 Fax: 301-390-0205 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ celizabethrieg/ Principal: Patrice Watson Guidance Counselor: Patricia Leffson Number of Teachers: 20 School Capacity: 120 School Enrollment: 100 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: No Mascot: Bear Before/After Care: No The C. Elizabeth Rieg school serves students with multiple disabilities from ages 5 to 21. The primary focus of the staff is to help students develop functional skills from home, school, and the community, with an emphasis on independence.

James E. Duckworth Regional 11201 Evans Trail Beltsville, MD 20705 Phone: 301-572-0620 Fax: 301-572-0628 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ jameseduckworth/ Principal: Lisa Wenzel Guidance Counselor: Dorian Little Number of Teachers: 17 School Capacity: 120 School Enrollment: 257 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: No Mascot: Dragon Before/After Care: No This special education school

serves students ages 5 to 21 with multiple disabilities and helps them through various programs that offer them vocational and transitional programs and mentoring.

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Margaret Brent Regional 5816 Lamont Terrace New Carrollton, MD 20784 Phone: 301-918-8780 Fax: 301-918-8778 Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ margaretbrent/ Principal: Loretta Cutright Guidance Counselor: Sue Griebner Number of Teachers: 18 School Capacity: 152 School Enrollment: 102 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: No Mascot: Bear Before/After Care: No Special school for students with multiple disabilities ages 5 to 21.

Tanglewood Regional 8333 Woodyard Road Clinton, MD 20735 Phone: 301-599-2530 Fax: 301-599-2539 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ tanglewood/ Principal: Donna Istvan Guidance Counselor: Robin Long Number of Teachers: 8

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School Capacity: 120 School Enrollment: 41 Parent Organization: PTO

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Chapel Forge Early Childhood Center 12711 Milan Way Bowie, MD 20715 Phone: 301-805-2740 Fax: 301-805-6672 Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ chapelforge/ Principal: Elyse Hurley Guidance Counselor: Erin Zeit Number of Teachers: 26 School Capacity: 180 School Enrollment: 181 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: No Mascot: Bear Before/After Care: No Chapel Forge offers early diagnosis and educational intervention for young children with disabilities and developmental delays. The school helps students grow in essential curriculum areas.

Howard B. Owens Science Center 9601 Greenbelt Road Lanham, MD 20706 Phone: 301-918-8750 Fax: 301-918-8753 Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/howardbowens Program Administrator: Treesa Elam-Respass The Howard B. Owens Science Center hosts educational enrichment opportunities for Prince George’s County public schools and the community at large.

Frances Fuchs Early Childhood Center 11011 Cherry Hill Road Beltsville, MD 20705 Phone: 301-572-0600 Fax: 301-572-0602 Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ francesfuchs/ Principal: Diedra Tramel Guidance Counselor: Alletta Davidson Number of Teachers: 45 School Capacity: 128 School Enrollment: 386 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: No Mascot: Butterfly Before/After Care: No The special education center provides services for children from birth to age 4.

H. Winship Wheatley Early Childhood Center 8801 Ritchie Drive Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-808-8100 Fax: 301-808-4490 Hours: 8:15 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ hwinshipwheatley/ Principal: Julie Orgettas Guidance Counselor: Francinia Maddox Number of Teachers: 45 School Capacity: 160 School Enrollment: 305 Parent Organization: No ESOL Program: No Mascot: Bear Before/After Care: No This center serves children from birth to age 4.

William S. Schmidt Center 18501 Aquasco Road Brandywine, MD 20613 Phone: 301-888-1185 Fax: 301-888-1236 Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/williamschmidt/ Director: Sylvester Conyers The William S. Schmidt Center hosts outdoor education opportunities for Prince George’s County public school students, community organizations, and families.

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MIDDLE SCHOOLS UNDERSTANDING THE SCHOOL LIST • Guidance counselors: Guidance counselors can be reached through the main telephone number for the school, unless otherwise noted. Some schools may include more than one person as a guidance counselor contact.

• School capacity: This figure is for the capacity of the school building. Capacity does not include temporary buildings (temps) on school grounds. Each listing includes the capacity of the school building and how many temps are at each school.

• School enrollment: Based on a listing from the Prince George’s County Public Schools System.

• ESOL: Identifies schools that offer English for Speakers of Other Languages program or are used as ESOL centers.

• School Progress Index (SPI): SPI is based on achievement, growth and gap reduction. Schools with an SPI of 1.0000 or higher have met their performance target. Data is listed as reported in the MSDE 2012 Maryland Report Card (www.mdreportcard.org).

This information provided by Prince George’s County Public Schools is a partial list that includes schools from this part of Prince George’s County. The complete list is located at www.gazette.net.

Buck Lodge Middle School 2611 Buck Lodge Road Adelphi, MD 20783 Phone: 301-431-6290 Fax: 301-431-6294 Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ bucklodge/ Principal: James Richardson Guidance Counselors: Janita Harrell, Amanda Higgins, Eunice Humphrey Number of Teachers: 85 School Capacity: 933 School Enrollment: 846 Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Viking SPI: Not Met/0.9956 MSA Reading: 74.7 MSA Math: 67.4 Charles Carroll Middle School

6130 Lamont Drive New Carrollton, MD 20784 Phone: 301-918-8640 Fax: 301-918-8646 Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ charlescarroll/ Principal: David Curry Jr. Guidance Counselors: Yelva Washington, William Clay and Malekia Mitchell Number of Teachers: 70 School Capacity: 893 + 7 temps School Enrollment: 985 Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Cougar SPI: Not Met/0.9305 MSA Reading: 76.4 MSA Math: 67.4 Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School 13725 Briarwood Drive Laurel, MD 20708 Phone: 301-497-3620 Fax: 301-497-3637 Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ dwightdeisenhower/ Principal: Jeffrey Holmes Guidance Counselors: Delia Cowling, Linda Rupp, Frank White Number of Teachers: 80 School Capacity: 1,051 School Enrollment: 935 Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Eagle SPI: Met/1.0145 MSA Reading: 71.9 MSA Math: 59.1 G. James Gholson Middle School 900 Nalley Road Landover, MD 20785 Phone: 301-883-8390 Fax: 301-883-8394 Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:20 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ gjamesgholson/ Principal: Ebony Cross Guidance Counselors: Crystal McElrath and Nana Twewaa Number of Teachers: 65 School Capacity: 990 School Enrollment: 753 Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Knight SPI: Not Met/0.9424 MSA Reading: 67.1 MSA Math: 36.7 Greenbelt Middle School 6301 Breezewood Drive Greenbelt, MD 20770 Phone: 301-513-5040 Fax: 301-513-5097 Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:20 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ greenbeltms/

Principal: Warren Tweedy Guidance Counselors: Wayne Davis, Portia Moore, Ieshia Broome Number of Teachers: 95 School Capacity: 1,092 School Enrollment: 988 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Bear SPI: Not Met/0.9790 MSA Reading: 79.2 MSA Math: 67.4 Hyattsville Middle School 6001 42nd Avenue Hyattsville, MD 20781 Phone: 301-209-5830 Fax: 301-209-5849 Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:20 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ hyattsvillems/ Principal: Kimberly Washington Guidance Counselors: Shanda Potoki, Roger Jones, Stephanie Parker Number of Teachers: 55 School Capacity: 829 School Enrollment: 757 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Hawk SPI: Not Met/0.9170 MSA Reading: 75.6 MSA Math: 61 Kenmoor Middle School 2500 Kenmoor Drive Landover, MD 20785 Phone: 301-925-2300 Fax: 301-925-2317 Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:20 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ kenmoorms/ Principal: Maha Fadli Guidance Counselors: Elisha Janifer, John Shaw, Karen Thompson Number of Teachers: 63 School Capacity: 773 School Enrollment: 691 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: No Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Kavalier SPI: Not Met/0.9218 MSA Reading: 78.7 MSA Math: 70.7 Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School 4545 Ammendale Road Beltsville, MD 20705 Phone: 301-572-0650 Fax: 301-572-0668 Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:20 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ martinlutherkingjr/ Principal: Robin Wiltison Guidance Counselors: Tracey Hall, Verline Richardson Number of Teachers: 50 School Capacity: 765 + 5 temps School Enrollment: 625 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes

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Buck Lodge Middle School student Ruthann Richards checks plants in a greenhouse during an open house showcasing student projects in May. Mascot: King Cobra SPI: Not Met/0.9736 MSA Reading: 90.4 MSA Math: 79.2 Nicholas Orem Middle School 6100 Editors Park Drive Hyattsville, MD 20782 Phone: 301-853-0840 Fax: 301-853-0839 Hours: 9:15 a.m. - 4:35 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ nicholasorem/ Principal: Theresa Merrifield, Acting Guidance Counselors: Terrence Blakeney, Samuel Okafor, Susana Blanco Number of Teachers: 60 School Capacity: 829 School Enrollment: 712 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Falcon SPI: Not Met/0.9953 MSA Reading: 69.9 MSA Math: 48.3 Thomas G. Pullen Creative & Performing Arts School 700 Brightseat Road Landover, MD 20785 Phone: 301-808-8160 Fax: 301-808-8166 Hours: 9:15 a.m. - 3:55 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ thomaspullen/ Principal: Pamela Lucas Guidance Counselors: Felicia Meadows, LaWanda Bryant Number of Teachers: 76 School Capacity: 976 School Enrollment: 736 Parent Organization: PTA ESOL Program: No Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Polar Bear SPI: Met/1.0705 MSA Reading: 92 MSA Math: 84.7 Thomas Johnson Middle School 5401 Barker Place Lanham, MD 20706 Phone: 301-918-8680 Fax: 301-918-8688 Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:20 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ thomasjohnson

Principal: C. Michael Robinson Guidance Counselors: JoAnne WardSmall, E. Valeria Reed, Damalia Ruffin, Veronica Martin-Frederick Number of Teachers: 70 School Capacity: 1,030 School Enrollment: 992 Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Jaguar SPI: Not Met/0.8921 MSA Reading: 77.7 MSA Math: 53.7 Walker Mill Middle School 800 Karen Boulevard Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-808-4055 Fax: 301-808-4039 Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:20 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ walkermill/ Principal: Nicole Clifton Guidance Counselors: Jeannie Felton and Mabili Akinyele Number of Teachers: 55 School Capacity: 850 School Enrollment: 695 MSA Math: 63.6 percent MSA Reading: 79.9 percent Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Panther SPI: Not Met/0.9473 MSA Reading: 72.6 MSA Math: 56 William Wirt Middle School 62nd Place and Tuckerman Street Riverdale, MD 20737 Phone: 301-985-1720 Fax: 301-985-2135 Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:20 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ williamwirt/ Principal: Prentice Christian Guidance Counselors: Ulrick Jean, Charlene Warner, Cornelius Quarles Number of Teachers: 60 School Capacity: 850 + 5 temps School Enrollment: 854 Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Jaguar SPI: Not Met/0.9306 MSA Reading: 68.8 MSA Math: 45

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Just for Prince Georgians: scholarships for county students The following is a list of some scholarships specific to Prince George’s County residents.

• Alliance of Southern Prince George’s County Communities Inc. annual scholarship. Available for a District 8 resident,

currently attending a four-year college or university. Requires an application and official transcript. Call 301-686-1136.

• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Upsilon Tau Omega Chapter High School Scholarship. Given to a southern Prince

George’s County high school senior attending a two- or four-year college or university in the fall. Requires an application, essay, official transcript, two letters of recommendation and head shot photo. Contact scholarship@akaupsilontauomega.org or visit www.akaupsilontauomega.org.

• Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington Scholarship. This award from AOBA is given to

graduates of Prince George’s County high schools and pays for two years of tuition at Prince George’s Community College, totaling about $6,000. Eligible candidates must be county residents currently attending high school or have graduated within the last three years, accepted to PGCC, have

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a minimum of a 2.5 grade-point average and a household income of no more than $60,000 per year. Call 301-322-0822 or visit www.aoba-metro.org.

• Board of Trustees’ Legacy Scholarship. Awards given to Prince George’s

County high school graduates who commit to attending Prince George’s Community College and have demonstrated academic ability and strong leadership.

Eligible students must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average. For information, visit www.pgcc.edu/go/botscholarship.

• County Council members’ scholarships. Every year, district offices for

Prince George’s County Council members give scholarships for residents in their districts. For information, call your local office: County Council District 1, 301-952-4801; County Council District 2, 301-952-4436; County Council District 3, 301-952-3060; County Council District 4, 301-952-3094; County Council District 5, call 301-952-3864; County Council District 6, 301-952-3426; County Council District 7, 301-952-3690; and County Council District 8, 301-952-3820.

• Emily J.T. Perez Foundation Scholarship. Available for an Oxon Hill High School

graduating senior enrolled full time in an

accredited U.S. four-year college or university. Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident with at least a 2.5 GPA. Must also have demonstrated leadership ability through participation in community service or extracurricular activities. Requires application, essay, official transcript and two letters of recommendation. Contact contact@emilysway.org.

tion of Realtors David Maclin Memorial Scholarship Fund. Annual $2,500 awards

students starting at Prince George’s Community College and finishing their higher education at the University of Maryland, College Park. There is no grade-point average requirement, but the competitive award is meant for students who plan to stay in the county and contribute to the community. Visit http://academic.pgcc. edu/hillman/.

• Prince George’s County Delta Alumnae Foundation Inc. scholarships. A range

• The Hillman Entrepreneurs Program Scholarship. Four-year scholarships for

• Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., Hyattsville/Landover Alumni Chapter scholarship. Awards given to minority Prince

George’s County high school students or minority county residents enrolled in college. The scholarship is geared toward minority male students, but all minorities are eligible. Applicants must have at least a 2.5 grade-point average. Call 301-325-1290 or visit www.hlkapsi.org.

• Prince George’s County Associa-

given to five Prince George’s County public school seniors as a way of acknowledging their community service efforts.

Eligible candidates must be graduating high school seniors with a minimum 2.0 grade-point average and must write an essay on how they have made impacts in their communities. Call 301-306-7900 for information. of awards given to Prince George’s County residents. Some scholarships include those meant for improved students, students with financial need or high grades, students who want to become teachers, students who are single mothers, and technical or trade students. Some scholarships are gender specific. Call 240-620-7923 or visit www.pgcacdst.org.

• The Prince George’s County Municipal Association scholarship program. A $1,000

award given annually to prospective or current undergraduate students majoring in a field geared toward government or public service careers. Eligible applicants must have at least a 2.0 grade-point average and be a resident of a Prince George’s County municipality. Visit www.mdmunicipal.org.

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HIGH SCHOOLS UNDERSTANDING THE SCHOOL LIST • Guidance counselors: Guidance counselors can be reached through the main telephone number for the school, unless otherwise noted. Some schools may include more than one person as a guidance counselor contact.

• School capacity: This figure is for the capacity of the school building. Capacity does not include temporary buildings (temps) on school grounds. Each listing includes the capacity of the school building and how many temps are at each school.

• School enrollment: Based on a listing from the Prince George’s County Public Schools System.

• ESOL: Identifies schools that offer English for Speakers of Other Languages program or are used as ESOL centers.

• School Progress Index (SPI): SPI is based on achievement, growth and gap reduction. Schools with an SPI of 1.0000 or higher have met their performance target. Data is listed as reported in the MSDE 2012 Maryland Report Card (www.mdreportcard.org).

This information provided

by Prince George’s County Public Schools is a partial list that includes schools from this part of Prince George’s County.

The complete list is located at www.gazette.net.

Annapolis Road Academy (Alternative High School) 5150 Annapolis Road Bladensburg, MD 20710 Phone: 301-209-3580 Fax: 301-209-3579 Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ annapolisroad/ Principal: Agnes Brown-Jones Guidance Counselor: Lonice Priester Number of Teachers: 20 Capacity: 100 Enrollment: 79 Parent Organization: Yes ESOL Program: No Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Diamond SPI: n/a Graduation Rate: n/a Bladensburg High School 4200 57th Avenue

Bladensburg, MD 20710 Phone: 301-887-6700 Fax: 301-887-6710 Hours: 9:15 a.m. - 4:10 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ bladensburghs/ Principal: BernNadette Mahoney Guidance Counselors: Cheyonne Christian, J. Dickerson, Gillian Caruth-Hunt, Ruth Johnson, V. Morris, Consuelo Pettigrew Number of Teachers: 103 Capacity: 1,923 Enrollment: 1,785 Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Mustangs SPI: Not Met/0.9769 Graduation Rate: 77.52 Central High School 200 Cabin Branch Road Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-499-7080 Fax: 301-499-7087 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 2:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/central Principal: Charoscar Coleman Guidance Chair: Doreen Hogans Number of Teachers: 75 School Capacity: 1,118 School Enrollment: 868 Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Falcon SPI: Not Met/0.9809 Graduation Rate: 79.23 Community-Based Classroom 5150 Annapolis Road Bladensburg, MD 20710 Phone: 301-985-5149 Fax: 301-985-1794 Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ communitybasedclassroom/ Principal: Tammy Williams Guidance Counselor: Terence Cunningham Number of Teachers: 24 Enrollment: 106 Parent Organization: No ESOL Program: No Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Tassel Community-Based Classroom is for students ages 16 to 21 who have withdrawn from day school. CBC offers programs, classes and support services to help students complete their high school education and provide job skills.

SPI: n/a Graduation Rate: 81.03 percent DuVal High School 9880 Good Luck Road Lanham, MD 20706 Phone: 301-918-8600 Fax: 301-918-8606 Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.

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Graciela Cevallos enjoys one of the games at the Jamboree for Northwestern High School honor roll and perfect attendance students at the Hyattsville school in May. Website: www1.pgcps.org/duval/ Principal: Alice Swift-Howard Guidance Counselors: Neal Fenner, Francenia Beech-Martin, Lind Deadwyler, Andrea Johnson, Dameon Powell Number of Teachers: 95 School Capacity: 2,254 School Enrollment: 1,651 Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Tiger SPI: Not Met/0.9753

Graduation Rate: 90.19 percent Eleanor Roosevelt High School 7601 Hanover Parkway Greenbelt, MD 20770 Phone: 301-513-5400 Fax: 301-614-3446 Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ eleanorroosevelt/ Principal: Reginald McNeill Guidance Counselors: Lolithia Lomax-Frazier, David Heintzelman, Judy Moien, Marisha

Wright, Gregory Smith, Richard McCree, Pamela Roberts, Leah Osuntuyi Number of Teachers: 200 Capacity: 2,164 Enrollment: 2,489 Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Raider SPI: Met/1.0426 Graduation Rate: 91.32 percent

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Continued from Page 21 Fairmont Heights High School 1401 Nye Street Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-925-1360 Fax: 301-925-1371 Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/fairmontheights/ Principal: Nakia Nicholson Guidance Counselors: O’Neil Marshall and Michelle Countee Number of Teachers: 100 Capacity: 1,139 Enrollment: 751 Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: No Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Hornet SPI: Not Met/0.9057 Graduation Rate: 84.54 percent High Point High School 3601 Powder Mill Road Beltsville, MD 20705 Phone: 301-572-6400 Fax: 301-572-6481 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 2:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/highpoint/ Principal: Sandra Jimenez Guidance Counselors: Islamiyat Adebohum, Alisa Briggs, Curtis Edwards, Andrea Hepburn, Lydia Kohn, Karen Scales-Waller Number of Teachers: 200 Capacity: 2,253

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Enrollment: 2,162 Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Eagle SPI: Not Met/0.9042 Graduation Rate: 62.13 percent Laurel High School 8000 Cherry Lane Laurel, MD 20707 Phone: 301-497-2050 Fax: 301-497-2068 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 2:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/laurelhs/ Principal: Dwayne Jones Guidance Chairs: Teri Collins-Swain, Rene Richardson Number of Teachers: 90 Capacity: 1,870 Enrollment: 1,796 Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Spartan SPI: Not Met/0.9541 Graduation Rate: 75.22 percent Northwestern High School 7000 Adelphi Road Hyattsville, MD 20782 Phone: 301-985-1820 Fax: 301-985-1833 Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 4:10 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/northwestern/ Principal: Edgar Batenga

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Milan Williams of DuVal High School in Lanham shoots over defenders from host Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School in Upper Marlboro during their 4A South playoff basketball game in February.

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HIGH SCHOOLS

Kyle De La Viez plays Willie Wonka in the Laurel High School Performing Arts Department’s presentation of “Willie Wonka the Musical” at the Laurel High School Auditorium in February.

Continued from Page 22 Guidance Counselors: Yvette Wright, Cathy Evans, Janice Waters, Linda Dalton, Terrance Burke, Ralph Peters, Meg Evans-Headley Number of Teachers: 193 Capacity: 2,053 Enrollment: 2,195 Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Wildcat SPI: Not Met/0.9958 Graduation Rate: 78.33 percent

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Northwestern Evening/ Saturday High School 7000 Adelphi Road Hyattsville, MD 20782 Phone: 301-985-1460 Fax: 301-985-5749 Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 5:50 p.m. - 10 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps. org/eveninghighschool/ Principal: William Kitchings Guidance Counselor: Chontelle Matthews

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Number of Teachers: 30 Capacity: 750 Enrollment: 95 Parent Organization: No ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Wildcat SPI: n/a Graduation Rate: 38.64 percent Parkdale High School 6001 Good Luck Road Riverdale, MD 20737 Phone: 301-513-5700 Fax: 301- 513-5209 Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 2:25 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ parkdale Principal: Cheryl Logan Guidance Chair: Marsha Williams Number of Teachers: 130 Capacity: 2,165 Enrollment: 2,083 Parent Organization: PTSO ESOL Program: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Panther SPI: Not Met/0.9332 Graduation Rate: 77.31 percent

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Despite uniforms, students find ways to show individuality n

Flexibility in dress code varies by school BY

ALAN J. MCCOMBS STAFF WRITER

Olivia Perkins of Laurel doesn’t mince words when it comes to the uniform policy at her school, Laurel High School.

“To be honest, I absolutely hate it,” said the 15-year-old. “It doesn’t let us portray our personality.”

Still, even with the school’s policy that requires a collared white shirt and khaki pants, Perkins and other students in Prince George’s County find ways to add bits of personality to the uniform, she said. One school day, Perkins had accessorized her uniform with a light brown sweater, black earrings, a red hair clip, and four brightly colored bracelets with messages such as “Say no to bullying.”

“When I wake up in the morning, I don’t want to wear the same uniform as everyone else. I want to look different,” she said. “I’m

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going to try and find more and more things I can add in that works with the uniform policy.”

During the 2012-2013 school year, 160 of the county’s 204 schools had a mandatory uniform policy, setting standards for pants, shirts and shoes worn during school hours.

The county school system has allowed individual schools to maintain uniforms since the 1998-1999 school year, Lynn McCawley, a spokeswoman for the county school system, said in an email to The Gazette. Schools can establish a uniform policy by a vote among parents and guardians at the school, according to PGCPS rules.

Each school sets its own standards for what color or type of clothing may be worn, but students still can express themselves in a variety of ways, according to principals.

Bracelets, necklaces, rings, earrings, belt buckles and even hairstyles are open areas for students to show a bit of flair.

“We do have the uniform look, but you can see their per-

sonality through the jewelry or accessories they have on,” said Pearl Harmon, principal of Barack Obama Elementary School in Upper Marlboro.

Harmon’s school has a uniform policy that consists largely of navy blue shorts or pants and a gold, light blue or burgundy shirt.

Depending on each school’s policy, officials said various restrictions may apply, such as ensuring hairstyles and jewelry does not contain any offensive imagery.

Students who skirt the uniform policy at Kingsford Elementary School in Mitchellville that calls for a light blue top and navy blue pants with items such as colorful earrings or brightly colored shoes are generally counseled by school staff.

Counseling or a note sent home to parents generally resolves the matter, said Paulette Watkins, principal of the school.

“We understand they want to have a little individuality,” she said. “A bow here and there, that’s not disruptive. Loud green shoes, those are disruptive.”

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Olivia Perkins, a Laurel High School student, sings in her choir class in May. Perkins said she looks for ways to show her individuality even though her school requires students to wear uniforms. “I’m going to try and find more and more things I can add in that works with the uniform policy,” she said.

Bond Mill Elementary in Laurel does not have a uniform policy and isn’t looking to adopt one in the near future, said Justin Fitzgerald, the school’s principal.

“I don’t want to have spend a

portion of my day figuring out if a student has the right color belt,” he said. “I’m able to focus my attention on other areas of the school day, observing a classroom [or] watching students learn.”

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SAT/ACT TEST PREP WEBSITES The Prince George’s County Public Schools website suggests the following websites that students can visit while preparing for the SAT and ACT tests.

• quickstart.collegeboard.com/posweb/ login.jsp: Students who have taken the PSAT register here. Using the code on their PSAT score report, which their

counselor has a copy of, they can access an electronic report that allows them to review their incorrect answers and view answer explanations.

• Ineedapencil.com: Free SAT prep site has students take a full practice SAT and makes suggestions from their results.

• sat.collegeboard.org/practice: Free access to more than a dozen SAT practice tools.

• www.ePrep.com: Free videos with test-taking tips.

• www.gocollege.com: Free, full length SAT and ACT practice tests.

• www.number2.com: The better students do on the SAT questions on the site, the harder they become.

• www.sparknotes.com/testprep/newsat/:

Free SAT test practice tests, tips, flashcards and videos.

• www.studyhall.com: Free SAT improvement program, using simulated SAT questions paired with explanations.

• www.testu.com: Free test prep for SAT, PSAT and ACT. Program begins with a diagnostic exam and then a 60-hour SAT tutorial tailored to individual needs.

CHARTER SCHOOLS UNDERSTANDING THE SCHOOL LIST • Guidance counselors: Guidance counselors can be reached through the main telephone number for the school, unless otherwise noted. Some schools may include more than one person as a guidance counselor contact.

• School capacity: This figure is for the capacity of the school building. Capacity does not include temporary buildings (temps) on school grounds. Each listing includes the capacity of the school building and how many temps are at each school.

• School enrollment: Based on a listing from the Prince George’s County Public Schools System.

• ESOL: Identifies schools that offer English for Speakers of Other Languages program or are used as ESOL centers.

• School Progress Index (SPI): SPI is based on achievement, growth and gap reduction. Schools with an SPI of 1.0000 or higher have met their performance target. Data is listed as reported in the MSDE 2012 Maryland Report Card (www.mdreportcard.org).

The following information, provided by Prince George’s County Public Schools, is a partial list that includes schools from this part of Prince George’s County. The complete list is located at www.gazette .net.

Chesapeake Math & IT Academy 6100 Frost Place Laurel, MD 20707 Phone: 301-350-6052 Fax: 301-350-6029 Hours: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Website: www.cmitacademy.org Principal: Ali Gurbuz Guidance Counselor: Steffanie

Cadogan Number of Teachers: 24 School Capacity: 360 School Enrollment: 295 Parent Organization: Parent Task Force ESOL Program: No Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: No Before/After Care: Enrichment Programs SPI: n/a College Park Academy 7501 Adelphi Road Hyattsville, MD 20783 Phone: Fax: Hours: Website: http://collegeparkacademy. com/ Principal: Guidance Counselors: Number of Teachers: School Capacity: School Enrollment: 299 Parent Organization: ESOL Program: Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Before/After Care: SPI: n/a EXCEL Academy 7910 Scott Road Landover, MD 20785 Phone: 301-925-2320 Fax: 301-277-5357 Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.

Website: www.excelacademypcs.org Principal: Diane Kanu Guidance Counselor: Burnetta ScottCaldwell Number of Teachers: 20 School Capacity: 443 School Enrollment: 377 Parent Organization: PTSA ESOL Program: No Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Eagle Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.0351 Imagine Andrews 4798 San Antonio Boulevard AAFB, MD 20762 Phone: 301-350-6000 Fax: 301-599-5620 Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.

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Principal Ali Gurbuz announces classroom assignments for students at the Chesapeake Math and IT Academy in Laurel.

Website: http://imagineandrews.org Principal: Marquis Dwarte Guidance Counselor: Carmen Berces Number of Teachers: 12 School Capacity: 317 School Enrollment: 316 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: No Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Eagle Before/After Care: Yes SPI: n/a Imagine Foundations at Leeland 14111 Oak Grove Road Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 Phone: 301-808-4003 Fax: 301-218-1454 Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:05 p.m.

Website: http://imaginefoundations. org Principal: Kishawn Smith Guidance Counselor: PhiXavier Holmes Number of Teachers: 26 School Capacity: 450 School Enrollment: 444 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: No Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Eagle

Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.1201 Imagine Foundations at Morningside 6900 Ames Street SE Morningside, MD 20746 Phone: 301-817-0544 Fax: 301-817-0956 Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.

Website: http://imaginefoundations2. org Principal: Peter Thompson Guidance Counselor: Michelle Zitofsky Number of Teachers: 13 School Capacity: 500 School Enrollment: 300 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: No Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Eagle Before/After Care: Yes SPI: n/a Imagine Lincoln 4207 Norcross Street Temple Hills, MD 20748 Phone: 301-808-5600 Fax: 301-808-5611 Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.

Website: http://imaginelincoln.org

Principal: Danielle Goddard Guidance Counselor: Kevin Smith Number of Teachers: 23 School Capacity: 480 School Enrollment: 467 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: No Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Links Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.2224 Turning Point Academy 7800 Good Luck Road Lanham, MD 20706 Phone: 301-552-0164 Fax: 301-552-7307 Hours: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Website: www1.pgcps.org/ turningpoint/ Principal: Rhonda Clomax Guidance Counselor: n/a Number of Teachers: 35 School Capacity: 750 School Enrollment: 535 Parent Organization: PTO ESOL Program: No Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Eagle Before/After Care: Yes SPI: Met/1.2290

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COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Bowie State University 14000 Jericho Park Road Bowie, MD 20715-9465 301-860-4000 Capitol College 11301 Springfield Road Laurel, MD 20708 301-369-2800 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762 301-735-6340 or 301-981-4098 Prince George’s Community College Main Campus 301 Largo Road Largo, MD 20774 301-336-6000 Prince George’s Community College at Andrews Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762 301-322-0778 or 301-981-5949 Prince George’s Community

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College at University Town Center 6505 Belcrest Road, Suite 200 Hyattsville, MD 20782 301-277-5934

4600 Powder Mill Road, Suite 500 Beltsville, MD 20705 301-937-8448 or 800-48-TESST

Laurel College Center 312 Marshall Ave., Suite 205 Laurel, MD 20707 866-228-6110 or 443-518-4162

University of Maryland, College Park 7950 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20742 301-405-1000

Sojourner-Douglass College 8200 Professional Place, Suite 111 Lanham, MD 20785 301-459-8686 or 888-444-4118

University of Maryland University College 3501 University Blvd. E. Adelphi, MD 20783 301-985-7000

Strayer University Prince George’s Campus 4710 Auth Place, Suite 100 Suitland, MD 20746 301-423-3600

University of Phoenix 7852 Walker Drive, Suite 100 Greenbelt, MD 20770 301-345-6710

Tai Sophia Institute 7750 Montpelier Road Laurel, MD 20723 301-725-1674 or 410-888-9048 TESST College of Technology

Washington Bible College/ Capital Bible Seminary 6511 Princess Garden Parkway Lanham, MD 20706 301-552-1400

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Bob Schmertz (front) of Greenbelt plays the trombone with the Maryland Community Band during a concert in April as part of the Maryland Day open house at the University of Maryland, College Park.

The band, which is open to musicians from the public, is part of an outreach effort of the university’s Band Program.

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PRIVATE SCHOOLS Ascension Lutheran School 7415 Buchanan St., Landover Hills, Md. 20784 Grades: K-8 Principal: Donna Lucas Tuition: $7,850 for first child, $6,673 for second or more children Uniform Policy: Yes Parent Organization: Yes Mascot: Eagle Phone: 301-577-0500 www.ascensionschool.org The Beddow Junior/High School 501 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, Md.20607 Grades: 7-12 Principal: Trudy Beddow Tuition: $12,500 Uniform Policy: No, but strict dress code Parent organization: No Mascot: Hawk Phone: 301-292-1968 Fax: 301-292-2095 www.thebeddowschool.org The Beddow Montessori School 8600 Loughran Road, Fort Washington, Md. 20744 Grades: ages 2½ to 12 Principal: Trudy Beddow

Tuition: Half-day primary, $7,160; Full-day primary, $9,500; Elementary class, $10,040 Uniform policy: No Parent organization: No Mascot: None Phone: 301-567-0330 Fax: 301-567-0330 www.thebeddowschool.org

Mascot: Skippy Phone: 301-853-7370 Fax: 301-853-7376 www.childrensguild.org

Parent organization: No Mascot: None Phone: 301-262-3566 Fax: 301-262-9802 www.bmch.net

Bishop McNamara High School 6800 Marlboro Pike, Forestville, Md. 20747 President: Marco Clark Principal: Robert Van der Waag Grades: 9-12 Tuition: $12,500 Uniform policy: Yes Parent organization: Yes Mascot: Mustang Phone: 301-735-8401 Fax: 301-735-0934 www.bmhs.org

Chelsea School 2970 Belcrest Center Drive, Hyattsville, Md. 20782 Grades: 5-12 Tuition: $36,060 for middle and upper division students Head of School: Katherine Fedalen Guidance counselor: Pam McRae Number of teachers: 14 Capacity: 90 Enrollment: 70 Parent Organization: Yes Uniform Policy: No Mascot: Knights Before/After care: No www.chelseaschool.edu Phone: 301-585-1430

Bowie Montessori Children’s House 5004 Randonstone Lane, Bowie, Md. 20715 Grades: Primary (from ages 2½ to 11) Director: Suzanne Byron Byrne Tuition: Half day, $8,900; full day: $10,200 Uniform policy: No

Children’s Guild Inc. 5702 Sargent Road, Chillum, Md. 20782 Principal: Tyrone Frazier Grades: K-3 to 9 Tuition: Paid through the county school system Uniform policy: Yes Parent organization: No

Clinton Christian School 6707 Woodyard Road, Upper Marlboro, Md. 20772 Principal: Carlos Williams Grades: K-3 to 12 Tuition: K-3: $10,500, K-4 to 12th grade: $8,250 Uniform policy: Yes Parent organization: Yes Mascot: Eagle Phone: 301-599-9600 www.clintonchristian.org/pages/ Clinton_Christian_School DeMatha Catholic High School 4313 Madison St., Hyattsville, Md. 20781 Principal: Daniel McMahon Guidance chairwoman: Maureen Ritz Grades: 9-12 Tuition: $14,750 Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Stags Phone: 240-764-2200 www.dematha.org

1500 Brown Station Road, Largo, Md. 20774 Principal: Ryan Finkbeiner Grades: K-8 Tuition: $7,200 Uniform policy: Yes Parent organization: Yes Mascot: None Phone: 301-350-4522 www.divinepeace.org Elizabeth Seton High School 5715 Emerson St., Bladensburg, Md. 20710 Principal: Sharon Pasterick Grades: 9-12 Tuition: $11,850 Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Roadrunners Phone: 301-864-4532 www.setonhs.org Excellence Christian School 9010 Frank Tippett Road, Upper Marlboro, Md. 20772 Principal: Erika Lee Grades: K-3 to 12 Tuition: $8,394 Book fees: Vary by grade level.

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Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes After care: Yes Mascot: Eagle Phone: 301-868-1873 www.excellencechristianschool.org Fairhaven School 17900 Queen Anne Road, Upper Marlboro, Md. 20774 Admissions chair: Mark McCaig Grades: K-12 Tuition: $8,853 for the first student in a family, $7,525 for the second, and $5,312 for each additional student.

Parent organization: No Uniform policy: No Mascot: Mastodon Phone: 301-249-8060 www.fairhavenschool.com Faith Baptist Christian School 12700 Claxton Drive, Laurel, Md. 20708 Principal: Esther Marsh Grades: Pre-K-8 Tuition: $4,120 for Half-day Pre-K, $4,725 for full-day pre-K, $5,080 for half-day kindergarten, $5,690 for K-5, and $6,100 for middle school

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Grades: K-8 Tuition: K-4: $16,710; 5-6: $17,230; 7-8: $19,050 Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: No Mascot: None Phone: 301-441-2100 Fax: 301-441-2105 www.friendscommunityschool.org Glenn Dale Montessori School 7500 Hillmeade Road, Glenn Dale, Md. 20769 Principal: Gloria M. Panton-Harvey Grades: Nursery school, pre-K- 6 Tuition: Contact school for nursery school and child care fees, $8,040 for half-day pre-K, $9,240 for full-day pre-K, $9,850 for K-5, $,10,000 for elementary Uniform Policy: Yes, ages 3-12 Parent Organization: Yes Mascot: No Phone: 301-805-2845 www.glenndalemontessori.org Grace Brethren Christian School 6501 Surratts Road, Clinton, Md. 20735 Director: George Hornickel Grades: K-3 to 12 Tuition: Grades K-3-5: $7,695; Grades 6-8: $7,895; Grades 9-12: $8,195 Uniform policy: Yes Parent organization: Yes Mascot: Eagles Phone: 301-868-1600

www.gbcseagles.org Greater Mount Nebo Christian Academy 1001 Old Mitchellville Road, Bowie, Md. 20716 Principal: the Rev. Peggy JacksonJobe Grades: pre-K-3 to 3 Tuition: $7,700 Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: None Phone: 301-249-5142 Fax: 301-249-6726 www.neboacademy.com Henson Valley Academy 2317 Brinkley Road, Fort Washington, Md. 20744 Head of school: TBD Grades: Primary-8 Tuition: $9,875 Uniform policy: No Parent organization: Yes Mascot: None Phone: 301-485-6055 Fax: 301-868-3677 www.hvacademy.org Heritage Christian Academy 5120 Whitfield Chapel Road, Lanham, Md. 20706 Principal: Glennis P. Gill Tuition: 1 student — $820; 2 students — $1,604; 3 students — $2,136; 4 or more -— $2,600 Uniform policy: Yes

Parent organization: Yes Mascot: Eagle Phone: 301-577-8874 Fax: 301-577-7907 www.heritagechristianacademymd. org Highland Park Christian Academy 6801 Sheriff Road, Landover, Md. 20785 Grades: Pre-K to 8 Principal: E. Louise White Tuition: Pre-K-4: $6,790; K to 5: $6,685; 6-8: $8,200 Uniform policy: Yes Parent organization: Yes Mascot: None Phone: 301-773-4079 Fax: 301-773-2626 www.fbhp.org High Road School of Prince George’s County 1441 McCormick Drive, Suite 1050, Largo, Md. 20743 Grades: 2-12 Director: Carmen McGinnis Tuition: Paid through county school system Uniform policy: No Parent organization: No Mascot: Dragon Phone: 301-324-8905 Fax: 301-324-8904 www.highroadschool.com

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Continued from Page 29 Holy Family School 2200 Callaway St., Hillcrest Heights, Md. 20748 Principal: Mary Hawkins Grades: Pre-K-3 to 8 Tuition: $5,250; families can call for prices if more than one child attends Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Knight Phone: 301-894-2323 Fax: 301-894-7100 Holy Redeemer School 4902 Berwyn Road, College Park, Md. 20740 Principal: Maria Bovich Grades: Pre-K to 8 Tuition: TBD Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Hawks Phone: 301-474-3993 Fax: 301-441-8137 www.holy-redeemer.org Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School 11902 Daisy Lane, Glenn Dale, Md. 20769 Head of School: Michael Mullin Grades: Pre-K-8 Tuition: K through 4: $10,225

Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Hawks Phone: 301-464-3215 Fax: 301-464-9725 www.htrinity.org Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School 13106 Annapolis Road, Bowie, Md. 20720 Head of School: Michael Mullin Grades: K-4 Tuition: Pre-K-3 and -4, $8,950; grades 5-8, $11,955 Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Hawks Phone: 301-262-5355 Fax: 301-262-9609 www.htrinity.org Jericho Christian Academy 8500 Jericho City Drive, Landover, Md. 20785 Principal: Karyn Scott Grades: Pre-K to 8 Tuition: Contact school for tuition fees Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Lion Phone: 301-333-9400 Fax: 301-333-0521 www. jerichochristianacademy. org

Lanham Christian School 8400 Good Luck Road, Lanham, Md. 20706 Executive director: Randall Burr Principal: Linda Benjamin Grades: first to fifth grade, $7,350; K-4, K-5, $7,850; and sixth to eighth, $7,950; ninth to twelfth, $8,250 Discounts available for families with two or more children enrolled.

Uniform policy: Yes Parent organization: Yes Mascot: Lions Phone: 301-552-9102 www.lanhamgbc.org Mount Calvary Catholic School 6704 Marlboro Pike, Forestville, Md. 20747 Principal: Darcy A. Tomko Grades: Preschool-8 Tuition: Contact school for tuition fees Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Cougar Phone: 301-735-5262 Fax: 301-736-5044 www.mountcalvary catholicschool.org New Chapel Christian Academy 5601 Old Branch Ave., Camp

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Springs, Md. 20748 Grades: Pre-K through K and grades 1-4 Principal: Rev. Latarsha Jones Tuition: $700 per month all grades Uniform policy: Yes Parent organization: Yes Mascot: No Phone: 301-899-0877 Fax: 301-899-0906 www. newchapelbaptistchurch. org New Hope Academy and Preschool 7009 Varnum St., Landover Hills, Md. 20784 Principal: Joy Morrow Tuition: Preschool: $8,835 for first child, $6,925 for second child; K-6: $9,290 for first child, $7,790 for second child, $7,050 for third child; grades 7-8: $9,550 for first child, $8,040 for second child; grades 9-12: $10,110 for first child, $8,050 for second child Uniform policy: Yes Parent organization: Yes Mascot: Tiger Phone: 301-459-7311 www.newhopeacademy.org Pathways School Crossland Re-Entry 6901 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, Md. 20748 Principal: Newton Lennon Grades: 9-12 Tuition: Funded by state and county Parent Organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: None Phone: 301-449-3173 www.pathwayschools.org Pathways School at DuVal High School 9880 Good Luck Road, Lanham, Md. 20706 Principal: Kay Greany Grades: 9-12 Tuition: Funded by the state and county Parent organization: Yes (parents may join Duval High School’s PTSA) Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Tigers Phone: 301-794-5872 Fax: 301-794-7845 www.pathwayschools.org Pathways School Northwood at Hyattsville Principal: Laurie Mical Grades: 6-12 Tuition: Funded by state and county Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Panthers 3401 East West Highway, Suite 240, Hyattsville, Md. 20782

Phone: 301-853-3923 www.pathwayschools.org Patuxent Montessori School 14210 Old Stage Road, Bowie, Md. 20720 Grades: 16 months to 12 years Administrator: Suzanne Damadio Tuition: Call the school for rates Uniform policy: No Parent organization: No Mascot: None Phone: 301-464-4506 Fax: 301-464-8792 www.patuxent-montessori.org Reid Temple Christian Academy 11400 Glenn Dale Blvd., Glenn Dale, Md. 20769 Grades: Pre-K-2-8 Head of school: Donnette Dais Tuition: Call for current tuition rates Uniform policy: Yes Parent organization: Yes Mascot: Conqueror Phone: 301-860-6570 Fax: 301-352-7086 www.reidtempleacademy. com Riverdale Baptist School 1133 Largo Road, Upper Marlboro, Md. 20774 Principals: Twyla Harbel, elementary; Stephanie Parreco, middle; Linda Campbell, high Grades: Preschool, K-3-12 Tuition: Preschool-K-3, $9,804; kindergarten: $10,032; grades 1-5: $9,144; grades 6-8: $9,804; grades 9-12: $10,872 Uniform policy: Yes Parent organization: Yes Mascot: Crusader Phone: 301-249-7000 www.rbschool.org St. Ambrose Catholic School 6310 Jason St., Cheverly, Md. 20785 Principal: Dian Carter Tuition: In parish, $6,050 (one child); out of parish: $7,350 Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Bumblebee Phone: 301-773-0223 Fax: 301-773-9647 www.sacheverly.org Saint Ann’s High School of St. Anne’s Center for Children, Youth and Families 4901 Eastern Ave., Hyattsville, Md. 20782 Principal: Valarie Swain Grades: 8-12 This school program is for pregnant and parenting

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Tuition rates are by arrangement.

Uniform policy: No Parent organization: No Mascot: None Phone: 301-559-5500 www.stanns.org St. Columba School 7800 Livingston Road, Oxon Hill, Md. 20745 Principal: Tina Magnaye Grades: K-8 Tuition: Kindergarten — Catholic: $6,378, nonCatholic: $9,832; 1-8, Catholic: $5,852; nonCatholic: $9,308 Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Celtic Cross Phone: 301-567-0051, ext. 0 Fax: 301-567-6907 stccatholic.org St. Jerome Academy Principal: Mary Pat Donoghue Grade: Pre-K-8, child center for infants to age 4 Tuition: In-parish: $5,750 (one child); $7,550 (two children); $9,000 (three or more children). Out-ofparish: $8,550 (one child); $10,150 (two children); $12,000 (three children) Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Jaguar 5207 42nd Place, Hyattsville, Md. 20781 Phone: 301-277-4568 Fax: 301-683-6080 www.stjeromes.org St. John the Evangelist School 8912 Old Branch Ave., Clinton, Md. 20735 Principal: Susan Scott Grades: Pre-K-8 Tuition Rates: Catholic: $6,270; Catholic pre-K4: $7,975; non-Catholic: $9,460 Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: None Phone: 301-868-2010 Fax: 301-856-8941 www.saintjohnsschool.org St. Joseph’s Regional Catholic School 11011 Montgomery Road, Beltsville, Md. 20705 Principal: Andrew T. Currier Grades: Pre-K-8 Tuition: Catholic: $5,400; other: $8,280 Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Tiger Phone: 301-937-7154 Fax: 301-937-1467

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Continued from Page 30 www.stjos.org St. Mary of the Assumption School 4610 Largo Road, Upper Marlboro, Md. 20772 Grades: Pre K-8 Principal: Steven Showalter Tuition: Catholic pre-K: $6,123 Catholic K-8: $5,796 (reduced for multiple children enrolled); nonCatholic: $9,127 (reduced for multiple children enrolled) Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: None Phone: 301-627-4170 Fax: 301-627-6383 www.stmaryum.org St. Mary of the Mills School 106 St. Mary’s Place, Laurel, Md. 20707 Principal: James A. Pavlacka Grades: K-8 Tuition: Call school for current tuition rates Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Stallion Phone: 301-498-1433 Fax: 301-498-1170 www.stmaryofthemills.org St. Mary’s School of Piscataway

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13407 Piscataway Road, Clinton, Md. 20735 Principal: Kathleen C. Pfaff Grades: K-8 Tuition rates: In-parish: $6,200; outof parish: $8,300 Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: None Phone: 301-292-2522 Fax: 301-292-2534 www.stmaryspiscataway.org St. Mary’s Catholic School 7207 Annapolis Road, Landover Hills, Md. 20784 Principal: Susan J. Varrone Grades: Preschool-8 Tuition rates: Pre-school for age

3: $4,250; pre-school for age 4 through eighth grade; Catholic: $4,950; preschool for age 4 through eighth grade, nonCatholic: $6,100 Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Wildcat Phone: 301-577-0031 Fax: 301-577-5485 www.saintmarylandoverhills.org St. Philip the Apostle School 5414 Henderson Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Principal: Linda Cullinan Grades: Pre-K-3-8 Tuition rates: non-Catholic: $7,230; Catholic: $5,470; pre-K-3 and -4:

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St. Pius X Regional School 14710 Annapolis Road, Bowie, Md. 20715 Principal: Robert Love Grades: Pre-K-8 Tuition rates: call the school for tuition rates Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: None Phone: 301-262-0203 Fax: 301-805-8875 www.stpiusbowie.org St. Vincent Pallotti High School 113 St. Mary’s Place, Laurel, Md. 20707 Principal: Jeff Palumbo Grades: 9-12 Tuition: $13,765 for in-state tuition Parent Organization: Yes Uniform Policy: Yes Mascot: Panthers Phone: 301-725-3228 Fax: 301-776-4343 www.pallottihs.org Shabach Christian Academy 3600 Brightseat Road, Landover, Md., 20785 Principal: Nicole McNeil Grades: K-6

Tuition: Kindergarten: $7,139; grades 1-4: $7,018; grades 5-6: $7,562.50 Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Eagle Phone: 301-772-8590 Fax: 301-773-6282 shabachca.org The Academy of St. Matthias the Apostle School 9473 Annapolis Road, Lanham, Md. 20706 Principal: Abigail Greer Grades: Preschool-8 Tuition: Call the school for tuition rates Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Mustang Phone: 301-577-9412 Fax: 301-577-2060 www.stmatthias.org Woodstream Christian Academy 9800 Lottsford Road, Mitchellville, Md. 20721 Chancellor: Robert Wingfield Grades: Pre-K-2-12 Tuition: Kindergarten - $9,700; 1-5 $9,350; 6-7 - $9,525; 8 - $9,600; 9-11 $9,990; 12 - $10,540 Parent organization: Yes Uniform policy: Yes Mascot: Bucks Phone: 301-955-1160 Fax: 301-955-1150 www.woodstreamacademy.com

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