The Why
The number of students in BCPS, as of 2021 - it's the size of a small city!
What is over 111,000 students?
In 2021, Prince George's County Public Schools had 209 non-school based administrative positions and Montgomery County Public Schools had 297 (both larger systems than BCPS). In comparison, BCPS had this number.
What is 462?
Based on Kirwan Commission requirements, this is the starting salary expectations for new teachers by 2026.
What is $60,000?
The full name for the acronym ESPBC.
What is Education Support Professionals of Baltimore County?
Name one of the six pillars of Community Schools.
What is: 1.Curricula that are engaging, culturally relevant and challenging, 2.An emphasis on high quality teaching, not high-stakes testing, 3.Wrap around supports and opportunities, 4.Positive discipline practices, such as restorative justice and social emotional learning supports, 5.Authentic parent and community engagement, 6.Inclusive school leadership
This continually growing number of students are currently receiving ESOL services in 2022 (in the thousands).
What is over 11,000 students?
This is the number of teachers that have resigned from BCPS this school year.
What is 150?
This is the median salary for a full-time employee with a Bachelors degree in Maryland as of 2022.
What is $65,440?
A statewide MSEA campaign to help improve the wages and working conditions of ESPs across Maryland.
What is the ESP Bill of Rights?
The definition of Community Schools.
What is Community Schools deeply understand the systems that they are operating within, they develop a holistic vision for their schools and communities, and they problem solve changes to their system to achieve their vision.
These decreasing percentages are the third grade students who demonstrated proficiency in reading in 2015 and in 2019 (pre-pandemic).
What are 42% and 37.3%?
This number of current BCPS Kindergarten teachers have 5 or less years of teaching experience.
What is 143?
In order for a BCPS middle school to qualify for Title 1 funding, it must have a minimum of this student poverty rate, compared to 60% for an elementary school.
What is 69%?
This is the number of ESPs in the ESPBC bargaining unit.
What is 2,165 employees?
When the community schools model was implemented in Cincinnati in 2000, the graduation rate steadily increased. This was the graduation rate increase from 2000 v. 2022.
What is 35%?
This is the number of students receiving special education services in 2021 - an astonishing 13% of all students!
What is 14,924 students?
Based on a TABCO survey, this percentage of BCPS employees stated that the Human Resources department worked efficiently in 2021.
What is 6%?
This percentage is additional salary that all employees in clerical positions with Masters degrees receive.
What is 0%?
The hourly subsistence wage for one adult and one dependent in Baltimore County is $35.65. This is how many years of working for BCPS it would take a paraeducator to make a subsistence wage.
What is 31 to 37 years?
Due to the increased funding from the Maryland Blueprint, this many Baltimore County Public Schools will be community schools by 2024.
What is 80+?
This is the graduation rate of BCPS students with a high school diploma for 2022, which is 1% lower than the state level.
What is 86.2%?
As of spring 2022, 61% of all BCPS students were non-white students. In comparison, this was the percentage of non-white teachers.
What is 19%?
In the state of Maryland, this percentage of teachers leave the profession within their first 3 years.
What is 13.6%
This state-level official has already endorsed the ESPBC Bill of Rights.
Who is MSDE Superintendant Mohammad Choudhury?
This is the percentage of students in BCPS that qualify for free and reduced lunch.
What is 36%?