A Family Affair Children's Center

We have a full preschool program serving children ages two through five years old. We use creative curriculum which is a theme based, teacher created curriculum. We have a music teacher who comes once a week and we take several field trips a year. Our 2’s and 3’s Program In our 2’s and 3’s room we focus on helping children master self-care tasks such as toilet-training and using cups and forks as well as building social skills. We also lay the foundation for future academic learning with the basics such as the alphabet, colors, and basic math skills such as patterns and counting. Our 4’s and 5’s Program Our 4’s and 5’s program focuses on Kindergarten readiness. We cover all developmental areas including literacy, math concepts, science, social skills, music, and art all couched within a fun and interactive theme such as “Animals” or “The Beach.” Learning activities related to each of those topics are done throughout the week. Before and After School Care We provide before and after school care for children who attend Pine Grove or Harford Hills Elementary. We are open when schools are closed. We do a variety of indoor and outdoor activities such as: ○ Table games ○ Crafts ○ Legos ○ Outdoor play We also offer homework help, a morning and afternoon snack. Children are picked up and dropped off from the center by the BCPS bus system. Summer Camp We offer a school age summer camp for Kindergarten—5th graders. Our camp is theme based and children are engaged in a variety of indoor and outdoor activities such as: ○ Field trips ○ Swimming ○ Art ○ Music ○ Exercise ○ Games ○ Science ○ Enrichment activities email: julianna.brown@afamilyaffaircc.net

Baltimore County

MD Patch Team

Baltimore Metropolitan Area

Parkville-Overlea

Maryland

We have a full preschool program serving children ages two through five years old. We use creative curriculum which is a theme based, teacher...

After receiving a federal waiver on some of the stricter accountability provisions of No Child Left Behind, the Maryland State Department of Education is sharing the first data on School Progress Index, the replacement criteria. The statewide data will be released at approximately 10:30 a.m. during the department's board meeting on Monday, said William Reinhard, a spokesman. "This will give us an idea of how schools are progressing overall to meet these new goals," he said. Under the previous Adequate Yearly Progress measurement, schools not showing marked improvement on state assessments were given a "failing" designation and were targeted for restructuring. Although Maryland schools have been dubbed the best in the country, one-third of them were considered failing per Adequate Yearly Progress in May, the <a href="http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-05-29/news/bs-md-state-nclb-waiver-20120529_1_maryland-school-assessments-highest-performing-districts-signature-education-law" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baltimore Sun</a> reported. Following a waiver granted in May, Maryland public schools are required to cut down the number of students who didn't pass the assessment in half by 2017. "[Adequate Yearly Progress] was difficult to implement and unrealistic," Reinhard said.

After receiving a federal waiver on some of the stricter accountability provisions of No Child Left Behind, the Maryland State Department of Education is sharing the first data on School Progress Index, the replacement criteria.

The statewide data will be released at approximately 10:30 a.m. during the department's board meeting on Monday, said William Reinhard, a spokesman. "This will give us an idea of how schools are progressing overall to meet these new goals," he said.

Under the previous Adequate Yearly Progress measurement, schools not showing marked improvement on state assessments were given a "failing" designation and were targeted for restructuring. Although Maryland schools have been dubbed the best in the country, one-third of them were considered failing per Adequate Yearly Progress in May, the <a href="http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-05-29/news/bs-md-state-nclb-waiver-20120529_1_maryland-school-assessments-highest-performing-districts-signature-education-law" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baltimore Sun</a> reported.

Following a waiver granted in May, Maryland public schools are required to cut down the number of students who didn't pass the assessment in half by 2017. "[Adequate Yearly Progress] was difficult to implement and unrealistic," Reinhard said.

Jacob Baumgart

Towson

The School Progress Index replaced some of the stricter accountability criteria outlined in No Child Left Behind.