Middle School Choice

Updates for Middle School Choice

• In-school visits

  • For 5th grade students: SEED School of Maryland Articulation: 12/16/2021, 1:45 pm, School Cafeteria

• Families of 3rd-5th graders- The Choice Fair opened on 12/03/2021 (see flier below)

• 5th Grade Families- Ingenuity Project Open Houses (See below)

• 5th Grade families: The composite scores that are posted are not updated. If you are applying to advance academic programs, it is highly recommended that you wait for the first trimester grades to be uploaded.

• Changes made to middle school choice:

• 3 schools have been added- Franklin Square, Katherine Johnson Global Academy and The Mount Washington School.

• If you are applying to an entrance criteria school, composite scores will be composed using grades from the 3^rd, 4^th and 1^st quarter of the 5^th grade only instead of the MCAP assessment scores.

• Choice Timeline

  • October thru January – Schools will host open houses and shadow days

  • October 20 thru December 20 - Middle School Articulations

  • November 30th – Choice Guides and applications distributed to schools

  • December 3rd – Virtual School Choice Fair launches

  • January 20th – Choice applications due

  • February 1st – Charter applications due

  • March – Students begin receiving placement letters

Learn more here: https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/middle-school-registration

or contact Ms. Golston, Guidance Counselor at 443.642.3608 or mgolston@bcps.k12.md.us