22,000 STUDENTS. IT WON’T BE LONG BEFORE STUDENTS START PACKING UP FOR THE SUMMER BREAK. SCHOOL OFFICIALS WILL SAY THEY’RE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY ON AND OFF CAMPUS HAVE ROLLED OUT A NUMBER OF SUMMER PROGRAMS IN ALMOST 100 SCHOOLS. THEIR PROGRAM, WHICH WERE ALREADY IN PLACE BEFORE THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED HIS CURFEW. WE ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE. THAT MAYOR HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER. THE DISTRICT’S CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS THERE’S PLENTY FOR STUDENTS TO DO OVER THE SUMMER. WE ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE’S A RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. WHAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WANT IS WHAT THEY SHOULD WANT AT THEIR AGE. THEY WANT TO BE TOGETHER. THEY WANT ACCESS TO TO OPPORTUNITIES. THEY WANT EXPERIENCE. AND THAT’S WELCOME NEWS FOR THIS BALTIMORE CITY MOTHER OF THREE. IT’S SOMETHING WE ARE MISSING. SO I THINK THAT’S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO. THEY SHOULD WANT TO HAVE MORE EDUCATIONAL THINGS GOING ON FOR THE SUMMER THROUGH THE YEAR, ALL DAY AND NIGHT. IF THEY COULD. YOU KNOW, STUDENTS HAVE UNTIL THE END OF JUNE TO SIGN UP FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDES THOSE TAKING PLACE IN THE CLASSROOM AND AT CAMPSITES AT LEAST 8000 STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY SUCCESSFULLY SIGNED UP FOR JOBS. NOW, SPEAKING OF SIGNING UP, YOU CAN FIND SOME OF THOSE SUMMER PROGRAMS BY GOING TO OUR WBAL TV 11 NEWS APP LIVE IN NORTH
Baltimore City Public Schools ready to provide summer youth program
Updated: 4:14 PM EDT May 24, 2023
Baltimore’s school district is doing its part to keep students busy and off the streets over the summer, officials said.It will not be long before city students start to pack up for summer break. Schools are set to let out for the summer in less than a month, and officials said the district has summer programs planned to accommodate more than 22,000 students.| LINK: Baltimore City Public Schools summer program: How to applyBaltimore City Public Schools officials said they’re concerned about safety on and off campus, so they’ve rolled our a number of summer programs in almost 100 schools. The programs were already in place before the mayor announced his curfew program.Alison Perkins-Cohen, the district’s chief of staff, said there’s plenty for students to do over the summer.”We are very supportive. The mayor has been a great partner,” she said. “We’re all working together to make sure that there is a range of options for our young people. What our young people want is what they should want at their age: They want to be together, they want access to opportunities, they want experiences.”Alesha Bowie, a Baltimore City mother of three, said the children need the programs.”It’s something we are missing, so I think that’s something we should be looking into. They should want to have more educational things going on for the summer through the year, all day and night, if they could,” Bowie said.Students have until the end of June to sign up for the summer programs, which includes those taking place in the classroom and at campsites.At least 8,000 students have already successfully signed up for summer jobs.| RELATED: Baltimore working on summer strategy to keep youth safe, engaged
Baltimore’s school district is doing its part to keep students busy and off the streets over the summer, officials said.
It will not be long before city students start to pack up for summer break. Schools are set to let out for the summer in less than a month, and officials said the district has summer programs planned to accommodate more than 22,000 students.
| LINK: Baltimore City Public Schools summer program: How to apply
Baltimore City Public Schools officials said they’re concerned about safety on and off campus, so they’ve rolled our a number of summer programs in almost 100 schools. The programs were already in place before the mayor announced his curfew program.
Alison Perkins-Cohen, the district’s chief of staff, said there’s plenty for students to do over the summer.
“We are very supportive. The mayor has been a great partner,” she said. “We’re all working together to make sure that there is a range of options for our young people. What our young people want is what they should want at their age: They want to be together, they want access to opportunities, they want experiences.”
Alesha Bowie, a Baltimore City mother of three, said the children need the programs.
“It’s something we are missing, so I think that’s something we should be looking into. They should want to have more educational things going on for the summer through the year, all day and night, if they could,” Bowie said.
Students have until the end of June to sign up for the summer programs, which includes those taking place in the classroom and at campsites.
At least 8,000 students have already successfully signed up for summer jobs.
| RELATED: Baltimore working on summer strategy to keep youth safe, engaged
