Community School Initiative
Welcome to the 2025-26 school year! We are excited to embark on our second year as a Baltimore County Community School and look forward to bringing more opportunities and resources to our students, families, and neighbors. As the Community School Facilitator, it is my job to identify the needs and find ways to address them with the help of our growing number of community partners.
Last year, more than 700 people responded to our Needs Assessment Survey and participated in listening sessions. This feedback identified areas of focus for this year including the need for: academic support in math and reading, mentoring, college and career readiness opportunities, and help finding and keeping jobs. To that end, many of the new student programs and resources will connect to those areas.
Here are some things to look forward to:
🗓️Monthly parent meetings - These meetings will take place each month and highlight different areas of interest based on parent feedback. Please be sure to respond to the parent survey at Back to School Night so we can prioritize your requests for resources and information.
👪Mentoring programs for students - Select students will be invited to participate in new programming aimed at creating leadership skills, enhancing problem solving approaches, and building capacity for conflict resolution.
🍏Fresh produce at our bi-monthly food pantry distribution dates - One of the best ways to stay healthy is to eat healthy foods. As part of our focus on improving attendance and reducing chronic absenteeism, we are partnering with Zahradka Family Farms in Essex to provide fresh produce to families who visit our food pantry.
📢Job Fairs - LHS will host a Futures Fair for students in October, as well as a Community Job Fair in conjunction with our feeder pattern schools in April. Thanks to our growing number of partners, we are able to pull these resources together to support the community.
We look forward to seeing you throughout the year and encourage you to reach out if we can help. If you would like to partner with us in making Lansdowne even better for our students and families, feel free to contact me: Dr. Joy Carey [email protected] or 443-809-2476.
What is a Community School?
Survey Data Dashboard