Pupil Personnel Services and Responsive Student Programming

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ERIKA HAMLET, COORDINATOR
MILLIE HAMANN, ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY

SHARED DOMICILE - Families seeking to enroll under the shared domicile process. You may contact the field offices list below.

Southeast Office: Rebecca Billingslea, Residency Investigator - 443-809-7580
Northeast Office: Jeannette Young, Residency Investigator - 443-809-6363
Central Office: Salim Barrouk, Residency Investigator - 443-809-7794
Northwest Office: Norma J. Brown, Residency Investigator - 443-809-6903
Southwest Office: Maria Stockton-Porter, Residency Investigator - 443-809-6901

STUDENT REGISTRATION:

Parents/guardians wishing to enroll students in Baltimore County Public Schools may begin the enrollment process by submitting an online application through our new Focus Parent Portal. After entering basic registration information, parents/guardians will be contacted by the school to finalize enrollment. If you need further assistance with the enrollment process, please contact your school enrollment liaison.

Parents/guardians can learn more about using the Focus Parent Portal by viewing the informational video. The password for the video is Baltimore.

Registering Your Child for School for the Next School Year

Students New to BCPS: Grades Pre-K-12, including those entering kindergarten.

Parents/guardians may begin the registration process through the Focus Parent Portal or
by visiting your zoned school. The attached registration checklist provides helpful tips.

Kindergarten Students

Children must be 5 years old by September 1 to enroll in kindergarten.

Pre-Kindergarten Students

Students must be four years old on or before September 1 to be considered for enrollment. Unlike enrollment for K-12, seats are limited in the pre-kindergarten program. The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) requires that the Pre-K program be made available to students who meet automatic eligibility criteria based on educational or financial need. If space is available once the automatically eligible students have registered, other students may be placed from the applicant pool on a priority basis.

Pre-School Students

Students must be three years old on or before September 1 to be considered for enrollment. Unlike enrollment for K-12, seats are limited in the preschool program. Students are registered on a priority basis, with priority registration given to those students who demonstrate educational and/or financial need.

Click to see if your zoned home school offers a preschool program:

● School Offering Pre-School

● ABC Flyer

● IGE Pre-School Fact Sheet

For more information click here.

REGISTRATIONS

Families should register with their zoned school. In order to determine your zoned school, you can access the Schools Boundaries Lookup App.

Families will need to download and complete the following forms:
Las familias deberán descargar y completar los siguientes formularios:

● Income Verification
Formulario de Verificacion de Ingreso y Criterios Automaticos (Parvulos y
Preescolar)

● New Student Health History
Historia de Salud para Estudiantes Nuevos

● Prior Care Form
Experiencia previa de cuidado a temprana edad

● BCPS Registration Checklist

● BCPS Student Registration Form
Formulario de Inscripcion Escolar

If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected].

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Office of Pupil Personnel Services provides direct services and case management to students who are experiencing academic, behavioral, emotional, physical, and social difficulties, as well as their families. Pupil personnel workers act as the liaison between the home, school, other school climate personnel, and the community to coordinate services to families to promote student success. Pupil personnel workers and residency investigators work together to resolve residency issues.

Vision Statement
Each school's culture will empower all students to graduate from Baltimore County Public Schools with the skills to be responsible, compassionate, and productive members of a globally competitive society.

Mission Statement
The Office of Pupil Personnel Services strives to provide support for students and their families who are experiencing academic, behavioral, emotional, physical, and social difficulties to help them graduate with the skills to be responsible, compassionate, and productive members of a globally competitive society.

The Office of Pupil Personnel Services also provides the following services:

Support students and their families in need of services from community agencies
Support school personnel to promote the academic success of students experiencing social, emotional, and behavioral problems
Address student attendance issues
Resolve residency issues
Collaborate with other members of the Department of Academic Services to implement the goals of the Blueprint for Progress, promoting school success for all students.
Process shared domicile procedure
Enroll homeless students
Enroll nonresident students
Enroll students in kinship care
Enroll students in a hardship situation