NEW! Friday Meal Distribution at LES
There will be a weekly food distribution at Lansdowne Elementary School every Friday beginning March 26th at 3:45 pm until supplies last. Families can receive one package per child in the home. Each meal package will include breakfast and lunch for Saturday and Sunday. Please pull into the bus loop and remain in your car when picking up the food. Please also remember to wear a face mask.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Muise at [email protected] or 443-809-1408.
Free meals provided by BCPS
Baltimore County Public Schools will offer free breakfast and lunch meals to all youth 18 years of age and under, through the Summer Food Service Program from Tuesday, June 20, through Friday, August 18. Meals will be served Monday through Friday, but meal sites will be closed on Tuesday, July 4. All meals must be consumed on-site.
Internet access
Ready to access online resources but don't have internet access at home? Several local internet providers are working to offer free/low-cost options to families during this time.
Comcast
AT&T
- AT&T is offering two months of free services, and then $5 a month for speeds 768Kbps-3Mbps,or $10 a month for speeds 5Mbps-10MBPS.
- They are waiving all home internet data overage fees.
- For more information and to apply, visit the Access from AT&T webpage.
- The customer service number is 1-800-288-2020.
Verizon
- Verizon provides “Lifeline Services” including phone, and internet for discounted fees. Basic phone services are around $0.66 a month for outgoing calls, and enhanced phone services are $10 a month for unlimited calls.
- Additionally, Broadband internet is available for $9.25 monthly.
- For more information and to apply, visit Verizon's Lifeline webpage.
- The customer service number is 1-800-832-4966.
Baltimore County resources for help
Social emotional support resources
Children (and adults!) are likely to have lots of unanswered questions and be experiencing all kinds of emotions during this time away from their regular school routines. See below for some ideas on how to support your child's social emotional health. Additional resources and ideas will be updated regularly below:
Mental Health Resources
Please view the Mental Health Resources document for a comprehensive list of available services for students and families.
ESOL Resources
Please view the ESOL Family Literacy Flyer for information regarding free Zoom classes! If you have any questions on this or would like any additional information, please contact the Family Literacy ESOL program coordinator, Angina Panozzo, at [email protected] or 443-840-3452.
Academic Resources
Common Ground and Student Achievement Partners created Family Guides to help anyone supporting a child's learning in the 2021 school year and beyond learn more about what children should know and be able to do, grade by grade, in math and literacy.
Access to Focus and Schoology:
Parent are allowed to log in and access Focus (BCPS’ Student Information System) and Schoology (BCPS’ Learning Management System).
The Department of Information Technology has monitored active logins and, while over 5,000 parents have logged in, BCPS has roughly 200,000 established connections to students. In order to increase the number of established accounts before the Quarter 1 report cards are released, school staff should share the Creating a Parent Account document with parents. The directions for parents can be also found on the BCPS Web site under “Tech Support.” In addition, a document has been prepared to aid school staff in their support for parents as they navigate these new tools. That document can be found here. Parents and teachers should also be aware that there is now a link within Focus to take them directly to Schoology, thus eliminating the need for separate login pathways.