City Neighbors High School

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City Neighbors High School
Address
5609 Sefton Avenue

Baltimore
,
Maryland
21214

United States
Coordinates39°21′1.64″N 76°33′17.24″W / 39.3504556°N 76.5547889°W / 39.3504556; -76.5547889Coordinates: 39°21′1.64″N 76°33′17.24″W / 39.3504556°N 76.5547889°W / 39.3504556; -76.5547889
Information
School typePublic charter
MottoKnown. Loved. Inspired.[1]
Founded2010[4]
School districtBaltimore City Public Schools
School number376
NCES School ID240009001690
PrincipalCheyanne Zahrt[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment417 (2019[2])
Campus size5.4 acres[3]
Campus typeUrban
MascotLions
AffiliationCity Neighbors Foundation
WebsiteWebsite

City Neighbors High School is a public charter high school located in the neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Opened in 2010, City Neighbors High was the third school launched by the larger City Neighbors Foundation program, a Baltimore-based charter organization.[4] The school operates as a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation under the name "City Neighbors High School Inc."[5]

Identifying as a progressive model school, City Neighbors High incorporates arts integration, project-based learning and the Reggio Emilia approach in a small school context.[6]

History[]

The school located at corner of Bayonne and Sefton Avenues was originally Public School No. 41 - Hamilton Junior High School.[7] Built in 1931, Hamilton Junior High opened for students in the spring of 1932.[8][9] By 2007, plans were proposed to close the aging school building in the face of declining enrollment and the potential to save City Schools $6 million in maintenance and capital expenses.[10] The school was also among five Baltimore schools that were identified as "persistently dangerous" under standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act.[11] The school board approved a plan to close Hamilton Junior High in the summer of 2009 by a phase out plan where it would not admit new 6th graders.[12][13]

City Neighbors first opened an elementary/middle school in the former Hamilton Junior High building under the name City Neighbors Hamilton in 2009, and plans were made to add a high school in another part of the building the following year.[14][15] The high school's initial Freshmen class of 90 students entered in 2010.[4] At the same time, City Neighbors Hamilton & High schools undertook a 6-year $8.9 million renovation of the school buildings.[3] The project was financed by a bond issue by the Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, who in turn loaned the funds to the two school corporations.[16] The school's first class of 86 students graduated in 2014 with a 95% graduation rate.[17] In 2018, City Neighbors High received a 3 out of 5 star rating by the Maryland State Department of Education.[18]

References[]

  1. ^ "City Neighbors High School". Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  2. ^ a b "City Neighbors High School". Baltimore City Public Schools.
  3. ^ a b "City Neighbors Hamilton & City Neighbors High School". Maryland Architecture Excellence in Design Awards 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  4. ^ a b c Green, Erica (2010-10-30). "New city high school offers 'home away from home'". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. p. 2. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  5. ^ "CITY NEIGHBORS HIGH SCHOOL INC". Open990. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  6. ^ "City Neighbors Foundation". The IDEA Library. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  7. ^ Baltimore (Md.) Dept. of Education (1934). Directory of the public schools of Baltimore, Md., 1934-1935. Department of Education. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  8. ^ "City High Schools To Be Reorganized". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. 1931-12-28. p. 3. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  9. ^ "City's Children To Go Back To School Monday". The Baltimore Evening Sun. Baltimore. 1932-01-02. p. 3. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  10. ^ Barnhardt, Laura (2007-02-11). "School closure strategy assailed". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  11. ^ Bowie, Liz (2008-07-16). "'Dangerous' schools". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. pp. –1. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  12. ^ Neufeld, Sara (2007-03-28). "$1.2 billion schools budget OK'd". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. pp. –3. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  13. ^ Neufeld, Sara (2008-04-09). "Board considers school closings". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. pp. –10. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  14. ^ Neufeld, Sara (2009-03-10). "Alonso proposes massive school reorganization". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  15. ^ Bowie, Liz (2009-09-06). "Charter school growth urged". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. pp. –3. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  16. ^ "Notice of Public Hearing Concerning Issuance of Bonds". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. 2012-10-17. pp. –7. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  17. ^ Tooten, Tim (2014-05-30). "Charter school honors first graduating class". WBAL. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  18. ^ Pate, Caroline (2018-12-04). "Star ratings for Maryland elementary, middle and high schools". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. Retrieved 2019-08-02.

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