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