Parents/Guardians, Phase one of our school's reopening will begin April 8th with 6th graders returning. Phase two April 15th our 7th and 8th graders. If you have opted to send your child for hybrid learning To get your student(s) ready for school please be aware that your student(s) will need the following items; Required A Backpack - To carry Chromebook, water bottle, head phones, art supplies, any other items the student wants to carry. Athletic Shoes for Physical Education. A Water Bottle - can be refilled during the day from a touchless dispenser. Wired Headphones. Suggested A personal hand sanitizer. If this purchase of these items resent a difficulty because you are experiencing a financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Please reach out to your child's grade level administrator, 6th Grade - Ms. Jessica Linnenkamp, jessica.lash@pgcps.org 7th and 8th Grade - Mr. James Screven, james.screven@pgcps.org

James Screven, Assistant Principal

Are you considered a "SME" (Subject-matter expert) in your field or work? Or, do you have a passion for something that you think would benefit the our CMIT Middle School Community? Do you like (or semi-like is good too) speaking VIRTUALLY in-front of an audience? If you answered, YES to any of the questions above, would you consider being a speaker at the Fall's Parent Workshop? The PTO is partnering with CMIT MS Administration for the Spring VIRTUAL Parent Workshops. The winter one was a success, and we would like to keep the momentum going and end the year strong! This will be about a 3-4 hour workshop event for parents to get information and resources specific to Middle School Students. We are looking for parents, friends, family or community members that would like to share information that could be helpful to our CMIT MS Community. Not sure if you fit the bill? Here are some topic areas to help you decide: 1. Child Development 2. Child Safety 3. Financial Planning 4. Educational Resources 5. Public Health & and Safety 6. Diet and Nutrition 7. Mental Health 8. Physical Activity 9. Internet Safety 10. Parent Support (Mental Health) Those topics are not written in stone, but to help you determine if your set of skills could benefit other parents at CMIT. If you are interested, please email MSinfo@cmitnorthpto.org .

Thank You, MS CMIT PTO

Please join us on Thursday, March 11th @6:30pm for our monthly PTO meeting where we will have special guests to speak to us about the newest research on COVID-19 and debunking myths about the virus and the vaccine; keeping your student's safe as we return to hybrid learning and keeping your children active as we continue with virtual learning. Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Kisha Brown, a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician at the University of Maryland Healthcare System. Followed by presentations from CMIT's own school nurse Crystal Anthony, RN, and Ms. Hybia Mccain, physical education teacher and specialist. All are welcome to attend, please share with friends and family in the comunity! As always, you must register in advance for this special presentation: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtc-igqTMjHtReEEFRh9HTLY7wQs2H3GoD We look forward to seeing you there!

Thank You, MS CMIT PTO

Q: Is CMIT North MS a public school? 

A: Yes We are a public charter school who is staffed by PGCPS teachers and administration, and support staff who work along side of a limited CLF staff. We have access to PGCPS support but also benefit from additional guidance, management and financial support from Chesapeake Light House Foundation, whose educational concept this school is based on. 

Q: Do siblings get preference in applying to CMIT?

A: The process of gaining entry to any charter school in Prince George's County is through a lottery. However, siblings of already attending CMIT students are weighted differently during the lottery process. This different weighting gives preference to siblings. 

Q: What makes CMIT different then any other school in the district? 

A: Although we are a PGCPS public charter, we are given some autonomy over curriculum. This autonomy allows us to fast track students, who are academically ready, through selected high school courses in math, foreign language, science and technology. It is that fast tracking that opens up opportunity to more advanced  coursework on the college level while still in high school.  Additionally, we offer students supports and enrichments to every student, not available at most schools. Lastly, we are a uniform school which takes away the distraction, the competition and the social stratification that is brought on by non uniform dress in a school. 

Our test scores oustrip not only county averages but also state avaerages. This, along with other metrics has made us a 5 star school. 

Q: Do you offer everything the big middle and high school's offer? 

A: Unlike many school in Maryland, we do not have a  full spectrum offerings in sports.  Instead, our focus is on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics). Therefore, our sports offerings are more limited.  We offer, boys and girls soccer, basketball, girl's softball, boy's baseball and club lacrosse in the middle school. Additionally, boys and girls basketball, track/field and volleyball at the high school level. With that said we recently (2017) won the girls county basketball championship and made it to the playoffs in soccer. Our high school opened a multi-million dollar, state of the art gym complex, competitive with all schools of their size. The middle school has also added an indoor gym space.  Lastly, we do offer special educational services, but becuase we are a school of choice, the amount of service hours we can provide is limited to 7.5 hours a week, split between literacy and math. Services hours are delivered by special education teachers but are limited to literacy and math courses.