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Spring Parent Workshop: Mark your calendar for the Spring Parent Workshop on Thursday, March 24th from 6:30 - 8:30. School Counselors from CMIT Academy North HS will present information about the middle to high school transition. Also, our new school-based clinician, Ms. Nicole Jones, will be discussing ways we can assist our scholars with emotional, behavioral, or social problems that may interfere with their academic success and overall well-being. We look forward to seeing you at the workshop. A zoom registration will be sent at the beginning of March. ============================================= Spirit Wear Fundraiser - COMING SOON. Please lookout for link to Spirit Wear website soon! ============================================= Join the PTO - Membership is our biggest fundraiser and the best way to keep you connected to the Tiger community. Your membership dues help us to support our Students and Teachers throughout the school year and beyond. Dues are $10 per family per school year and donations of any amount are welcome and encouraged 😊. Please pay the $10 dues for your family by using our QR Code above, via the following PayPal link: http://paypal.me/cmitnorthmspto by choosing Payment Type: Friends and Family (to avoid incurring a fee) and entering your Name and Email in the payment message (*very important*), or in the PTO Dues Box in the Front Office using the envelopes sent home with students (*new!)

Thank You, MS CMIT PTO

Now that some parents may be familiar with the name I thought we could do a second introduction In response to COVID and the strain it has had on our students, PGCPS has provided counseling services for our students. Below is the introduction of our newest member of the staff. Hello Everyone, I would like to introduce myself to you. I am CMIT North Middle School's new school-based clinician. My name is Ms. Nicole Jones. I am located in office 207 (near the 2nd floor Restrooms). I am a Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) for the state of Maryland. I have over 15 years of direct practice with pregnant women, HIV clients, and clients who identify as LGBT. I have experience working with all age ranges from adolescents through adults. My educational background includes, a Bachelor of Social Work degree from Coppin State University, and a Master’s degree in Social Work with a concentration in Clinical Mental Health and Chemical Dependency from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. Additionally, I am licensed by the National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals as a National Certified Master Addiction Counselor (MAC). As your school-based clinician, I am here to assist students cope with emotional, behavioral, or social problems that may interfere with student academic success and overall well-being. As the school-based clinician I can be a support for those who may be experiencing any of the following issues or any other concerns, Relationship problems (with friends, family or significant others). Anger or Aggression Anxiety (Overwhelmed) Depression Feeling isolated by others. Bullying Addictions Suicide (personally, or someone you know). Trauma

James Screven, Assistant Principal

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.