With the declining COVID-19 positivity rates, the mask-optional policy will resume in all PGCPS buildings on Tuesday, September 6. PGCPS will continue to make health and safety decisions in consultation with health experts. Thank you for your continued support!

Andrew Brauer, Principal

Arrival/Departure Routine Please see the attached map of the driving routes and drop-off/pick-up locations. Please note: All parents, carpooling or individuals, must drop-off and pick-up in the rear of the building. The side parking lots are designated for high school overflow and commercial vans/buses only. Only students that ride on a commercial van or bus will be permitted to exit to the side parking lot. Car Riders MUST be picked up in the rear of the building for their safety. We have personnel directing traffic to ensure the safety of our students. Please be patient and follow their directions. Walkers are expected to leave from our Front Office and follow the sidewalk to Swietzer Lane. Walkers should not be picked up at the intersection of Frost Place and Swietzer, nor be picked up on the side of the street. It is expected that Walkers are those needing to meet siblings at the High School, meet parents at their place of work along Swietzer Road, or live within a walkable range of the school. The parking lots in front of Stantec, WSSC (including their overflow lot), and Konterra is not available to CMIT stakeholders for pick up. These are their places of business and we all need to be kind neighbors. Please do not park, wait, or drop students off in their parking lots. WSSC Police is surveilling the area and will issue citations. As everyone becomes accustomed to the drop-off and pick-up routine the process will become more and more efficient. Typically by the third week all vehicles are gone within 10 minutes. Please be patient and follow the instructions from those directing traffic. No one's time is more valuable than the safety of our children.

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Andrew Brauer, Principal

Last summers trip to London, Paris. Barcelona, was a huge success and this year's trip to Japan will be even greater. If you are interested in sending your 6-12 grade student and family members to Japan summer 2024, I will be holding a general interest meeting Thursday, September 16th in Room 108 at 6 pm. This trip is open to students from Montgomery, Harford, Prince Georges and Anne Arundel Counties. If you have any questions and wish to RSVP to reserve a spot to attend please send me an email at jamesscreven@yahoo.com. *Disclaimer: This is not a PGCPS sanctioned field trip and has no affiliation with PGCPS or CLF. It is a private tour operator serving students and their families from Maryland.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

My name is Pouire Eric Ouedraogo and I am teaching Mathematics for 6th grade students (Regular and Accelerate). I have 3 Master degrees (Economics and Statistics, MBA option Finance, and Accounting) and am on my way for a doctorate in quantitative research. I am a graduate from the University of Ouagadougou, University of Lyon, and the University of Baltimore. I have taught in both Africa and the USA. I love Math because our life is Math and Math helps to explain this life. I hope to end this year with engaged students who now share this love of Math. I like playing soccer, volleyball and being in nature. If you need to contact me, my email is pouire.ouedraogo@pgcps.org. Your support for learning is welcome.

James Screven. Assistant Principal and Editor.

Hello everyone! My name is Melanie Castillo! I am a new teacher at CMIT North Middle school. I will be teaching World Cultures & Geography II: Eastern Hemisphere and United States History I: Beginnings to Reconstruction. This will be my first year as an educator! I am a recent graduate of Pennsylvania State University. I studied Secondary Education focused on Social Studies. As a proud Prince George’s County graduate, I feel truly grateful to have the opportunity to teach at this great school and be part of such a wonderful community! I look forward to working with students in order to help them love social studies, understand the world around them and grow as individuals.

James Screven. Assistant Principal and Editor.

Hello Parent and Scholars, This was the best first week ever!!!! A few notes: Please review Canvas with your scholars, especially the Syllabus and Opt. Out form (that has a due date) Review grades weekly and remember that the weighted grade in Schoolmax is the true grade. Any questions and or concerns please send me an email and allow me 24 hours or so to respond. Danielle.curry@pgcps.org Topics covered in class this week 8th Grade - 7th Grade - Conflict Resolution

Danielle Curry

As STEM Coordinator, I have the pleasure of informally observing and supporting the teachers. I created a video highlighting 9 of our teachers for the effective strategies they are using here: https://youtu.be/neH3aXhBMT0 . There are many more I didn't see, but I am so thankful to be part of a dedicated, hard working team here at CMIT!

Mr. Field

Students have been given their final schedules, assigned lockers and given PIN numbers for lunch. Lunch balances and payments can be my through My School Bucks, found through the PGCPS portal. A gently pre-owned uniform sale will be held by PTO the morning of September 17th, 2022 from 10am-12pm, more to follow on that event.

James Screven. Assistant Principal and Editor.

It is that time of year again. CMIT North Middle School PTO will host our Fall Parent Workshop Series. The Series this year will be held at CMIT Middle school, on Saturday, November 12th @ 10am-2:30pm to end with a community BBQ. Present will be important speakers and vendors to help you navigate parenting a middle school child. Please join us for this important event.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

Parent/Guardians Please be aware of the CMIT requirement of all students regarding shoes. Uniform shoes are to be all black including soles and logos. Black sneakers with white, grey or any other sole color will be considered out of uniform. This is also true of sneakers that have colored logos other than black. Therefore, sneakers that are black that have white soles and a white/or other color logo, for example, white/ other color than black Niki Swoosh or Adidas Stripes will be considered out of uniform. Please help us by complying with this uniform requirement. Starting the week of 10/4 notices will be sent out to parent/guardians if your child does not meet the uniform standard for shoes. Thank you for your help in making CMIT the best school in PGCPS.

James Screven, Assistant Principal

The federal waiver providing free meals for all students during the pandemic has expired. Families must complete the Free or Reduced Price Meals application for students to receive free breakfast and lunch at school. This school year, families who do not qualify for free or reduced meals will be required to pay using www.myschoolbucks.com Visit https://www.pgcps.org/offices/food-and-nutrition/how-to-pay-for-lunch to apply for Free and Reduced Meals (FARMS).

Andrew Brauer, 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.