CSP Newsletter

Prom is coming soon! Tickets went on sale Monday, March 20th. They're $80 per ticket or $150 per couple.

In addition, we are in need of decorations donated for prom. Please see our Amazon wish list here and consider purchasing one of the requested items. Thank you in advance!

Autism Awareness Month

School Library Month

April 3 - 10: Easter/Spring Break - All Schools & Offices Closed

April 3 - 7: National Assistant Principals Week (CELEBRATING April 11-14)

April 3: Paraprofessional Appreciation Day (CELEBRATING April 11)

April 4: School Librarian Appreciation Day (CELEBRATING April 12)

April 9: Easter Sunday

April 10: Easter Monday

April 11:

MARCH

• 24 - B-Day
• 31 - A-Day

APRIL

• 7 - CLOSED FOR EASTER/SPRING BREAK
• 14 - A-Day
• 21 - CLOSED FOR EID AL-FITR
• 28 - B-Day

If your student consumes school lunch, please check their account balance. We currently have a deficit totaling $4700.00. CSP is responsible for the outstanding balance if the accounts are not brought current.

Paying this balance requires that we shift funds from the instructional program, which will have a negative impact on the school as a whole.

• Please review the drop-off and pick-up procedures at the link below. Parents are not following the correct protocols in place, and it is creating a safety hazard for students and staff.

Please make sure you are checking in using the Pikmykid app. Share this with whoever may be picking up your child.

Drop-off and Pick-up Procedures Link

There are no available student parking spaces on campus. If your student recently acquired their driver's license and planned to drive to school, they are not permitted to park at the adjacent businesses. The property managers of each privately owned business have contacted us to share that they will tow any unauthorized vehicle. Parking on their property creates liability issues. We do not want to ruin our relationship with our neighbors. Students are permitted to park on the street if there are available parking spaces.

Due to an increase in students not being in assigned areas during the ROAR period, we are implementing the following changes immediately.

• Students must sign up for Content Support no later than 8:30 the morning of that day’s scheduled content support.

• Students will not be permitted to first go to a club and then leave out for content support.

• Students will not be permitted to leave content support to attend their clubs.

• Students are not permitted to bring their personal laptops to school.

• The use of personal devices (laptops) is a security risk and has already created an issue with our server.

• Students will not be allowed to borrow our Chromebook should they leave theirs at home. The only exception is when testing is taking place.

• We currently have 125 seats filled out of 250 seats available. Please do not wait until the last minute to submit a completed contract.

• The transportation registration window opened on March 1, 2023

• Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis

• Current routes and stops are not guaranteed for the next school year.

• The sooner a paid contract is completed, the sooner the bus company can begin determining routes.

• The updated Transportation Contract was made available on 2/21/23 on the school’s website. MYCSP.ORG

• Please DO NOT contact the bus company.

Please make sure that you are monitoring your student’s progress. You can accomplish this by monitoring the gradebook, BrightSpace, and contacting your student’s teachers. Please ensure your students are taking advantage of the academic support structures during the academic school day and after school hours. Please contact teachers if you observe the grade book has not been updated on a weekly basis.

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Parents and Guardians,

If your child's doctor requests that educational forms, such as ADHD and Vanderbilt Scales, be completed by teachers, please reach out to your child's school counselor directly. Your child's counselor will distribute the forms to the requested teachers and then submit the completed forms directly to the doctor through a link or email provided by the doctor.

Please do not reach out to individual teachers with doctor's forms requests.

Who is your child's counselor? See below:

Mrs. Siwicki -All students with last names beginning with A-L

Mrs. Shepherd - All students with last names beginning with M-Z

If you would like to volunteer or chaperone at CSP, you must submit a response to the following form. If you already submitted a reply, you do not need to submit another one.

FORM

Once you submit this response, I can follow up to see if your commercial background check is cleared, or I can request a copy of your fingerprint card, whichever you have completed.

Hi CSP Parents, Please see below regarding details on Chesapeake Science Point's NO REPEAT policy. If you have questions and/or concerns regarding this matter, please reach out to your child's school counselor. CSP continues to provide a rigorous and quality education to all students. It has always been our goal to improve upon past practices, find new ways to engage students, and make learning something students enjoy. We also believe that high school students need to put forth that same effort in order to become successful adults; therefore, CSP is Repeat Free. If a student receives an E in a required high school course, the class will have to be repeated in an alternate program such as Summer School, Evening School, and Twilight School. These programs are available for students to make up credits in courses that they were not successful in the first time; classes at CSP are for students taking them for original credit. If a student does not make up the failed class in one of these alternative programs, there is a chance that we will not be able to schedule the student for the classes required for graduation and the student will have to take classes at CSP for more than four years.

Parents/guardians of current 6th graders:

This is a friendly reminder that 7th-grade students are required to have the following immunizations before starting the 7th grade:

MCV4 and Tdap

I will need an updated immunization record showing that your child received both immunizations. Please send this to me as soon as you have it.

Thank you,

Ms. Calvert

jcalvert@mycsp.org

• Beginning March 23, CSP will begin sending refunds for up to two AP exam fees for 9th and 10th graders.
• Beginning May 19, when AACPS has complete data to determine College and Career Readiness status, refunds will be calculated for 11th and 12th graders.
• Students who do not meet College and Career Readiness criteria will be refunded for up to two exams.
• Students who meet the criteria will be refunded for all the exams.

Any student who wishes to receive high school credit for any dual credit AACC class they have taken must present an official transcript from AACC to their counselor. The Registrar’s Office at AACC can assist you with obtaining an official transcript. If you have any questions, please contact your counselor.

SENIORS! Please be sure you follow up with your counselor regarding admissions decisions. We cannot wait to hear from you, and we need to be sure to document all admissions decisions in your Naviance account. Please let us know if you have been awarded any scholarship money. We need documentation of the scholarship award and the dollar amount. You may supply this information via email or paper documentation. As a reminder, please be sure you are reaching out to the undergraduate admissions offices to be sure that your application is complete and you have no missing required documents. As always, stop by with any questions. Your counseling department is SO proud of all the hard work you have put in!

Hi Juniors & Seniors! It’s no secret that most college applications require you to submit your SAT or ACT score, making taking the exam an absolute must. In addition to it being a requirement, colleges and universities receive thousands of applications every year. The scores on the SAT and ACT allow them to narrow down the playing field and make decisions on acceptance. In addition to your college applications, your SAT and ACT scores can be used to apply for scholarships. These are sometimes merit based scholarships, granted directly from your choice of college during the application process. Others may be from local, state, or regional programs where your grades, academic achievements, and score affect your eligibility. We wanted to stress the importance of taking the SAT and/or ACT more than once. Studies show that students typically receive a higher score the second time they sit for the test. It would be most beneficial to take the SAT and/or ACT your junior year, then again your senior year. If you receive free or reduced lunch, you qualify for a fee waiver. The counselors have them available in their offices. See your counselor with any additional questions.

SAT TESTING DATES:

May 6th

June 3rd

See registration deadlines and sign up here collegeboard.org.

ACT TESTING DATES:

April 15th

June 10th

July 15th

See registration deadlines and sign up here https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/registration.html.

The Candace C.W. Antwine Military Service Award was established in 2021 to honor the military and civic service of Ms. Antwine, a Navy veteran and former member of the Board of Education of Anne Arundel County. Ms. Antwine was a committed and passionate voice for military families and children in need throughout Anne Arundel County. She served the nation in active duty, reserve, and civil servant capacities, and was a member of the Board of Education from 2018 until her death in 2021.

The award is given each May to AACPS students who have made a similar commitment by enlisting to serve in the United States military upon graduation. It assists awardees with initial expenses related to enlisting, including basic training supplies, and aims to remove financial barriers to military service.

Click on the link below for the application. Deadline is March 31st, 2023. Please share with your students and families.

https://www.aacps.org/serviceaward

It’s that time of year again! Educational Systems Federal Credit Union is offering three different awards – two for graduating seniors.

Educational Systems Federal Credit Union, through the Support Education Foundation, is proud to provide scholarships to students and professional development awards to educators who strive to learn and grow. We encourage you to share these valuable opportunities with your students or any educators who may be interested.

2023 Scholarship opportunities

• Dorothy Marvil Scholarship
• Rosemary Brinkley Business and Finance Scholarship

The deadline to apply is April 1, 2023. Additional details can be found at SupportEducation.org.

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Hear first-hand from professors and students that are passionate about YOUR field of interest. With 200+ areas of study, 300+ student organizations, clubs and teams, and 10,000+ University and community events offered each year, visit and see why The University of Tampa is the right choice for your college education!

UT is offering 3 Open House events during the Spring 2023 Semester.

March 19, 2023
April 16, 2023
(Click on a date above to RSVP)

Get a sneak peek at what UT has to offer by checking out our Undergraduate Brochure. Questions? email admissions@ut.edu or call (813) 253-6211.

Georgetown University is Offering Two New Online Courses

Medicine: An Inside Look at Treating Patients

Explore treatment plans for three cases: a kidney transplant, vascular disease, and cancer. Students will review the techniques of both integrative and complementary medicine and design a healthcare team for a patient scenario.

Journalism and Media in the Digital Age

Delves into the fast-paced world of journalism. Students will learn the fundamentals of the field---from recognizing the elements of an accurate, compelling, and fair story to key ethics and laws. They'll explore the various news platforms----print, digital, social media, video---and craft their own news story on the platform of their choice to demonstrate their knowledge.

These courses are designed by renowned Georgetown University professors and delivered through engaging video lessons.

Visit here for more information.

Sophomores,

Please click hhttp://hobymd.org/annual-seminar/ere for more information about the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) summer opportunity!

The HOBY flagship program welcomes school and community student ambassadors to 3-4 day seminars each spring and summer. Students explore their personal leadership skills and values and practice those skills while collaborating with diverse groups. They then leverage their new abilities as they apply the value of service leadership to make a positive impact in their communities.

This summer's leadership opportunity is being held June 8-11, 2023, at Towson University. The fee for the summer program is $395, however, we are able to offer a discounted rate of $250 to the first sophomore who registers.

Please discuss this opportunity with your parents/guardians and contact Mrs. Shepherd if you are interested or have any questions.

As one of the world's top-ranked art, design, and architecture colleges, Pratt is the place for students to explore principles of design, get immersed in fine art, and build a portfolio of artwork. For those intending to pursue studies in art, design, architecture, or a related area, this is a valuable chance to build the portfolio of work that will serve as an important component of their college application process.

This July, Pratt PreCollege students will explore creative careers and develop their artistic skills with support from experienced faculty. The month-long experience combines college-level courses and cultural enrichment opportunities for high school students on our picturesque Brooklyn campus. Courses allow students a unique opportunity to be immersed in the creative process and get a sneak peek into the undergraduate experience at Pratt Institute.

During the program students will:

1. Study art, design, architecture, or creative writing at a college level.
2. Create work suitable for use in a college admissions portfolio.
3. Join a creative community of like-minded students.
4. Explore undergraduate majors and discover the Pratt Institute experience.

Available sessions:

1, Spring (online): Visit the website for course dates
1. Summer (online): Visit the website for course dates
2. Summer (in-person Brooklyn, New York campus): July 9 - August 2

Summer applications are due March 1st!

Questions? Email precollege@pratt.edu

Looking for educational activities for your child this summer? Check out the summer offerings at Howard Community College through the "Kids on Campus" program at the link below:

https://www.howardcc.edu/programs-courses/continuing-education/courses/kids-on-campus/