School Profile

Opening in 1957, the school includes prekindergarten through grade 5. After completing the elementary years at Glenmar, our students attend Middle River Middle School or Parkville Middle Magnet School.

Community:
Glenmar Elementary is situated in the Middle River area of Baltimore County. The campus is surrounded by the new “Miramar Landing” housing development consisting of town homes, single homes and a senior housing facility.

Special Programs:
Glenmar supports and executes the Baltimore County Public School’s Curriculum (http://www.bcps.org/offices/humanities/)
in prekindergarten (two-half day sessions), full-day kindergarten
and grades 1 to 5.
Gifted and Talented Programs are available to qualified third, fourth, and fifth grade students in reading and math. Glenmar provides inclusive and adaptive programs for students with special learning needs. The school receives federally funded Title 1 funds that supplements the school’s curriculum and instruction.

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The mission of Glenmar Elementary is to provide a quality education for all students, one that develops the content knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will enable them to reach their maximum potential as responsible, productive citizens and life-long learners.

BELIEF STATEMENTS:

• We believe all students will learn and achieve.
• We believe a quality education requires:
  • An effective teacher in every classroom
• An effective principal in every school
• A standardized, challenging curriculum
• A results-oriented, data-driven focus which is based on continuous growth
• Shared accountability among teachers, principals and central office personnel.
• We believe that improved student achievement requires families and communities to be partners in the educational process.
• We believe every employee has the responsibility to model ethical behavior, to exhibit a strong work ethic, and to achieve high performance.
• We believe in respecting the dignity and worth of every individual.

• To provide each student with meaningful and challenging instruction based on their strengths and needs.
• To engage students in instruction based on their learning styles by implementing a variety of teaching strategies.
• To encourage the development of life-long learning skills so that students will become productive members of society.
• To provide a safe and orderly learning environment which consistently requires high expectations of student behavior.

Glenmar’s goals are to increase reading, writing and academic achievement of all students.

Goal 1:  By 2007, 100% of all students in the third and fifth grades at Glenmar will score at or above the satisfactory standard for reading on the MSA.
Goal 2:  By 2007, 100% of all students in the third and fifth grade at Glenmar will score at or above the satisfactory standard for mathematics on the MSA.