City Schools updates community‑schools policy to match state law and add new supports, steering committee changes

Baltimore City Public Schools staff briefed the Board of School Commissioners on Jan. 20 on recommended revisions to policy ADH, the district’s community‑schools strategy, and said the updates chiefly align local rules with recent state legislation and implementation guidance.

Tina Hike Hubbard, chief of communications, engagement and enrollment, and community‑schools managers described limited, targeted language changes prompted by two state statutes. The revisions add emphasis on “shared accountability and collaborative leadership,” expand the district’s examples of wraparound services and incorporate new state evaluation and public‑reporting requirements.

District staff said Baltimore City currently has 154 designated community schools and that the district’s model includes coordinator positions hired either by the…