If your congregation is considering a school-focused mission initiative, or has already started one, these resources from the Lewis Center for Church Leadership may help:

• 50 Ways to Engage Local Schools- Cultivate congregational support and awareness, help students succeed, support parents and family.
• “The ABCs of Back-to-School Outreach”- Examples of creative ways to reach out to students and families in a new academic year. Learn more
• “Engaging Local Schools” Resource – Guide your congregation in considering questions that are critical to the success of a school-focused service initiative.
• Partner Today- A church/school partnership project of the Nashville Area of the United Methodist Church, features great ideas, resources, and success stories.
• Adoption 180 – Download suggestions from the Associate Director for Ministry with the Poor

District of Columbia Public Schools Partnership Opportunities

The secret in education lies in respecting the student. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Community Partners – Includes a handbook for community partners and interest form.
• Homeless Children and Youth Program – Lists students’ rights and types of support.
• Volunteer in the DC Schools – Includes an application form for individual volunteers and FAQs.
• DC School Locator: Boundary Information System
• Elementary Schools near United Methodist Churches

Maryland Public School Systems

Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource. – John F. Kennedy

• Allegany: http://www.acpsmd.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1
• Anne Arundel : http://www.aacps.org/
• Baltimore City: http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/site/default.aspx
• Baltimore County: http://www.bcps.org/
• Calvert: http://www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/
• Caroline: http://www.cl.k12.md.us/
• Carroll: http://www.carrollk12.org/
• Cecil: http://www.ccps.org/
• Charles: http://www.ccboe.com/
• Dorchester: http://www.dcps.k12.md.us/
• Frederick: http://www.fcps.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1
• Garrett: http://garrettcountyschools.org/
• Harford: http://www.hcps.org/
• Howard: http://www.hcpss.org/
• Kent: http://www.kent.k12.md.us/
• Montgomery: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/
• Prince George’s: http://www1.pgcps.org/
• Homeless Education Office: http://www1.pgcps.org/contactus/index.aspx?id=157391
• Queen Anne’s: http://www.boe.qacps.k12.md.us/
• Somerset: http://www.somerset.k12.md.us/
• St. Mary’s: http://www.smcps.org/
• Talbot: http://www.tcps.k12.md.us/
• Washington: http://www.wcps.k12.md.us/
• Wicomico: http://www.wcboe.org/
• Worcester: http://www.worcesterk12.com/