Martin Boulevard Elementary PTA

Featuring work from MBES 4th grade and Intermediate ISDM.

The Maryland SPCA’s Kindness for Paws is returning for another AMAZING art show between May 9th –17th! 🐾🖼🎨 This special event supports their furry friends and engages children in community service. Working with art teachers in Maryland, students crafted 2D artwork featuring cats and dogs that found forever homes through the shelter.

Want to buy the original artwork? Available Sunday, May 17, 2026, from 11AM – 1PM. Student art for $10, teacher art for $20.

📍Location: Level 1, near Macy’s Home Store

Color Run this Thursday! We are $56 from beating last years fundraising total and $236 away from our goal of $2000!
Help us get there!

2nd Annual Martin Boulevard PTA Color Run  

As the year comes to a close it is time for officer elections. Please look for the form in your student's folder soon. If you are interested please return the form back to the school.

Thank you!

Color Run Registration has began Monday April 27th is the last day to register with a 5 dollar donation and receive the limited edition 2nd annual color run t-shirt!

2nd Annual Martin Boulevard PTA Color Run  

Please join us for our end of the year fundraiser!

Join our celebration! ❤️

Come join us as we dance our way into warmer weather

CALL TO ACTION, we need your help. Mrs.Taylor our Library Media Specialist and Teacher of the Year here at MBES needs your help.
This is a call to action for you to speak out about the proposed amended Library Media Regulations ( COMAR 13A.05.04 ) in which MSDE wants to remove the requirement for LEA’s to staff a full-time certified library media specialist at every school. The change would allow districts to provide certified personnel “at each school” with flexibility in implementation. This change could result in job losses and reassignments for our Maryland school librarians.

Time is of the essence. The deadline to submit emails to Dr. Chelsea Brewer, Executive Director of Literacy Programs and Initiatives is March 9, 2026. The more comments MSDE receives, the stronger the signal that these changes require reconsideration.

🚨 CALL TO ACTION: Protect Maryland School Libraries 🚨

The proposed amendments to COMAR 13A.05.04 would remove the requirement that every school have a full-time, certified Library Media Specialist. This change would give districts “flexibility” — but that flexibility could mean fewer certified librarians in schools, job losses, and reduced access for students.

🗓 Deadline to speak out: March 9, 2026
📧 Email Dr. Chelsea Brewer at [email protected]

The more comments the Maryland State Department of Education receives, the stronger the message that these changes require reconsideration.

Full-time certified school librarians are essential because we:

📚 Teach information & media literacy
📊 Support academic achievement
🌎 Provide access to diverse resources
💡 Encourage critical thinking
💻 Bridge the digital divide
🤝 Collaborate with teachers
🛡 Promote intellectual freedom
♿ Support special education needs
🎓 Build college & career readiness
❤️ Create safe, inclusive spaces for students

Reducing the requirement for certified librarians undermines the intent of the Freedom to Read Act by limiting student access to trained professionals who connect them with books, research skills, and diverse perspectives.

Additionally, proposed changes could increase the misuse of Library Media Specialists as classroom coverage — pulling them away from the very students and programs they are meant to serve.

✨ Your voice matters.
✔️ Email Dr. Brewer
✔️ Forward this to fellow librarians
✔️ Share with educators, parents, and community supporters

Every student deserves a full-time certified librarian. Let’s make sure our voices are heard. More info can be found here: https://ow.ly/aCNG50Ypc3r

Martin Boulevard Elementary School BCPS

Join us for Read Across America Week!! We are “packing” our bags to head on some amazing reading adventures! ✈️ 📚 ✈️🌎🧳