Serving Middle School
Youth of
The Southwest & Northwest Areas of Baltimore
County Schools
Meadowood Education Center – an alternative
education program that offers students the opportunity
to experience academic and behavioral success. The
goals at Meadowood are aligned with the Baltimore
County Public Schools’ Blueprint for Progress:
To improve achievement
for all students
To maintain a safe and orderly learning
environment
To
use resources effectively and efficiently
Mission Statement
The Meadowood Education Center is an alternative
middle school committed to providing for the needs
of students who have not been successful in the traditional
school setting. Conditions of student success are
established through a comprehensive instruction program
combined with therapeutic support services.
By emphasizing personal responsibility, a primary
goal of the program is for students to acquire those
academic and behavioral skills necessary for success
in the returning to the home school setting.
School Goals
To provide and maintain a safe and orderly academic
environment.
To prepare students to successfully return to
their comprehensive home schools and communities
with a repertoire of meaningful academic and social
skills.
To provide an opportunity for increased student
learning through an expanded use of technological
resources.
To prepare students for state mandated assessments.
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School Profile
Located in the Woodlawn community, the Meadowood
Education Center (MEC) is an alternative middle school
serving a maximum of 75 students in grades 6, 7 and
8 from the Southwest and Northwest regions of Baltimore
County. Students are referred to Meadowood by the
Superintendent’s Designee following an expulsion,
program review or long term suspension as a temporary
academic placement. Through a periodic review process,
students are reinstated to their home schools prepared
for success with newly acquired academic, social
and decision-making skills.
The faculty is composed of 10 content area teachers;
1 special educator; 1 behavioral interventionist; 2 school counselors;
1 school psychologist; 1 social worker; 1 nurse; a part-time substance abuse counselor;
1 academic coordinator; 1 administrative secretary; 1.5 building service workers and 1
administrator (principal).The coordinated approach employed by the faculty establishes a structured,
predictable learning environment that enables the student to become more successful in a school setting.
