Exemplary 21 st Century Education: Where Young People Are Prepared To Make A Living And A Life, And Positioned To Participate Fully In Freedom And Democracy


NACA: Northwood Appold Community Academy
offers a sophisticated - practical - user - friendly, proficient, twenty-first century, public school.  NACA is  open to all our city's K-12 children.  Please use the links above to navigate our site as you learn more about us.


NACA II REPORT CARDS

Parents and families, please know that report cards for students enrolled at NACA II will be distributed on Monday, January 30th.  Please call the school at (443) 642-2033 with any questions related to report cards.  Thank you.

 
NACA OPEN HOUSES

NACA continues to recruit students and accept applications for the upcoming school year.  We hope that you have already completed your NACA application or made us your first Choice on your Choice application.  If you are interested in learning more about our school and visiting our school buildings, please know that we will be hosting two more opportunities for you to do so.  We have two Open House events scheduled at NACA II, located at 2500 East Northern Parkway, for grades 6 through 9 — one on Wednesday, February 7th at 6:15pm and the other on Saturday, February 18th at 1:30pm.  We will also host an Open House on Thursday, February 8th at NACA I, 4417 E. Northern Parkway, for grades K through 5.  For your convenience, please know that applications for NACA I and applications for NACA II are available online.

 
MSA PREPARATION PROGRAMS

NACA has begun preparing its students for the Maryland standardized test that is know as the Maryland School Assessment (MSA).  Our MSA Preparations have begun taking place at both NACA I and NACA II.  Both schools host after school programs on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  NACA I's afterschool program runs from 3pm to 5:30pm, and NACA II's program runs from 3:30pm to 5pm.  In addition to our afterschool programs, all NACA is offering a Saturday program to all of our students at NACA I, 4417 Loch Raven Boulevard, from 9am to 1pm. 

 
NACA II EVACUATION LETTER

NACA II families, please read the letter from NACA's leadership and administration regarding the evacuation that took place events that occurred at NACA II on Wednesday, January 11th.  Thank you.

 
NACA I CALENDAR AND NEWSLETTER

NACA I families, the calendar of events and newsletter for the month of January have been released.  We have sent hard copies of the calendar and newsletter home to you through our children's backpacks.  You can also find a copy of the calendar and newsletter online.

 
COUNT THEM ONE BY ONE BOOK EVENT
Sonya Hunt Gray, VP of the NACA Board of Directors and daughter-in-law of Victoria Jackson Gray Adams, with six copies of Count Them One By One that she purchased for the Northwood Appold Community Academy.

Former Justice Department Attorney Gordon Martin, Jr. will present his book Count Them One by One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote to our students this fall.  Attorney Martin's presenation is a follow-up to the book talk and signing he participated in at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C. in late April.  Attorney Martin's book highlights the important work he and several other Civil Rights leaders completed in a landmark case in Mississippi in 1961 that was an important influence in shaping the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  Count Them One by One is an account of one of the events that occurred during the Black-Led U.S. Freedom Movement, the focal point for one segment of NACA's mission and vision.


GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: 4417 Loch Raven Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21218
Opening Bell: 8:00am
Closing Bell: 2:40pm
After Care (AAEP) Begins: 2:50pm
After Care (AAEP) Ends: 6:00pm
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Enrollment Application for 2012-2013 (PDF)



Location: 2500 E. Northern Parkway
Baltimore, MD 21214
Opening Bell: 8:30am
Closing Bell: 3:20pm
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Admissions Application for 2012-2013 (PDF)



School Year 2011 - 2012 Uniform Descriptions
6th Grade
Purple Polo Shirts, Khaki Pants
7th Grade
Yellow Polo Shirts, Khaki Pants
8th Grade
Light Blue Polo Shirts, Khaki Pants
School Year 2011 - 2012 Extracurricular Activities
Cheerleading
Chess Club
Debate Club
Fitness Club
Math Club
Multicultural/Book Club
Newsletter
Poetry/Dramatic Reading Club
STEM Program
Student Government Association
Technology Club
Tutoring
School Year 2012 - 2013 Uniform Descriptions
6th Grade
Cream Polo Shirts, Khaki Pants
7th Grade
Purple Polo Shirts, Khaki Pants
8th Grade
Yellow Polo Shirts, Khaki Pants
9th Grade
Light Blue Polo Shirts, Khaki Pants

Applications are Available
We are enrolling students on an "incremental" basis.
Click the links below to download an application now for school year 2012-2013.
NACA I applications
(Kindergarten - 5th Grade)
NACA II applications
(6th - 9th Grade)

Meet NACA's Principals
Mrs. Linda J. Brown,
Principal of NACA II
Mrs. Mary L. McCrea,
Principal of NACA I

NACA WINS GRAND PRIZE IN MAYOR'S CHALLENGE
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, left, Ray Rice, VP Sonya Gray, Principal Linda Brown, Dr. Cecil Gray, and Ms. Wloeteh Kipi encourage healthy eating and healthy living.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake made the annoucement on Tuesday, April 12th that she has awarded NACA the grand prize for our participation in the Mayor's Fuel Up to Play 60 Challenge.  NACA was one of several schools in Baltimore City to participate in the fitness challenge, hosted in conjunction with the NFL.  read more...


NACA SIGNS BALTIMORE CITY GATES COMPACT
Dr. Cecil C. Gray signs the Gates Compact while Commissioner Neil Duke, left, CEO Dr. Alonso, and CBCS Co-Chair Bobbi MacDonald look on.

Dr. Cecil C. Gray and several other Baltimore City leaders signed a historic compact on Friday, April 8, 2011.  The collaborative agreement is an inititative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.  The multi-year initiative was created to encourage collaboration between public charter schools, public traditional schools, the public school system, the mayor's office, and supporters of public charter schools in the City. read more...


EXCELLENT NEWS
2008 Maryland School Performance Recognition Program
NACA has earned recognition based on our results in the 2008 Maryland School Performance Program and will receive a certificate of recognition for this achievement on March 10th.

Ms. Synthia Saint James commits to donating a
signed print of United States Kwanzaa stamp

 

Kwanzaa Celebration feature speaker Ms. Synthia Saint James was commisioned to design the United States Kwanzaa stamp in 1997.


The Baltimore Office of Sustainability Awards NACA a Community Energy Savers Grant

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was joined by Acting Department of General Services Director Theodore Atwood, Office of Sustainability Director Beth Strommen, Women's Housing Coalition Executive Director Joann Levy, representatives from BGE, and a host of citizens, energy advocates, and non-profit representatives on Monday, September 13, 2010 to announce the first round recipients of the Baltimore City Community Energy Savers Grants. read more...


 

NACA: City directs $1 million to charter schools
mayor Dixon
Photo Credit: Mark Dennis

NACA received $117,000 from the Mayor's office for renovations and the development of 2 fifth grade class rooms. Please see the article below.


In Memoriam of Mrs. Victoria Jackson Gray Adams. Click here more information.

 


Upcoming Events

(2/7/12) NACA II Open House, 6:15pm learn more...

(2/8/12) NACA I Open House, 6:15pm learn more...

(2/18/12) NACA II Open House, 1:30pm

(4/2012) NACA II Incoming Families Reception

(7/2012) NACA I & II New Parent Orientation Meetings


News Information

(1/17/12) NACA I Open House, 6:15pm

(1/11/12) NACA II Open House, 6:15pm

(1/10/12) MSA Prep Begins

(12/22/11) Last Day of School in 2011

(12/22/11) School Choice Applications are Due

(12/16/11) NACA Holiday Party, 6pm to 9pm

(12/16/11) Dr. Andrea Taylor of Morgan State University Presents to the 6th Through 8th Graders on Environmental and Occupational Health Issues

(12/14/11) Both NACA Schools Operate on a Half Day Schedule for Parent Conferences

(12/7/11) NACA II Open House, 6:15pm, 2500 E. Northern Parkway

(11/19/11) Middle/High School Choice Fair, 9am to 2pm, Camden Yards, Club Level

(11/14/11 - 11/18/11) American Education Week

(11/8/11) NACA Schools Closed

(11/4/11) First Quarter Ends

(11/1/11) NACA I Title I Technology Workshop

(10/28/11) Dr. Allan Noonan Speaks to 4th & 5th Graders About Healthy Eating & Healthy Living


(7/15/11) NACA Makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) read more...

(6/12/11) Prof/Poet Sonia Sanchez Addresses Students at Fifth Grade Promotion and Awards Ceremony

(4/12/11) NACA Wins Grand Prize in Mayor's Challenge read more...

(4/8/11) NACA Signs Baltimore City Gates Compact read more...

(09/27/08) - Prof/Poet Sonia Sanchez: "Working with Words, the Legend Continues"

(09/23/06) - National Memorial Service for Mrs. Victoria Jackson Gray Adams.

(08/26/06) - 1:00pm Memorial Service at Trinity United Methodist Church 215 South Sycamore Street Petersburg , Virginia 23803

(08/14/06) - NACA's library is awarded the We the People "Becoming American" Bookshelf more> .

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New Federal grant sponsors Morgan State University partnership with NACA.

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