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.

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NACA 5TH GRADE BANQUET

NACA invites all of our fifth grade scholars and two guests to a banquet on Friday, June 1st at 6:15pm.  During the banquet, NACA will recognize several scholars for their accomplishments and achieve us.  Please mark your calendar for this event.  We look forward to seeing you at the banquet!

NACA I CLOSING EXERCISES

Please join us on Thursday, June 7th at 6:30pm in the NACA II auditorium at 2500 East Northern Parkway for our Fifth Grade Closing Exercise.  We will honor our students for their accomplishments and promote them to the sixth grade.  Dr. Joycelyn Elders, former United States Surgeon General and member of the NACA Freedom and Democracy Schools Board of Directors, will be the Keynote Speaker for the event.  Please mark your calendars for this most eventful evening.  more info...

NACA II CLOSING EXERCISES

Please join us on Friday, June 8th at 6:30pm in the NACA II auditorium at 2500 East Northern Parkway for our Eighth Grade Closing Exercises.  We will honor our students for their accomplishments and promote them to the ninth grade.  George Van Hook, former Chair of the Baltimore City Schools Board of Commissioners, will serve as the Keynote Speaker for the event.  Please mark your calendars for this most eventful evening.

PHILADELPHIA SELECTS SONIA SANCHEZ AS ITS FIRST POET LAUREATE

Sonia Sanchez, 77, poet, teacher, mentor, activist, and revered Philadelphian, was named the city's first poet laureate by Mayor Michael Nutter. NACA Founder Professor Sonia Sanchez was recently honored by the City of Philadelphia to become its first poet laureate.  In June 2011, Professor Sanchez was the keynote speaker for 5th grade graduates of NACA I. NACA I (Grades K through 5) is currently enrolling students for the 2012-2013 school year.  The Victoria Jackson Gray Adams Freedom and Democracy School (Grades 6 through 9) is currently enrolling students for the 2012-2013 school year. Please call Ms. Jean Mitchell at 410-323-6712 for information on scheduled open house events, enrollment applications and any questions about either school.

NACA I 5TH GRADE CLOSING EXERCISES PHOTOS

Sonia Sanchez, 77, poet, teacher, mentor, activist, and revered Philadelphian, was named the city's first poet laureate by Mayor Michael Nutter. Photos from NACA I's 2011 5th Grade Closing Exercises are now available online!  (Password: "NACA")  View proofs of the photos and select the ones you would like to receive.

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.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

NACA I 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 Document Download Enrollment Application for 2012-2013 (PDF) Download Now K-2 School Supplies List 2011-2012 (PDF) Download Now 3-5 School Supplies List 2011-2012 (PDF) Download Now Baltimore City Schools Calendar 2011-2012 (PDF) Download Now NACA II Location: 2500 E. Northern Parkway Baltimore, MD 21214 Opening Bell: 8:30am Closing Bell: 3:20pm Document Download Admissions Application for 2012-2013 (PDF) Download Now Baltimore City Schools Calendar 2011-2012 (PDF) Download Now Student Supply List (PDF) Download Now Summer Reading List (PDF) Download Now 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

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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)

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

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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...

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NACA: City directs $1 million to charter schools

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.

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(6/1/12) Fifth Grade Recognition Banquet, 6:15pm, 4417 Loch Raven Boulevard more info...

(6/7/12) NACA I Closing Exercises, 6:30pm, 2500 E. Northern Parkway, Dr. Joycelyn Elders Serves as Keynote Speaker more info...

(6/8/12) NACA II Closing Exercises, 6:30pm, 2500 E. Northern Parkway

(6/13/12) Last Day of School

(7/18/2012) NACA I New Parent Orientation

(8/27/2012) First Day of 2012—2013 School Year

(5/16/12) NACA I & II Half Day and Parent Conferences

(4/25/12) Prof. Sanchez Speaks for National Poetry Month, 6:30pm, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library Branch

(4/12/12) Eighth Grade Dinner Conversation, 6:30pm, 2500 E. Northern Parkway

(3/27/12) NACA II Incoming Families Reception, 6:15pm, 2500 E. Northern Parkway

(3/21/12) Math MSA Testing

(3/20/12) Math MSA Testing

(3/14/12) Reading MSA Testing

(3/13/12) Reading MSA Testing

(2/24/12) NACA I Enrollment Lottery, 3:00pm

(2/23/12) NACA II Enrollment Lottery, 3:45pm

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

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

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

(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

(12/14/11) 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

(12/28/11) NACA National Board of Directors Member Prof. Sonia Sanchez Named First Poet Laureate of Philadelphia read more...

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

(10/28/11) Dr. Allan Noonan, Dean of Morgan State University's School of Community Health and Policy, 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> .