Berwyn Heights Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association (Md.)

In 1949 a small group of parents organized the Berwyn Heights Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). At that time there were thirteen pupils enrolled in three grades at the school. In 1950, the school faced possible closure due to low enrollment. Although the similarly named "Berwyn Elementary School" was nearby, the PTA lobbied to keep what would become the Berwyn Heights Elementary School open. In November 1952, a committee began developing the new school a modern community school with six grades and an anticipated enrollment of 125 students by 1954. The new Berwyn Heights Elementary School opened in September 1958. In 1981 the Prince George's County Board of Education closed the school due to budgetary constraints. The PTA attempted to appeal this decision, but the county closed the school at the end of the 1981 school year. The following year the students were scheduled to be bused to Spring Hill Lake Elementary School.

From the description of Berwyn Heights Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association archives, 1952-1981. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 17570422

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