Special Areas


Media Specialists


Mrs. Jaeger

  Mrs. Jaeger began her teaching career in 2009 with Baltimore County after graduating from Towson University with her degree in Elementary Education. Before joining Mays Chapel, Mrs. Jaeger taught at Shady Spring Elementary School, where she was a fifth grade classroom teacher for two years, and a third grade teacher for five years. When not at school, Mrs. Jaeger loves running and has ran several marathons, including the Boston Marathon. She also enjoys biking and spending time at the beach with family and friends. Mrs. Jaeger is eager to begin fostering a love for learning, reading, and collaborative research for students in the Mays Chapel library media center.

Mrs. Berkowitz

Mrs. Berkowitz teaches in both the Library Media Center and the Innovation Lab at MCES and has been teaching in BCPS since 2000. Mrs. Berkowitz has a B.S. in Elementary Education from Towson University and her M.E. in Science Instruction from Loyola College in MD. She has certifications in Elementary Education, Special Education, and Administration/Supervision. Before joining the Special Area Team as Mays Chapel, Mrs. Berkowitz taught fourth and fifth grades and worked as Resource Teacher and Instructional Coach at Shady Spring Elementary School. When she is not at work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, running marathons, hiking, and volunteering in her community.

Instrumental Music

Ms. Scholtes
Ms. Scholtes is so excited to be joining the team at Mays Chapel this year! A clarinet player, she received her B.S. in Music Education from Towson University in 2020. She spent the last year working around Harford County as a substitute, and she is glad to have found herself a home here at Mays! Ms. Scholtes also teaches instrumental and vocal music at Halethorpe Elementary School. When she is not teaching, she enjoys pet-sitting around her neighborhood, cooking vegetarian food, and playing with her tuxedo cat named Amycus.

Physical Education

Mr. Loyd
Mr. Loyd has been a teacher in Baltimore County since 2004. His tenure of teaching started at Pikesville middle school where he taught 8th grade science.  After 2 years, he moved to Cedarmere elementary school where he served as the physical education teacher for the school for 8 years. His cooperative mindset and goals of lifelong fitness and wellness, shape his philosophies of Physical education.  Mr. Loyd’s education includes a bachelor’s degree from Salisbury University in Outdoor Education and his Master’s degree from Towson in Science Education. When Mr. Loyd is outside of the school building, he you will likely find him either rock climbing, swimming or most likely playing music.



Vocal Music

Mrs. Marsh
Mrs. Marsh is thrilled to be teaching at Mays Chapel! Teaching since 2012, Mrs. Marsh strives to create a music classroom that is sequential, meaningful, and joyful! When not at school, Mrs. Marsh is hanging out with her family and listening to musical soundtracks!


Art

Mrs. O’Reilly

Mrs. O’Reilly has been teaching art at Hawthorne Elementary school in Middle River for the past ten years. She began her teaching career with Baltimore County at Old Court Middle School. Prior to this time, she taught preschool Montessori and managed an after school art program in Dublin, Ireland. Mrs. O’Reilly received a Bachelor’s of Art from McDaniel College in 2000. She is an advocate of arts integration and believes that seamlessly weaving art within the core subject areas enhances creativity, nourishes critical thinking and motivates the students to take risks. Outside of the classroom Mrs. O’Reilly enjoys photography, ceramics and especially spending time with her family, including her two very active young boys and husband.

Mrs. Wolinski

Mrs. Wolinski has been in Early Childhood Education for over twenty years. She holds a Master's Degree from Johns Hopkins University as a Reading Specialist. Her Bachelor of Science Degree from Towson University is in Early Childhood with Special Education. Mrs. Wolinski is also certified to teach art. She is married, a mom of five, a gardener, artist, reader, and traveler. Mrs. Wolinski came to Mays Chapel as a founding member. She currently teaches art and innovation.  

Passport (Spanish)

Señora Turner
Señora (Mrs.) Turner is thrilled to be part of the Mays Chapel ES team! She began her teaching career in private school teaching Spanish and Latin and moved to BCPS in 2017 working in high school World Languages. This is her second year teaching Passport Spanish and she loves the enthusiasm of the 4th and 5th grade students. I love getting students started on their language learning journeys and preparing them to earn the Maryland Seal of Biliteracy when they graduate! She learned how to speak Spanish as a BCPS student, so she can't wait to share that gift with her students. After school, Mrs. Turner is a wife and mom who loves drinking tea and being outside with her two dogs.