Mother Seton Academy .
$50,000 / 2008 / Education
Capital funding toward renovation and expansion of the former St. Ann School, a tuition-free Catholic middle school in the Midway/Barclay community. The move to the renovated space enables the school to better serve its students and will provide them with a science laboratory; gym; media center; technology, art, and music rooms; and outdoor recreation space.
Boys Hope Girls Hope
$50,000 / 2008 / Education
Capital funding toward the purchase of land, construction costs, furnishings, and related expenses for the Girls Hope Home project.
New Leaders for New Schools .
$125,000 / 2008 / Education
For continued support of the fourth year of the New Leaders-Baltimore program created to recruit and develop 15 new principals for Baltimore City public schools over a three-year period. The training program provides a five-week Summer Foundations Institute, a year-long residency working with a mentor principal; placement support; and two additional years of professional development, coaching, and support by veteran principals. In return, New Leaders will make a six-year contractual commitment to the Baltimore City Public School System.
Boys’ Latin School of Maryland
$5,000 / 2008 / Education
Toward expenses related to enrollment of a former Baraka School student for the 2008-2009 school year.
Office of the Mayor/Mayoral Fellowships .
$12,000 / 2008 / Education
Toward expenses of two Fellows participating in the 2008 summer Baltimore City Mayoral Fellowships. The ten-week internships are offered to undergraduate and graduate students who have expressed an interest in public service employment in Baltimore City government.