Gilman School
$5,000 / 2006 / Education
For support of the 2006 Baltimore Independent School Learning Camp. The four-week summer camp offers 45 academically promising Baltimore City public school students entering 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades the opportunity to participate in the Gilman School learning environment. It provides individualized classes in language arts, geography, science, mathematics, and a foreign language, as well as cultural and recreational activities.
Baltimore City Public School System/ National Academic League
$146,150 / 2006 / Education
For support of the 2006-2007 National Academic League in 28 Baltimore City public middle schools. This league provides extracurricular interscholastic programming in an atmosphere of competition traditionally associated with athletic events. The purpose of the program is to increase students’ awareness of local, national, and international current events, and strengthen student background knowledge in all disciplines, particularly mathematics. The program engages more than 650 students.
The Ingenuity Project
$400,000 / 2006 / Education
For support of the 2006-2007 Ingenuity Project, an intensive math and science curriculum for Baltimore City public elementary, middle, and high school students. Its purpose is to identify and develop nationally competitive math, science, and engineering students as measured by their GPAs, SAT scores, selective college acceptances, and college scholarships earned.
Baltimore City Public School System/ Southwest Baltimore Charter School
$40,000 / 2006 / Education
For staffing costs of an executive director to focus on administration, including board recruitment, parent/student recruitment, data management, facilities management, community outreach, and interaction with the Baltimore City Public School System.
Johns Hopkins University/Center for Social Organization of Schools
$75,000 / 2006 / Education
Toward the establishment of the Baltimore Education Research Consortium (BERC). A collaborative effort of four partner organizations, BERC will annually produce data on core issues critical for the development of school system policies. The consortium will have the capacity to produce rapid response summary analyses to help both the school district and the school reform committee react appropriately to challenges as they occur.