Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS)/Early Identification and Intervention Project
$395,500 / 2005 / Education
Three-year funding for planning and implementation of the BCPSS Early Identification and Intervention Project at Barclay Elementary/Middle School and Edgewood Elementary School. Thirty low-performing students who are in need of a core language/literacy development program will be identified. State-of-the-art practices will be integrated into an intervention program. The success of these efforts will be measured by the percentage of students who achieve grade-level performance at the end of the first grade, and the reduction in the number of students requiring special education for reading-related disabilities.
The Ingenuity Project
$400,000 / 2005 / Education
In support of the 2005-2006 Ingenuity Project, an intensive math and science curriculum for 464 Baltimore City public elementary, middle, and high school students. Its purpose is to identify and develop nationally competitive math, science, and engineering students. In an effort to expand middle school enrollment, Ingenuity opened a program at Mt. Royal Elementary/Middle School in fall of 2005.
Baltimore City Public School System/The Midtown Academy
$25,000 / 2005 / Education
Toward the support of facility-related expenses for the 2005-2006 school year. The Midtown Academy is a K-8 “new school” formed by a coalition of parents and teachers in the Reservoir Hill and Bolton Hill neighborhoods. In addition to its basic curriculum, the school offers art, music, Spanish, and physical education.
The Johns Hopkins University/Center for Social Organization of Schools
$9,830 / 2005 / Education
Second-year funding for an evaluation of the Educational Opportunity Program at the two new high schools located at the Southwestern High School Campus. This study will help to determine whether the program warrants expansion.
Baltimore City Public School System/National Academic League
$155,450 / 2005 / Education
For support of the 2005-2006 National Academic League in 30 Baltimore City public middle schools. The league provides extracurricular interscholastic programming in an atmosphere of competition traditionally associated with athletic events.