Greater Homewood Community Corporation, Inc.
$99,814 / 2005 / Education
For expansion of Experience Corps to five additional underperforming Baltimore City public schools. The demonstration project provides trained senior volunteers to tutor students; each senior tutor is paired with a classroom teacher to assist with classroom logistics, provide support with student behavior problems, and one-on-one remediation.
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/ National Academic League
$138,400 / 2004 / Education
In support of the 2004-2005 National Academic League in 30 Baltimore City middle schools. The league provides extracurricular interscholastic programming in an atmosphere of competition traditionally associated with athletic events.
KIPP Baltimore, Inc .
$100,000 / 2004 / Education
Toward operating expenses for the 2004-2005 school year at the KIPP Ujima Academy for fifth to eighth-grade students. KIPP offers an academically intensive college-preparatory middle school program as part of the Baltimore City Public School System’s New Schools Initiative. This academic model requires students to spend an additional two and a half hours a day at school, attend summer school, and enrichment activities on Saturdays.