Baltimore Curriculum Project, Inc.
$580,800 / 2004 / Education
For continued implementation of the Baltimore Curriculum Project for the 2004-2005 school year. The project, which provides management oversight of three Baltimore City public schools as part of the New Schools Initiative, offers a combination of the Direct Instruction and Core Knowledge curricula, and serves as an incubator for pilot strategies. During the current year, the Baltimore Curriculum Project will continue to align Direct Instruction and test preparation to the new Maryland State Assessments and develop a middle school curriculum integrating Core Knowledge, Direct Instruction, and Algebra I.
Office of the Mayor
$25,000 / 2004 / Education
In support of the Believe in Our Schools Campaign. The focus of the campaign is to seek private funding partners to support facility improvements in Baltimore City public schools.
Baltimore Curriculum Project, Inc.
$12,000 / 2004 / Education
For the purchase of books and materials to establish 22 classroom libraries at Collington Square Elementary School.
Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance
$5,000 / 2003 / Education
In support of programs designed to integrate the arts into the core curricula at Maryland’s public schools.
Institute of Notre Dame
$20,000 / 2003 / Education
Toward an endowment to provide scholarships and financial aid.