Baltimore City Public School System/New Schools Initiative
$42,191 / 2003 / Education
To fund the cost of retaining a coordinator for Baltimore City’s New Schools Initiative for the remainder of the 2003-2004 school year. The coordinator oversees the development of charter schools and works with nonprofit operators to convert existing public schools, or start a new public school The New Schools Initiative enjoys greater autonomy in governance, staffing, programming and budgeting.
Baltimore City Public School System/Roland Park Elementary-Middle School
$5,000 / 2002 / Education
For continued support of staffing a string instrument music program.
Office of the Mayor
$5,000 / 2002 / Education
Toward staffing costs of the Adopt-a-School Initiative.
Baltimore City Public School System/Southern High School
$100,000 / 2002 / Education
For the creation of a venture capital fund to provide seed money for advanced student and teacher projects at the new Digital Harbor High School. These projects, chosen from the technology business plans submitted, will be led to the proposal-to-fund stage.
Office of the Mayor
$50,000 / 2002 / Education
For support of the Baltimore City Mayoral Fellowship Summer 2002 Program. The program placed 12 graduate and six undergraduate students in City agencies for ten weeks during the summer. The purpose of the program is to generate interest in pursuing careers in Baltimore City government among qualified university students.