Past Grants

New Leaders for New Schools

For continued support of the New Leaders-Baltimore program to recruit and develop school principals for Baltimore City public schools, for the 2009-2010 school year. Following the one-year residency training, 9 percent of New Leaders “residents” are placed as principals. There are now more than 40 New Leaders principals leading city schools.

Maryland Institute College of Art

Last Dollar support toward tuition and related fees for a Baltimore City public school graduate for the 2009-2010 school year.

Maryland Disability Law Center

For continued support of the CityWide Special Education Advocacy Project for Baltimore City public school students with disabilities. The project brings together diverse voices to discuss strategies that hold promise of making an impact on the delivery of special education services and outcomes in the areas of funding, discipline, high school completion, and transitional services.

KIPP Baltimore, Inc.

For continued support of the extended day program at the KIPP Ujima Village Academy and the new elementary school, KIPP Harmony, which opened in fall 2009. The longer school day and week, and the summer school, are key components of the program designed to move student achievement to the top 10 percent in the Baltimore City Public School System.

Johns Hopkins University/Center for Social Organization of Schools

Fourth- and fifth-year funding for an evaluation of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at Vivien T. Thomas and Augusta Fells Savage High Schools. The evaluation will study EOP, a sequential mentoring program designed to increase graduation rates, and determine whether, by assessing various criteria, EOP merits replication.