BCPSS/Roland Park Elementary/Middle School PTA
$5,000 / 2007 / Education
Toward costs of renovating space for the Roland Park Elementary/Middle school gymnasium, and to expand and improve spaces for the middle school physical education and recreational programs.
BCPSS/City Neighbors Charter School
$25,000 / 2007 / Education
For a feasibility study comparing two options designed to accommodate expansion to the middle school grades in Baltimore City. The study will weigh the value of renovating the third-floor of the facility rented from Epiphany Church, as well as acquiring property adjacent to the existing school building for new construction in anticipation of completing the expansion.
BCPSS/The Bluford Drew Jemison Math Science Academy
$64,800 / 2007 / Education
Toward support of the extended week and summer bridge program for a new charter school for middle-school boys in Baltimore City. The extended time will allow for academic and cultural enrichment, as well as athletic programming. Saturday workshops will be offered to students and family members, providing life skill mentoring, housing, counseling, instruction in financial literacy, health services, and introduction to technology.
BCPSS/Academy for College and Career Exploration
$5,000 / 2007 / Education
Toward the purchase of equipment for a state-of-the-art computer lab.
The Baraka School, Inc.
$23,843 / 2007 / Education
For expenses associated with maintaining the school campus in Kenya, East Africa, until the property is sold. The Baraka School, now closed, was a boarding school serving underachieving Baltimore City middle-school boys.