Past Grants

Baltimore City Public Schools – City Neighbors Charter School

In support of the development of a new charter high school, now serving 180 ninth- and tenth-grade students. Based on the progressive model charter school, the City Neighbors High School features the independent project-based learning and advisory system called PODS (groups of 15 students) that meet and work with a teacher for 90 minutes in their own workspaces. PODS were designed to provide leadership development and mentoring for academic skills and work habits.

Fund for Educational Excellence – STEM Summer Learning Program

Three-year matching funding for the Middle School STEM Summer Learning Program, which was awarded a federal Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) grant. The primary goal of the summer program is to provide additional out-of-school time and alternative educational opportunities to targeted students so they can increase their mathematics grade-level aptitude. At the same time, the program seeks to develop students’ interest in technology, science, and engineering as a motivator to attend college.

Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University

For support of the Music Teacher Mentoring Program for first- and second-year elementary and middle school teachers in Baltimore City public schools for the 2011-2012 school year. Special attention is given on a one-to-one basis to lesson planning, delivery of lessons, teaching of rhythm, tone, instrument care, and classroom management strategies.

Baltimore City Public Schools – The Mount Washington School

For the salary and benefits of an International Baccalaureate coordinator at The Mount Washington School. The coordinator will oversee the implementation of the International Baccalaureate Programme (IB) into the school’s curriculum and ensure that the IB standards are met. The IB program, emphasizing intellectual challenges and development of critical and reflective skills, focuses on the integration and interrelationship of all content areas in a global context. The program will serve up to 80 students in three sixth-grade classes.

Fund for Educational Excellence – Successful Teaching Solutions

Toward support of a research project, “Successful Teaching Solutions,” designed to train teachers from Baltimore City public elementary and middle schools to use techniques from Doug Lemov’s book, Teach Like a Champion.