Past Grants

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.

The Piney Woods School

To provide five scholarships for students from Baltimore City for the 2011-2012 school year, and for the salary of a Retention Counselor. The counselor provides a range of services including monitoring class attendance and participation, overseeing study halls and dormitory behavior, and acting as a liaison and advocate for students and their families.

Baltimore City Public Schools – National Academic League

For support of the 2011-2012 National Academic League (NAL) in 28 Baltimore City public middle schools, involving up to 675 sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students, in a year-long scholastic extracurricular activity. The NAL games are designed to function as competitive events, with team coaching after school two to three times a week under the guidance of teachers. Interscholastic competitions are held every two weeks. Teams that place first and second go on to compete nationally through video conferencing. The purpose is to bring the visibility and spirit of school rivalry of sports competition to academic competition.

Greektown Community Development Corporation

Toward support of an after-school academic mentoring program for students at John Ruhrah Elementary Middle School and Patterson High School.