Fund for Educational Excellence – Successful Teaching Solutions
$20,000 / 2011 / Education
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
$63,600 / 2011 / Education
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 – The Mount Washington School
$100,000 / 2011 / Education
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.
Greektown Community Development Corporation
$5,000 / 2011 / Education
Toward support of an after-school academic mentoring program for students at John Ruhrah Elementary Middle School and Patterson High School.
Public Justice Center, Inc.
$80,000 / 2011 / Education
For continued support of the Educational Stability Project designed to increase outcomes for Baltimore City public school students suffering disruption due to homelessness, and for those awaiting foster care placements. In collaboration with Baltimore City Public Schools, the project includes hiring a director of homeless services; appointing a primary homeless services contact in each school to be trained to work with homeless students; monitoring test scores, attendance, graduation rates, and mobility; and evaluating compliance and student outcomes.