Past Grants

KIPP Baltimore, Inc.

For support of the KIPP Ujima Village Sixth Grade Intervention/Teaching Fellow pilot program for the 2011-2012 school year. The Teaching Fellow will serve as a full-time co-teacher, with a caseload of 25 students in the sixth-grade math class. The co-teaching model, designed to provide remediation, will enable small-group pullout sessions; one-on-one teacher/student assistance; use of additional learning resources; and increased conferencing with special educators, mental health professionals, and parents.

YMCA of Central Maryland

For the purchase of Core Knowledge preschool home instruction workbooks for Head Start students at the All Saints site.

Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance

For continued support and expansion of programs to integrate the arts into the curriculum of Maryland’s public schools.

The Community School, Inc.

For continued funding of the College Support Program serving current students and graduates of The Community School. The program provides ongoing support and mentoring for students studying to graduate from high school or pass their GED, and to enter and graduate from college.

Learning and Leadership in Families

Toward support of the Perfectly Punctual Campaign, a preschool through elementary school intervention to reduce chronic absenteeism and lateness in Head Start and Baltimore City public schools. The campaign will provide training, technical assistance, materials, and a structure around punctuality designed to improve school attendance.