Each day we see the realities of educational inequity juxtaposed against the concrete evidencethat when students in low-income communitiesare given opportunities they deserve, they excel.

Baltimore

"Teach for America is a vital partner of the Baltimore City Public School System providing a talented corps of teachers from around the country to bring new data-driven approaches and energy to teaching and learning in our classrooms. The best part is that so many of these educators stay beyond their two-year commitment for a gift that keeps on giving throughout the city years later."

- Dr. Andres Alonso, CEO of the Baltimore City Public School System


Teach For America • Baltimore is playing a critical role in improving schools and communities. This year, a corps of nearly 250 of the nation’s top recent college graduates is working in underserved schools across Baltimore to ensure that students facing the challenges of poverty are given the educational opportunities they deserve. Our alumni are leaders in the classroom, in education more broadly, and across all sectors. Together, they are making educational equity a reality in Baltimore. Learn about living and teaching in Baltimore.

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Corps Impact

During the 2009-10 school year, nearly 250 corps members are directly impacting the lives of approximately 15,000 students in Baltimore. Adam Diederich is one example of the tremendous difference our corps members are making.

Patience Hein (Baltimore Corps '07)
Undergraduate Institution: Gettysburg College
Undergraduate Major: Psychology


Patience Hein has exemplified what it means to hold students to high academic standards. At the start of the year she set a goal that her first graders would grow, on average, 1.5 years in reading and average 80 percent mastery on prioritized math standards provided by the district. In order to do this she thoughtfully planned out each lesson to assure students were being productive; she set up incentive systems so that students were motivated by goals; she wrote and received numerous grants for resources in her classroom, and she reached out to her friends and family in Baltimore for additional support for her class. By the end of the year she annihilated her goals. Students grew, on average, 1.96 years in reading and averaged 93 percent in math, truly setting themselves up for academic success in the future.

Principal Satisfaction

  • Approximately 95 percent of recently surveyed Baltimore principals (in schools with Teach For America corps members) reported that they would consider hiring another Teach For America teacher.*
  • 95 percent of principals in the Baltimore region rated the impact on student achievement of the Teach For America teacher(s) at their school compared to that of other beginning teachers they had worked with as “Average” or higher.*

*"Teach For America 2009 National Principal Survey,” Policy Studies Associates, July 2009.

Impact on Student Achievement
A growing body of research shows that corps members have a positive impact on their students' achievement. Read more about our impact.

Student Profile

  • Students served who are eligible for free/reduced lunch: 73%*
  • Students served who are African-American and/or Latino: 89%*

*Percentages vary by school district

Baltimore: Corps Member Placement

Assignment % of Corps*
Elementary School, Lower (1-2) 7%
Elementary School, Upper (3-5) 11%
Secondary Math 9%
Secondary English 25%
Secondary Science 14%
Secondary Social Studies 17%
Secondary Foreign Language 16%
Secondary Other 1%

*Percentages are rounded and may not add up to 100 percent

Characteristics of the 2008 Corps

Corps Profile
Average GPA: 3.6
Average SAT: 1344
Held leadership roles on campus: 89%
People of color: 30%

*Percentage of senior classes who applied to Teach For America

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Alumni Impact

Fostering Alumni Leadership for Systemic Change
As the number of corps members grows, so does our alumni base. By 2010, we will have over 600 Teach For America • Baltimore alumni pursuing professional careers and impacting educational reform from every sector.

  • Nationally, more than 60% of corps members continue to work in education,
    including more than 360 who are school leaders.
  • 93% of all alumni report they are supporting Teach For America’s mission
    through their career, volunteer activity or graduate study.

Anne Claire Tejtel (Baltimore Corps '00)
Undergraduate Institution: University of Virginia
Major: Biology and Religion

Anne Claire Tejtel has spent the last eight years impacting education on multiple levels in Baltimore City. After completing her two-year corps commitment as a science teacher at West Baltimore Middle School, Anne Claire helped start KIPP Ujima Village Academy. While there, she founded the Math Olympiad and National Academic League teams, led her students to the
highest math scores in the state on the Maryland State Assessment, and won the Kinder Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2006, Anne Claire served as the Dean of Instruction at KIPP, but missing the classroom, she returned to teaching at a local area high school in 2007. Recently, Anne Claire was selected for the Teaching Ambassador Fellows with the U.S. Department of Education, one of only 20 classroom teachers nationwide chosen for this renowned program.

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Regional Supporters

We are grateful to have many supporters who generously contribute to our movement in Baltimore. The foundations, corporations and individuals listed below have made it possible for Teach For America to continue to recruit, select, train, and support teachers who are working to eliminate educational inequity in our city.

Advisory Board
Paul Wolman
President
P.W. Feats
Lenora L. Booth
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Erickson Retirement Communities
Noel Carroll
Retail Market Manager, Greater Baltimore/Western Market
M&T Bank
Rhona Wendler
Community Leader
Martha Lord, CFP
Vice President, Principal
Wachovia Wealth Management
Donald A. Manekin (Chair)
President
Seawall Development Company
Betsy S. Nelson
Executive Director
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers

Corporate, Foundation and Public Support

Stakeholders $100,000 and above

The Abell Foundation
Baltimore City Public School System
Maryland Governor’s Office on Service & Volunteerism
The Annie. E. Casey Foundation
T. Rowe Price Associates Foundation

$50,000-$99,999

The Baltimore City Council and Mayor’s Office
The France-Merrick Foundation
The Goldsmith Family Foundation
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc.
The Aaron Straus & Lillie Straus Foundation, Inc.

$25,000-$49,999

Bank of America
The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation
The Lockhart Vaughn Foundation
M&T Bank
Clayton Baker Trust
The Zanvyl & Isabelle Krieger Fund
Goldsmith Family Foundation
Legg Mason, Inc.
Wachovia Bank
Johns Hopkins University
The Sylvan/Laureate Foundation
Erickson Retirement Communities
The Wright Family Foundation

$10,000 - $24,999

Baltimore Community Foundation
T. Rowe Price Associates Foundation
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Constellation Energy
The Alvin and Fanny B. Thalheimer Foundation
Travelers Foundation
Bank of America
The Black and Decker Corporation
Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds
The Venable Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999

Provident Bank
Teach For America – Baltimore Alumni Giving Campaign
 

$1,000 - $4,999

BD Diagnostic Systems
The Abraham and Ruth Krieger Fund
Hardiman Family Foundation
The Lois and Phillip Macht Family Philanthropic Fund

Individuals
Individuals and families support Teach For America by attending a special event or by participating in our Sponsor A Teacher program. Sponsors provide critical annual leadership support of $5,000 or more to help us recruit, select, train and support corps members in Baltimore schools profoundly affected by the achievement gap. Renewed sponsors are denoted by *

Stakeholders ($100,000 and up)

Anonymous*
The Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation, Inc.*
The Abell Foundation*
The Annie E. Casey Foundation*
Baltimore City Public Schools*
Rheda Becker and Robert E. Meyerhoff
The Stephen and Reneé Bisciotti Foundation
Maryland Governor’s Office on Service & Volunteerism*
T. Rowe Price Associates*

Champions ($50,000 - $99,999)

Allegis Group Foundation
Baltimore City Council*
France-Merrick Foundation*
Goldsmith Family Foundation*
Maureen A. and James A.C. Kennedy
Legg Mason*
Mary J. and James Miller*
George Roche
Sylvan/Laureate Foundation, Inc.*
Zanvyl & Isabelle Krieger Fund*

Leaders ($25,000 - $49,999)

Anonymous (2)*
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.*
The Alvin and Fanny B. Thalheimer Foundation
Clayton Baker Trust*
Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation*
Northrop Grumman*
M&T Charitable Foundation*
The Salmon Foundation, Inc.*
Wachovia Corporation*
Susan A. Wolman and Paul C. Wolman Jr. Fund*

Benefactors ($10,000 - $24,999)

Aegon/Transamerica Foundation
Baltimore Ravens Limited Partnership
Polly and Bruce Behrens
Ellen and Edward Bernard
Constellation Energy Foundation*
Cooper Family Fund of the Baltimore Community Foundation*
Black and Decker Corporation*
Jane and Worth B. Daniels Jr. Fund*
Kris Anne and Michael Gitlin
The Herbert Bearman Foundation
Johns Hopkins University*
Patricia and Mark Joseph
The Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds*
Lois and Philip Macht Family Philanthropic Fund*
Brigitte and Donald Manekin*
McCormick & Company, Inc.
Betsy and David Nelson*
PNC Foundation*
The Honorable Samuel Rosenberg*
Jean and Sidney Silber*
Louis B. Thalheimer and Juliet Eurich Philanthropic Fund*
Travelers Foundation*
Venable Foundation*
Rhona and Chip Wendler
Wright Family Foundation*
Miriam and Robert Zadek*

Sponsors ($5,000 - $9,999)

Anonymous (2)*
Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown
Sana and Andy Brooks Family Fund
The Charlesmead Foundation
Edward A. St. John Foundation, Inc.
The Jacqueline C. Hrabowski Charitable Giving Fund
Betsy Krieger and David Kandel
Sandra Levi*
Samuel and Susan Macfarlane
Paula and George Mister
Vernon Reid
Georgia Smith and Mark Fetting
Lisa and William Stromberg

 

End of Year Report:

For a detailed look at the impact of our corps members in Baltimore and the program and financial status of Teach For America · Baltimore, please read our End of Year Report.

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Contact

To support Teach For America • Baltimore with a gift or to request additional information about our impact or finances, please contact:

Teach For America • Baltimore
Omari Todd, Executive Director
Courtney Cass, Development Director
711 W. 40th Street
Suite 356
Baltimore, MD 21211
p 410-662-7700, f 410-662-1746
omari.todd@teachforamerica.org
courtney.cass@teachforamerica.org

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Executive Director

Omari ToddOmari Todd was a 2000 Baltimore corps member, and he taught 4th grade for four years. Inspired by his work in the classroom, he brought his skills and talents to the NYC institute where he served as a school director in 2003 and 2004. Todd's passion for the city of Baltimore, its neighborhoods, and his students and their parents led him to become the associate organizer for BUILD (Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development). In his role, he directed a campaign to bring a grocery store to the northwest part of the city, led the final phase of a project to bring 134 affordable homes to West Baltimore, and secured $1.1M for the Child First Authority Program, which served more than 1,000 students in 10 Baltimore schools. He is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana and received his master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University.