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 180 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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During the 2008-09 school year, nearly 180 corps members are directly impacting the lives of more than 10,000 students in Baltimore. Adam Diederich is one example of the tremendous difference our corps members are making.
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Adam Diederich (Baltimore Corps '06) |
Adam Diederich joined Teach For America after graduating from the University of Wisconsin with a double major in political science and history. Adam joined the staff at Fort Worthington Elementary, where he began teaching fourth grade. In Baltimore, the fourth grade is very much a watershed year; the passing rate of state assessments begins to fall quickly from this grade forward. However, when the scores were tallied on the math section of the fourth grade
Maryland State Assessment, 100 percent of Adam’s students scored proficient or advanced, well above the city average. The success of Adam’s students helped propel Fort Worthington Elementary to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress this year - the first year they have reached this benchmark.
Principal Satisfaction
*"Teach For America 2007 National Principal Survey,” Policy Studies Associates, July 2007.
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
*Percentages vary by school district
Baltimore: Corps Member Placement
| Assignment | % of Corps* |
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| 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 | Top alma maters by market share* |
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| Average GPA: 3.6 | Spelman College: 16% |
| Average SAT: 1320 | Morehouse College, Williams College, Yale University: 11% |
| Held leadership roles on campus: 95% | Duke University, Georgetown University, University of Chicago, Wake Forest University, Wesleyan University: 10% |
| People of color: 29% | Amherst College, Harvard University, Haverford University, NOtre Dame University, Princeton University, Rice University: 9% |
*Percentage of senior classes who applied to Teach For America
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.
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Anne Claire Tejtel (Baltimore Corps '00) |
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.
Growing Our Impact: Funding Needs, 2006-2010
Each additional recruit is another dedicated teacher for children growing up in low-income communities in Baltimore, and another talented leader with the insight and commitment necessary to sustain the reform efforts underway, which is critical to the ongoing vitality of our region.
| Year | Corps Size | Revenue Needs |
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| 2007-08 | 154 | $1.9 million* |
| 2008-09 | 165 | $2.2 million* |
| 2009-10 | 175 | $2.5 million* |
*projected |
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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 |
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| Lenora L. Booth Executive Vice President, Human Resources Erickson Retirement Communities |
| Noel Carroll Retail Market Manager Greater Baltimore/Western Market M&T Bank |
| Jeffrey Cohen President, Sylvan Education Solutions Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. |
| Jennifer Green Directory of Secondary Curriculum & Instruction Baltimore City Public School System |
| Antony Gross Vice President Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT |
| Steve Kaiser Kaiser Associates |
| 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 |
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.
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
Terrence Kneisel, Director of Development
711 W. 40th Street
Suite 356
Baltimore, MD 21211
p 410-662-7700, f 410-662-1746
omari.todd@teachforamerica.org
terrence.kneisel@teachforamerica.org
Omari 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 Fist Authority Program, which served more than 1,000 students in 10 Baltimore schools. He is a graduate of Xavier University of New Orleans, LA and received his master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University.
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