District Innovation Support
The Fund provides trusted expertise to explore innovative models with a track record of success, and facilitate their implementation as part of a systemic solution. The Fund has the unique ability to extend Baltimore City Public Schools’ (City Schools) own capacity to pursue new policies and practices for enhancing district effectiveness and deliverng strong results for students. Our extensive knowledge of district priorities and close working relationship allows us to take a lead role in researching and designing new reform models, managing large-scale projects, assessing data and results, and codifying and disseminating outcomes.
Examples of Current Efforts:
- Accelerator Programs
- Working to expand the options available for City Schools' overage and undercredited students – one of the groups most at-risk to dropout – to access high quality accelerated credit programs leading to a full high school diploma.
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- Chronic Absence
- Supporting City Schools’ new School Every Day initiative to mobilize community resources to encourage regular school attendance in areas with high concentrations of chronically absent students.
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