Education Funders: The State of Baltimore City Charter and Transformation Schools

In recent years, Baltimore City Schools has considerably expanded its choice offerings, including the creation of many new charter and transformation schools. Baltimore now has 29 charter schools, 15 transformation schools, and 5 schools with similar operating contracts - together these schools compose 25% of the District’s schools and serve 17% of its students. Please join the Education Funders Affinity Group for a briefing on charter and transformation schools by Carol Beck, Director of Supporting Public Schools of Choice. We will also be joined by Erika Brockman, Executive Director of Southwest Baltimore Charter School, and Chris Maher, Chief Academic Officer for the Friendship Schools, who will discuss their efforts to operate successful schools. We will discuss policy issues, demographics and student performance data, and also address the ways that the funding community might support the District’s expanding portfolio of schools.

This program is for Maryland Philanthropy Network members only; lunch will be served.