ABOUT BCP
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF

The Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) is a nonprofit organization that empowers four neighborhood charter schools in East Baltimore with the tools they need to help every child succeed: City Springs School, Collington Square School of the Arts, Hampstead Hill Academy, and Wolfe Street Academy.

BCP is celebrating 15 years of partnership with Baltimore City Schools to improve public education. We look forward to the next 15 years of increasing standards and opportunities for Baltimore City youth.

Neighborhood Charter Schools
BCP strengthens communities by educating all children in the neighborhood. Any child living in or moving into a BCP school neighborhood may enroll at any time of the year, at any grade level, without applying through a lottery process.

Empowering Children and Teachers
BCP schools provide a liberal arts education that builds a solid foundation for high school, college, and career. Teachers receive the best, research-based educational tools available and the training to use them most effectively.

Teaching Expertise
BCP is sought out by educators from across the country who seek to learn more about effective instruction. BCP coaches provide one-on-one in-class mentoring for new and veteran teachers.

The Numbers
Of the 850 students tested in 2010 at BCP schools, 70.5% were proficient or advanced in reading and 69.1% in math. From 2007 – 2010 BCP schools averaged a 72% increase in math.

Key Accomplishments

• Implemented Direct Instruction, a research-based reading curriculum, in 18 Baltimore City Schools.
• Helped transform unstable schools into safe havens that support serious learning.
• Introduced Restorative Practices, a school-wide culture-building approach that emphasizes positive relationships over punishment.
• Introduced CHAMPS, a positive classroom management curriculum for setting expectations in urban classrooms.

Get Involved!
To learn more, volunteer, and support our work visit www.baltimorecp.org, e-mail bcpinfo@baltimorecp.org or call Larry Schugam at 410-675-7000 x17.

• Ricki Baker
  President, Baker Consulting, Inc.
• Muriel Berkeley, Ph.D.
  Founder, Baltimore Curriculum Project
• Jacquelyn Duval-Harvey, Ph.D.
  Deputy Commissioner for Youth and Families
  Baltimore City Health Department
• Matthew Facchine
  Systems / RF Antenna Engineer
  Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems
• Ryan Galloway, CPA
• Michelle Gordon
  Chief of Staff
  The ASSOCIATED Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore
  
• George Hess - Board Chairman
• Larry Matlack - Treasurer
  Former Deputy Associate Director, Education and Human Resources Division of Federal Office of Management and Budget
  
• Rachel Y. Mazyck
  Executive Assistant to the Chief Academic Officer
  Baltimore City Public Schools
• Heather L. Mitchell
  Associate, Venable LLP
• Michael Niccolini
  President, MCM Capital Partners, LLC
• Anne S. Perkins
  Community Volunteer
• H. Canfield Pitts
  Special Assistant to the CFO
  Baltimore City Public Schools
• Edward M. Schaefer
  Vice President, Educational Resources, Inc.
• Stuart O. Simms, Esq. - Secretary
  Partner, Brown, Goldstein & Levy
• Jeanette Stewart
  Social Security Administration; Community Volunteer
• Thiru Vignarajah
  Assistant U.S. Attorney
  United States Department of Justice, District of Maryland