City of Baltimore - File #: 14-0172R

• File #: 14-0172R
• Version: 0
• Name: Fully Funding Baltimore City Public Schools’ International Baccalaureate and Ingenuity Project Programs
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 5/12/2014
• In control: Education and Youth Committee
• Final action: 9/22/2014
• Title: Fully Funding Baltimore City Public Schools’ International Baccalaureate and Ingenuity Project Programs FOR the purpose of calling on the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to ensure that the school system’s International Baccalaureate and Ingenuity Project programs are fully funded so that as many of our children as possible can take advantage of these challenging programs that open countless doors for their participants.
• Sponsors: Bill Henry, Mary Pat Clarke, Brandon M. Scott, Carl Stokes, Helen L. Holton, Rochelle Spector, William "Pete" Welch, Sharon Green Middleton, Edward Reisinger, William H. Cole, IV, James B. Kraft, Robert Curran
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/22/2014	0	Education and Youth Committee	Recommended Favorably
9/22/2014	0	City Council	Adopted
7/17/2014	0	Education and Youth Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
5/15/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
5/15/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
5/15/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
5/12/2014	0	City Council	Introduced
5/12/2014	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmembers Henry and Clarke



A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Fully Funding Baltimore City Public Schools’ International Baccalaureate and Ingenuity Project Programs

FOR the purpose of calling on the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to ensure that the school system’s International Baccalaureate and Ingenuity Project programs are fully funded so that as many of our children as possible can take advantage of these challenging programs that open countless doors for their participants.
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Recitals

Recent media reports indicate that, despite the recommendations of school officials and parent groups, the School Board is planning to cut funding for public school programs that challenge and motivate some of our community’s most talented young people to achieve up to their potential. Funding for these programs has been on the decline for years, and if they are cut further reports indicate that eligible students may be turned away and some programs may have to cease functioning altogether.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) and Ingenuity Project programs threatened once again with cuts do a tremendous job of preparing students for college and future success in their lives beyond. For many students, the programs open doors that allow them to become the first in their families to attend college. 95 percent of Ingenuity Project graduates go on to fo...