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Teach For America... does suggest that schools that
foster public spirit and high ideals can also produce
high achievement, and that it is possible to reach even
the toughest children in the toughest schools. Over the
next 15 years, we hope the program continues to attract
political support at all levels -- local, state and federal. 
- Washington Post Editorial, October 2005
This year, a corps of the nation’s most promising future
leaders will commit to teach in our city’s lowest-income
classrooms as a part of Teach For America • Metro
D.C. They are working to ensure their students have
the educational opportunities they deserve. Our alumni
are a leadership force, working from within education
and every professional sector to effect broader change.
Together they will help make educational equity a reality
in Metro D.C. Learn about living and teaching in Metro D.C.
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In the 2006-2007 school year, nearly 160 corps members are directly impacting the lives of over 13,000 students in Metro D.C. Amanda Sims is one example of the tremendous difference our corps members are making.
Amanda Sims (Corps ‘05) teaches special education kindergarten at Cleveland Elementary School in Shaw. During her first year of teaching, many students entering her classroom were considered “developmentally delayed” and had a wide range of special needs. She spent time in the beginning of the year diagnosing their abilities so that she could set appropriately ambitious goals for the year and used this information to individualize the classroom experience for each student.
Students rotated through carefully designed centers while she documented their progress and adjusted their work accordingly. In her first year of teaching, all of Ms. Sims’s students mastered between 85% and 90% of their individualized education plan goals. Her students learned to love learning and grew to feel successful in school because they were.
Metro D.C.: Our Impact on Students and Schools Today
| School Year | Corps Members | Students Reached |
|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 90 | 7,650 |
| 2006-07 | 160 | 13,345 |
| 2007-08 | 240* | 20,400* |
* projected |
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Principal Satisfaction
*"A Survey of Principals in Schools with Teach For America Corps Members," Kane, Parsons & Associates, June 2005
Impact on Student
Achievement
According to a highly regarded study by Mathematica Policy Research, corps members outpaced fully certified and veteran teachers in their schools in moving their students ahead academically. Read national results.
Student Profile
Metro D.C.: Corps Member Placement
| Assignment | # of Corps Members | % of Corps |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 8 | 8.9% |
| Science | 10 | 10.1% |
| Special Education | 22 | 24.4% |
| Bilingual Education | 8 | 8.9% |
| Social Studies | 7 | 7.8% |
| English | 9 | 10.0% |
| Elementary | 21 | 23.3% |
| Foreign Language | 5 | 5.6% |
| Total | 90 | 100% |
Characteristics of the 2006 Metro D.C. Corps
| Corps Profile | Top alma maters by market share* |
|---|---|
| Average GPA: 3.5 | Notre Dame : 11% |
| Average SAT: 1307 | Yale, Spelman College: 10% |
| Held leadership
roles on campus: 96% |
Georgetown: 9% |
| People of color: 28% | California Institute of Technology, Morehouse College: 8% |
*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 nearly 900 Teach For
America • Metro D.C. alumni pursuing professional
careers and impacting educational reform from
every sector.
Alumni Leaders in the District
Amy Black holds a master’s degree in education from McDaniel College in Maryland and a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Tennessee. As a 1997 Teach For America corps member in Baltimore, she taught seventh- and eighth-grade English. By her third year of teaching, her eighth graders’ writing scores on the rigorous Maryland assessment exam were 83 percent higher than the state average and the highest in the Baltimore City Public School System. Black went on to earn a master’s degree in international affairs from Georgetown University, and spent two years as a Presidential Management Fellow, rotating through several State Department offices, including a six-month assignment in South Africa. Upon her return to Washington, D.C., Black oversaw communication to international audiences regarding President Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. She became executive director of Teach For America · Metro D.C., in 2005.
Growing Our Impact: Funding Needs, 2005-2008
Each additional recruit is another dedicated teacher for children growing up in low-income communities in Metro D.C., 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.
| Source | Total Revenue Needs |
|---|---|
| 2005-06 | $740,000 |
| 2006-07 | $1.5 million* |
| 2007-08 | $2.5 million* |
*projected |
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We are grateful to have many supporters who generously contribute to our movement in Metro D.C. 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 and across the nation.
| Supporters |
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| The Bernstein Companies William Bingham Foundation Annie E. Casey Foundation Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation CityBridge Foundation DC Public Schools The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation ExxonMobil Fannie Mae Foundation Mark and Rebecca Ferrer Global Events Partners and Krisam Group John and Gail Hanson Heisley Family Foundation Joseph Horning Kimsey Foundation Kiplinger Foundation Russell Lindner Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation Greg and Lynne O'Brien Sallie Mae Trust Peter Strang Hattie M. Strong Foundation Symantec Corporation Randall and Marianne Tobias Wachovia Foundation The Washington Post The Webber Family Foundation Cabell Williams Nina Zolt and Miles Gilburne |
To support Teach For America · Metro D.C. with a gift or to request additional information about our impact or finances, please contact:
Teach For America · Metro D.C.
Amy Black, Executive Director
1413 K Street, NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
p 202-552-2400, f 202-371-9272
amy.black@teachforamerica.org
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