In close partnership with Baltimore public school principals, Child First Authority has been building young minds and bodies for 25 years during and beyond the school day. Child First’s experience providing academic and cultural enrichment, holistic family supports, and positive family engagement has resulted in improved academic outcomes and increased parental involvement at partner schools.

Here’s a glance at the difference we’ve made

The average school attendance was 88% and 89.1% at Child First community schools in the 2018-19 and 2019-2020 school year, respectively.

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During the school year 2019-2020, parents and caregivers invested 15,938 volunteer hours during the school day and after school by assisting in the classroom during and after school, chaperoning field trips, attending parent workshops, serving meals, and performing administrative tasks.

Stronger Test Scores

Calvin Rodwell students demonstrated at least 10 percentage point increase in math proficiency on the PARCC exam from SY16-17 to SY17-18 and a combined increase in the PARCC ELA and math of at least 20 percentage points from SY 16-17 to SY17-18.

Liberty Elementary and Guilford Elementary/Middle School 3rd-5th grade students, of which 80-100% are economically disadvantaged, scored above the city average on the ELA and Math PARCC exams.

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School Programs

Dr. Bernard Harris Elementary Summer Program Reading Assessment (K-5):

Eutaw Marshburn Virtual Summer Program

Elementary School Summer Program

(Grades 2 – 5) Reading Assessment

23/42 students took both pre and post tests
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17/23 students showed improvement in scores (74%)
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(Grades 2 – 5) Math Assessment

25/30 students took both pre and post tests
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16/25 showed improvement in scores (64%)
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Middle School Summer Program

ELA Assessment

12/14 students took both pre and post tests
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12/12 showed students improvement in scores (100%)
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Math Assessment​

11/14 students took both pre and post tests
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11/11 students showed improvement in scores (100%)
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