The Fellowship targets young men who are not yet on the path to college but who could benefit from a 1-year intensive college and career preparatory experience.

City Schools is partnering with The Literacy Lab to recruit young men of color for the  Leading Men Fellowship, a national initiative which trains and encourages young men of color, ages 18-24, to consider careers in education.  The Fellowship launched in Baltimore this academic year and we currently have several Baltimore City Schools alumni serving as Early Literacy Fellows in 5 local elementary schools (Commodore, John Ruhrah, Harford Heights, Lakeland, and Curtis Bay) across the system. Please check out this video featuring a Leading Men Fellow in action!

Reach out directly to the individuals listed below for more information.

Baltimore Leading Men Fellowship Team Members
Ivan Douglas, Program Manager – idouglas@theliteracylab.org
Nick Picciotto, Program Coordinator – npicciotto@theliteracylab.org

More About the Leading Men Fellowship

The Fellowship targets young men who are not yet on the path to college but who could benefit from a 1-year intensive college and career preparatory experience.The young men receive rigorous training in early literacy intervention and social-emotional development, intensive ongoing coaching, and work 25-30 hours a week supporting an early childhood education classroom to help prepare children for Kindergarten.  As part of this year-long, residency-type program, the young men receive a living wage (currently set at $15/hr.), a $120 monthly subsidy to cover communication and transportation costs, and $2,500 for future education expenses.  The goal of the program is three-fold: to diversify the teacher workforce, to prepare the young children served for Kindergarten, and to put the young men on a path to a stable career in education.

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