City Teaching Alliance

✨ Latinx Educators Shine - 2024 Spotlight ✨ Alexandria Sweeney, Assistant Director of Fellow Experience, spotlighted Marianny Perez (Cohort 2023, Baltimore). Alexandria Sweeney says, "Marianny has shown incredible dedication to her students and to City Teaching Alliance. She's shown constant perseverance and patience in order to complete what she set out to do in this program. It's clear that she's had a huge impact on her fellow City Teaching Alliance teachers, in addition to her school community." #CTAxHHM

Today is #DAFDay, a celebration of the collective power of Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) to drive change in our communities. #CityTeachingAlliance is proud to join the DAF Day celebration, and we are inviting our network to support teachers and make a lasting impact on the future of education! This year, your generosity will be doubled through a matching opportunity if your grant is allocated to teacher finances, access, and affordability - up to $100,000! City Teaching Alliance is shaping the future and building a more equitable education system classroom by classroom. Your contribution today provides critical resources and positively impacts students and teachers! Visit dafday.com to learn more and make your gift. Let’s use the power of DAFs to create change for educators and the next generation!

✨ Latinx Educators Shine - 2024 Spotlight ✨ Mieosha Hobbs, Instructional Coach in DC and Baltimore, and Alexandria Sweeney, Assistant Director of Fellow Experience in DC and Baltimore, BOTH spotlighted Melanie Marulanda (Cohort 2022, Baltimore). Mieosha Hobbs says, "Melanie has a special touch with her middle school babies! Not only do her students have a greater need than the general population, they are often working in multiple languages as well. Melanie seamlessly moves between languages and providing accommodations for her students, all while providing space for them to be themselves. Every visit, there is someone asking to talk with her at lunch and if she has a meeting while they are outside for recess, sadness fills their eyes. Melanie is beloved and it's for good reason!" Alexandria Sweeney says, "Melanie is wonderfully patient, kind, and encouraging with her middle school students. She has amazing relationship-building skills and shows her students that she believes in their success. Melanie is an important part of the Lakeland community and her students and families are lucky to have her." #CTAxHHM

✨ Latinx Educators Shine - 2024 Spotlight ✨ Mieosha Hobbs, Instructional Coach in DC & Baltimore, spotlighted Juan Garcia (Cohort 2022, Baltimore). Mieosha Hobbs says, "Juan's approach with his students comes from his own lived experiences and his students love and respect him for it. He is the safe space so many of them yearn for, especially at his current school site. Students are encouraged to be themselves in Juan's classroom. He makes himself available to them, uses personal anecdotes to get them invested in their own learning and introduces them to music many have never heard. Through humor, personal connections and an unending snack box available to all, Juan is a shining star for his babies in Baltimore. " #CTAxHHM

✨ Latinx Educators Shine - 2024 Spotlight ✨ Sabrina Gomez, Cohort Mate 2018, spotlighted Stephanie Cisneros (Cohort 2018, Dallas). Sabrina Gomez says, "Stephanie is an amazing teacher taking on the new challenge of 3rd grade self-contained this year. She works hard every day to make sure her scholars are achieving and performing at their fullest potential." #CTAxHHM

Join #CityTeachingAlliance in celebration of the first ever #DAFDay - a new kind of giving day! This Thursday, October 10th, we’re challenging Donor-Advised Fund holders to come together for a day of unprecedented generosity and join our alliance of donors by committing to give from their DAFs. Through this exciting collaboration, it’s easier than ever to support our mission and positively impact the lives of children. And, thanks to generous partners, grants dedicated to making the teaching profession more affordable, accessible, and sustainable for the next generation of well-prepared, committed educators will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000! Join our movement on October 10th! Learn more about DAF Day and make your commitment to give now at www.dafday.com

Feeling deeply honored. Path and purpose.

We're #hiring a new Chief Operating Officer in Baltimore, Maryland. Apply today or share this post with your network.

✨ Latinx Educators Shine - 2024 Spotlight✨ Izzy Garcia, Assistant Director of Fellow Experience for DC and Baltimore, spotlighted Dineydi Matos (Cohort 2020, DC). Izzy Garcia says, "Dineydi is committed to educational equity for all students at Roosevelt SHS! She is a proud City Teaching Alliance Alum and goes above and beyond in her work through various leadership roles. Aside from teaching full time, Dineydi is part of an afterschool program and raises funds for her students AND she also completes professional development opportunities over the summer. Es un orgullo ser tu colega. Feliz mes de la herencia hispana, Didi." CTAxHHM

✨ Latinx Educators Shine - 2024 Spotlight ✨ Izzy Garcia, Assistant Director of Fellow Experience for DC and Baltimore, spotlighted Nicolas Villa (Cohort 2023, DC). Izzy Garcia says, "Nicolas is an amazing teacher committed to educational equity for all students in DC. He goes above and beyond to ensure that he is a highly qualified educator (obtaining additional certifications outside of what he is endorsed through City Teaching Alliance). He does additional math training during the summers and communicates any and all concerns to make sure he is the BEST educator possible for his students. Enhorabuena, Nicolas!" CTAxHHM