Archdiocese of Baltimore Partnership
As a Jesuit, Catholic university, Loyola University Maryland's School of Education develops teachers, leaders, and counselors who are agents of change working to create excellent and equitable K-12 schools. In partnership with the Archdiocese of Baltimore, we advance Catholic education through teacher preparation, professional development, and school partnerships—transforming Catholic schools through a commitment to educate students as whole persons and building a just and equitable world.
Our partnership is working to create a sustainable pipeline of mission-aligned educators while strengthening the professional practice of experienced Catholic school teachers. Through this comprehensive approach, we contribute to the vitality and excellence of Catholic education throughout the Archdiocese, ensuring that Catholic schools continue to form students in faith, wisdom, and service for generations to come.
Partner Schools
The School of Education maintains partnerships with Catholic schools in the Archdiocese through teacher preparation, field placements, professional development, clinical services, and faculty governance. The School of Education currently works with the following partner schools:
| Archbishop Borders School | Mother Seton Academy |
| Archbishop Curley High School | Mount St. Joseph High School |
| Cardinal Shehan School | Saint Frances Academy |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | St. Ignatius Loyola Academy |
| Mercy High School | The Loyola School |
| Mother Mary Lange Catholic School |
Scholarships for Catholic Educators and Leaders
Loyola's School of Education Archdiocese of Baltimore Scholarships, offered each semester, remove financial barriers for teachers and administrators pursuing graduate degrees, supporting their vocation as ministers of Catholic education and ensuring quality educators remain in Catholic schools.
Recruiting and Retaining Mission-Aligned Catholic Educators
Since 2022, 26 Loyola graduates have chosen to teach in Baltimore area Catholic schools, and 21 Baltimore area Catholic school teachers are enrolled in our Master of Arts in Teaching program to complete their teaching licensure. Loyola has also worked with the teacher recruiter for the Archdiocese of Baltimore to help him spread the word among the current teacher candidates in our programs about the great mission-centered opportunities that the Catholic schools provide to teachers.
In addition to for-credit courses and programs, the School of Education offers comprehensive professional development to Archdiocese of Baltimore schools, often pro-bono. Here is a sampling of recent offerings:
- Supporting bilingual learners--Differentiated instruction, inclusive education, culturally responsive practice
- Science of Reading: Supporting early learning development
- Accelerated Math Resources: Middle School
- STEM Integration: Project-based Learning (PBL)
- Advancing reading comprehension: literacy strategies across content areas
- Educational technology integration, digital learning strategies
- Reflective Catholic school leadership: Centering Student Learning
- Leadership: Trauma-informed leadership,
- Instructional leadership for Catholic school administrators
Center for Research and Evaluation
The Center for Research and Evaluation (CRE) serves as a hub for collaborative research, program development, and community engagement, focused on advancing justice in education. The Esperanza Center, a Catholic Charities comprehensive resource center whose mission is to welcome immigrants by offering hope, compassionate services, and the power to improve their lives, is a current example of the work that the CRE is doing in the Catholic community, supporting them during their strategic planning process and efforts to seek external funding.