Mother Seton Academy is an all-scholarship, independent Catholic middle school dedicated to the education of boys and girls from low-income families in Baltimore. Through a rigorous academic environment and extended day program, the school provides a holistic education to at-risk students in order to prepare them for future success in high school, college, and the work force.
In 1991, the provincial leaders of the religious congregations within the Archdiocese of Baltimore endorsed the concept of an innovative educational project which would be a collaboration among a number of religious congregations. The provincial leaders of interested congregations appointed a task force to investigate this idea and to formulate plans for a venture which would meet the academic and social needs of low-income middle school children who are often prohibited from attending Catholic schools due to their cost. Utilizing the successful Nativity School model and adapting it to meet the specific needs of Baltimore, the vision for Mother Seton Academy was born.
As no individual religious community had the resources to undertake such a project alone, it became a collaborative effort among six religious congregations of men and women with long traditions of service to Baltimore. As a result, Mother Seton Academy opened in the Fall of 1993 with its first class of 20 sixth grade students. Today, the Academy educates approximately 65-70 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students of all faiths and cultures each year.
Member Board
Sr. Barbara Bowers, SSND
Bro. Arthur Caliman, CFX
Sr. Ellen Maroneye, IHM
Sr. Anne Patrice Hefner, OSF
Sr. Joan Keating, DC
Bro. Frank O'Donnell, SM, JD
Board of Directors
Bro. Frank O'Donnell, SM, JD - Chair
Brendan Baloh
Sr. Donna Desien, OSF
Jonathan Dubin, MD
Sr. Mary Gilbart, DC
Sr. Ellen Maroneye, IHM
Ricardo Johnson
Mary Ellen Kaplan
Bro. James Kelly, C.F.X.
Michael B. Kelly, Esq.
Larry Lawson
Dana P. Moore, Esq.
Michael Naccarato, CPA, Esq. - Treasurer
Suzanne Price
Paul Speargas, CFA
Lisa Stromberg
Sr. Josephann Wagoner, SSND - Secretary
