Children’s Guild Names Administrative Heads of Schools

The Children’s Guild, which operates special needs schools in Baltimore City and Chillum, Md., named Rodney Wallace and Brenda Beard administrative heads for each school. Both schools serve children and adolescents who are difficult to educate due to autism, multiple disabilities and trauma from difficult experiences.

• Wallace is the administrative head of The Children’s Guild school in Baltimore City. He joined The Children’s Guild as a resource instructor in 2005 before becoming a fidelity coach followed by assistant principal. Previously, Wallace was a child care worker for Starflight Enterprises in Columbia, Md., and teacher for Baltimore City Public Schools. He earned his master’s degree in teaching with a certification in special education at Goucher College in Baltimore and his bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Wallace lives in Severna Park, Md.

• Beard is the administrative head of The Children’s Guild school in Chillum, Md. She joined The Children’s Guild as a special education and training teacher in 1999 before becoming IEP and assessment coordinator supervisor. Previously, she was a manager and team leader for Aetna Property Casualty Insurance Company. Beard, who holds a certification in special education, earned her master’s degree in education and human development at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and her Master of Social Work at Rutgers University in New Jersey. She earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology at Drew University in New Jersey. Beard lives in Lanham, Md.

The Children’s Guild Institute, a nonprofit child-serving organization, consists of The Children’s Guild, which includes special needs schools in Baltimore City and Prince George’s County serving children and adolescents who are difficult to educate due to autism, multiple disabilities and trauma. The Children’s Guild also operates three group homes, a treatment foster care program and an outpatient mental health program in Baltimore and Anne Arundel County public schools. In addition, The Children’s Guild Institute includes Monarch Academy Public Charter Schools in Baltimore City and Glen Burnie providing rigorous academics, adventure-based learning and an enriched curriculum, as well as the Upside Down Organization and National Children’s Guild Fund.