Mona Humphries Bailey was someone who left the world far better than she found it. She was a success because she lived well, laughed often and loved much. She was defined by her three passions; Family, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and K-12 Education.
The Mona Bailey Academy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational service organization built on the legacy of its namesake’s illustrious career in public and private education.
Our mission is to deliver cutting edge and creative educational programming to help broaden and build the minds of underprivileged or underrepresented elementary age students in the Seattle area and beyond.
The goal of the Mona Bailey Academy is to provide innovative educational programming to underprivileged and underrepresented elementary age children so they can be the best they
can be!
We will neither be proud, satisfied or content until the majority of underprivileged and
underrepresented students are:
The Delta Sigma Theta Mona H. Bailey S.T.E.M. Day @ Pacific Science Center (PacSci) is a program for third grade students attending Seattle Public Schools. Each child receives a custom designed tee shirt and starts the day singing and screaming at a laser show designed specifically for them.
As a founding board member for the Washington MESA program, she will be eternally linked to the impact of thousands of MESA students and teachers. Since 1982, her leadership, support, and activism on behalf MESA students has impacted thousands of underrepresented students in STEM and public education. In 2003, the MESA (Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement) State Board established the annual Mona Bailey MESA Teacher of the Year Award in honor of her services to the State MESA program.
