Released:
2011-04-24

Overview:
Inspired by a true story, “Beyond the Blackboard” is about a 24-year-old first-time teacher who makes a difference in the lives of the homeless children she teaches in a shelter’s makeshift classroom. Set in 1987 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this movie tells the story a brand-new teacher and Mom who is given a tougher than expected teaching job and winds up teaching homeless children in a school that is housed in a room and called, literally, The School with No Name. She has some personal prejudicial hurdles to cross before she is able to be a true teacher for these children and of course there are hurdles like the lack of books and supplies.

Director:
Jeff Bleckner

Runtime:
1h 40min

Genre:
Family, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Emily VanCamp
  as
  Stacey Bess
• 
  Steve Talley
  as
  Greg Bess
• 
  Willow Shields
  as
  Grace
• 
  Timothy Busfield
  as
  School district's HR representative
• 
  Julio Oscar Mechoso
  as
  Johnny Hernandez