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Published in Boston Parents Schoolyard News

·Mar 14

What does it take to make a school merger work? Shaw teachers share their story and their worries

Not just two buildings, but also two cultures, even two curricula — By Emily Piper-Vallillo Within fifteen minutes, Sabine Ferdinand writes a note to her students on the whiteboard, leads small group instruction, reminds a second-grader to put her name on her homework, guides another to reflect on his behavior, and alerts the main office of a milk spill. That’s just her…

Boston Public Schools

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What does it take to make a school merger work? Shaw teachers share their story and their worries
What does it take to make a school merger work? Shaw teachers share their story and their worries
Boston Public Schools

10 min read


Published in Boston Parents Schoolyard News

·Mar 13

Does BPS spend too much?

Not according to state standards — By Alain Jehlen [Note: This is a corrected version of the article I posted yesterday.] The Boston Public Schools is way up there among the state’s biggest spenders and must tighten its belt. That’s the impression you get from media reports and also from top BPS administrators, who often speak…

Boston Public Schools

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Does BPS spend too much?
Does BPS spend too much?
Boston Public Schools

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Published in Boston Parents Schoolyard News

·Mar 9

A BPS Teaching Fellow speaks about her students, her mentors, and how she fell in love with teaching

“Things happen for a reason. I was supposed to be there and meet this amazing kid.” — Tannya Perez DiGiovanni is one of 25 BPS Teaching Fellows this year, having taken part in the Accelerated Community To Teacher program last year. About 80 percent are BPS paraprofessionals who want to become teachers. They spend one year studying nights and Saturdays, and then have one year with a…

Boston Public Schools

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A BPS Teaching Fellow speaks about her students, her mentors, and how she fell in love with…
A BPS Teaching Fellow speaks about her students, her mentors, and how she fell in love with…
Boston Public Schools

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Published in Boston Parents Schoolyard News

·Mar 8

Our journey through the 7th grade lottery

What we heard, what we did, how we decided — By Travis Marshall “I’m so sorry you are going through this,” a friend told me as I recounted my child’s previous weeks. Nothing horrible had happened. …

Boston Public Schools

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Our journey through the 7th grade lottery
Our journey through the 7th grade lottery
Boston Public Schools

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Published in Boston Parents Schoolyard News

·Feb 28

Official monitor of federal court order on English learners is banned from speaking to School Committee

He wanted to tell the Committee that BPS officials won’t give him basic data on how they spend federal funds — At the February 16 School Committee budget hearing, four people spoke during the public comment section. One talked about programs for English learners and three proposed that parents who spend long hours working to increase parent engagement should get stipends. But one person was not allowed to speak. Roger Rice…

Boston Public Schools

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Official monitor of federal court order on English learners is banned from speaking to School…
Official monitor of federal court order on English learners is banned from speaking to School…
Boston Public Schools

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Published in Boston Parents Schoolyard News

·Feb 13

Spanish MAP Growth scores don’t count for exam school admission because exam schools are English-only, officials say

Answering a parent’s question, they also says it wouldn’t be fair to English learners who don’t know Spanish — By Alain Jehlen Why won’t the Spanish version of the MAP Growth test be accepted for exam school admissions? Because exam schools don’t make accommodations for non-English speakers. That’s what the Boston Public School administration’s response to a Citywide Parent Council (CPC) question seems to come down to.

Boston Public Schools

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Spanish MAP Growth scores don’t count for exam school admission because exam schools are…
Spanish MAP Growth scores don’t count for exam school admission because exam schools are…
Boston Public Schools

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Published in Boston Parents Schoolyard News

·Feb 6

Progress [?] report on BPS Black and brown leaders getting pushed out

“Initial meeting” happened just last week, for an investigation launched five months ago — By Alain Jehlen Last August 24, 15 former BPS leaders of color wrote to incoming Superintendent Mary Skipper to warn that Black and brown educators are being pushed out of the central office if they protest racist policies and try to advance equity. They said that educators who are seen…

Boston Public Schools

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Progress [?] report on BPS Black and brown leaders getting pushed out
Progress [?] report on BPS Black and brown leaders getting pushed out
Boston Public Schools

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Published in Boston Parents Schoolyard News

·Jan 24

How a BPS reading specialist spends her Fridays

Small wins add up — By Jennifer Dines I am a reading specialist for students in grades 4 to 8 at the Mildred Avenue K–8 School in Mattapan. …

Boston Public Schools

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How a BPS reading specialist spends her Fridays
How a BPS reading specialist spends her Fridays
Boston Public Schools

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Published in Boston Parents Schoolyard News

·Jan 23

BPS Green New Deal: Ready… Fire! (We’ll aim later.)

Officials tell city councilors they’ll figure out the plan after they start carrying it out —

Boston Public Schools

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BPS Green New Deal: Ready… Fire! (We’ll aim later.)
BPS Green New Deal: Ready… Fire! (We’ll aim later.)
Boston Public Schools

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Published in Boston Parents Schoolyard News

·Jan 23

Deadbeat district?

BPS staff anger over unpaid bills bursts into the open — By Alain Jehlen BPS officials have been attacked repeatedly this year for gaslighting parents about transportation, making racist decisions, and pushing out rebellious colleagues of color. Now there’s a new charge: Staff members say the district’s paymasters are many months overdue in paying thousands of dollars the staff is owed. …

Boston Public Schools

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Deadbeat district?
Deadbeat district?
Boston Public Schools

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