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Turnaround Schools
On March 4, 2010, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released its list of “Level 4” Schools, which are schools that have been designated by the state as significantly underperforming over several years. Twelve Boston Public Schools are among the 35 schools statewide… Read more
Step UP Schools
Step Up Schools The five partner universities bring comprehensive learning support services to ten Step UP schools designated by Boston Public Schools as in need of additional resources and support in order to achieve target learning goals for their students. To learn more about the activities at each… Read more
Overview
History In spring 2006, Mayor Thomas M. Menino challenged the presidents of Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University, Northeastern University, and Tufts University to join the Boston Public Schools (BPS) in their efforts to close the achievement gap. The universities responded by designing… Read more
Winthrop Elementary Hosts Community Partners Dinner March 16…
The John Winthrop Elementary School and the Nelson Chair Community Roundtable at Boston College’s Lynch School of Education will host a Community Partners Dinner on Tuesday, March 16, at 6 p.m. at the Dorchester school. The dinner will recognize partners who have helped the Winthrop integrate academics… Read more
Leadership Coaching Q&A: Past Experience and Big Picture…
An excerpt of this interview appeared in the April issue of the Step Update. The following is the full article. Coralie Kelly is leadership coach at the Trotter School in Dorchester, she supports Principal Mairead Nolan and Assistant Principal Romaine MIlls-Teque. Q: Coralie, how has your experience… Read more
Boston College
Boston College Step UP schools: William E. Russell Elementary School in Dorchester John Wintrop Elementary School in Dorchester Under the direction of Catherine Wong, Director of Urban Outreach Initiatives, Step UP at the Lynch School continues to work closely with its partner schools Winthrop Elementary… Read more
Contact Us
Message from the Director Improving student success is at the core of Step UP. Step UP has connected five universities, 10 Boston Public Schools and their leaders, teachers, students, and parents to improve student performance in a variety of ways. Step UP’s five university partners offer a wide palette… Read more
Curley K-8 School
Curley K-8 School Jeffrey Slater, Co-Principal (Upper School) Mirna Vega-Wilson, Co-Principal (Lower School) 493 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Phone: 617-635-8239 Directions via Google Maps Access via MBTA Public Transit BPS Report on Teaching & Learning for Curley K-8 School Partner University… Read more
Partner Universities
Partner Universities Step UP leverages the collective experience and expertise of five Boston-area universities - Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University, Northeastern University, and Tufts University in outreach to public education. The universities work together in a coordinated fashion… Read more
Orchard Gardens K-8
Orchard Gardens K-8 Norman Townsend, Principal 906 Albany Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 Phone: 617-635-1660 Directions via Google Maps Access via MBTA Public Transit BPS Report on Teaching & Learning for Orchard Gardens K-8 Step UP Activities This past September, the Orchard Gardens K-8 School started… Read more
Resources
Resources Boston Public Schools 26 Court Street, Boston, MA 02108 Directions via Google Maps Access via MBTA Public Transit Boston Plan for Excellence 6 Beacon St # 615, Boston, MA 02108-3826 (617) 227-8055 … Read more
Trotter Elementary
Trotter Elementary Mairead Nolan, Principal 135 Humboldt Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02121 Phone: 617-635-8225 Directions via Google Maps Access via MBTA Public Transit BPS Report on Teaching & Learning for Trotter Elementary Partner University: Boston University Family Community Outreach Coordinator… Read more
English for Speakers of Other Languages
English for Speakers of Other Languages Resources To better support you and your child, we identified a set of community resources throughout Boston. To view the available resources, please select your community from the list below. Dorchester | Jamaica Plain | Hyde Park | Mattapan | Roxbury | West… Read more
Russell Elementary
Russell Elementary School Tamara Blake, Principal 750 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA 02125 Phone: 617-635-8803 Directions via Google Maps Access via MBTA Public Transit BPS Report on Teaching & Learning for Russell Elementary Partner University: Boston College Family Community Outreach Coordinator… Read more
Tufts University StepUP Team
Mary Jeka, J.D. Director of University Relations Catherine Hayes, D.M.D., D.M.Sc. Professor and Chair, Public Health and Community Service Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Natalie Hagel, R.D.H. Assistant Professor, Public Health and Community Service Tufts University School of Dental… Read more
Tufts
Tufts Step UP Schools James J. Chittick Elementary School in Mattapan John Marshall Elementary School in Dorchester Tufts University's contributions to the Step UP program reflect the expertise of faculty, staff and students on its Boston-based Health Sciences Campus. Tufts University School of Dental… Read more
Winthrop Elementary
Winthrop Elementary School Walter Henderson, Principal 35 Brookford Street, Dorchester, MA 02125 Phone: 617-635-8379 Directions via Google Maps Access via MBTA Public Transit BPS Report on Teaching & Learning for Wintrop Elementary Step UP Partner University: Boston College FCOC: David Ramos Number… Read more
Marshall Elementary
Marshall Elementary Teresa Harvey-Jackson, Principal 35 Westville Street, Dorchester, MA 02124 Phone: 617-635-8810 Get Directions via Google Maps Access via MBTA Public Transit BPS Report on Teaching & Learning for Marshall Elementary Partner University: Tufts University Family Community Outreach… Read more
Boston University
Boston University Step UP schools: William Monroe Trotter Elementary School in Dorchester English High School in Jamaica Plain Boston University’s engagement in the Step UP initiative reflects the expertise and contributions of faculty, staff and students from both the Charles River Campus and the… Read more
English High School
English High School Dr. Sito Narcisse, Headmaster 144 McBride Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Phone: 617-635-8979 Get Directions via Google Maps Plan trip using MBTA Public Transit BPS Report on Teaching & Learning for English High Partner University: Boston University Family Community Outreach… Read more
BC-BPS Partnership a 'Stepped Up' Effort
By Ed Hayward | Chronicle Staff - During the final two days of summer break, nearly 20 Boston elementary school teachers hunkered down in a Boston College conference room to hatch a plan to improve writing instruction for their third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students, particularly those for whom English… Read more
Northeastern University
Northeastern University Step UP schools: Curley K-8 School in Jamaica Plain Orchard Gardens K-8 School in Roxbury Northeastern University partners with the Orchard Gardens K-8 School in Roxbury and the James Michael Curley K-8 School in Jamaica Plain. Orchard Gardens is new to the Step UP partnership… Read more
Agassiz Elementary
Agassiz Elementary Maria Cordon, Principal 20 Child Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Phone: 617-635-8198 Directions via Google Maps Access via MBTA Public Transit BPS Report on Teaching & Learning for Agassiz Elementary Partner University: Harvard University Family Community Outreach Coordinator… Read more
Harvard University
Harvard Step UP schools: Louis Agassiz Elementary School in Jamaica Plain Elihu Greenwood Elementary School in Hyde Park Harvard's work in Step UP reflects the expertise of the Harvard Achievement Support Initiative (HASI), a program focused on creating high-quality learning opportunities for children… Read more
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