Thursday, February 7, 2013
The External Advisory Committee was scheduled to make a recommendation this weekend, but Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has asked them to take more time on their decision.
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has asked the External Advisory Committee on Improving School Choice to delay their recommendation on one of three proposals scheduled for this weekend. But he did say he would like the committee's recommendation by the end of February. In a letter written written on Feb. 5 (attached) Menino spoke of the public process, "You are coming to the end of an extremely thoughtful process. To date, there have been over 70 public meetings on improving school choice, and you have heard from 4,000 families." The External Advisory Committee was formed after Menino requested Boston Public Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson to create the group in 2012. The committee offered three student assignment proposals in January. …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
After months of wrangling, there are three proposals left on the table. Which do you think is best for Boston's families?
After months of deliberations, trial balloons and many neighborhood meetings, Boston school officials on Tuesday released three alternatives to the current school selection process. The three plans are designed to provide families with flexibility to select quality schools close to home, according to the Boston School Choice website. The three plans are as follows: 10-zone plan: In this plan, parents would rank the schools in their zone. The child would then be placed based on availability in each school. This plan is structurally similar to the current zone-based system for placing students in schools. Home-based proposal A: This plan would give parents the choice of at least six schools of different quality near their home address. "…
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
There is a meeting tonight in Roxbury, tomorrow night in Hyde Park, and at the Copley Library on Sept. 12 to talk about the changes of the school choice system for the Boston Public Schools.
The Boston Public Schools External Advisory Committee for School Choice is hosting three community forums to talk about what they've been working on so far. The meetings will include presentations on data, community engagement, and school quality. Tonight's (Aug. 28) meeting is at: Tobin Community Center (in the Tobin Community Room) 1481 Tremont St., Roxbury. Child care is available. 6:30-8 p.m. Thurs., Aug. 30's meeting: Hyde Park Community Center Auditorium 1179 River St., Hyde Park. Child care is available. 7:30-9 p.m. Wed., Sept. 12, meeting: Boston Public Library, Main Branch, Rabb Lecture Hall (lower concourse of Johnson Building) 700 Boylston St., Copley Square. 6–7:30 p.m. Please visit www.bostonschoolchoice.org or call 617-635-…
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Last day to fill out Boston Public Schools online survey about school assignment is July 4.
July 4 is the last day to take the Boston Public Schools online surveys for improving school choice. More than 2,000 people have taken the surveys, according to school officials. Take the survey online here at Bostonschoolchoice.org. Through community meetings since March, schools officials have gathered feedback about school choice, which has been added to the above website, with analysis like this: Participants from Charlestown, Downtown, parts of North Dorchester, the North End, East Boston (in forums) and West Roxbury tended to ask for the ability to choose a school in their neighborhood. In Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, Mattapan and Roxbury, participants were more likely to select “safety” over “close to home” when asked about choice …
frankly mr.shankly
4:31 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
right now I prefer the home-based plan. All of the zone plans essentially red-lines certain neighborhoods - even this current incarnation. What bugged me about the last round of zone plans was that on all but one or two, the line cut roslindale right in half - essentially lumping the more affluent section with west roxbury and JP, and the up-and-coming section with mattapan. This zone plan seems … more ›