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The Full-service Schools Roundtable is working to advance the healthy development and academic success of students through integrated school-community partnerships. Building on the work of several successful initiatives, the Roundtable is working to bring the full-service school model to scale in Boston and throughout Massachusetts. To achieve this goal, we sponsor convenings that highlight the benefits of full-service schools; commission and release research and policy reports; and promote policies that support the development of full-service schools throughout our city and Commonwealth. |
Roundtable Update As of October 11, 2011, Abby Weiss, Executive Director of the Roundtable since November 2007, is moving to a new position managing the MA Governor's Child and Youth Readiness Cabinet. In the interim, the Roundtable's Steering Committee will be working to advance the mission of the organization. If you need assistance, please contact: Matt LiPuma, Steering Committee Chair 617.474.1143 or Bob Kilkenny, Steering Committee Member 617.816.9906 ***** In May 2010, in partnership with the Boston Public Schools (BPS), the Roundtable conducted a survey of BPS principals to learn about the many partnerships in their schools. We are thrilled that 93% of the schools responded to the survey. Results will be released this fall. Stay tuned! See Roundtable Meetings for information on upcoming meetings. Read the Roundtable's most recent newsletter.
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Update Please join Superintendent Carol R. Johnson and members of the Full-service Schools Roundtable for: Schools at the Hub: Community Partnerships in the Boston Public Schools: Report Release and Panel Discussion Thursday, February 2, 2012 ***** In the News In a May 25 Education Week Commentary - one in a series of essays from members of the Futures of School Reform Group - Jeff Henig of Teachers College and Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville discuss the importance non-school factors in supporting students' academic success. Secretary Reville has also written a blog post for Education Week that features full-service work in Massachusetts and links to our organization! ***** Congratulations to the Boston Public Schools and its DELTAS office for winning one of 11 U.S. Department of Education Full-service Community Schools grants nationwide! The Roundtable is proud to be a partner on the grant and will be convening an advisory board to support this work. Click here for more information.
Richard Rothstein has produced an issue brief for the Economic Policy Institute in response to Joel Klein and Michelle Rhee's "manifesto" in the Washington Post on 10/13/10. Rothstein agrees that teacher quality is critical for improving schools, but argues we must also address the factors associated with our difficult economic times and the ravages of poverty. Rothstein urges superintendents to "consider what initiatives they can take, either themselves or in partnership with other community organizations, to improve children’s opportunities to come to school in good health and with enriched experiences in early childhood and out-of-school time."
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