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09/17/2024

02/28/2024

"Following months of sustained opposition from city councilors, parents, teachers and students, Mayor Michelle Wu is pulling the plug on a controversial plan to move the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science to West Roxbury, according to three city and district officials with direct knowledge of the decision.

The proposal will be canceled officially Wednesday, according to the officials. Families of O’Bryant students also will be informed Wednesday, the officials said.

Wu’s plan had drawn intense criticism from community members who did not want to see the city’s most diverse exam school moved from its current location in Roxbury, long considered the cultural heart of Black Boston, into mostly-white West Roxbury."

The proposed move was announced in June, as part of an ambitious proposal to overhaul Boston’s high school system. The proposal would have moved the O’Bryant to a completely rebuilt facility at the now-vacant West Roxbury Education Complex on the VFW Parkway.

10/19/2023

“The data confirms what we already know,” Superintendent Mary Skipper said. “Our buildings are safe, but many are in terrible condition.”

09/14/2023

Please note that the Green New Deal for BPS Open House on 9/16 has been canceled. Follow the link here to the 9/13 BPS school committee meeting if you would like to hear the updates that were shared. The presentation begins around the 2:25 mark of the meeting with an introduction from Supt. Skipper followed by a presentation from the City and BPS capital planning team.

Boston School Committee Meeting 9/13/2023

09/06/2023

Ascend at the Aspen Institute's 2023 Parent-Powered Solutions Fund is the first parent-led fund model of its kind – designed, led, and evaluated by Ascend Parent Advisors to the Ascend at the Aspen Institute's Postsecondary Success for Parents (PSP) initiative and funded by Imaginable Futures. Thi...

08/29/2023

Green New Deal for BPS Open House on Saturday, September 16. Please join us anytime between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM and stay however long you would like.

You can register at bit.ly/gnd-bps-open-house.

Over the summer, the team has been working to complete an assessment of the condition of all facilities and develop educational and design standards for new construction projects. These are important parts of building a long-term facilities plan for BPS, which is due at the end of 2023.

They will share progress and hear your feedback. At the Open House, they will share how they are building a decision-making tool to guide how they invest in BPS buildings in service of actualizing the BPS high-quality student experience – including new construction projects, renovations, expansions, reconfigurations, closures, mergers, and new resources and partnerships. Your input is essential to building this decision-making tool.
Green New Deal for BPS Open House

Saturday, September 16

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM – drop by anytime

Bolling Building

2300 Washington Street, Roxbury MA 02119

Please register here so they know how many people to expect. Interpretation services, childcare, and refreshments will be provided.

08/22/2023

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