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BPE DEARBORN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

Dan Anderson, Executive Director of Strategy Jesse Solomon, Executive Director of BPE

Presentation to Boston School Committee June 20, 2018

BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

• The current MOU for BPE operation of the Dearborn STEM Academy

expires on June 30, 2018

• BPE has been contracted by BPS as an operator for the Dearborn, a level 4

school, since the start of the 2015-2016 school year

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Context

BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

This MOU includes continued operation of the Dearborn by BPE for the coming school year, with some changes

• The Dearborn will be more closely monitored and supported by BPS,

including school leader supervision and professional development

• The MOU emphasizes a focus on BPE completing the design of a STEM plan

that will include diverse and rigorous experiences, with BPS supporting BPE’s efforts

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Features of the Revised MOU

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• The proposed MOU covers the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 school years
• Once data is released from testing conducted this spring, BPS may

determine whether to continue the agreement into next year if there are concerns about academic performance

• If DESE labels the school as under consideration for level 5 designation, BPS

will not continue this Agreement and will promptly begin transition planning to return Dearborn to full BPS operation

• A similar review will occur to determine whether the agreement will be

renewed after the two-year period

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Terms of MOU

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Dearborn STEM Early College Academy

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• 2010: Dearborn Middle School enters Level 4 status
• 2012: BPE and DSNI (Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative) launch the

Dudley Street Neighborhood (Horace Mann) Charter School (grades PreK-5) as first part of neighborhood-based PreK-12 pathway

• 2013: Dearborn starts to expand to high school
• 2014: New Dearborn project granted $37.3M by MSBA
• 2014: Dever and Holland enter Level 5 status
• 2014: Superintendent McDonough asks BPE to operate Dearborn
• 2014: Dearborn moved to 4th floor of Burke; Interim Headmaster named
• 2014: DESE grants BPS receivership status for Dearborn
• 2015: BPE begins operating the Dearborn
• 2017: First HS graduating class from Dearborn
• 2018: Dearborn moves back to new building

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Dearborn STEM Early College Academy: Timeline

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• Established an “everyone goes

to college” culture: All current Dearborn seniors accepted to college - awarded over $1.3 million in scholarships

• Built a STEM platform for every

student: Every student takes Computer Science course every year & Engineering (+ 4 years of HS math and science)

• Became a school of choice: # of

9th grade families choosing Dearborn in top 3 tripled in 2018

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Dearborn STEM Academy: Performance Highlights

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• Boosted academic performance: Exceeded DESE’s targets in first year: PPI of

88 for All Students, 75 for High Needs Students, 80 for ELL/FLEP, and 75 for Students w Disabilities. No DESE-set targets in 2nd year because of MCAS transition; SGPs of 61 in 10th grade ELA and Math

• Kept students in school: Attrition rate declined from 24.4% (before BPE) to

13.6% (current year)

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Dearborn STEM Academy: Performance Highlights

• Exposed students to STEM
• pportunities through rich

internship opportunities, summer enrichment programs, and integrated 6- 12 career exposure events

BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Our aim: Create a school which puts all graduates on pathways to earn credentials with significant labor market value. This requires:

• Internal programmatic structure - to ensure that students gain the skills

and competencies they need

• External partners – to ensure that:
• Students have exposure to

and immersion in the workplaces they will one day enter

• The school receives regular

feedback to let us know how students are doing

• The curriculum is informed

and refined by current STEM trends

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Building a STEM School

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• Launching three career pathways:

– Computer programming – Engineering – Graphic design

• Project-based learning being piloted by early adopter teachers
• Hired experienced Director of Early College and Pathways to build out

higher education partnerships and internships aligned with career pathways

• Bringing in key support:

– STEM Happens Network to create/implement interdisciplinary STEM units – Apple to pilot and spread project-based learning approach – Fab Foundation to train and integrate use of Fab Lab/Maker Space

• Building out arts program: Full-time music and art teachers, partnering for

theater and dance

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Building a STEM School: Internal Programming

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• Partnering with GE, PIC, and BPS to pilot STEM internship program (for

Dearborn, Burke, Excel & O’Bryant)

• Highly successful BUILD student entrepreneurship program
• Red Hat Boot Camp to provide STEM career exposure
• EMPOW & i2 summer programs provide hands-on STEM learning
• Created Dearborn STEM Industry Advisory Council
• Convened “Future of School” event with Mayor’s Office and BPS External

Affairs

• Plan to create summer STEM experiences for neighborhood elementary

students who will feed into Dearborn

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Building a STEM School: External Partnerships

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