Boston Plan for Excellence    

Areas of Impact:

Education

At BPE we commit to nothing less than student success. We believe that every child should have the right to a quality public education and that Boston can be the first city to fulfill this basic promise of our democracy. Our mission is to drive exceptional outcomes for all students by developing great teachers and great schools. We prepare and support a diverse group of talented teachers for Boston's schools, and we partner to create strong schools where teachers can do their best work and children learn at their highest potential. With our innovative and replicable models of teacher and school development, BPE is a powerful force for reframing schooling in Boston.

BTR Grad Laura Cennamo is recognized for her work with the Countdown to High School Initiative

By creating Countdown to High School, a Boston Public School initiative to facilitate students’ transition into high school, Cennamo and her colleagues increase the chance that these students excel in high school and reach graduation. This year, six Boston schools have adopted the initiative that familiarizes students with the application processes into high school and strategies to overcome obstacles in high school. Next year, Cennamo hopes to spread the initiative to six more schools. Read More

Top 25 Innovations in Government Announced

BTR, a 2008 Finalist for the award, is again named one of the Top 25 Innovations in American Government by the Ash Center at Harvard Kennedy School. The IAG awards honor organizations at the local, state, and federal level for "creative problem-solving." Five finalists will be announced later this year. Read More