TechBoston Academy

Principal: 
Keith Love
Principal: 
Nora Vernazza

Location

TechBoston Academy
9 Peacevale Rd.
Dorchester, MA 02124
United States

Special features:

  • Small pilot school with 780 students in grades 6-12, offering a college preparatory curriculum with technology focus and interdisciplinary, project-based learning
  • Extended day program for all students providing various academic supports
  • Winner of many awards and recognitions, including Model Secondary School and Innovative High
  • School awards from the Gates Foundation
  • Full sports program and after school activities for all grades
  • Personalized learning and tutoring
  • Summer enrichment
  • Full inclusion program
  • Access to jobs and internships related to technology
  • Laptops provided for every student, and intensive use of Smartboards, PDAs, scanners, digital cameras, and video conferencing
  • Honors and Advanced Placement courses and dual enrollment opportunities
  • Advanced technology courses, including digital art, Adobe graphic design applications, computer programming, and E-commerce
  • School partners: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Boston Digital Bridge Foundation, Cisco Systems, Dell, Hi-Q Computers, Facing History and Ourselves, Peer Health Exchange, Boston Private Industry Council, Suffolk University, The Boston Foundation, and UMass Boston.

Keith Love and Nora Vernazza, Interim Co-headmasters
Lisa Martinez, Chief Academic Officer, English, History, & Technology
Maggie Clark, Staff Assistant

School Details and Contact
Phone: 
617-635-1615
Fax: 
617-635-1622
Assignment Zone: 
East
Grades: 
6-12
Level: 
Middle/High
School Type: 
Pilot
Additional Info
School Hours: 
Mon. Tues. Thurs. & Friday 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Wednesday 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Early Dismissal: 
11:30 a.m.
School Facility Environmental Report: 
BPS Report on Teaching & Learning (School Report Card): 
2012 School Climate Survey: