TechBoston Academy

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.

Mary Skipper Headmaster
Keith Love, Chief Administrative Officer
Lisa Martinez, Chief Academic Officer, English, History, & Technology
Nora Vernazza, Chief Academic Officer, Math & Science
Maggie Clark, Staff Assistant