High-Quality Student Experience

Boston Public Schools envisions a district where every student has access to the services they need and the experiences they want, providing an academic foundation for a High-Quality Student Experience.

Our Inclusive Education Plan is our roadmap to build an immersive, multicultural environment, fostering connection over exclusion for students. We will shift our current practices so all schools can provide every student with the appropriate and individualized support they need to be successful.

The diversity of our students is our greatest strength. Students do best when they are surrounded by others who have different life experiences, abilities, and cultures.

As we build for the future, we are working together to ensure all schools can deliver on the high quality student experience all our Boston Public Schools students deserve.

For this school year we are focused on some key priorities to improve the student experience:

• Implement Inclusive Education for all students by focusing on Equitable Literacy
  Equitable literacy deeply intersects with closing the opportunity and achievement gaps, access to high quality instructional materials, differentiated learning using multi-tiered systems of support and materials that reflect racial, cultural, and linguistic diversity of our students and world. LEARN MORE
• Reduce Chronic Absenteeism
  While school absenteeism rates soared across the state and country during the pandemic, the Boston Public Schools' work to combat chronic absenteeism in the district has begun to yield positive results, with a 7% decline in chronic absenteeism across the district, with even bigger gains for students of color and students with disabilities. LEARN MORE
• Strengthen college and career pathways
  Today's economy requires our graduates to be ready for anything - from a successful college experience to a high-demand industry. Boston Public Schools offers a wide array of career and technical education opportunities so students can compete for high-paying jobs in a variety of fields. LEARN MORE
• Expand Community Hub Schools
  A Boston Public Schools strategy where every student has access to an equitable and excellent well-rounded education and is prepared to thrive! LEARN MORE
• And continue to upgrade and modernize our facilities so that students will have access to high quality learning environments they deserve
  Boston Public Schools Long-Term Facilities plan update moving toward our vision of a high-quality student experience. LEARN MORE

Envision schools where all students have rigorous and inclusive learning experiences: Every student will have access to grade level content and high quality instruction through multiple pathways that are culturally affirming and individualized to meet their needs.

Envision schools with a network of supporting and caring adults: Our students will be surrounded by a community of caring adults–in and outside of school who support their success.

Envision beautiful school buildings where all students can learn and grow: Boston Public Schools’ Long-term Facilities Plan will rebuild the physical spaces that support our students' learning and endless opportunities.

Envision schools that provide endless opportunities outside of the classroom: All schools will provide many different extracurricular activities like sports and arts that allows students to explore their passions.

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