Springfield Public Schools abstract (MS Word)



Magnet Schools Assistance Program Project Abstract

FY 2013 Competition

|Applicant |Springfield Public Schools |

|PR Award # |U165A130071 |

|School District |Springfield Public School District |

|State |Massachusetts |

|Project Title/Name |Just Schools: Promoting Equity Through Next |

| |Generation Educational Practice |

|Contact |Joshua Bogin |

|Title |Project Director |

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| |Phone 413.787.7752 |

| |Fax 413.886.5495 |

| |Email boginj@ |

|Grant Award Amount |Total: $11,550,000 over 3 years |

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| |Year 1 $3,850,000 |

| |Year 2 $3,850,000 |

| |Year 3 $3,850,000 |

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|School and Grades Served |Theme |

|Duggan Middle School (6-12) |Expeditionary Learning and Social Justice |

|Springfield Renaissance School (6-12) |Expeditionary Learning and STEM |

|Springfield Central High School (9-12) |STEAM and Advanced Studies |

|Springfield Conservatory of the Arts (6-12) |Visual and Performing Arts |

Project Description:

Springfield (MA) Public Schools seeks funding under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program to support four magnet schools in their efforts to bring about the equity of opportunity, access and achievement long anticipated in the almost 60 years that have followed upon Brown v. Board of Education. The target schools in this “Just Schools: Promoting Equity through Next Generation Educational Practice” project proposal are: Springfield Central High School (Central) (2250 students); Springfield Renaissance School (Renaissance) (700 students); Duggan 6-12 School (720 students); and a new Springfield Conservatory of the Arts (SCA) (420 students). The special curricular magnet programs for the four schools are: Central: STEAM and Advanced Studies; Renaissance: Expeditionary Learning and STEM; Duggan: Expeditionary Learning and Social Justice; SCA: Visual and Performing Arts.

Project Objectives:

This proposal anticipates achievement of several key project objectives, among them:

1. To reduce minority group isolation at four “feeder schools,” South End Middle, Chestnut Middle, High School of Commerce and High School of Science and Technology; and at one new 6-12 MSAP project school, Springfield Conservatory of the Arts;

2. To increase access for all students to rigorous and engaging STEM courses;

3. To provide extensive professional development for teachers in the STEM areas; 3) specific improvement in academic achievement for all critical sub-groups;

4. To increase enrollment and engagement of secondary students in advanced level courses;

5. To engage students through the Arts as an access point for integrated learning of the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards; and

6. To actively include parents in engagement and decision-making in the shaping of their children’s school experiences.

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