Boston Partners In Education Inc

THE ORGANIZATION ENHANCES THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND NURTURES THE PERSONAL GROWTH OF BOSTON'S PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.

AIM HIGH SUPPORTS STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12 WHO HAVE SMALL GAPS IN SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE, AND JUST NEED THAT EXTRA PUSH TO FIND SUCCESS. AIM HIGH MENTORS WORK ONE-ON-ONE OR WITH A SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS IN HUMANITIES OR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) SUBJECTS. AIM HIGH HELPS STUDENTS BUILD CONFIDENCE AND RESILIENCE, AND PREPARE FOR THEIR FUTURE ASPIRATIONS. IN 2021-2022, AIM HIGH MATCHED 136 STUDENTS FROM 37 CLASSROOMS IN 12 SCHOOLS WITH 76 MENTORS, WHO SPENT AN ESTIMATED 2,430 HOURS WITH STUDENTS.

ACCELERATE CAN ASSIST ANY STUDENT IN GRADES K-8 IDENTIFIED BY THEIR TEACHER AS NEEDING EXTRA ACADEMIC OR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. ACCELERATE MENTORS WORK ONE-ON ONE WITH A STUDENT, OR IN SMALL GROUPS, DURING REGULAR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION TIME. ACCELERATE IS DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS WHO LACK THE SKILLS, MOTIVATION OR INTEREST IN ELA OR MATH. IN 2021-2022, ACCELERATE MATCHED 188 STUDENTS FROM 75 CLASSROOMS IN 23 SCHOOLS WITH 102 MENTORS, WHO SPENT AN ESTIMATED 2,407 HOURS WITH STUDENTS.

IN INDEPENDENT LEARNING SUPPORT (ILS), MENTORS ARE CONNECTED WITH BPS STUDENTS IN GRADES 2-12 WHO HAVE SELF-IDENTIFIED OR BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THEIR FAMILIES AS BENEFITING FROM EXTRA, FOCUSED ACADEMIC SUPPORT. ILS MATCHES MEET VIRTUALLY FOR ONE HOUR PER WEEK FOR THE DURATION OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. A SILENT VOLUNTEER PROCTOR ATTENDS AND MONITORS ALL SESSIONS TO ENSURE SAFETY AND SECURITY. IN 2021-2022, ILS MATCHED 136 STUDENTS FROM 60 CLASSROOMS IN 51 SCHOOLS WITH 135 MENTORS, WHO SPENT AN ESTIMATED 3,246 HOURS WITH STUDENTS.

THE BIG CHEESE READS BRINGS BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS INTO BPS MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOMS TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANT LINK BETWEEN LITERACY AND CAREER SUCCESS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2004, MORE THAN 250 CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY LEADERS HAVE VISITED CLASSES TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE. IN 2021- 2022, 8 "BIG CHEESES" VISITED WITH 168 STUDENTS FROM EIGHT CLASSROOMS IN 6 SCHOOLS, READING SHORT LITERARY PASSAGES AND SHARING INSPIRING PERSONAL STORIES ABOUT HOW LEARNING AND LITERACY INFLUENCED THEIR SUCCESS IN LIFE. IN MOTIVATE, A VOLUNTEER WORKS WITH A FULL CLASS OF STUDENTS IN GRADES PREK-2, AT MINIMUM ONE HOUR PER WEEK, IN RESPONSE TO TEACHER REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT. THE VOLUNTEER HELPS RUN ACTIVITIES AND MANAGE THE CLASSROOM, FREEING THE TEACHER TO FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, THUS IMPROVING HIS/HER EFFECTIVENESS. VOLUNTEERS HELP STUDENTS BUILD PROFICIENCY IN READING, WRITING, MATH, SCIENCE, ART, AND OTHER SUBJECTS IN A VARIETY OF CONTEXTS (E.G., INDEPENDENT WORK, SMALL GROUPS), WHILE ALSO HELPING TEACHERS ACHIEVE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING GOALS (E.G., BUILDING EMPATHY). IN 2021-2022, MOTIVATE MATCHED 442 CHILDREN FROM 24 CLASSROOMS IN 14 SCHOOLS WITH 24 MENTORS, WHO SPENT AN ESTIMATED 809 HOURS WITH STUDENTS. POWER LUNCH HELPS BUILD LITERACY SKILLS AND FOSTERS A HEALTHY MENTORING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN GRADES K-3, WITH THE GOAL OF PAIRING EACH STUDENT WITH HIS OR HER VOLUNTEER FOR ALL FOUR YEARS. READING MENTORS COME FROM AREA COMPANIES WHO PROVIDE TIME FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. TO ACCOMMODATE BUSY WORK SCHEDULES, TWO MENTORS OFTEN ARE MATCHED WITH ONE STUDENT. IN 2021-2022, THE POWER LUNCH PROGRAM WOUND DOWN AS THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS CHANGED, AND SOME MATCHES WERE ABSORBED INTO THE ACCELERATE PROGRAM.