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MATRICULATION LIST
Bentley University
Boston College
Bridgewater State University
Bunker Hill Community College
College of the Holy Cross
Dean College
Fitchburg State University
Framingham State University
Franklin Pierce University
Harvard University
Howard University
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Massasoit Community College
Northeastern University
Quincy College
Regis College
Smith College
Suffolk University
Syracuse University
University of Maine
University of Massachusetts, Boston
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Westfield State University
Worcester State University
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Dear Friends,
At Boston Collegiate Charter School our mission is simple yet ambitious: to prepare each student for college. Our 2014/2015 academic
year was one we can all be proud of—a year full of growth, achievement, innovation, and the forging and deepening of partnerships that
both support our students and share our successful work with other Boston schools to benefit their students.
Boston Collegiate Charter School now operates at its full charter capacity, serving nearly 700 diverse students in grades five through
12. Our students, who are selected through a public lottery, come from every neighborhood in Boston.
We are full of pride for the graduates of our Class of 2015. Once again, 100% of our graduates were accepted to four-year colleges and,
for the first time in the history of Boston Collegiate Charter School, one of our students earned admittance to Harvard University, where
she matriculated this fall.
We have great confidence that our students will thrive in college. Boston Collegiate Charter School stands out among peer schools in the
breadth and depth of services for our alumni. Our Director of Alumni Programming knows our graduates and provides each with sustained,
personal support. This year, 95% of our college freshmen told us on our Alumni Survey that Boston Collegiate Charter School either
prepared or over-prepared them for college-level academics, and of our total graduates since 2010, 84% are either currently enrolled in or
have graduated from college despite the rate of college graduation for urban youth nationally being less than 10%.
In 2015, U.S. News and World Report ranked Boston Collegiate Charter School as the #3 best high school in Massachusetts, outscoring a
large number of high caliber, well-regarded suburban high schools. We are thrilled with this recognition, which celebrates the persistent
hard work of our students and staff, including sixth grade Math teacher Bridget Adam, who this year was selected as one of five finalists
for the Massachusetts Teacher of the Year!
We are deeply grateful to our new and existing funders and individual donors whose contributions have helped us to expand our leadership
in collaboration, build a first-rate alumni program, offer extended learning time to students needing extra academic support, deliver a rich
palette of arts programming, launch our exciting Robotics initiatives, buy winter coats for students in need, and so much more.
We are so very grateful for all you do to help us prepare every student of Boston Collegiate Charter School for success in college and beyond.
Shannah Varón
Executive Director
Nickie Norris
Board Chair
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Boston Collegiate Charter School
is built on three pillars
that underpin every goal we set, every decision we make,
and our everyday engagement with our students:
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We believe that creativity flourishes
within a structured academic environment.
The safe and orderly environment Boston Collegiate Charter School creates inside and
outside of the classroom helps students gain the focus, skills, and confidence needed
for a lifetime of learning and achievement. Our students come to school ready, engaged,
eager and invested. Teachers create classroom environments where students can
mission:
to prepare
each student
for college.
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master the basics and where critical and innovative thinking is encouraged. Our student
work reflects the kind of creative growth that is the product of invested young minds.
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3
We have high academic and
behavioral expectations.
We know that without great teachers,
nothing else matters.
Boston Collegiate Charter School is guided by our simple yet
Study after educational study confirms that, regardless of funding
ambitious mission: to prepare each student for college. We want
or class size, what most directly impacts student achievement is
to be one of the very best high schools in Massachusetts, to
the quality of the teacher in the classroom. Boston Collegiate
send our graduates to competitive colleges around the country,
Charter School recruits smart, problem-solving, self-reflective,
and to prepare them to graduate successfully from those
and passionate teachers. Our teachers operate with the core
institutions with a wealth of opportunities available to them. To
belief that they can make a significant difference in a child’s life
that end, we hold every student to the standards needed for
trajectory. They demonstrate a mastery of subject knowledge,
college success—both academic and behavioral. We challenge
a proven ability to manage a classroom, and an entrepreneurial
our students to aspire to their highest performance levels and
spirit and approach to teaching.
help them to develop traits essential to success, like persisting
Congratulations
through challenging tasks.
to 6th grade Math teacher
“
Bridget Adam
[Sending our children to BCCS] was the best
academic/educational decision that our family has made thus far.
our children have thrived tremendously,
academically and social-emotionally, since attending BCCS.
Both of
– Shantae Toole, mother of two BCCS students
”
for being selected
one of five finalists
for the Massachusetts
Teacher of the Year!
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Sharing Our Work
Jeremiah E. Burke High School
Charter schools were originally created to serve as labs of
In addition to work across Boston, we continue to deepen our
innovation to develop best practices and share them widely to
commitment to the Jeremiah E. Burke High School, a Boston
improve the work of all schools. In pursuit of this vision, Boston
Public School. In spring 2012, we launched One Dorchester, a
Collegiate Charter School has become a leader to other schools
formal collaboration among teachers at Boston Collegiate
in the state, across the nation, and even around the world,
Charter School and our neighbors at the Burke High School and
hosting hundreds of visitors annually, including education policy
Cristo Rey Boston High School made possible by the generosity
leaders from across Latin America and Europe.
of the Lynch Foundation. In 2013, we were one of seven schools
Closer to home, Boston Collegiate Charter School is deeply
committed to collaboration and dissemination as powerful
“
Collaborating with
BCCS has allowed
us to brainstorm
strategies and
refine our practice
to maximize student
learning… and makes
our work rich
and meaningful.
”
vehicles for creating opportunity for all of Boston’s students. We
continue to influence beyond the walls of our school through
robust collaborative initiatives. Executive Director Shannah
Varón chairs the Boston Charter Alliance—the network of 16
nationwide to receive a federal grant to expand this work, and
we were invited to present our work on collaboration to the U.S.
Department of Education in Washington, DC. In 2014, the Burke
High School became the first high school in Massachusetts to
successfully exit the Level 4 turnaround status assigned to the
state’s lowest performing districts and schools.
Commonwealth charter organizations citywide. Since fall 2013,
In the next stage of our partnership with the Burke High School,
Shannah has also co-chaired the Boston Compact, a project
which began this past summer, we are developing a new
among Boston’s charter, district, and Catholic schools with the
collaborative model with the shared goal of achieving ambitious
overarching aim of providing equitable access to high-performing
gains in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. The key elements
schools and excellent instruction to all students, particularly
of this two-year collaboration, which will take place from 2015
those historically underserved. The Boston Compact now serves
to 2017 and is being funded through private philanthropy, will
5,000 students in 11 schools, with over 200 teachers and 45
be pairing teachers from Boston Collegiate Charter School and
school administrators actively working on diverse collaborative
the Burke High School to drive sustained student achievement
projects. Among the many new initiatives, the Boston Compact,
and archiving our successful work to encourage other charter-
recognizing the complexity of school enrollment, launched
district pairs around the city. We further plan to host a convening
BostonSchoolsHub.org, a centralized website that enables
for leaders where we will address school partnership models
families to efficiently search district, charter, and Catholic
and share the challenges and opportunities associated with this
schools by neighborhood and grade.
type of collaboration.
- Jeremiah E. Burke
High School staff member
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Boston Collegiate Charter School is committed to maximizing opportunities
for our teachers to spread their effective practices.
Facilities Search
Visit Boston Collegiate Charter School and you will be struck by
It is a critical moment in the history of Boston Collegiate Charter
the diversity and vitality of our growing student body. Indeed,
School. We know that it is now imperative to address our space
Boston Collegiate Charter School overflows with students!
issues. The sustained excellence of our teaching is central to the
success of our school and the students we serve. Despite our
inadequate facilities, Boston Collegiate Charter School teachers
Due to a near doubling
of our population
in the past five years,
our school, currently housed
in two separate buildings a
little more than a half of a mile apart,
is strained beyond capacity.
and staff approach their work with professionalism, passion and
joy because of their love for our students and for their work. But
our students, teachers, and families deserve better.
We are now fully engaged in a search for appropriate space
that will enable us to even more effectively and creatively lead
our students forward, continue to close achievement gaps, and
increase opportunities for every Boston Collegiate Charter
School student. We are poised to launch a Capital Campaign
The Lower School, located at 215 Sydney Street, houses our
approximately 200 fifth and sixth graders and our Middle School
(200 students in seventh and eighth grade) and High School
to secure the funding that ensures that our vision becomes a
reality and we look forward to keeping you informed as we get
closer to launching this new project.
(300 students ninth through twelfth grade) are co-located at 11
Mayhew Street.
Increasingly we feel the pinch of inadequate space and the
lack of facilities essential to a highly functioning school. We
have no cafeteria or auditorium, thus, no space for students to
interact socially over a midday meal or for convening students
for assemblies; no gymnasium or athletic fields; and inadequate
classrooms, STEM laboratories, art rooms, and parking facilities
for our growing student and staff population. We also lack
convening space for our teachers, who frequently need to
collaborate to achieve the best student outcomes, to meet with
our local partners in education and to host visitors from around
the globe.
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DONOR
PROFILE
Impact of Science, Technology, Engineering,
Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM)
In 2013, the National Science Foundation sponsored the initiative
In addition, “maker” activities, like designing and building
“Bridging STEM to STEAM: Developing New Frameworks for
functional bridges, are woven into grade-level curriculum. A
Art-Science-Design Pedagogy” with the goal of developing
student interested in art can connect her passion with a core
strategies to enhance STEM education through the integration
subject through an architectural drawing project designing
of art and design. Transforming STEM into STEAM has the goal
models of residences for the homeless—a task that requires
of building students’ intellectual and creative potential and
mastery of math skills. A middle school student can learn about
enhancing their access to interdisciplinary learning.
the technology of music production through a field trip to The
Recognizing that Boston Collegiate Charter School students will
enter a world demanding ever-increasing innovation, we named
Infusing STEAM into daily life at Boston Collegiate Charter
the
School creates exciting new ways for students to learn about
Director of Instruction for STEAM for the 2014/2015 academic
and “try on” a range of future careers. It also motivates them
year and charged him with overseeing the development of
to work hard in STEAM courses required to access growing
a robust and aligned curriculum for in- and out-of-school
opportunities in the field. Our long-term expected outcome
STEAM. In addition to serving on the state model curriculum
is for more students to express interest in, gain foundational
development team for high school mathematics, Darren, a
competency for, and successfully pursue higher education and
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and
careers in STEAM fields.
former High School Math teacher Darren Burris
[@dgburris]
Careers (PARCC) Educator Leader Fellow for Massachusetts, is
one of the most followed thought leaders on PARCC and on the
Common Core State Standards nationally.
A BCCS student works to assemble her robot
during this past summer’s i2 Camp, made
possible through the generosity of the
Charles Hayden Foundation.
This year, two generous funders enabled us to make significant
strides in our continued efforts to develop more comprehensive
STEAM programming. The Charles Hayden Foundation, a long-
This year, we had a number of exciting summer and after-school
time supporter of our school, this year provided grant support for
Robotics clubs and camps that complemented classroom
our summer programming, which includes our two-week i2 Camp,
learning. In its first year, Boston Collegiate Charter School’s
a STEAM day camp for students entering grades six through
High School Robotics Team, Team Technado, was the only
eight. Students participated in two one-week tracks, digital game
urban school to qualify for FIRST Robotics’ state championship
design and robotics. Boston Collegiate Charter School teachers
competition. Under the direction of ninth grade Physics teacher
who facilitated the camp expanded their science teaching skills
Carrie Stern, Team Technado was also the recipient of the
and developed as leaders.
league’s Inspire Award, presented to the team exhibiting the most
professionalism both on and off the playing field and serving as
an inspiration to other teams.
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Record Company in Dorchester.
According to foundation president Ken Merin, “the Charles
Hayden Foundation is dedicated to helping young people
develop the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in school
and to build the foundations for satisfying and productive lives.
Engaging and enriching summer programs like i2 Camps at
Boston Collegiate deliver a range of benefits—they help prevent
summer learning loss, they expose students to STEM fields, they
provide professional development for teachers, and they help
students to gain and strengthen the academic skills required for
college access and success.”
A multi-year grant from the Linde Family Foundation allowed
Boston Collegiate Charter School to launch its expanded Arts
Program in 2011. The Linde Family Foundation, one of Boston’s
leading funders, is committed to increasing equity in youth
access to the arts, and supporting quality art instruction and
arts learning pathways. The Arts Program at Boston Collegiate
Charter School features a vertically-aligned in-school curriculum
focused on establishing a foundational understanding in visual
arts, complemented by out-of-school enrichment opportunities.
In 2014, the Linde Family Foundation made another generous
two-year commitment to help Boston Collegiate Charter School
further expand its arts programming. In addition to being able
to enjoy access to some of the city’s finest cultural institutions,
including the Boston Ballet, the Museum of Fine Arts, and the
Institute of Contemporary Art, students have participated in a
wide offering of after-school enrichment activities that include
woodworking, vocal music, photography, stop-motion animation,
drumming, and dance.
Support from the Linde Family Foundation exposes
BCCS students to a multitude of art forms.
On a field trip to The Record Company, students
observed the process of recording a music track.
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ALUMNI
SPOTLIGHT
Boston Collegiate Charter School (BCCS): First of all,
congratulations on completing your freshmen year at Bentley!
Tell us about the highlights of your year.
Herbert Hall (HH): My first year at Bentley was everything
I wanted it to be and more! I made so many friends.
“
The most significant highlight
was receiving my first A+
on a college assignment in my
History of the U.S. Economy course –
I felt both relieved and empowered.
”
In the course, which had some overlap with the A.P. U.S. History
class that I took during my junior year at BCCS, I was assigned a
short research paper (8-10 pages) about a topic that my peers
had presented on in class. I never expected to receive an A+,
especially in a college course! From that point on I knew that
the sky was the limit.
Herbert Hall
Boston Collegiate Charter
School, Class of 2014
Bentley University,
Class of 2018
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Another highlight was when the Patriots won the Super Bowl;
the entire campus stormed the snow-covered greenspace to
celebrate the victory and it was at that moment that I truly felt
like a college student. I called my parents as soon as I got back
to my room and told them that I love college.
BCCS: What were some of the biggest challenges you faced
during your first year?
HH: The biggest challenge I faced was balancing my social life
and my academics, especially during my first semester. In high
school, I could go home and be away from my peers and focus
on my academics; in college, however, I’m constantly around
my peers so it’s a lot harder to isolate myself and focus on
my school work. There were definitely some late nights in the
library, especially during first semester, but I never missed an
assignment.
BCCS: Finding the right balance between academics and social
activities is definitely something that many people struggle
with in college. How did you overcome this challenge?
HH: I put things into perspective and realized that I came to
college to get an education and that friends, parties, and
other social events were secondary to my primary goal. A
healthy social life is important, but not to the point where it
interferes with my academics. I also received some guidance
from a peer mentor and an adult mentor, who both helped me
prioritize my academics and balance my social life. Bentley
has a program through the Multicultural Center for first year
students; it is called the African, Latino, and Native American
(ALANA) Experience. The program is optional and offered to
those who identify with a minority ethnic group. During this
experience, you move in a week before all other freshman, and
attend workshops and team building activities that introduce
freshmen to the campus and its many resources. At the end of
this program you’re assigned an adult mentor and you have the
option to also be assigned a peer mentor.
BCCS: What was your favorite class this year? Did it change
or help solidify what you’re thinking about majoring in?
HH: My favorite class this year was EXPOS 101, an expository
writing class. I loved this class because it was one of the few
general education classes that allowed me to be creative and
do something that I really enjoyed doing: writing. The professor
recommended that I look into Creative Industry as a major,
which is a new business major at Bentley that integrates media
arts, writing, and business. Next year, I am declaring Creative
Industries as my major.
BCCS: Do you think BCCS prepared you for college?
HH: BCCS prepared me very well for college both academically
and socially. During freshman and sophomore years at BCCS
I wasn’t sure that the amount of work they assigned was
necessary; however, alums a few years older than me shared
that they felt over-prepared for college academically. Not until
my first college writing assignment, where we were instructed
to read an article and answer questions, citing the article
as evidence, did I realize that these alumni were telling the
truth. The assignment was a breeze for me, but many of my
peers struggled with it; it was in that moment that I realized
that, academically, I was very well prepared for college. BCCS
also held many professional and casual social events for the
students, which helped me interact with ease with both my
peers and my professors.
“
BCCS prepared me
very well for college
both academically
and socially.
”
BCCS: Ten years from now, what do you hope to be doing
in your life?
HH: Ten years from now I will have my Master’s in Business
Administration and my student loans will be paid off. I hope
to be the assistant director (and climbing) of marketing for a
company in a creative industry, like fashion, music, or television.
BCCS: If you could share one piece of advice to the current
students at BCCS, what would it be?
HH: I would say that many things are going to change in your
life when you go to college: your friends will change, your
living space will change, and you will also change. It is
important to know yourself and your goals, to stay focused,
and to understand that you went to college to get an
education and that should always be your priority.
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DID YOU
KNOW?
...The Mather School
was the first public
elementary school
in North America,
founded in Dorchester
in the 17th century.
Over 200 friends of Boston Collegiate Charter School gathered last fall to
put their heads together — all to deliver a winning event! With support from our
Event Committee and co-chairs Charlie Cassidy and Nina Ross, our October 2014
Annual Dinner, featuring the Collegiate Cup Trivia Challenge, was a record-breaking
fundraising night that introduced many new friends and funders to the school.
While Boston Collegiate Charter School receives tuition reimbursement from the
state on a per pupil basis, the annual allotted funding does not nearly cover the
costs associated with providing the quality education that has become synonymous
with our school. To close this gap and ensure that our students are provided with the
quality education they deserve, we rely on the generosity of private philanthropy.
Each fall, Boston Collegiate Charter School hosts its largest fundraiser of the
school year. Our Annual Dinner in fall 2014 included remarks from Executive Director
Shannah Varón, students Kiara Lara and Johnna O’Sullivan, and Robbyn PalmerMattier, mother of two Boston Collegiate Charter School students. The night
culminated with four rounds of our Collegiate Cup Trivia Challenge. Congratulations
once again to Boston Collegiate Charter School Trustee Scott Utzinger and his Team
UPenn on their victory! We extend our appreciation to our top-level sponsors, State
Street and Parthenon-EY, and all of our other event supporters who made the night
such a success.
2014 Event Committee Co-Chairs
Nina Ross and Charlie Cassidy address a
crowd of over 200 friends of the school.
BCCS Trustee Scott Utzinger (center)
holds the Collegiate Cup as he celebrates
with his victorious Team UPenn.
At a time when Boston Collegiate Charter School is operating at its full charter
capacity and serving more students than ever before, support through this annual
event has become even more critical to sustaining our mission.
For the first time in eight years, this year’s Annual Dinner will be held offsite to
accommodate the growing interest in our school and our ongoing facilities limitations.
We hope you’ll be able to join us at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and
Museum on Thursday October 22nd for what we’re sure will be another fun and
inspiring evening!
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Robbyn Palmer-Mattier shared remarks
about her family’s experience at
Boston Collegiate Charter School.
Donor Listing
*First-time donors
We would like to extend our appreciation to all of the individuals, corporations, and
foundations that made contributions to Boston Collegiate Charter School between
July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. Your generous gifts are helping to ensure that all of
our students are prepared for college.
$
Noeleen Little and Carl Erickson
Kerri and Michael Lutz
Miller Dyer Spears Inc.
Susan MacPherson and Carson Biederman*
Cary and Carroll Perry
Mt. Washington Charitable Foundation
Nancy and Paul Martini*
50,000 — $99,999
Scott L. Utzinger
New England Carpenters Labor
Management Program
Megan McLean and Matt Ottmer*
State Street Corporation*
Shannah Varón and Jason Arenburg
Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation, Bank of America,
N.A., Trustee*
$
25,000 — $49,999
The Spector Fund at The Boston Foundation*
10,000 — $24,999
2,500 — $4,999
Anonymous
Sarah and Kevin Burke
Kristin and Chris Caplice*
Kappy Freund and Charles T. Cassidy
Amelia Peabody Foundation
Bruno Graizzaro
Judith and Lionel Fortin
Jaime and Ryan Kim
George H. and Jane A. Mifflin Memorial Fund
Haldeman Family Foundation*
Andrea and Craig Hillier
Liberty Mutual Foundation
Nickie Norris and Michael C. Shreve
Nina Ross and Nessan Bermingham
Walton Family Foundation, Inc.
William E. Schrafft & Bertha E. Schrafft
Charitable Trust
$
Michele and Steve Lamoureux
Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC
Freda and James Manning
Lewis Family Foundation
$
Lynda and Jason Hughes
Leslie and Nathan L. Levenson
Parthenon-EY
The Charles Hayden Foundation
$
The Herb Chambers Charitable Foundation*
Dorothy and Henry Kelley
100,000+
Jacobson Family Foundation*
$
Henderson Global Investors*
5,000 — $9,999
Kathleen Choi and John J-H Kim
Molly and Haven Ladd
Cheryl Lubin and Dave McNally
Pat and Michael Murphy
Ali and Jonathan Nuger
Aliza and Judson Samuels
$
1,000 — $2,499
Anonymous
Bonnie Benhayon and Peter Tetrault
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage*
College Hype
Holly O’Brien
The Plymouth Rock Foundation
Monica Hall-Porter and Tyrone Porter
Melissa Wu and Micheal Rigney
Laura and Alex Saltonstall
Elinor and Neil Olken
Michael Oriolo*
Christine A. Squarey and Robert Bryant
Stephanie Stamatos
Stop and Shop A+ School Rewards Program
Sheila and Mark Toomey
Scott Trabucco
Patricia Varón and Douglas Rainville
Michelle and Jeremy Welford
Megan C. and David B. Zug
$
500 — $999
Aaron’s Inc.
Nita Bhat*
Marsh & McLennan Companies
Mila and William Clark
Ellie Cornish and Brian Chu
Molly Downer*
EdVestors*
Kate and John Dickie*
Ellerin Family Charitable Fund
Esther B. Kahn Foundation*
FIRST *
Susan and Paul Fortin
Robert Harris*
Fish Family Fund*
Beth Friedman
Margaret and Rob Lawrence
Emily and Henry Ford III
Bethany Guen*
Lawrence McDonough
Maria and Alexander Gurevich
Trudy and Gary Hanus
Caroline and Creighton Page
Donna and Jamie Harper
Clare and Roy Heffernan
Eaton Vance Investment Counsel
Deborah Offner and Samuel Roth
Nancy and Rod Skinner
BlackArch Partners Gives at the Foundation
for the Carolinas*
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Lauren Nichols and Carter Romansky
Thomas Shively and Lisa Coney
Susan and Michael Collins
Martha Mueller Cook
Tom McNulty
High School Physics teacher and Robotics Club
Coach Carrie Stern (bottom right) with
members of Team Technado who, in their first
year, competed at the state championship
in spring 2015.
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Donor Listing Continued
Kairyn Rainer*
Melanie Bunke*
Judy and David Feigin
Carolyn and William C. Schrader
Michael Bush
Lynn and Samuel Feldman
Shawkemo Fund*
Susan Cable and Benjamin Gomez
Sara K. and James Feldman
Judith and Mark Siegel
Cambridge Associates LLC*
Elisabeth Nims and Jeffrey Thompson*
Marisa Carlson*
Susan Menino Fenton
and William J. Fenton
Margaret and Roderick Wagner*
Diane Chalifoux-Judge
Karyn Wilson and Miles Byrne
Stephen Chan and Timothy Schofield
Up to $499
Emily and Douglas Charton
Nadine Abraham*
Ankit Agarwal*
Eden and Michael Albano
Bryce Albin*
Nicole Alconada*
Yongmei Chen*
Peggy Chou
Ingrid Chung*
Drs. Diana Post Churchill and W. Hallowell
Churchill Jr.
Therese and Stephen Fitzgerald*
Matthew Freeman*
Ann and Richard Friedman
Michelle Friedman*
Judi Gaine*
David Giffen
Peter Gilchrist*
Dayna Gill and Matthew McCabe*
Jonathan Clark
Kathy and Adam Goldberg*
Anonymous
Deb Cogan
Anne and Paul Goldenheim
Michael Arlauskus*
Jared Cohen*
Atco Supply Company, Inc.
Dave Collins*
Annalise Baird*
Marie E. Cook
David Guen*
Banshee Restaurant
Corporate Executive Board (CEB) Gift
Matching Program*
Judy and Richard Guen*
Jean and Walter Covell
Anisha Gulabani*
Jean Gulliver*
Caroline Barone*
Allison and Will Bass
Suzanne Bay*
Jeremy Benedict
Jessica Benjamin*
Samuel Benjamin*
Susan Benjamin*
Leslie and John Berndsen
Big Yellow School Bus
Penelope and Tyler Hunt*
Biogen Idec*
Erica Blute*
Kathryn and Phil Boole
Christine and Scott Bortolotto*
Robin Brenner
Mark Bryan*
Amanda Bucci*
Mary D. Bucci*
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Chelsea Craigie
Phyllis Greene and Jose Varón
Christopher Guen*
Chris Harrington*
10th grade English and 11th grade Collegiate Skills
teacher Jana Donnelly (center), Director of College
Programming Max George (back, right), and a group of
BCCS 10th graders pose with Life is good co-founder
Bert Jacobs (back, center) during 10th grade Career Day.
Varun Jain*
Lisa Jaris*
Samuel Jennings*
Kelly Jensen*
Leigh Ann Johnson*
Lindy and Christopher Crawford*
Sepideh Hashemi
Diane and Neil Crowley*
Gardi and Bruce Hauck
Nicole Dagesse
Suzanne Hauck
Julie Kane*
Samuel Davis*
Jana Heffernan and Vincent Donnelly
Julianne Kaputa
Devaney Energy Inc.
Luke Heffernan*
Kristen Keen*
Theresa and Paul Donga
Anne and Gregg Helbock*
Shannon and Lewis Kneeland
Chris Donovan
Meggie Hickey*
Darcy and Tim Kofol*
Danielle Drapeau
Donna R. and Joseph Higgins
Lindsay Kosan*
Kaitlin and William Dunham
Rebecca Hillman*
Sara Bartolino Krachman
General Mills Box Tops for Education
Lindsay Hinzman*
Debra Kurshan*
Nicole Efron*
Audrey Hoiles*
William R. Laferriere*
Jackie and Martin Everett
Susan and Mark Hyland
Emily Lammers*
Debra and Matthew Fahey
Megan Hyland*
Jude and Ethan Landis
Pamela Fair
Tim Jablonski*
Michelle and Steven Laurinaitis*
Sarah Farrell*
Melissa and Glenn Jacobsen*
Meghan Lavin*
Stephen Justus*
*First-time donors
Margo Layton*
Carol Ann and Francis X. O’Brien
Jae Roosevelt
Kate Leahy*
Michael Obuchowski*
Kate Roosevelt and Chris Churchill
Kate LeClair*
Earnest Offley*
Breena and Matt Roper*
Jeffrey Lee*
Jenna Ogundipe
Tanya Rosbash*
John Lerner*
Matthew O’Reilly*
Kayla Rosen*
Paul Lewenberg*
Betti Packman*
David Rountree*
Amanda Kay and Mark Loring
Rosalind and Robert Palter
Janet Saglio and Kenneth Galdston*
Peter Lorinser
Panera Bread*
Jonathan Sanchez*
Emily Parker*
David Satterthwaite*
Samir Patel
Donna Schaller*
Thomas E. Peisch
Alyssa Schechter*
Angela and Stephen Peterson*
Kate Scholick*
Pinck & Co.
Courtney Scott*
PledgeCents, Inc.*
Ana Senior*
Frances and Harold Pratt
Rachel Shapiro*
Kimberly D. Pye*
Josh Sharp*
Randall Ravitz*
Douglas Sibor*
Susan and Peter Reagan*
Michael Siciliano
Jake Trundle*
Jocelyn Recht*
Sarah Sikowitz and Aaron Hite*
Jeanne Kuespert Roberts
Susannah Sipe*
U.A. Plumbers and Gasfitters Local Union #12
Leora Rodenstein*
Annie Slivka*
Laurie Romero*
Carla and William Solberg
Jackie Rooney*
Louise and Joseph Stappen
Brendan Lowd*
Ellen Lubell and David Nathan
Joan and Roderick Mackinnon
Gregory Mahar*
Mackenzie Mango*
Maire Mannion
Louis Manzo*
Gary Markoff*
Donna and Peter Mattimoe
Amy McLaughlin*
Stacey and James Menjin
The Merchant
Marlea Mesh*
Eamon Miller
Lee Mirbach*
Susan and Kenneth Morrell*
Allison Stoddart*
Matt Motyka*
Douglas Stoddart*
Sarah and Joshua Muncey
David Stolow*
Julie Murphy*
Elisabeth and Richard Sweeney*
Kate Murphy*
Joanne and Michael Sweeney
Kelly Murphy
Amit Tantri*
Matt Murphy*
Target Corporation
Susan Murphy*
Clarinda and Alex Taylor*
New England Carwash
Association*
Michael Tentindo*
BCCS sixth graders speak with Keurig co-Founder
Dick Sweeney during the second annual 6th Grade
Career and Conversations Day.
Diane Ullman*
Anna Vaivoda*
Deborah and Howard Vinton*
Lillian Vo and Phuc Truong*
Violeta Wawryszuk
Allison Wigen*
Kyla Wilkes*
J. David Wimberly
James Winter*
Eric Wolkoff*
Theodore Woo*
Ellen and Jim Wyse
Elizabeth Niles*
Dana Teppert*
Genevieve Zablocki
Jamie Hebert Nolan
Heather and Thomas Tinlin
Rob Zaccardi
Karin and David Norris
Cathleen Toomey
Willa Zhou*
Evan Topham*
Susan and Roger Zimmerman
Tara Nussbaum and Alan Greene*
Four BCCS juniors fulfilled their two-week winter
internship learning about financial services at State Street
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Donor Listing Continued
*First-time donors
IN-KIND
ArtsEmerson: The World on Stage*
Ashmont Grill
Flour Bakery*
Rebecca Siegel Baron and Craig Baron
Bay Spirit Tours
Bay State Cruise Company
Bella Luna Restaurant and
the Milky Way Lounge*
Boating in Boston*
The Boston Beer Company
Boston Bruins Charitable Foundation, Inc
Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation
Boston Duck Tours*
Boston Symphony Orchestra*
ClassPass*
Cornerstone Research*
Dick’s Sporting Goods*
Fiddlehead Theatre Company*
Leslie and David Fine*
Debbie Goldberg and Barry Charton*
Brookline Fine Wine and Gourmet*
Grafton Group
Ellen Grubert and Janis Lippman*
John Hegarty*
Savin Bar + Kitchen
Launch Trampoline Park*
Lavastorm Analytics*
J.P. Licks
Lincoln Tavern and Restaurant*
Loretta’s Last Call*
Joan and Roderick Mackinnon
Magic Beans*
McKenna’s Cafe
La Morra
New England Patriots Charitable Foundation*
The Paint Bar
Parkway Auto School*
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In December 2014, BCCS students performed Legally Blonde the Musical at the Strand Theatre.
Parthenon-EY
Streetcar*
Post 390*
Nichole Talbot
Redd’s in Rozzie
The Gallows*
Savin Scoop
Verc Rentals
SOULCYCLE*
Wegmans*
Sperry Tents
Whole Foods Market
Staples Foundation*
Winnie’s Skin Care*
Please let us know of any changes you would like to make
to your acknowledgement name by contacting
Bethany Guen, Director of Development and Communications,
at [email protected].
Coach Lorinser (back, left) and Coach Jacobsen (back, right) with
the victorious girl’s Track Team at the June championship.
The team had a record-breaking season and took
second place overall in a league of 17 teams.
We Thank Our Volunteer Leadership
The students, faculty, and staff of Boston Collegiate Charter School
would like to extend our appreciation and gratitude to the volunteer leaders
who have committed themselves to helping advance the mission of our school:
Boston Collegiate Charter School
Board of Trustees
Foundation Board of Trustees
Boston Collegiate Charter School
Boston Collegiate Charter School
Nickie Norris, Chair
Charles T. Cassidy, President
Kelly Murphy, Chair
Martha Mueller Cook, Vice Chair
Chris Churchill, Clerk
Suzanne Bay
Craig Hillier, Treasurer
Susan Fortin, Co-Founder
of Boston Collegiate Charter School
Jessica Benjamin
Cheryl Lubin, Clerk
Brian Dugdale
Robert Harris
Haven Ladd
Rob Lawrence
Neil Olken, Treasurer
Collegiate Council
Sam Davis
Matt Roper
Brett Peiser, Co-Founder
of Boston Collegiate Charter School
Alyssa Schechter
Kathleen Sullivan, Former Executive Director
of Boston Collegiate Charter School
Allison Stoddart
Caroline Page
Annie Slivka
Kyla Wilkes
Tyrone Porter
Nina Ross
Aliza Samuels
Alice Sansone
Boston Collegiate Charter School
Management Corporation
Board of Trustees
Rod Skinner
Carroll Perry, President
Scott Utzinger
Susan Fortin, Treasurer
Neil Olken, Clerk
Nickie Norris
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Boston Collegiate Charter School Financials (as of June 30, 2015, unaudited)
REVENUES:
Like all public school systems, each year Boston Collegiate Charter School receives a majority
Philanthropic Donations
of its annual revenue from state and federal funding. State and federal allocations are decided
6%
on a per pupil basis by the government, with additional funding being distributed for low-income
students and students on individualized education programs (IEPs). It is through this government
funding that Boston Collegiate Charter School is able to sustain its rigorous core curriculum.
Government
Funding
88%
$10,078,049
FY’15 was a strong financial year for
Boston Collegiate Charter School...
our philanthropic donations
increased by 23%.
$722,842
Student Activity Fees
1%
$141,230
Earned Income
4%
$501,224
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$
1 1,443,345
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Because we know that there is more to being college-ready than academics alone, Boston
Collegiate Charter School relies on the generosity of private philanthropy to support a variety
of programs to supplement our core curriculum. After school, our athletics program consisting
EXPENSES:
Depreciation & Amortization
of basketball, soccer, baseball, and track, is complemented by our Robotics Club, woodworking
7%
classes, cooking, dancing, Mathletes, Multicultural Club and more. We provide tutoring
$693,679
and homework help on an ongoing basis and continue this support during our two-week
Summer Academy. Our work does not stop once students matriculate into college, either, and
fundraising dollars also enable our robust College and Alumni Programming to ensure that
alums stay connected to Boston Collegiate Charter School and have the mentorship, guidance,
and support they need to graduate college and enter the professional world.
Compensation
69%
$7,293,942
Equipment & Technology
$108,697
funding increased modestly and our philanthropic donations increased by 23%. This growth
Program Expenses & Services
made possible the expansion of our program budget and critical new funds for our operating
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$
10,629,533
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4%
$377,324
1%
FY2015 was a strong financial year for Boston Collegiate Charter School, as our government
reserve as we move forward in pursuing a significant enhancement to our inadequate facilities.
Facility
20%
$2,155,891
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Bethany Guen
Director of Development and Communications
(617) 282-6710 ext. 204 • [email protected]
LOWER SCHOOL
215 Sydney Street, Dorchester, MA 02125
Tel: (617) 282-6710 Fax: (617) 282-6712
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
11 Mayhew Street, Dorchester, MA 02125
Tel: (617) 265-1172
Fax: (617) 265-1176