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星期日, 4月 19, 2015

Dr. Tommy Chang announces BPS Transition Team

Dr. Tommy Chang
announces BPS Transition Team 
Team will establish a 'listen and learn' tour and create a 100-day plan

A message from Incoming Superintendent Dr. Tommy Chang
A message from Incoming Superintendent Dr. Tommy Chang

 
Dr. Tommy Chang, who will assume the position of Boston Public Schools (BPS) superintendent in July, today announced details of the district's transition team. The team is comprised of 35 people representing a deep understanding of public education in the City of Boston and bringing a wide variety of perspectives from inside and outside the school district. The team will begin meeting later this month.
  
"I'm eager to bring this diverse group of committed individuals together as we imagine what the future holds for the Boston Public Schools," said Dr. Chang. "We have an ambitious agenda, and I'm confident this group will help establish a strong foundation as we transition to a new chapter for our schools."

Among the key initiatives the transition team will immediately focus on is embarking on a 'listen and learn' tour that will ultimately help establish a 100-day entry plan to guide the district during the first semester of the 2015-2016 school year and beyond.

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"I am very excited to participate in Dr. Chang's transition team. One of the reasons I was interested in Dr. Chang's candidacy is the systematic approach he takes to adult team building as a cornerstone of successful school improvement," said Hardin Coleman, vice chairperson of the Boston School Committee and dean of the Boston University School of Education. "It is clear that Dr. Chang will work very hard to build effective coalitions across the district and help them to focus on improving the quality of education for all of our students."

"I know Dr. Chang is eager to get to know our BPS communities in a deep and meaningful way," said Heshan Berents-Weeramuni, a BPS parent and co-chair of the BPS Citywide Parent Council. "I also look forward to helping parents get to know Dr. Chang more fully through this process."

"It's no secret that there are still many challenges facing us, especially when it comes to overcoming achievement and access gaps, but there are also opportunities," said Kim Janey, senior project director at Massachusetts Advocates for Children. "I look forward to working with Dr. Chang and his transition team to address inequities in the system and to help create a path to move us forward."

The transition team will meet weekly for eight consecutive weeks beginning April 30. A web page has been created at www.bostonpublicschools.org/transition to track the work of the transition team. An email address has also been established (transition@bostonpublicschools.org) as another way residents of Boston can provide feedback to the transition team.

Dr. Chang officially assumes the position of superintendent of the Boston Public Schools on July 1, 2015, having been appointed by the Boston School Committee in March. Dr. Chang succeeds John McDonough who has served as interim superintendent since the retirement of Dr. Carol Johnson in 2013.

Transition team members:
 
NAME
CURRENT POSITION
Neema Avashia
Boston Public Schools Teacher, Dever-McCormack Middle School
Heshan Berents-Weeramuni
Parent, Curley K-8, Boston Latin Academy/Co-Chair Citywide Parent Council/Co-Chair Curley K-8 School Site Council
Erik Berg
Boston Public Schools Teacher, John D. Philbrick Elementary School
Patrick Brophy
Chief of Operations, Mayor's Office 
Tommy Chang
Boston Public Schools Incoming Superintendent
Hardin Coleman
Dean, Boston University School of Education/Vice-Chair Boston School Committee
George Cox
Retired/Black Educators Alliance of Massachusetts
Eileen de los Reyes
Deputy Superintendent of Academics, Boston Public Schools
Samuel Ding
Boston Public Schools Student, Boston Latin School
Rahn Dorsey
Chief of Education, Mayor's Office
Mary Driscoll
Principal, Edison K-8 School
Karla Estrada
Executive Member of Transition Team
Lee Franty
Boston Public Schools Teacher, Richard J. Murphy K-8 School
Erika Giampietro
Interim Chief Financial Officer, Boston Public Schools
Scott Given
CEO & Founder, UP Education Network
Nigel Jacob
New Urban Mechanics
Kim Janey
Senior Project Manager, Massachusetts Advocates for Children
John McDonough
Interim Superintendent, Boston Public Schools
Johanna Marcellon
Boston Public Schools Student, West Roxbury Academy 
Rasheed Meadows
Vice President, The New Teacher Project
Donna Muncey
Executive Member of Transition Team
Elaine Ng
Special Education, Boston Public Schools; Formerly with Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
Alexandra Oliver-Davila
Executive Director, Sociedad Latina
Chris Osgood
New Urban Mechanics
Myran Parker-Brass
Executive Director for the Arts, Boston Public Schools
Antonio Plascencia
Executive Member of Transition Team
Lydia Ramos
Executive Member of Transition Team
Paul Reville
Former Massachusetts Secretary of Education/Harvard Graduate School of Education Redesign Lab
David Rosenberg
Consultant, Education Resource Strategies 
Jason Sachs
Director of Early Childhood, Boston Public Schools
Doug Scott
McKinsey and Company 
Jesse Solomon
Executive Director, BPE (formerly Boston Plan for Excellence) 
Tanisha Sullivan
Chief Equity Officer, Boston Public Schools
Naia Wilson
Headmaster, New Mission High School
Ross Wilson
Chief of Staff, Boston Public Schools 

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