Our work

For many school districts in Massachusetts, the percentage of English learners (ELs) continues to increase. In the 2019-2020 school year in Boston Public Schools, 31% of the student body identified as ELs.

But, in comparison to their academic counterparts, K-12 English learners (ELs) in Massachusetts, continue to struggle to graduate from high school and access higher education and career opportunities; EL high school dropout rates are higher than any other demographic group and standardized test scores continue to fall far below state averages, with 50-84% scoring “warning/failing” on the 2016 MCAS.

Larkin, M. (2017, August 9). Why Mass. is Making a Third Attempt at Reforming English Language Ed. WBUR. Retrieved from https://www.wbur.org/edify/2017/08/09/english-language-learning-bills

Our plan for growth is ambitious. 

Developing district partnerships and effective K-12 programming will require strong design, implementation, and staffing. We’ll launch our partnerships and program support by partnering with targeted school districts in Massachusetts.

Defining the model, determining the level of staffing required, and achieving operational excellence will take time, but program support in targeted school districts will quickly reveal gaps that need filling and strength areas that can be replicated as we bring program partnerships to more districts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.