News on the development of 585 Commercial Street has taken a serious turn toward the benefit of Downtown Boston families as the City of Boston is close to acquiring the property for a new K-8 public school, according to people close to the situation. The new school is expected to open in 2016 and serve Read More…
The Mayor’s External Advisory Committee on Student Assignment has recommended the “no zone” Home-Based/A school choice plan that creates a list of schools for each student based on his or her family’s home address. In this model, each student has at least six choices based on school quality. Read more on how Home-Based/A works. Eliot School Read More…
The new State Secretary of Education, Matt Malone, visited the BEST public school in Boston ~ the Eliot K-8 Innovation School! Secretary Malone came to visit the Eliot because it is one of the newest Innovation Schools in the State of Massachusetts. In addition, the Eliot is one of 4 schools in the state of Read More…
Skate Date 2013 featured a fundraising event by the North End Athletic Association and North End Against Drugs during free public skating at Steriti Rink on Commercial Street. Families and friends enjoyed a day of skating fun while several neighborhood groups set up informational tables and a bocce tournament. The Nazzaro Center Band played during Read More…
The Eliot K-8 Innovation School has a new website at www.eliotK8school.org. The site was created by the Eliot School Family Council to help centralize school information including classroom micro-sites accessible by parents. The Charter Street school is in the midst of a phased expansion to the former North Bennet Street School buildings and has recently Read More…
It seems like forever and it’s not over yet, but Boston Public Schools has released three final elementary school choice proposals. The new plan would go into effect in the 2014-15 school year. It’s down to a 10 zone assignment system (replacing the current 3 zones) or no zones at all (home based options) with Read More…
It was a delicious fundraising event on Tuesday at the third annual “Evening for Education” in support of the John Eliot K-8 School in the North End. The Mendoza family welcomed parents, neighbors and friends to a special wine pairing dinner at their restaurant, Vinoteca di Monica on Richmond Street. Hosting the November 13, 2012 Read More…
The John Eliot K-8 School and its Family Council kicked off a year-long celebration for the 300th Anniversary of the historic public elementary and middle school in Boston’s North End. The event spanned the school grounds into the Prado and on to Charter Street where Boston Fire brought out Engine 8 for the kids to Read More…
Lights on Afterschool Invitation On October 18th, 2012 our afterschool program will be participating in the 12th annual Lights On Afterschool nationwide celebration of afterschool programs. We will be one of more than 7,500 sites across the nation sending the message that afterschool is key to children’s success, and that we must keep the lights Read More…
Eliot School’s 300th Anniversary Kick-off Celebration! Come celebrate with Eliot students and their families, alumni, community members and our valued partners as we kick-off our year-long celebration of 300 years in education! This year, not only are we commemorating our 300 years of education, we will also celebrate throughout the year our expansion into the Read More…
A large banner advertisement hangs in the window at the Charles/MGH T station. These are beautiful windows. Why is this big ad there? $$$$$. First, I heard a 72-year old woman complain about this ad. Then a 10-year-old boy pointed it out, saying it was too big. It is hard to see from some angles, Read More…
Proposing the most significant change for public school choice in decades, Boston Public Schools has released four new “zone” options and one “no zone” option. All of the proposals are a substantial shift away from the current large 3-zone model, with a move toward more “neighborhood schools” and less busing. Chair of the City Council Read More…