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Teachers as Owners

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National Inventory of Schools with Teacher Autonomy
Updated Apr 23, 2011

Boston Arts Academy

174 Ipswich Street - Boston MA - 02212
Type of autonomy arrangement: pilot schools
Note: We have not yet interviewed this school.
Therefore, the info below may be incomplete or inaccurate.
Basic Profile

Opened In

1998

Grades

9 through 12

Environment

Urban

Type

District - Pilot
Autonomies
Select leaders
Determine school budget
Select colleagues
Determine salaries & benefits
Transfer or terminate colleagues
Determine learning program
Evaluate colleagues
Set schedule
Set staff pattern
Set school-level policy
Teacher Authority Is...
Unknown
De jure authority is granted to the school governing board via the pilot agreement. The agreement gives the board authority to make decisions in some areas, including authority to hire and fire the head of school and approve the budget. It might be the case that de facto teachers make decisions in certain areas.

About the Learning Program

All academic curricula are developed by Arts Academy faculty working in cooperation with ProArts faculty and other outside resources with an eye to state and national standards. BAA sets its own calendar and operates on a four term, two semester schedule. Term and semester dates do not necessarily correspond to the regular BPS schedule.

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Education|Evolving has not been in touch with leaders at this school to create a profile, but we’d like to! If you're with this school, please contact us for a short (15 minute) discussion or email dialog so we can include more about your school: inventory@educationevolving.org.