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Teachers as Owners

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"Teacher-led schools" have recently received attention in the NY Times and other media.
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National Inventory of Schools with Teacher Autonomy
Updated Apr 23, 2011

Boston Day and Evening Academy

20 Kearsarge Street - Roxbury MA - 02119
Type of autonomy arrangement: pilot schools
Basic Profile

Opened In

1996

Grades

Age 16 through 23

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...
De Jure and De Facto
De jure authority is granted to the school governing board via the pilot agreement. The agreement gives the board authority to make decisions in areas indicated, including authority to hire and fire the head of school and approve the budget. De facto, teachers make decisions in the areas indicated.

About the Learning Program

Boston Day and Evening Academy (BDEA) is a unique, innovative, year-round alternative public high school. It serves 350 students who are over-age for grade level and who are either at high risk for dropping out or have already dropped out of high school and are returning to earn a BPS diploma.