Gala Auction

Many thanks to the friends who attended the event and made the evening special! BDEA was especially honored to have Mayor Thomas Menino in attendence, who strongly endorsed the work that BDEA does with its students.

BDEA congratulates ACE Award recipients Andre Daley, John Barros, and James Moses, and continues to be grateful for the important work that each individual does for his community.

BDEA is grateful to have received three incredible items that will be auctioned off in honor of the Gala: An baseball signed by 2007 World Series MVP Mike Lowell donated by the Red Sox Foundation, a football signed by Patriots Defensive Lineman Vince Wilfork donated by the Patriots Foundation, and a photograph signed by Celtics Foward James Posey donated by the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation. All proceeds from this auction will benefit BDEA's programs.

All three items will go on sale soon on MissionFish.org, the charity provider of Ebay. Stay tuned for the url of each auction item. Happy bidding!

Updated 9:42am 4/23/08

Upcoming Events

  • Habits of Mind Lecture Series kickoff: Kim McLarin

BDEA will kick off its Habits of Mind Lecture Series with author and television personality Kim McLarin. Ms. McLarin is the host of Basic Black, Boston's longest running weekly program devoted exclusively to African American themes. She is the author of several critically aclaimed novels, and is currently on leave from her position as writer-in-residence at Emerson College to write a book on Liberia.

Ms. McLarin will join us for breakfast on Monday, May 19th and then speak to an assembly of students at 8:00am. If you would like to attend this event, please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at 617-635-6789 ext. 214 or 201.

  • BDEA Scholarship Fundraiser: May 20, 2008, 7:30pm

BDEA will be hosting a night of friends, food, and salsa dancing at Merengue Restaurant, 160 Blue Hill Ave, Boston, MA to benefit BDEA's Scholarship Fund. Funds from this event will benefit BDEA graduate Yissel Melo, who attends Pine Manor College. (For more on Yissel, click here.)

To purchase tickets for this event, click here. Tickets are a minimum donation of $25. Please be sure to put "Scholarship Fund: Yissel" in the comments section of the electronic donation form. Thank you for supporting BDEA and Yissel, we look forward to seeing you on the 20th!

For more information about this event, please call Nastasia in the Office of Institutional Advancement at 617-635-6789 ext. 214

 

BDEA News

  • Head of School Meg Maccini to Pursue Doctoral Degree

Meg Maccini has announced her acceptance into a doctoral program in cultural anthropology and social justice education at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. She will finish out the academic year at BDEA. "Over the past few months as I have both taken stock of the school's success and continued to look ahead to our future, I have been repeatedly drawn to the idea of continuing my own education", Maccini wrote in a letter to parents, Board members, and staff. What we do here at BDEA is progressive and quite frankly, unusual in the field of education. As an alternative school, I believe that we have a responsibility to do whatever we can to affect change in our education system, and we must join the discussion as experts."

Representatives from all parts of the BDEA community are involved in the search and interview process for the new Head of School. BDEA is optimistic that the top candidate will receive an offer by early May.

"There is neither a perfect time to leave, nor an ideal way in which to communicate that information", Maccini continues. "This is a decision that was really made for me by my interest in joining the national discussion about alternative education, and that interest has continued to grow with each new phase of BDEA's own growth. I know that the Head of School of BDEA is one of the most exciting education opportunies in the country, and I have full confidence that BDEA will attract great candidates worthy of its history, mission, vision, students, and leadership team."

Meg will be sorely missed by the BDEA community, but her 10 years of dedication and vision have made BDEA the innovative and successful place it is today. On behalf of everyone in the BDEA and Boston and education communities, we with Meg Maccini a successful, challenging, and joyful journey!

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  • Job Posting: click here to view the job description for the Head of School Position.
  • Click here to view an article written about BDEA graduate and UMass Amherst student Lauren McPherson and Head of School Meg Maccini. (pdf) Article taken from: Boston Update University of Massachusetts Amherst, Fall 2006 Vol. 1 Issue 4
 

Our Mission

Boston Day and Evening Academy is an innovative, year-round, public high school, founded in 1995, that serves a unique population of students who are overage for grade level and at high risk of dropping out.  Working with experienced faculty in an environment that blends strong academics and support, students are given the tools to earn a Boston Public Schools diploma and reach their fullest potential through a competency-based curriculum that inspires critical and creative thinking, independent learning, and active citizenship.

To read about BDEA's vision for its future, click here.

 

  
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