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| Title: | Citywide Educational Coalition records | ||||||||
| Dates: | 1972-2001 | ||||||||
| Location: | 59/4-58/1-2, FF6/D9 | ||||||||
| Call Number: | M130 | ||||||||
| Volume: | 26 cubic ft. | ||||||||
| Scope and Content Abstract: | This collection documents the Citywide Educational Coalition, a grassroots educational reform organization, located in Boston, Massachusetts. The records illuminate its formation by Mary Ellen Smith, Hubert Jones, Francis Parkman, and Clyde Miller to choose a superintendent of the Boston Public Schools; its role in the desegregation of the Boston Public Schools; and its efforts to disseminate the policies and practices of the Boston School Committee and the Boston Public Schools in language that parents could understand. Also documented is the response of the anti-busing organization, Restore Our Alienated Rights (ROAR), to Judge W. Arthur Garrity's orders and the Coalition's collaboration with three court appointed councils. Meetings of the Boston School Committee and its standing committees, as well as programs offered in the Boston Public Schools and interviews conducted by the Coalition with parents, teachers, principals, and headmasters are documented. School reform; parent participation in education; school assignment and student choice; vocational, special, and early childhood education; community and parent organizing; and parent training projects are also documented. Records include meeting minutes and summaries, correspondence, questionnaires and surveys, statistics, newsletters, fact sheets, reports, proposals, grants and contracts, VHS and audio cassettes, and photographs. | ||||||||
| Historical Abstract: | In 1972, Mary Ellen Smith, Hubert Jones, Francis Parkman, Clyde Miller and other citizens, parents, and community activists met to find a way to participate in the process of choosing a superintendent of the Boston Public Schools. The Coalition sought input from large numbers of neighborhood residents and organizations to help develop "Community Agenda for the Boston Public Schools," an outline of questions and issues to use during the interview process. Although unsuccessful in choosing a candidate that met all of their requirements, the Coalition was successful in building a consensus on many areas of school reform and in establishing a broad-base of community supporters. The Coalition incorporated in 1973 with the mission to provide Boston's citizens with clear and accurate information and organizing skills to participate in the making of educational policy. From 1974-1978, Coalition staff actively participated in desegregating Boston's public schools by disseminating accurate information to parents through both the Rumor Control Center and its newsletter, reports, and parent guides; cooperating with local and federal authorities on safety procedures in the schools and bus routes; and working with students, parents, teachers and school administrators to find ways in which to improve educational opportunities. From the 1980s until the Coalition disbanded in 2000, it advocated for school reform by providing parents with the skills necessary to participate in forming education policy, and by publishing newsletters, fact sheets, and reports on issues, such as the Boston Public School's budget, teacher contracts, principal and headmaster promotional ratings, and programs offered in the schools. | ||||||||
| Arrangement: | Organized into four series: 1. Governance; 2. Executive Staff; 3. Projects Staff; and 4. Research and Publications. | ||||||||
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| Restrictions: | Records containing notes from Boston Public Schools Superintendents' interviews are restricted until 2066. Please contact the University Archivist for more information. | ||||||||
| Related Materials: |
City of Boston. Boston Public Schools Desegregation-era Records Collection: 1952-1976-1985, City of Boston Archives.Citywide Coordinating Council Records, 1975-1978, John J. Burns Library, Boston College.Judge W. Arthur Garrity, Jr., Papers on the Boston Schools. Desegregation Case, 1972-1997, University of Massachusetts, Boston. |
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| Processor: | Finding aid prepared by Kimberly Reynolds with the assistance of Gena Pliakas and Tamara Gaydos. This collection was processed with funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission., May 31, 2007 | ||||||||
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Scope and Content Note |
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This collection documents the Citywide Educational Coalition, a grassroots educational reform organization located in Boston, Massachusetts. The records illuminate its formation by Mary Ellen Smith, Hubert Jones, Francis Parkman, and Clyde Miller to choose a superintendent of the Boston Public Schools; its role in the desegregation of the Boston Public Schools; and its efforts to disseminate the policies and practices of the Boston School Committee and the Boston Public Schools in language that parents could understand. Also documented is the response of the anti-busing organization, Restore Our Alienated Rights (ROAR), to Judge W. Arthur Garrity's orders. In addition, the Coalition's fundraising efforts, which include proposals, grants and contracts (Boxes 1, 5-6, 8,10-11, 13, 17-19, and 26 ), Golden Apple Awards for outstanding teaching (Box 18-20, 25-26, and FF6/D9), projects, and publications are documented. Records date from 1968-2000 and cover such topics as educational reform, including magnet and vocational schools; special and bilingual education (Boxes 6, 11, 14, 16-18, 20-22, and 25); student assignment / school choice (Boxes 9, 12, 16, 21, 26, 21, and 24); school-based management (Boxes 28, and 24-25); and parent involvement in education (Boxes 3-4, 6-8, and 10-25). The response of the anti-busing community (Boxes 3, 7, and 26), and school closings (Boxes 3, 9-10, 22, 24, and 26) are also documented. Records include meeting minutes, court hearing summaries, newspaper clippings, correspondence, questionnaires and surveys, statistics, newsletters, fact sheets, reports, proposals, grants and contracts, VHS and audio cassettes, and photographs. Annual reports for the years 1976-1998 are included. Missing from the collection are the Board of Directors minutes for the years 1973-1976 and 1979-1984.
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Historical Note |
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The Citywide Educational Coalition was established in 1972 when Mary Ellen Smith, Hubert Jones, Francis Parkman, Matthew Good, and Clyde Miller met with other citizens, parents, and community activists throughout Boston to participate in choosing a superintendent for the City's public school system. The Coalition sought input from large numbers of neighborhood residents and organizations to help develop the "Community Agenda for the Boston Public Schools," an outline of questions and issues to guide the interview process. Even though the new superintendent was chosen from within the Boston Public School system, the Coalition built consensus on many areas of school reform and established a broad-base of community supporters. Successful as an ad hoc group, the Coalition became a legal entity in 1973. During its first year, the group advocated for community control of Boston's rapidly expanding Community Schools program, participated in a process of examining options for school governance, and began monitoring the policies and practices of both the School Committee and the School Department. In addition, the Coalition provided information to parents of Boston Public School children and other concerned citizens on Massachusetts' racial balance law, Chapter 766, and sought ways in which to expand opportunities for citizen participation in public education. The Coalition's ability to disseminate information to parents about the decision-making process and practices of the Boston School Committee and the Boston School Department made it a reliable source for information. The desegregation of Boston's public schools began in 1974 when the Massachusetts Superior Court handed down its racial balance orders along with Judge W. Arthur Garrity's impending court order. The orders set off a crisis in the city to which the Coalition responded by establishing its Information and Resource Center. Also known as the Rumor Control Center, it provided parents and other concerned citizens credible information about school desegregation. The Center handled hundreds of calls a day, and served as a place where distraught parents and children could go for moral support. During this time, the media began to contact the Coalition to learn how the desegregation plan was going to affect Boston's schools. To keep peace on the first day of school, Coalition staff recruited hundreds of volunteers to monitor bus stops, patrol school corridors, and to maintain a presence at schools where trouble was anticipated. Moreover, it hired, trained, and assigned Neighborhood Coordinators to school districts affected by desegregation. The Coordinators joined the city's Neighborhood Safety Teams and recruited other citizens to participate; worked with students, parents, and teachers on racial problems; organized parent meetings; arranged student transfers; and rearranged bus routes. They also began working with individual schools and with parents and students to find ways to improve educational opportunities in the schools. As the school year progressed, the Coalition's focus turned from public safety to educational reform issues, such as equal education opportunity, student rights, and bilingual and vocational education. Since the Coalition was focused on promoting school reform by including parents in the decisions relating to their children's education, it did not sponsor on-going programs. Instead, it sought funding for parent training workshops, technical assistance projects, and parent organizing. Early projects consisted of training parents to serve on the court ordered parents councils and to become more involved in the educational decisions made in the public schools. The organization's other function was to research and disseminate information on school reform issues, including the promotional rating process for principals, magnet schools, and special education. In August of 1974, the Coalition newsletter was published. Soon renamed Common Ground, it was the first of many newsletters, fact sheets, and guides for parents that covered all aspects of education and school reform. Phase II of court ordered desegregation encompassed the 1975-76 school year and required the formation of nine new school districts. Accordingly, the Coalition reorganized its Rumor Control and Information Center in an attempt to provide complete information on Phase II – specifically student assignment. Drawing on its past experience, the Coalition again focused its efforts on the public safety aspects of school opening, including establishing good relationships with public safety officials, organizing parents to become bus monitors, training volunteers to monitor bus stops and routes, and providing parent groups with school assignments and transportation information. Awarded a three-year grant by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Education, Bureau of Equal Education Opportunity in 1976, the Coalition began the Parent Education and Technical Assistance Program to provide technical assistance services on major reform issues, including Chapter 636, Promotional Rating, and Chapter 766, and to address specific needs identified by the three parents councils. Moreover, it held informal neighborhood meetings, conducted surveys of parents with children in the public schools, and continued to monitor the School Committee's activities for the U.S. District Court. It was also during this time that the Coalition began acting as external liaison for the School Department, a role it held until 1978. Included in Phase II was the creation of two new councils: the Community District Advisory Council and the Citywide Coordinating Council. The Citywide Coordinating Council was established to monitor the implementation of Phase II and to act as advisor to the Judge. The Citywide District Advisory Council monitored the Phase II plan in each of the nine school districts and reported directly to the Citywide Coordinating Council. Recognizing that these councils would be essential to promoting its reform agenda, the Coalition succeeded in having members of its staff appointed to serve on them. As a result, the Coalition was able to identify parent participants and provide the necessary training that would make those parents informed members of their councils. Also, several key documents were produced, including Changing Boston's Schools: A Survival Kit for Parents and Students, which explained the nuances of what was taking place in the schools in language parents could understand; Chapter 636: An Analysis, which explained how funding for desegregation was to be allocated; and Facts About the Phase II Desegregation Plan in Boston. The crisis caused by desegregation lessened throughout the 1977-78 school year, and gradually the Coalition's emphasis shifted from crisis intervention and neighborhood organizing to monitoring the School Department, organizing around specific reform issues, and representing the interests of parents, students, and other citizens in educational decision making. In 1977, the Technical Assistance Project focused on helping teachers and parents develop and implement career exploration programs and on researching and publishing A Parents' Guide to the Magnet Schools in Boston. Other publications produced included But Can They Read?, a report on university-school parings, and one on the Conference of Councils, detailing the first city-wide conference of all court-created parent groups. Also in 1977, the Coalition joined with the Federation for Children with Special Needs to open the 766 Parent Education Resource Center. Designed to train parents to understand and advocate for both their and their children's rights, the Center provided training workshops and informational programs on occupational education, student assignments, and learning disabilities. Other Coalition projects included providing technical assistance to the Department of Implementation staff on ways to improve communicating public information to parents, participating in the School Committee's Budget Committee, and writing summaries of Federal District Court, School Committee, and Board of Superintendent meetings for dissemination throughout the Boston Public School system. During the 1978-79 school year, the Coalition moved away from organizing and providing technical assistance and turned to providing parents with information to help them make informed decisions about their children's education. To do this, parents were hired and trained as research assistants and then assigned to schools. Their findings were published in the second edition of Magnet Schools in Boston: A Guide for Parents and Students, which featured profiles of the magnet elementary, middle, and high schools throughout Boston. In 1978, the Coalition also developed a questionnaire with the League of Women Voters to identify areas of concern to parents and to determine the extent of parent participation in the Court-ordered parent councils, the Home and School Association, and other parent groups. In 1980, the Boston Public School system introduced the Basic Skills Improvement Program into its curriculum and enlisted the Coalition's help. Among other activities, staff assisted the School Department in involving parents in committees, publishing the "Introduction to Basic Skills" booklet and other informational material, and organizing homework assistance workshops for parents. Late 1980 through 1983 were transition years for the Coalition. Unstable leadership made fundraising difficult, and the Coalition had only one contract. Ellen Guiney, a Board member who volunteered to step in temporarily, eventually became the Executive Director, and the Coalition again began to find funding for its projects and publications. Also during this time, the Boston Public School system was experiencing its own transition. Three school superintendents quickly succeeded one another, 27 schools closed, student enrollment decreased by 35,000, and a much smaller percentage of Boston residents had any personal connection to the schools. To try to prevent a further decline in enrollment, the Coalition initiated the School to School Project, which sought to stabilize enrollment by reaching out to parents and explaining the programs that were available in their children's new schools by distributing fact sheets and arranging school visits. In addition, staff worked with other organizations, including the Massachusetts Advocacy Center, the Private Industry Council, the Cultural Education Collaborative, Goals for Boston, and the Corporation for Boston, on issues, such as after school programs, drop out prevention, and student employment opportunities. In order to generate interest in the public schools, staff focused on the elected School Committee and began a city-wide voter education campaign which included publishing fact sheets on the candidates and the issues, holding candidate workshops, and co-sponsoring meet-the-candidate nights. Moreover, for the first time in the history of the Boston School Department, parents and citizens participated in salary negotiations between the Boston Teacher's Union and the Department's Negotiating Committee. Coalition involvement included testifying in the hearings and reporting the progress of the negotiations in the Common Ground newsletter. From 1984-1989, the Coalition launched new publications, conducted an in-depth study of the physical condition of the public school buildings, and initiated the Changing Schools Project, which advanced the reforms that would take place under school-based management and restructuring. The Boston School Committee Report, first published in 1985, provided summaries of every School Committee meeting. 1986 saw the first BPS in Brief, which was geared for the business and educational communities and focused on School Department activities. Also during this year, the Coalition began investigating the state of early childhood education in Boston and reported its results in Early Childhood Education in Boston. Through Boston Parents' Notebook parents of children attending the public schools were kept informed of the nuts and bolts of how schools work and what actions parents could take to enact change. A report entitled Boston School Facilities: A Neglected Resource and publications focusing on curriculum reform, bilingual, and special education were also produced during this time. Throughout the 1990s, the Coalition collaborated with local parent and education organizations, including the Chapter One Parents Advisory Council, Citywide Parents Council, Hispanic Office for Planning and Evaluation, and the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts to form the Parents' Institute for Quality Education (PIQUE). The Institute was established to organize, train, and support parents who were disenfranchised from the Boston Public School system to become involved in their children's education. In addition, the Coalition worked with the Right Question Project, a national program that worked with minority parents on issues including advocacy and students' rights. The Coalition was also involved in the 0-8 Coalition, which was comprised of organizations, such as Action for Boston Community Development, the Early Learning Centers, Parents United for Child Care, and the Massachusetts Department of Education. The 0-8 Coalition focused on improving the quality of early childhood education by preparing pre-school children for kindergarten. Another aspect of its work included guiding the reorganization of the Boston Public Schools kindergarten program by preparing a report on early-childhood services for four-year-olds. Along with the projects involved with the Parents Institute for Quality Education and the 0-8 Coalition, the Coalition had its own projects, including the Parent Outreach and Empowerment and Family / Community / School Projects. The purpose of the Parent Outreach and Empowerment Project was to train community leaders in the Right Question Project and to discuss local concerns, such as racial and cultural problems in the schools, at the Powerful Parents' Summits. The Family / Community / Schools Project was part of the 21st Century Schools grant funded by the Boston Plan for Excellence, which advocated for whole-school reform. Coalition staff conducted parent training and workshops, provided Right Question Project training, and published newsletters. The Codman Square project, which was designed to ensure that education was a priority in that community, connected community organizations, businesses, and schools to achieve its goal. New publications included BPSReview which combined features of the Boston School Committee Report and BPS in Brief and provided in-depth coverage on issues and decisions facing the public schools. The change in leadership in 1999 and limited funding ushered in another period of instability for the Coalition. While many options were explored, including merging with the grass roots organization Critical Friends, the Board of Directors of the Citywide Educational Coalition voted to disband in 2000.
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| Chronology | |||||||||
| 1972 | Group of citizens organizes to participate in the selection of a superintendent for the Boston Public Schools. | ||||||||
| 1973 | Citywide Educational Coalition is formed. | ||||||||
| 1974 | Citywide Educational Coalition volunteers monitor School Committee meetings, School Department policies, and a variety of educational issues throughout the Boston Public School system.Judge W. Arthur Garrity hands down a court order to desegregate Boston Public Schools and establishes two parents councils: the Racial Ethnic Parents Council and the Citywide Parents Council. Phase I is implemented. | ||||||||
| 1975 | Restore Our Alienated Rights (ROAR), an anti-desegregation group, calls for two-week boycott of schools.Citywide Educational Coalition establishes Information and Rumor Control Center, publishes the first issue of the Coalition newsletter, deploys field staff to meet public safety demands, and organizes groups of parents to participate in policy and decision-making processes at their schools.Citywide Educational Coalition acts as external liaison for Boston Pubic School system.Boston School Department sends parents of pubic school students an assignment application. | ||||||||
| 1976 | Phase II of Judge Garrity's plan for long-term student assignment is implemented. | ||||||||
| 1977 | Citywide Coordinating Council is formed by the Court to monitor implementation of Phase II desegregation plan. Community District Advisory Councils are established to monitor the Phase II plan in each of the nine school districts, reporting directly to the Citywide Coordinating Council. Citywide Parents Advisory Council is organized to develop multi-racial councils in each school and to support their activities. | ||||||||
| 1978 | With the Federation of Children with Special Needs, the Coalition begins pilot program to train parents to understand and advocate for their and their children's rights. | ||||||||
| 1982 | Phase II requires that business and universities pair with local schools or school districts to develop appropriate educational offerings. | ||||||||
| 1984 | Allen v. McDonough is filed for system-wide failure of Chapter 766. | ||||||||
| 1985 | Citywide Educational Coalition establishes the Parent Education and Assistance Program to provide specific needs identified by the Community District Advising Councils, the Racial / Ethnic Parents Council, and the Citywide Parents Advisory Council.The School Committee is cited for good faith efforts in complying with Judge Garrity's order; Judge partially withdraws from case. State Board of Education is named monitor.Boston Public Schools announces list of proposed school closings.Judge Garrity issues final orders on school desegregation. | ||||||||
| 1987 | Citywide Educational Coalition presents first Golden Apple Awards to 15 Boston Public School teachers. | ||||||||
| 1988 | Citywide Educational Coalition launches three major studies on school reform. | ||||||||
| 1991 | Visions for A Better Way, a citywide conference for parents, is held. | ||||||||
| 2001 | Citywide Educational Coalition closes. | ||||||||
| Chronology of Executive Staff | |||||||||
| 1972-Jan 1979 | Mary-Ellen Smith | ||||||||
| 1978 | LeRoy Walker, Acting Director | ||||||||
| Feb 1979-Apr 1979 | Allyn Gardner, Interim Director | ||||||||
| Apr 1979-Sep 1980 | Marvin Shapiro | ||||||||
| 1981-1988 | Ellen Guiney | ||||||||
| 1988-1992 | Paula Georges | ||||||||
| Jan 1993-Aug 1999 | Loretta Roach | ||||||||
| Sep 1999-Nov 1999 | Citywide Educational Coalition Board of Directors, Interim Directors | ||||||||
| 1999-2001 | Tiffany Roach, Interim Director | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
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Citywide Educational Coalition, Annual Reports, 1976-2000 (Box 1). |
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1. Governance, 1972-2000 |
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| Volume: | 3 cubic ft. | ||||||||
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
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| Summary: |
This series documents the activities of the Board of Directors and its committees in collaboration with the Executive Staff's office to set goals, objectives, and policies. The series consists of annual reports (from 1976-1999), and minutes of annual, Board of Directors (from 1977-1978 and 1985-2000), and standing committee meetings, specifically the Executive, Futures, and Fundraising committees. The executive director's reports document the Coalition's staffing, projects, fundraising efforts, special events, and future plans. Board records include by-laws; agendas and minutes of monthly and annual meetings; and agendas and minutes of the standing committees. Also included is correspondence to and from board members, executive directors, funders, outside organizations, and local school and government officials. Of special interest are an audio cassette of the first Futures Committee meeting dated March 3, 1994 and a VHS recording of the panel discussion held at the 1990 annual meeting entitled "Looking at School Reform From the Inside Out" during which Boston Public School teachers respond to questions about teaching in the Boston Public School system. |
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| 1 | Annual Reports (5 folders) | 1976-1999 | |||||||
| 1, FF6/D9 | Articles of Incorporation | 1970- 2000 | |||||||
| 1 | Audit (3 folders) | 1980-1985 | |||||||
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| 1 | General (2 folders) | 1988-1997 | |||||||
| 1, 25 | Annual Meetings (7 folders) | n.d., 1974-1999 | |||||||
| 1 | Boston Foundation Report | 2000 | |||||||
| 1 | Budget | 1986-1995 | |||||||
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| 1 | Advisory | n.d., 1994-1995 | |||||||
| 1 | Executive (2 folders) | 1988 - 1998 | |||||||
| 1 | Fundraising (2 folders) | 1979, 1990-1992 | |||||||
| 1 | Futures | 1994-1996 | |||||||
| 1 | Joint Planning and Finance | 1978-1979 | |||||||
| 1 | Nominating | 1988 | |||||||
| 1 | Organizational / Membership | n.d., 1992-1993 | |||||||
| 1 | Personnel | 1976 | |||||||
| 1 | Planning | 1978, 1987 | |||||||
| 1 | Program: Notes | [1991?] | |||||||
| 1 | Resources | 1995 | |||||||
| 1 | Search (2 folders) | 1979, 1987 - 2000 | |||||||
| 1 | Subcommittee on Racial Balance: Agenda | 1973 | |||||||
| 1 | Succession Planning (2 folders) | 1998-1999 | |||||||
| 1 | Transition | 1988 | |||||||
| 1 | Correspondence (4 folders) | n.d., 1975 - 2000 | |||||||
| 1 | Critical Friends: Merger Plans | 2000 | |||||||
| 1 | Director's Reports | 1995-1998 | |||||||
| 1 | Financial Statements (2 folders) | 1976-1998 | |||||||
| 1 | Fundraising (6 folders) | n.d., 1976 - 2000 | |||||||
| 1 | Meeting Agendas (3 folders) | 1997-1999 | |||||||
| 1-2, 25 | Meeting Minutes (28 folders) | 1977-1999 | |||||||
| 2 | Member Information Packet | n.d., 1994-2000 | |||||||
| 2 | Member Lists (2 folders) | [1980?], 1984-1999 | |||||||
| 2 | Membership Drive Announcement | 1989 | |||||||
| 2 | Obituaries | n.d., 1978 | |||||||
| 2 | Operational Status Report | 1973 | |||||||
| 2 | Personnel Practices | 1976 | |||||||
| 2 | Proposed Resolution | n.d. | |||||||
| 3 | Questionnaire | 1987 | |||||||
| 3, 26 | Retreats (4 folders) | 1975, 1987-1996 | |||||||
| 3 | School Budget Workshop: Information | 1976 | |||||||
| 3 | Slate Notice | 1995-1997 | |||||||
| 3 | Strategic Plan | 1998-2000 | |||||||
| 3 | Strategic Planning Group Meeting Minutes | 1997 | |||||||
| 3 | Surveys (3 folders) | n.d., 1989-1992 | |||||||
| 3 | System Level Work Group | 1992 | |||||||
| 3 | By-laws | n.d., 1994 | |||||||
| 3 | Consultants (2 folders) | 1987, 1999 | |||||||
| 3 | Organizational Chart | [1976?] | |||||||
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2. Executive Staff, 1972-2000 |
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| Volume: | 18 cubic ft. | ||||||||
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Chronological by staff member tenure; alphabetical within subseries: A. Mary Ellen Smith; B. Marvin Shapiro; C. Ellen Guiney; D. Paula Georges; E. Loretta Roach; and F. Tiffany Roach. |
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| Summary: |
This series documents the activities of Citywide Educational Coalition's executive staff, including project development; fundraising and resource development; relations with the Boston School Committee, the Boston Teachers Union, and the Boston Public Schools; organizational restructuring; strategic planning; parent organizing and training; and education and school reform. Also documented are the relationships with the Court appointed councils and with local educational reform organizations, such as the Massachusetts Advocacy Center, Coalition for School Reform, Institute for Responsive Education, the Boston Coalition, and Critical Friends. In addition, the Coalition's efforts to engage citizen participation in public education policy are also documented. Records include agendas; budgets; proposals; grants and contracts; and correspondence from Judge Arthur W. Garrity, Jr., Boston Public School Superintendents, School Committee members, funders, outside organizations, project directors, and board members. Also included are job descriptions, staff lists and meeting minutes, organizational charts, personnel policies, and project progress reports. Located throughout this series are project descriptions, reports, and proposals. See Series 4, Projects Office, for one complete group. A. Mary Ellen Smith (5.5 cubic ft.), 1972- Jan 1979, includes correspondence to and from Judge W. Arthur Garrity, Jr.; Boston Public School Superintendents, School Committee members, and local government officials, and meeting minutes of the Citywide Coordinating Council, the Citywide Parent's Advisory Council, and the Citywide Parents Council. Material from the Boston Public Schools concerning specific issues, such as the budget, school closings, and transportation includes annotations, notes, a publication by the Coalition, and original correspondence. Also found here are the minutes of the meetings Citywide Educational Coalition held prior to its incorporation and a detailed description of the Information and Resource Center. This subseries also documents the organization Restore Our Alienable Rights to Judge W. Arthur Garrity, Jr.'s desegregation order. Records include Restore Our Alienable Rights meeting notices and minutes, and newspaper clippings. B. Marvin Shapiro (.5 cubic ft.), 1979-1980, includes correspondence and grants and contracts relating to the planning and development of Basic Skills Projects among other topics. C. Ellen Guiney (3.5 cubic ft.), 1981-1988, includes correspondence to and from Judge W. Arthur Garrity, Jr., the Boston Teacher's Union, members of the Boston School Committee, and local government officials. Also included are meeting minutes of the Citywide Parents Council and the Teacher Preparation Task Force and Citizens Information Project records, which document the Coalition's efforts to involve voters in public education policy making. Material from the Boston Public Schools concerning such issues as the Boston Education Plan, student assignment, the Unified Facilities Plan, school governance initiatives, and school closings include Coalition publications, annotations, notes, and original correspondence. D. Paula Georges (2.5 cubic ft.), 1988-1992, includes correspondence and meeting minutes of the Citywide Parent's Council and the Boston Collaborative. Material from the Boston Public Schools and the Boston School Committee concerning such issues as school-based management, superintendent search, budget, and truancy contains annotations, meeting notes, and original correspondence. E. Loretta Roach (6 cubic ft.), 1993-1999, includes correspondence from Judge W. Arthur Garrity, Jr., planning documents of the 0-8 Coalition, and meeting minutes of the Citywide Parent's Council and Critical Friends. Also included are Board of Directors meeting minutes from 1992-1998, which were retained for their annotations; meeting minutes and planning notes for the 21st Century Schools project grant; and correspondence from consultant Natalie Ammarell. Material from the Boston Public Schools concerning such issues as charter school reform, school violence, and accreditation contain annotations, meeting notes, and original correspondence. Meeting minutes from the School Committee were retained because they contain a Coalition publication, annotations, correspondence, and accompanying notes. F. Tiffany Roach (0.5 cubic), 1999-2001, includes correspondence. Of special interest are records regarding the Boston Education Alliance, which provide documentation of the meetings and activities of the group of citizens concerned with education reform prior to the formation of Citywide Educational Coalition (Box 3); and Citywide Coalition's meeting minutes prior to incorporation, which document its early planning strategies, and the ways in which to involve the community in the process of selecting a new Superintendent (Box 4). Also of special interest Citywide Parents Council, the Racial / Ethnic Parents Council, the Community District Council, and the Citywide Coordinating Council records, which document their relationship with the Coalition (Boxes 3-6, FF6/D9); and Education Renewal, Inc., which provided the start up funds for the Coalition (Box 6). Records documenting the training all staff received for desegregation intervention work, including harassment reports, telephone logs from the Rumor Control Center, and busing incident reports are also present (Box 5). Of interest is the Coordinator's Handbook, which explains Chapters 636 and 766 and Title 1, and provides information about the court appointed parents councils, including their by-laws (Box 7); the Education and Training Cooperative records, which describe the role of the Racial / Ethnic Councils (Box 4); and the anti-busing literature, which was collected by Coalition staff members who attended the meetings held by the group Restore Our Alienated Rights (Box 3 and 26). Also of interest are the reports entitled Desegregating the Boston Public Schools: A Crisis in Civic Responsibility, The Impact of Three Community Organizations on School Desegregation in Boston, 1975-1976, and Reflections on School Desegregation: Boston's Community Leader's Speak Out (Boxes 6 and 7), which analyze desegregation from different perspectives. The VHS recording of the Coalition's 25th anniversary fundraising event entitled "CWEC Forum" includes a panel discussion of the history of desegregation in the Boston Public Schools. Panelists include Mayor Thomas Menino, Superintendent of Schools Thomas Payzant, and Ellen Guiney. Parents United, the newsletter from the Citywide Parents' Advisory Council and the Intouch newsletter published by the Citywide Parents Council provide background on the work of the court appointed councils (FF6/ D9 and Box 25). |
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| A. Mary Ellen Smith | |||||||||
| 3 | Action for Boston Community Development | 1976 | |||||||
| 26 | Advisory Panel on Boston School Desegregation | 1975 | |||||||
| 3 | Allston-Brighton Ad Hoc Committee for District Representation | 1976 | |||||||
| 3 | Americans for Democratic Action | 1975-1978 | |||||||
| 3 | Anthropology Resource Center | n.d., 1978-1979 | |||||||
| 3, 26 | Anti-busing Literature (2 folders) | n.d., 1975, [1976?] | |||||||
| 3, 26 | Anti-racist Coalition: Leaflet | n.d. | |||||||
| 3 | Antioch Graduate School Institute of Open Education Proposal | 1976 | |||||||
| 3 | Arlington Civil Rights Committee: Newsletter | 1977 | |||||||
| 3 | Arlington Street Church: Bulletin | 1974 | |||||||
| 3, 26 | Articles (5 folders) | 1973-1977 | |||||||
| 3 | Board of Directors | 1977 | |||||||
| 3 | Boston Bar Association: Boston School Busing Order—What Does it Mean? | 1974 | |||||||
| 3 | Boston Community Schools | 1974 | |||||||
| 3 | Boston Concerned Parents for Education | 1977 | |||||||
| 3 | Boston Education Alliance | n.d., 1968-1973 | |||||||
| 3 | Boston Home and School Association: Officers Material | 1952, 1966-1975 | |||||||
| 3 | Boston Ministerial Alliance: Meeting Minutes | 1973 | |||||||
| 3 | Boston Police Department: Crime Statistics | 1974 | |||||||
| 3 | Boston Public Library | n.d., 1974 | |||||||
| Boston Public Schools | |||||||||
| 3, 26 | Board of Superintendent's: Meeting Notes (2 folders) | 1977-1978 | |||||||
| 3 | Budget Testimony | 1976-1980 | |||||||
| 3 | Consolidation and Budget Hearings | n.d., 1976 | |||||||
| 26 | Correspondence | 1976 | |||||||
| 3 | Grants and Contracts | 1978 | |||||||
| 3 | Job Descriptions: Principals | 1974-1976 | |||||||
| 3 | Kindergarten Extended Day Curriculum Planning: Meeting Notes | 1977 | |||||||
| 3 | Monitoring Recommendations | 1976 | |||||||
| 3 | Press Release | n.d., [1975?] | |||||||
| 3, 26 | Promotional Rating System (9 folders) | n.d., 1973-1977 | |||||||
| 3 | Quality of Life Committee | n.d. | |||||||
| 3 | Reading Scores | 1975-1976 | |||||||
| 3 | School Closings: Latest Information | 1975 | |||||||
| 3 | Student Recruitment | 1979 | |||||||
| 26 | Teacher / Student Ratios to Contract | n.d. | |||||||
| 3 | Transportation (2 folders) | 1975-1976 | |||||||
| 3, FF6/D9 | Boston School Committee (18 folders) (1 restricted) | n.d., 1972-1979 | |||||||
| 3 | Boston Teachers Union | n.d., 1974-1975 | |||||||
| 3 | Boston University Law Education Workshop | 1975 | |||||||
| 3 | Budget | 1974-1979 | |||||||
| 3 | Center for New Schools: Study | 1974 | |||||||
| 26 | Center for Public Representation: Questionnaire | 1978 | |||||||
| 3 | Charter Reform Act of 1977 | 1977 | |||||||
| 3 | Church of All Nations | 1974-1975 | |||||||
| 3 | City of Boston (2 folders) | 1975 | |||||||
| 3-4, FF6/ D9 | Citywide Coordinating Council (10 folders) | n.d., 1976-1978 | |||||||
| 4, FF6/D9 | Citywide Parents' Advisory Council (16 folders) | n.d., 1976-1987 | |||||||
| 4 | Citywide Parents' Council (3 folders) | n.d., 1974-1977 | |||||||
| 4 | Civil Rights School Survey | 1972 | |||||||
| 4 | Coalition for School System Reform (3 folders) | n.d., 1972-1973 | |||||||
| 4 | Coalition Meeting Minutes | 1972 | |||||||
| 4 | Columbia / Savin Hill Civic Association: Newsletters | 1974, 1977 | |||||||
| 4 | Committee for Community Access (2 folders) | 1977 | |||||||
| 4 | Committee for a Neighborhood City Council Slate | n.d. | |||||||
| 4 | Committee for Quality Integrated Education: Conference | 1975 | |||||||
| 4 | Committee for Responsible Charter Reform: Status | 1977 | |||||||
| 4 | Community District Advisory Council (7 folders) | n.d., 1975-1977 | |||||||
| 4 | Community Task Force on Education | n.d. | |||||||
| 4 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Task Force on Racial Imbalance in the Boston Public Schools (2 folders) | 1973 | |||||||
| 4 | Comprehensive Employment and Training: Training Program | 1975 | |||||||
| 4 | Correspondence (28 folders) | n.d., 1973-1979 | |||||||
| 4 | Denominational Executive Task Force: Meeting Notes | n.d., [1975?] | |||||||
| 4 | Door-Matt Newsletter | 1978 | |||||||
| 4 | Dorchester United Neighborhoods Association: Newsletter | 1977 | |||||||
| 4 | Education and Training Cooperative: Consultants (3 folders) | 1976, [1977?] | |||||||
| 4 | Education Renewal, Inc.: Fay Foundation | n.d., 1973-1976 | |||||||
| 5 | Effective Schools | n.d., 1980-1982 | |||||||
| 5 | Essays (2 folders) | 1975-1977 | |||||||
| 5 | Field Staff: Harassment Reports (3 folders) | 1975 | |||||||
| 5-6 | Fundraising (66 folders) | n.d., 1973-1984 | |||||||
| Judge W. Arthur Garrity, Jr. | |||||||||
| 6, 26 | Correspondence (6 folders) | 1975-1977 | |||||||
| 6 | Safety and Security Order | 1975 | |||||||
| 6 | Tallulah Morgan et al vs. James W. Hennigan et al | 1974 | |||||||
| 6 | Governor Francis W. Sargent Program on Racial Imbalance: Press Releases | 1974 | |||||||
| 6 | Henry L. Higginson School | n.d. | |||||||
| 6 | History | n.d., 1973-1975, [1978?] | |||||||
| 6 | Human Rights Education Council: By-laws and Meeting Minutes | 1973 | |||||||
| 6 | Information and Resource Center / Citizen Participation: Report Drafts (2 folders) | n.d., 1974 | |||||||
| 6 | Institute for Responsive Education (3 folders) | n.d., 1974-1978 | |||||||
| 6 | Local Education Committee: Boston School Study | 1970 | |||||||
| 26 | Massachusetts Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights | 1974-1975 | |||||||
| 6 | Massachusetts Advisory Council on Education | 1974 | |||||||
| 6 | Massachusetts Advocacy Center: Correspondence | 1974-1975 | |||||||
| 6 | Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, Inc.: Correspondence | 1974 | |||||||
| 26 | Massachusetts Citizens Against Forced Busing: Newsletter | 1974 | |||||||
| 6 | Massachusetts Coalition for Human Rights (2 folders) | n.d., 1975-1977 | |||||||
| 6 | Massachusetts Council of Churches | 1974 | |||||||
| 6 | Massachusetts Research Center: Desegregation Information (2 folders) | 1974-1976 | |||||||
| 6 | Media: Announcements | 1974 | |||||||
| 6 | Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity, Inc. | n.d., 1974-1977 | |||||||
| 6 | Metropolitan Planning Project | 1973-1976 | |||||||
| 6 | Diane Molle: Special Needs Transportation Complaint | 1981 | |||||||
| 6 | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (2 folders) | 1974-1975 | |||||||
| 6 | National Conference on Citizen Participation | 1978 | |||||||
| 6 | National Student Coalition Against Racism | 1976 | |||||||
| 6 | National Student Conference Against Racism | 1974 | |||||||
| 6 | Neighborhood Teams: Meeting Schedules | n.d. | |||||||
| 6 | Newspaper Clippings: School Reform (3 folders) | 1972-1978 | |||||||
| 6 | Parents' League for Better Education | 1974 | |||||||
| FF6/D 9 | Party for Workers Power: Newsletter | 1976 | |||||||
| 6 | Plan 3: Neighborhood School Plan | n.d., 1974 | |||||||
| 6, 26 | Press Releases (6 folders) | 1972-1977 | |||||||
| Projects | |||||||||
| 6 | Activities Report | 1976 | |||||||
| 6 | Chapter 766 Parent Education Resource Center (2 folders) | 1978 | |||||||
| 6 | Correspondence | 1978 | |||||||
| 6 | Magnet School Survey (2 folders) | 1977-1978 | |||||||
| 6 | Neighborhood Organizers Reports | 1974-1975 | |||||||
| 6 | Outcomes | 1976 | |||||||
| 6 | Parent Agency Liaison: Staff Reports | 1976 | |||||||
| 6 | Parent Involvement: Meeting Notes | 1976-1978 | |||||||
| 6 | Parent Organizing Description | n.d. | |||||||
| 6 | Progress Report on Activities in School Funded by Ford Contract | 1977 | |||||||
| 6 | Promotional Rating Training | 1976 | |||||||
| 6 | Staff Reports (2 folders) | 1976-1977 | |||||||
| 6 | University Pairings with Boston Public Schools | 1977 | |||||||
| 6 | Promotional Standards Research | 1983 | |||||||
| 6 | Public Service Notices | 1976 | |||||||
| 6 | Question 7 | n.d., 1974 | |||||||
| 6 | Racial Ethnic Parents Council: Analysis | 1976 | |||||||
| 26 | Racial Harmony Now: Meeting Notes | 1974 | |||||||
| 26 | Religious Concern for Desegregation in Boston: Clergy Statement | 1974 | |||||||
| 26 | Reorganization | 1976 | |||||||
| Reports | |||||||||
| 6 | Boston Magnet Schools: A Solution to the Desegregation Problem | n.d. | |||||||
| 6 | The Case for an Emergency Committee on Minority Education in the Massachusetts Education System | 1974 | |||||||
| 6 | Centre Research Association | n.d. | |||||||
| 6 | Class Size | 1977 | |||||||
| 7 | Desegregating Boston Public Schools: An Interim Progress Report | 1976 | |||||||
| 7 | Desegregating the Boston Public Schools: A Crisis in Civic Responsibility | 1975 | |||||||
| 7 | The Impact of Three Community Organizations on School Desegregation in Boston, 1975-1976: Draft | 1976 | |||||||
| 7 | Improving Boston Elementary School Reading Scores | 1977 | |||||||
| 7 | Making Citizen Participation Work | 1976 | |||||||
| 7 | Parents Participating in Educational Decision Making: Draft | n.d. | |||||||
| 7 | Racially Identifiable Schools | 1976 | |||||||
| 7 | Tri-Lateral Council for Quality Education (2 folders) | n.d. , 1975 | |||||||
| 7 | Why Do Parents Choose Magnet Schools? | 1978 | |||||||
| 7 | Research Analysis Corporation: Poll | 1977 | |||||||
| 7 | Restore our Alienable Rights | n.d., 1974-1975 | |||||||
| 7, 26 | Rumor Control Center (7 folders) | n.d., 1974-1976, [1977?] | |||||||
| 7 | School Desegregation: Conference for Religious and Lay Leaders | 1976 | |||||||
| 7 | David Seeley: Meeting Notes | 1974 | |||||||
| 7 | Speeches and Testimonies (6 folders) | 1975-1979 | |||||||
| 7, 26 | Staff (30 folders, 1 restricted) | n.d., 1974-1978 | |||||||
| 8 | Superintendent Search (2 folders) | n.d., 1972 | |||||||
| 8 | Surveys Form: Outside Agencies | n.d. | |||||||
| 8 | United Church of Christ: Retreat Minutes | n.d., 1974-1975 | |||||||
| 8 | United Community Planning Corporation: Memorandum | 1975 | |||||||
| 8 | United Parents for Participation, Equality, Accountability, Cooperation in Education: Meeting Notes | n.d. | |||||||
| 8 | United South End Settlements: Meeting Notes | 1974 | |||||||
| 8 | United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare Office of Education: Visit | n.d., 1977 | |||||||
| 8 | United States Department of Justice: Court Appointed Citizen Monitoring Commissions Conference | 1977 | |||||||
| 8 | United States District Court of Massachusetts, Boston: Hearing Notes | 1976-1977 | |||||||
| 8 | University of Massachusetts: McCormack Institute Collaboration Proposal | 1985 | |||||||
| 8 | University of Nebraska: Study Commission on Undergraduate Education and the Education of Teachers | 1973 | |||||||
| 8 | Walnut Film Project: Desegregation of the Boston Public Schools | n.d., 1975-1976 | |||||||
| 8 | Weather Underground | 1975 | |||||||
| 8 | "When Schools Make a Difference: Citizens Act to Change Schools," Book Chapter | 1976 | |||||||
| 8 | WILD Radio: Meeting Notes | 1974 | |||||||
| 8 | Youth Development Center: School Alternative for Education Project | 1975 | |||||||
| 8 | Martha Zeigler: Meeting Notes | n.d., 1978 | |||||||
| B. Marvin Shapiro | |||||||||
| 8 | Boston Public Schools: Chapter 636 Proposal | n.d., 1979 | |||||||
| 8 | Boston School Committee: Deputy Superintendent Budget | 1979 | |||||||
| 8 | Budget and Status Report | 1980 | |||||||
| 8 | Career / Vocational / Occupational Education Advisory Council | 1979 | |||||||
| 8 | Civic Center and Clearing House, Inc.: Agreement | 1979 | |||||||
| 8 | Conference on Quality Education (4 folders) | n.d., 1980 | |||||||
| 8 | Correspondence (5 folders) | 1979-1980 | |||||||
| 8 | District Superintendent Interviews: Basic Skills Improvement | n.d. | |||||||
| 8 | Financial Report | 1980 | |||||||
| 8 | Fundraising (17 folders) | n.d., 1978-1980 | |||||||
| 8 | Jamaica Plain Multi-Racial Parents Council | 1979 | |||||||
| 8 | Job Description | 1979 | |||||||
| 8 | Occupational Survey and Public Information | n.d., 1979 | |||||||
| 8 | Projects (3 folders) | 1978-1980 | |||||||
| 8 | Public Service Announcements | 1979 | |||||||
| C. Ellen Guiney | |||||||||
| 8 | Articles (2 folders) | n.d., 1987 | |||||||
| 8 | Black Political Task Force: Consensus Initiative Towards Reform of School Governance | 1991 | |||||||
| 8 | Board of Directors | ||||||||
| 8 | Annual Meetings (2 folders) | 1986-1987 | |||||||
| 8 | Correspondence | 1980-1982 | |||||||
| 8 | Meeting Notes | 1987 | |||||||
| 8 | Transition Committee | 1988 | |||||||
| 8 | Boston 351 Conference on Boston Public Schools | 1981 | |||||||
| 8 | Boston Citizen Seminars | 1980 | |||||||
| 8 | Boston Public Schools | ||||||||
| 8 | Advisory Committee on Collective Bargaining (2 folders) | 1984-1986 | |||||||
| 8 | Another Course to College: Brochure | n.d., 1984 | |||||||
| 8, 26 | Boston Education Plan (5 folders) | n.d., 1987-1988 | |||||||
| 8 | Boston School District Enrollment | 1983 | |||||||
| 8 | Budget (3 folders) | n.d., 1980-1988 | |||||||
| 8 | Bus Drivers (2 folders) | 1985 | |||||||
| 9 | Chapter 188 (2 folders) | 1985-1988 | |||||||
| 9 | Consent Decree Task Force | 1981-1982 | |||||||
| 26 | Correspondence | 1986-1987 | |||||||
| 9 | Desegregation: Freedom of Choice | n.d., 1984 | |||||||
| 9 | East Boston High School: Profile | n.d. | |||||||
| 9 | Education Reform Act of 1992 | 1992 | |||||||
| 9 | Exam School Entrance Information | 1983-1984 | |||||||
| 9 | Facility Research Advisory Report to the Superintendent | 1986 | |||||||
| 9 | Governance Initiatives | 1987 | |||||||
| 9 | Home Rule Petition to Improve Management Efficiency of School Governance | 1987 | |||||||
| 9 | Long Range Planning Hearing: Notes | 1984 | |||||||
| 9 | Kim Marshall | 1978-1985 | |||||||
| 9 | Metropolitan Test Scores | 1986 | |||||||
| 9 | Park School Curriculum: Notes | n.d., 1982 | |||||||
| 9 | Principals (2 folders) | 1983-1984 | |||||||
| 9 | Promotional Standards Task Force (4 folders) | 1983-1985 | |||||||
| 9 | Racially Identifiable Schools | n.d., 1981 | |||||||
| 9 | Retention Fact Sheet | n.d. | |||||||
| 9 | SAT Results: Memo | 1986 | |||||||
| 9 | School Closings (3 folders) | 1981 | |||||||
| 9 | School Names: Origins | 1980 | |||||||
| 9 | Senator Bulger's Plan for Enrollment | 1988 | |||||||
| 9 | Student Advisory Committee: Course Evaluation | n.d. | |||||||
| 9, 26 | Student Assignment (7 folders) | n.d., 1985-1988 | |||||||
| 9 | Superintendent Search Committee (Restricted) | 1981 | |||||||
| 9 | Superintendent's Scholarship Fund: Correspondence | 1987 | |||||||
| 9 | Teacher Layoffs | n.d., 1981-1982 | |||||||
| 9 | Testing Schedule | n.d., 1986-1987 | |||||||
| 9 | Transition Committee | 1982 | |||||||
| 9 | Transportation Plan (2 folders) | 1986-1988 | |||||||
| 9, 26 | Unified Facilities Plan (2 folders) | n.d., 1979-1985 | |||||||
| 9 | Boston Public Schools: A Selective History | 1986 | |||||||
| 9 | The Boston School Age Child Care Condition Project: Wellesley College | 1987 | |||||||
| 9 | Boston School Committee (6 folders) | n.d., 1981-1988 | |||||||
| 9 | Boston Teachers Union (6 folders) | n.d., 1980-1988 | |||||||
| 9 | Budget (2 folders) | n.d., 1981-1988 | |||||||
| 9 | Building Confidence in Schools: Conference Notes | 1981 | |||||||
| 10 | Campaign to Support Public Education | n.d., 1981 | |||||||
| 10 | Carnegie Forum on Education and Planning: Report on Teaching as a Profession: Executive Summary | n.d., 1986 | |||||||
| 10 | Citywide Parents Council (7 folders, 1 restricted) | 1983-1987 | |||||||
| 10 | Committee to Save Boston | n.d. | |||||||
| 10 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Education: Monitoring Report Number 4 | n.d. | |||||||
| 10 | Community Parents Council: Meeting Notes | 1984 | |||||||
| 10 | Community Schools: Description | n.d., 1985-1986 | |||||||
| 10 | Consultant: Natalie Ammarell | 1987-1988 | |||||||
| 10 | Corporation for Boston (2 folders) | 1981-1983 | |||||||
| 10 | Correspondence (18 folders) | n.d., 1974-1992 | |||||||
| 10 | Cultural Education Collaborative: School Closings Planning Meeting Notes | 1981 | |||||||
| 10 | East Zone: Brochure | n.d. | |||||||
| 10 | Education Task Force | n.d., 1983-1984 | |||||||
| 10 | Educational Planning Group: Recommendations | 1982 | |||||||
| 10-11 | Fundraising (35 folders) | n.d., 1974-1988 | |||||||
| 11 | Judge W. Arthur Garrity: Correspondence | n.d., 1975-1984 | |||||||
| 11 | Goals for Boston (8 folders) | n.d., 1980-1986 | |||||||
| 11 | History | n.d. | |||||||
| 11 | Institute for Responsive Education | 1982-1989 | |||||||
| 11 | League of Women Voters | n.d., 1983 | |||||||
| 11 | Massachusetts Advocacy Center (9 folders) | n.d., 1984-1990 | |||||||
| 11 | Massachusetts Coalition for Bilingual Education: Brochure | n.d. | |||||||
| 11 | Massachusetts Organization of Citizens for School Improvement: Planning | 1986-1987 | |||||||
| 11 | Tallulah Morgan Education Foundation: Superintendent Survey | n.d. | |||||||
| 11 | Multicultural Education, Training and Advocacy, Inc. | n.d., 1990 | |||||||
| 11 | Neighborhood Association of Back Bay: Survey | 1984 | |||||||
| 11 | Newspaper Clippings: School Reform | 1977-1987 | |||||||
| 11 | Press Conferences (2 folders) | 1981-1986 | |||||||
| 11, 26 | Projects (9 folders) | n.d., 1973-1989 | |||||||
| Publications | |||||||||
| 11 | School Governance in Boston | 1989 | |||||||
| 11 | School Integration | 1987 | |||||||
| Reports | |||||||||
| 11 | Boston Commission on Safe Public Schools | 1983 | |||||||
| 11 | Boston Public Schools: The Edge of Excellence | 1988 | |||||||
| 11 | Ralph Edwards: Ethnographic Study, Part 2 | 1985 | |||||||
| 11 | A Proposed Policy in Curriculum and Testing | 1981 | |||||||
| 11 | Reflections on School Desegregation: Boston's Community Leaders Speak Out | n.d. | |||||||
| 11 | School Committee Boston Teachers Union Negotiations: An Analysis | n.d., [1983?] | |||||||
| 11 | School Improvement Councils '86-'87: Results of the Massachusetts Organization of Citizens for School Improvement Mini-Assessment | n.d. | |||||||
| 11 | School-based Management in the Boston Public Schools: Why Isn't It Working? | 1991 | |||||||
| 11 | Self-Evaluation Task Force | 1982 | |||||||
| 11 | A Study of Attitudes Among Parents of Elementary School Children in Boston | 1985 | |||||||
| 11 | Some Key Issues Facing Public Schools in 1984 | 1983-1988 | |||||||
| 11 | Roxbury Multi-Service Center: Reading Skills Laboratory | 1984 | |||||||
| 11 | David Seeley: School Reform Status Report Notes | 1987 | |||||||
| 11 | Staff (4 folders) | n.d., 1987-1988 | |||||||
| 11 | Teacher Preparation: Joint Task Force (2 folders) | 1987 | |||||||
| 11 | Trilateral Council for Quality Education, Inc. | 1983 | |||||||
| 11 | United Parents Associations of New York City | n.d., [1982?] | |||||||
| 11 | Uphams Corner Health Center: Memorandum | 1976 | |||||||
| 11 | Urban High School Principles: A Conversation | 1987 | |||||||
| 11 | Volunteers in Service to America: Correspondence | 1974 | |||||||
| 26 | Washington, D.C. Public Schools: James Givens and Dorothy Stevens Interview Notes | 1983 | |||||||
| 11 | Working Parents Lobby: Planning Notes | n.d. | |||||||
| D. Paula Georges | |||||||||
| 11 | Audit (3 folders) | 1990-1992 | |||||||
| Board of Directors | |||||||||
| Committees | |||||||||
| 11 | Fundraising | 1990-1991 | |||||||
| 11 | Impact II Advisory Committee | 1991-1993 | |||||||
| 11 | Program | 1991-1992 | |||||||
| 11 | Rally Announcement | 1990 | |||||||
| 11 | Boston Coalition for School Reform (2 folders) | n.d., 1989-1991 | |||||||
| 11 | Boston Collaborative: Meeting Notes | 1990 | |||||||
| 11 | Boston Latin School Parents' Group | n.d., 1992 | |||||||
| Boston Public Schools | |||||||||
| 12 | Budget (2 folders) | 1990 | |||||||
| 12 | Budget Advisory Committee (2 folders) | 1990-1991 | |||||||
| 12 | Budget Crisis | 1990-1992 | |||||||
| 12 | Carnegie Schools | 1989-1990 | |||||||
| 12 | Correspondence | 1991 | |||||||
| 12 | Desegregation (2 folders) | 1990 | |||||||
| 12 | Extended Day, Kindergarten | 1989 | |||||||
| 12 | Impact II Teacher Network: Demonstration Showcase | 1990 | |||||||
| 12 | Professional Development Institute | 1991 | |||||||
| 12 | Retention | 1988-1990 | |||||||
| 12 | School-based Budget (2 folders) | 1990 | |||||||
| 12 | School-based Management | 1991 | |||||||
| 12 | School Choice (2 folders) | 1988 | |||||||
| 12 | Student Assignment (6 folders) | 1988-1992 | |||||||
| 12 | Superintendent Search (4 folders) (2 restricted) | 1990-1991 | |||||||
| 12 | Superintendent's Decentralization and Reorganization Plan | n.d., [1992?] | |||||||
| 12 | Task Force on Communications | 1992 | |||||||
| 12 | Vocational Education (2 folders) | n.d., 1988-1990 | |||||||
| 12 | Boston School Committee (5 folders) | n.d., 1988-1991 | |||||||
| 12 | Boston Teachers Union: Steering Committee: Minutes (3 folders) | 1988-1992 | |||||||
| 12 | Budget | n.d., 1990-1991 | |||||||
| 12 | Citywide Parents Council | 1982, 1987 | |||||||
| 12-13 | Correspondence (5 folders) | n.d., 1988-1992 | |||||||
| 13 | Education Task Force: Meeting Notes | 1992 | |||||||
| 13 | Efficacy Institute: Meeting Notes | n.d. | |||||||
| 13 | Fundraising (23 folders) | n.d., 1984-1992 | |||||||
| 13 | Hispanic Office of Planning and Evaluation | n.d. | |||||||
| 13 | History | n.d., 1983, 1987 | |||||||
| 13 | Massachusetts Advocacy Center (6 folders) | 1983-1992 | |||||||
| 13 | Mission Statement | 1993 | |||||||
| 13 | Newspaper Clippings | 1991 | |||||||
| 13 | Northeastern University (2 folders) | 1991 | |||||||
| 13 | Open Enrollment Plan Closes Options in Urban School Districts: Report | n.d., 1968 | |||||||
| 13 | Parents' Institute for Quality Urban Education | 1991 | |||||||
| 13 | Parents United for Child Care: Survey | n.d., 1990 | |||||||
| 13 | Press Release | 1990 | |||||||
| 13 | Projects (7 folders) | 1990-1992 | |||||||
| 13 | Proposition 2 ½ : Property Tax Ballot | n.d., 1990-1991 | |||||||
| 13 | Publication: School Committee Report: Budget | n.d. | |||||||
| 13 | School and Business Partnerships | 1989-1990 | |||||||
| 13 | Sharing Visions for Improving Schools: Forum | 1989 | |||||||
| 13 | Staff (7 folders) | n.d., 1988-1992 | |||||||
| 13 | Tax Equity Alliance for Massachusetts Coalition | n.d., 1991 | |||||||
| 13 | Tax Policy | 1988-1989 | |||||||
| E. Loretta Roach | |||||||||
| 13-14 | 0-8 Coalition (23 folders) | 1992-1999 | |||||||
| Administration | |||||||||
| 14 | Activity Summary | 1997 | |||||||
| 14 | Agenda | 1995 | |||||||
| 14 | Audit (2 folders) | 1995-1998 | |||||||
| 14 | Budget (3 folders) | n.d., 1993-1998 | |||||||
| 14 | Financial Statements and Reports | 1993-1997 | |||||||
| 14 | Goals | [2000?] | |||||||
| 14 | Legal (2 folders) | 1990-1996 | |||||||
| 14 | Staff (14 folders) | n.d., 1990-1999 | |||||||
| 14 | Strategic Plan (2 folders) | n.d., 1973-1999 | |||||||
| 14 | Adult Education | n.d., 1995 | |||||||
| 14 | Agreements (2 folders) | n.d., 1998-1999 | |||||||
| 14 | Ruth Batson Educational Foundation | 1994 | |||||||
| 14 | BELL Foundation | 1997 | |||||||
| 14 | Bilingual Education | 1994-1995 | |||||||
| 14 | Bilingual Master Parents Advisory Council | 1997 | |||||||
| 14 | Black Agenda Project | 1996 | |||||||
| 14 | Black Educational Movement, Boston | 1993-1994 | |||||||
| 14 | Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston | 1989, 1998 | |||||||
| Board of Directors | |||||||||
| 14 | General | n.d., 1990-1992 | |||||||
| 14 | Annual Meeting Planning | n.d., 1990-1995 | |||||||
| 14 | By-Laws | 1987 | |||||||
| Committees | |||||||||
| 14-15 | Executive (4 folders) | n.d., 1992-1998 | |||||||
| 15 | Search (2 folders) | 1988-1992 | |||||||
| 15 | Recommendations | 1993-1994 | |||||||
| 15 | Boston Annenberg Challenge | 1997 | |||||||
| 15 | Boston Coalition: School Reform | 1990 | |||||||
| 15, 26 | Boston Compact (5 folders) | n.d., 1987-1996 | |||||||
| 15 | Boston Focus on Children and Youth | n.d., 1999 | |||||||
| 15 | Boston Foundation: School Yard Initiative Task Force | n.d., 1995 | |||||||
| 15 | Boston Initiative for Teen Pregnancy Prevention | 1993-1998 | |||||||
| 15 | Boston Parents Organizing Network: Report | 1997-1999 | |||||||
| 15 | Boston Plan for Excellence / 21st Century Schools (10 folders) | n.d., 1993-1999 | |||||||
| 15 | Boston Private Industry Council | 1994-1999 | |||||||
| Boston Public Schools | |||||||||
| 15, 26 | Accreditation (2 folders) | 1995 | |||||||
| 15 | After School Remediation: Memo | 1988 | |||||||
| 15 | Boston Leadership Academy: Proposed School-based Training to Support Boston Public Schools Decentralization | 1992 | |||||||
| 15, 26 | Boston School Police | n.d, 1991 | |||||||
| 15 | Budget (2 folders) | 1993 | |||||||
| 15 | Charter Schools Reform | n.d., 1993-1997 | |||||||
| 15 | Community Partnerships for Children: Contract | 1998-2000 | |||||||
| 15 | Desegregation (2 folders) | 1987- 1996 | |||||||
| 15 | Dropouts | 1987 | |||||||
| 15 | Education Reform (6 folders) | n.d., 1988-1999 | |||||||
| 15 | Exam School Admission Policy | 1983-1996 | |||||||
| 15 | Facilities | 1989-1990 | |||||||
| 15 | High School Restructuring Task Force Report | 1998 | |||||||
| 15 | Homework Guidelines | 1994 | |||||||
| 15 | Kindergarten Task Force | 1994-1995 | |||||||
| 15 | Mayor's Transition Committee: School-based Management Meeting Minutes | 1993-1994 | |||||||
| 15 | Reform Retreat: Planning | 1995 | |||||||
| 16 | School Assignment Plan | 1990-1992 | |||||||
| 16 | School-based Management (2 folders) | 1990-1991 | |||||||
| 16 | School Violence | 1995 | |||||||
| 16 | South Boston High School: Report | 1993 | |||||||
| 16, 26 | Student Assignment (10 folders) | 1980-1997 | |||||||
| 16 | Superintendent (2 folders) | 1995 | |||||||
| 16 | Testing and Evaluation | 1987 | |||||||
| 16 | Transition Team | 1995 | |||||||
| 16 | Transportation Statistics | 1994-1997 | |||||||
| Boston School Committee | |||||||||
| 16 | Curriculum and Operations Subcommittee: Minutes | 1993-1994 | |||||||
| 16 | Meeting Notes | 1991 | |||||||
| 16 | Minutes (10 folders) | 1991-1996 | |||||||
| 16 | Reorganization | n.d. | |||||||
| 16 | Boston Teachers Union: Contract Negotiations | 1993-1994 | |||||||
| 16 | Center for Collaborative Education: Newsletter | 1995-1996 | |||||||
| 16 | Challenges and New Directions | 1994 | |||||||
| 16 | Citizens for Public Schools: Correspondence | 1996-1997 | |||||||
| 16 | Citywide Parent Organizing (2 folders) | 1995-1997 | |||||||
| 16 | Citywide Parents Council (2 folders) | n.d., 1990-1998 | |||||||
| 16 | Coalition for Bilingual Education | 1992 | |||||||
| 16 | Community Education Task Force | 1998-1999 | |||||||
| 16 | Community Mobilization and Empowerment Project: Newsletter | 1995 | |||||||
| 16 | Community Partnership Collaborative Advisory Committee: Minutes (2 folders) | n.d., 1995-1997 | |||||||
| 16 | Consultant Contracts (5 folders) | n.d., 1992-1999 | |||||||
| 16 | Correspondence (8 folders) (1 restricted) | n.d., 1994-1998 | |||||||
| 16 | Critical Friends (4 folders) | 1995-1997 | |||||||
| 17 | Curriculum Frameworks: English Language Arts | 1996 | |||||||
| 17 | Dorchester Cares | 1994 | |||||||
| 17 | Early Learning Center: Petition | 1996 | |||||||
| 17 | Focus Groups | 1995 | |||||||
| 17, 25-26 | Fundraising (54 folders) | n.d., 1987-1998 | |||||||
| 17 | Judge W. Arthur Garrity: Correspondence | 1990-1996 | |||||||
| 17 | Jewish Organizing Initiative | n.d., 1999 | |||||||
| 17 | Martin S. Kaplan: Massachusetts Education Reform, Statement | 1995 | |||||||
| 17 | Learning Matters | 1996-1998 | |||||||
| 17 | Massachusetts Coalition for Bilingual Education | 1989-1992 | |||||||
| 17 | Massachusetts Community Coalition for Public Education: Newsletter | 1993-1994 | |||||||
| 17 | Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993 | 1993 | |||||||
| 17 | Massachusetts English Plus Coalition | 1994-1997 | |||||||
| 17 | National Urban League: School Standards | 1996-1997 | |||||||
| 17 | Newspaper Clippings: School Reform | 1992-1999 | |||||||
| 17 | Nonprofit Computer Connection Application | n.d, 1994 | |||||||
| 17 | Notes, General | n.d. | |||||||
| 17 | J. H. Ostrower Award for Excellence in Urban Education | 1995-1996 | |||||||
| 17 | Parents Institute for Quality Urban Education (5 folders) | n.d., 1993-1996 | |||||||
| 17 | Parents Roundtable: Minutes and Notes | 1993-1994 | |||||||
| 18 | Parents United for Childcare (2 folders) | 1991-1997 | |||||||
| 18 | Project Action Committee | 1996 | |||||||
| Projects | |||||||||
| 18 | Changing Schools | 1991-1993 | |||||||
| 18 | Family / Community / School: Codman Square (2 folders) | n.d., 1997 | |||||||
| 18, 26 | Golden Apple Awards (11 folders) | 1991-2000 | |||||||
| 18 | HEART Literacy | 1995 | |||||||
| 18 | Meeting Notes | 1997 | |||||||
| 18 | Parent Facilitators Questionnaires and Surveys | 1993-1994 | |||||||
| 18 | Parent Focus Group: Findings and Recommendations | 1995 | |||||||
| 18 | Parent Involvement (2 folders) | n.d., 1993-1994 | |||||||
| 18 | Parent Workshops: Response Protocol | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Schoolworks Exchange Partnership | 1993 | |||||||
| 18 | Public Education Fund | 1985 | |||||||
| Publications | |||||||||
| 18 | Correspondence | 1993 | |||||||
| 18 | Newsletters: Boston School Committee Report | 1989-1998 | |||||||
| 18 | Research: Parents Notebook | 1991-1995 | |||||||
| 18 | Surveys, Student | n.d. | |||||||
| Reports | |||||||||
| 18 | School Governance | 1989 | |||||||
| 18 | The Status of Early Childhood Education Services for Four-Year-Olds in Boston | 1995 | |||||||
| 18 | Loretta Roach Foundation | 2000 | |||||||
| 18 | Small Business Empowerment Center | 1997 | |||||||
| 18 | Special Education (2 folders) | 1993-1994 | |||||||
| 18 | Visions for a Better Way: Conference | 1991 | |||||||
| 18 | Peggy Wiesenberg: Testimony | 1998-1999 | |||||||
| 18 | Women's Educational and Industrial Union | 1996 | |||||||
| F. Tiffany Roach | |||||||||
| 18 | 0-8 Coalition | 2000 | |||||||
| 18 | Board Retreat | 2000 | |||||||
| 18 | Budget | 2000 | |||||||
| 18 | Consultant Contract: Translation Services | 1999 | |||||||
| 18 | Correspondence | 1999 | |||||||
| 18 | Fundraising (2 folders) | 1999-2000 | |||||||
| 18 | Massachusetts Department of Education: Community Partnerships Report | 2000 | |||||||
| 18 | Planning | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Program Update | 2000 | |||||||
| 18 | Staff (4 folders) | 1997-2000 | |||||||
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Series: |
3. Projects Office, 1975-1999 |
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| Volume: | 5 cubic ft. | ||||||||
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
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| Summary: |
This series documents the development and implementation of the Coalition's projects, including parent training, workshops on parent involvement in their children's education, and focus groups on high school restructuring, that were developed and implemented from 1976-2000. Also documented are community and parent organizing; the thoughts and concerns of parents, students, teachers, and headmasters regarding the Boston Public Schools; visits made to public schools by Coalition staff; planning for the Golden Apple Awards celebrations; and fundraising efforts. Records include questionnaires, surveys, interviews, research notes, proposals, grants and contracts; correspondence to and from executive directors and project staff, staff and planning meeting minutes, and training and workshop materials. In addition, the awards given to Golden Apple winners, a golden apple pin and a crystal apple paperweight; recordings of Golden Apple Award ceremonies for the years 1991-1997 and 1999 (VHS, Hi8, and ¾ Umatic); posters; and photographic images of Golden Apple winners are included. Of particular interest are the records concerning the Public Information Project, which provided information on busing and school desegregation to Boston residents (Box 20); and Citizen Information Project, which sought to generate citizen interest candidates running for both Mayor of the City of Boston and for the School Committee (Box 18). The school visit notes, which document the programs and learning environments of the elementary, middle, and high schools in Boston, (Box 22) and the micro cassettes documenting the sessions of the focus group entitled The Parent Connection to Their Child's School, are also of interest (Box 25). |
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| Box | Title | Date | |||||||
| 18 | General | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | 0-8 Transition Planning Committee: Meeting Minutes | 1998 | |||||||
| 18 | Advocacy Training: Applications | 1978 | |||||||
| 18 | Alliance for Coordinated Services: School Information Sheets | n.d., 1975 | |||||||
| 18 | Asian Parents Outreach Meeting: Notes | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Before the Report Card Conference: Meeting Notes | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Boston Plan for Excellence / 21st Century Schools (17 folders) | n.d., 1996-1999 | |||||||
| Boston Public Schools | |||||||||
| 18 | Career Exploratory Project | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Food Programs: Interviews | 1977 | |||||||
| 18 | School Based Management Training Conference: Agenda | 1994 | |||||||
| 18 | Successful Strategies to Parent Outreach: Workshop Outline | 1993 | |||||||
| 18 | Tracking Meeting Notes | n.d., 1992 | |||||||
| 18 | Boston School Committee and City Council Candidates: Who's Running for What? | n.d., [1987?] | |||||||
| 18 | Changing Schools (2 folders) | 1990 | |||||||
| 18 | Chapter 636 (2 folders) | n.d., 1976-1979 | |||||||
| 18 | Chapter 766 (6 folders) | n.d., 1976-1978 | |||||||
| 18 | Citizen Information (11 folders) | n.d., 1983-1984 | |||||||
| 18 | Citywide Parents' Council | n.d., 1990-1999 | |||||||
| 18 | Community Parents Action Committee / Citywide Reading Organizing Planning | 1976-1977 | |||||||
| 18-19 | Correspondence (3 folders) | n.d., 1977-1981, 1991-1999 | |||||||
| 19 | Cultural Awareness Training Materials | n.d. | |||||||
| 19 | District Educational Leadership Forums | 1984 | |||||||
| 19 | Education Reform: Seminar Notes | 1997 | |||||||
| 19 | Family Community School / Codman Square (16 folders) | n.d., 1997-1998 | |||||||
| 19 | Federation for Children with Special Needs | n.d., 1978 | |||||||
| Focus Groups | |||||||||
| 19 | High School Restructuring Task Force | 1998 | |||||||
| 19 | Meeting Notes | 1995 | |||||||
| 19, 25 | The Parent Connection to Their Child's School: Report | 1995 | |||||||
| 19 | Summary | 1995-1996 | |||||||
| 19, 26 | Fundraising (17 folders) | n.d., 1977-1979, 1996-1997 | |||||||
| 19-20, 25-26, FF6/D9 | Golden Apple Awards (30 folders) | n.d., 1988-2000 | |||||||
| 20 | League of Women Voters: Non-Affiliated Parent Survey | 1978 | |||||||
| 20 | Magnet Schools Studies (4 folders) | n.d., 1977 | |||||||
| 20 | Media Campaign Meeting Notes | n.d., 1994 | |||||||
| 20 | Meeting Notes | n.d. | |||||||
| 20 | Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association Convention | 1975-1977 | |||||||
| 20 | Minority Parent Leadership | 1977 | |||||||
| 20 | Occupational Education (3 folders) | n.d., 1979 | |||||||
| 20 | Outreach Flyers | n.d. | |||||||
| 20 | Parent Survey: Proposal | n.d. [1980?] | |||||||
| 20 | Parent Task Force on Sex Fairness in the Boston School System: Concept Paper | n.d. | |||||||
| 20 | Parents Institute for Quality Urban Education / Right Question Project (41 folders) | n.d., 1991-1997 | |||||||
| 20 | Parents' Resource Institute: Concept Paper | [1977?] | |||||||
| 20 | Parent Support Services Team Meeting | 1997 | |||||||
| 20 | Parents United for Childcare: Meeting Minutes | 1996 | |||||||
| 20 | People for Effective Action in Community Education | n.d., 1973 | |||||||
| 20 | Powerful Parents Summit | 1996 | |||||||
| 20 | Principal Evaluation Meeting | n.d., 1977 | |||||||
| 20 | Public Information Project (2 folders) | 1976-1979 | |||||||
| Questionnaires and Surveys | |||||||||
| 20 | General | n.d. | |||||||
| 20 | Boston Public Schools Assessment | n.d. | |||||||
| 20 | District School Parent | n.d. | |||||||
| 20 | Magnet Schools: Results | n.d. | |||||||
| 20-21 | Mather School After School Program (2 folders) | n.d. | |||||||
| 21 | Parents (3 folders) | n.d., 1976-1979 | |||||||
| 21 | Proposed School Program | 1975-1976 | |||||||
| 21 | SchoolWorks Data Sheets | n.d., 1992 | |||||||
| 21 | Springfield, Massachusetts: Magnet Schools Report | n.d., 1977 | |||||||
| 21 | Students Speak Up About School: Student Responses | 1997 | |||||||
| 21 | Teacher / Parent Resource Center | n.d. [1976?] | |||||||
| 21 | View from the Schools: Student Responses (2 folders) | 1985 | |||||||
| 21, 26 | Reports (2 folders) | [1975-1976?], 1996 | |||||||
| Research | |||||||||
| Boston Public Schools | |||||||||
| 21, 26 | Field Staff: Observation Notes (43 folders) | n.d., 1973-1998 | |||||||
| 21 | Student Assignment Plan | 1978 | |||||||
| 21, 26 | Director Correspondence (2 folders) | 1976-1978 | |||||||
| 21 | Magnet Schools Features | 1977-1978 | |||||||
| 21 | Principal Selection Statistics | 1976 | |||||||
| 21 | Requests | 1976 | |||||||
| 21-22, 26 | School-based Management: School Visit Notes (74 folders) | n.d., 1990-1992 | |||||||
| 22 | School Closings Information Letters | 1981 | |||||||
| 22 | School Information Forms: Parent Interviews | 1975 | |||||||
| 22 | School to School Transition (3 folders) | n.d., 1981 | |||||||
| 22 | School Visits (2 folders) | n.d., 1983-1984 | |||||||
| 22 | Staff (5 folders) | n.d., 1977-1998 | |||||||
| 22 | Standardized Testing: Parents Workshop | n.d., 1996 | |||||||
| 22 | Technical Assistance | 1976-1977 | |||||||
| 22 | University Pairings (3 folders) | n.d., 1977 | |||||||
| 22 | Vocational Education Cooperative Industrial Programs: Memo | 1979 | |||||||
| 22 | Walking in Two Worlds Lecture: Notes | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Workshops (2 folders) | 1980, 1996 | |||||||
| 22 | Youth Advocacy | n.d., 1994-1996 | |||||||
| 22 | Youth Mobilization | 1991 | |||||||
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Series: |
4. Publications, 1973-1998 |
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| Volume: | 4 cubic ft. | ||||||||
| Arrangement: |
Arranged into 2 subseries: A. Research and B. Publications |
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| Summary: |
Subseries A. This subseries documents the staff's original research for its publications on education reform issues, such as promotion policies for headmasters and principals, student assignment and student choice, school budget cuts, and school closings. Records include drafts of manuscripts; statistics; and responses to questionnaires, surveys, and interviews. Subseries B. This subseries documents the Coalition's efforts to provide clear and accurate information to parents of Boston Public School children and concerned citizens regarding the policies and practices of the Boston School Committee and the Boston Public Schools, as well as the Coalition's efforts to promote citizen participation in the formation of educational policy. In addition, the subseries documents the attempts made by the Coalition to involve citizens in School Committee elections. Topics documented include promotion policies for headmasters and principals; student assignment and student choice; school budget cuts and school closings; bilingual, vocational, special education, and magnet schools; collective bargaining; teacher tenure; and diminished reading comprehension in the public schools. Records contain correspondence to and from staff writers and readers, fact sheets, reports, and newsletters. Of special interest is the Field Workers Harassment Manual, which was used by staff who worked in the schools and rode on the buses during desegregation (Box 24); the News Notes Column, which contain summaries of both School Committee meetings and the desegregation hearings at the U.S. District Court (Box 25); and the Community Agenda for the Boston Public Schools which was used during the interview process to select a Superintendent and established the Coalition's agenda for school reform (Box 25). |
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| Box | Title | Date | |||||||
| A. Research | |||||||||
| 22 | General | n.d. | |||||||
| 26 | Advanced Work Charts | 1977 | |||||||
| 22 | Correspondence | 1977, 1985 | |||||||
| 22 | Curriculum Focus | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Education Reform Outline | n.d. | |||||||
| 22, 26 | Fact Sheets (23 folders) | n.d., 1976-1977, 1981-1990 | |||||||
| 22 | Focus Group Summary | n.d., 1996 | |||||||
| 22 | Mayoral Questionnaire | 1993 | |||||||
| 23, 26 | Newsletters (29 folders) | n.d., 1981-1997 | |||||||
| 23 | Phase IIB Booklet Material | 1976 | |||||||
| 23 | Racially Identifiable Schools | 1976 | |||||||
| 23 | Reading Handbook | n.d., 1977-1978 | |||||||
| Reports | |||||||||
| 23 | District Educational Leadership | n.d., 1984 | |||||||
| 23 | The Promotional Rating Process Analysis | n.d., 1976 | |||||||
| 24 | School Based Management | n.d., 1991-1993 | |||||||
| 24 | SchoolWorks | 1992 | |||||||
| 24, 26 | Resource Guides (2 folders) | n.d., 1977-1978 | |||||||
| 24 | School Closings | n.d. | |||||||
| 24 | Student Assignment | n.d., 1985-1987 | |||||||
| 24 | Tenure Information | n.d., 1978 | |||||||
| B. Publications | |||||||||
| 24 | Additional Services Planned for 1,000 Special Needs Students: Article | [1977?] | |||||||
| 24 | Boston Education Plan Summary | 1987 | |||||||
| Brochures | |||||||||
| 24 | Basic Skills Improvement Program | 1980 | |||||||
| 24 | Budget | n.d. | |||||||
| 24 | Citywide Educational Coalition: Description | n.d., [1995-1998?] | |||||||
| 24 | Don't Say No to Public Education | n.d. | |||||||
| 24 | On Board | 1995 | |||||||
| 24 | Starting Kindergarten in Boston | 1998 | |||||||
| 24 | But They Can Read?: Booklet | 1978 | |||||||
| Circular Notices | |||||||||
| 24 | Changing your Child's School Assignment | n.d. | |||||||
| 24 | Student Assignment Information | 1976 | |||||||
| 24 | Correspondence (7 folders) | 1975-1992 | |||||||
| 24, 26 | Drafts (6 folders) | n.d., 1996-1998 | |||||||
| 24, 26 | Fact Sheets (12 folders) | n.d., 1976-1997 | |||||||
| 24 | Field Workers Harassment Manual | n.d. | |||||||
| 24 | Hiring Principals and Headmasters: A Guide for Parents | n.d., 1976 | |||||||
| 24 | Information Sheets: Who's Running for What: Candidates | 1983 | |||||||
| Newsletters | |||||||||
| 24 | 0-8 Parents Gazette | 1999 | |||||||
| 24 | Boston Parents Notebook (6 folders) | 1987-1999 | |||||||
| 24 | Boston Public Schools Focus / Focus on the Boston Public Schools (2 folders) | 1988-1997 | |||||||
| 24 | Boston Public Schools in Brief | 1986-1992 | |||||||
| 24 | Boston Public Schools Review | 1993-1994 | |||||||
| 24, 26 | Boston School Committee Report (5 folders) | 1985-1998 | |||||||
| 24 | Child Care, Head Start and Kindergarten in Boston | 1996-1999 | |||||||
| 24 | Citywide Educational Coalition | 1983-1988 | |||||||
| FF 6/D9 | Coalition | 1975-1976 | |||||||
| 24, FF 6/D9 | Common Ground | 1975-1980 | |||||||
| 24, 26 | Learning Matters (2 folders) | 1998-2000 | |||||||
| 24 | Preschool Parents Gazette | 1999 | |||||||
| 25 | Schoolworks | 1991-1993 | |||||||
| 25 | You to Me | 1998-1999 | |||||||
| 25 | News Notes Column | 1976-1977 | |||||||
| 25 | Parent Involvement in the Promotional Rating Process: Description | 1976 | |||||||
| 25 | Publications List | n.d. | |||||||
| 26 | Questionnaire: Ask the Candidates | 1993 | |||||||
| Reports | |||||||||
| 25 | Boston Public Schools: Annual Report | 1976 | |||||||
| 25 | Boston School Facilities (2 folders) | 1988-1989 | |||||||
| 25 | Changing Boston's Schools | 1975 | |||||||
| 25 | Changing Schools...the First Year | 1990 | |||||||
| 25 | Chapter 636: An Analysis | 1976 | |||||||
| 25 | Class Size | 1977 | |||||||
| 25 | Committee on Minority Concerns | 1974 | |||||||
| 25 | Community Agenda for the Boston Public Schools | 1973 | |||||||
| 25 | Facts About the Phase II Desegregation Plan in Boston | 1976 | |||||||
| 25 | Home Rule Petition | 1973 | |||||||
| 25 | Magnet Development Project Final Report | 1977 | |||||||
| 25 | Promotional Rating Process | 1976 | |||||||
| 26 | A Review of the Boston Public Schools' Fiscal Problems | n.d. | |||||||
| 25 | School to School Transition | n.d. | |||||||
| 25 | School Based Management / Shared Decision Making | 1991 | |||||||
| 25 | Why do Parents Choose Magnet Schools? | 1978 | |||||||
| 25 | Resource Guides | ||||||||
| 25 | Boston Public Schools Department of Special Services | 1978 | |||||||
| 25 | Chapter 636: A Practical Guide for Parents | 1976 | |||||||
| 25 | Escuelas Imanes de Boston: Una Guia para Padres y Estudiantes | 1978 | |||||||
| 25 | Escuelas Superiores: Una Guia para Padres y Estudiantes | 1980 | |||||||
| 25 | Helping Preschoolers Get Ready To: Print, Read, and Write | n.d. | |||||||
| 25 | Hiring Principals: Parent Guide | 1976 | |||||||
| 25 | Magnet Schools in Boston: A Guide for Parents and Students | 1978 | |||||||
| 25 | A Parents' Guide to the Magnet Schools in Boston | 1977 | |||||||
| 25 | Resources for Children with Special Needs and Their Parents | n.d., 1978 | |||||||
| 25 | Who's Who in the Boston Public Schools | n.d., 1976 | |||||||
| 26 | School Closings: Memoranda | 1981 | |||||||
| 25 | Schools with Limited Recruitment Seats | 1985 | |||||||
| 25 | Surveys | 1988 | |||||||
| 25 | Boston Public Schools in Brief / School Committee Reports: Teacher Surveys | 1988 | |||||||
| 25 | Boston School Committee Candidates | [1983] | |||||||
| 25 | Career and Vocational | 1979 | |||||||
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