Why the #BPSWalkout?

This list was collected by Boston Latin School parents in collaboration with the Citywide Parent Council Budget Subcommittee. 

Boston Arts Academy

• Losing $367,000 plus $187,000 that the BAA foundation is working to raise (Total being raised by Foundation is over $2 million dollars - almost the entirety of the arts education budget)

• Losing 1 teaching position

• Losing Health and wellness staff and support

• Losing administration staffing

Boston Community Leadership Academy

• Losing over $800,000

• Losing 5 - 7 teaching positions, including librarian, theater teacher

• Losing free SAT prep course

• Advanced Placement classes cut

• Losing teacher of the leadership program

• Cuts to autism program

Boston Latin Academy

• Losing $492,000 despite an increase in enrollment

• One 7th/8th grade math teacher retiring, will not be replaced

• Arabic program eliminated

• History Dept. Director eliminated

• Arts Dept. Director eliminated

• No supply budget

• If any cuts happen next year, then electives will be cut

Boston Latin School

• Losing $705,000

• A teacher in each department (7 teachers)

• Larger class sizes (up to 31)

• Eighth Grade Science (an MCAS Requirement)

• Reduction of Support Services

• Reduction of AP Courses, including a proposed an AP African American History Class

Boston Teachers Union (BTU) K-8 School

• Losing $339,000

• Losing two teachers: one middle school and one learning specialist

• Field trips cut
• Spanish class cut

Brighton High School
• Losing $434,000 
• Losing ESL and Health Careers Pathway (retirement, not replacing)
• Losing a History, a Math, a PE, and an ELA position
• Losing one Librarian, one Admin (centrally funded) and a half time tech support position.

Charlestown High

• Losing $600,000

• Losing Diploma Plus program, an alternative ed program serving 70 teens who are behind grade level, many of them living in extreme hardship and crisis. Program helps them rapidly catch up to grade level and graduate high school. Described as a “family” by current students and graduates.

Chittick Elementary

• Losing the specialist that Chittick got to make ELT work last year; going down to 4 specialists

Dearborn Academy

• No information about the budget. Principal also doesn't have access to the budget as they're run by an outside operator, the Boston Plan for Excellence

East Boston High

• Losing $680,000

Edison K-8

• Losing one K0 teacher and one K1 teacher

Excel High

• Losing $500,000

• Losing technology class and art class, JV sports cut

Fenway High School

• Losing $134,000

• Losing Career and College Readiness coordinator

• Languages cut so students can't fulfill language requirements for college/graduation requirement

• Losing SAT prep program

Guild Elementary

• Losing $281,329
• Losing 6.5 paraprofessionals

• Cut 1.3 ESL teacher, cut .6 specialist, cut. 8 resource too and very low supply line

Jeremiah E. Burke High School

• Losing $300,000

• Losing librarian, technology teacher, social worker
• Spanish teacher cut (only language offered)

JFK Elementary

• Losing $150,000

• Losing 1 teacher, 1 para, 2 lunch monitors, limited field trip budget and $0 for supplies

John D. O’Bryant School of Math and Science

• Losing $339,782

• Losing 6 positions

• No foreign language instruction (a requirement for most colleges)

• Loss of computer technology department

• Reduction of library hours

• Reduction in health and wellness services

Lee K-8

• Losing $253,000

Lyndon K-8

• Losing $253,000

Manning Elementary

• Losing 5.1%, or over $91,000

• Losing two part-time resource specialists, which is the equivalent of one full-time position.

• Losing library services, dropping the librarian from 1.0 FTE to 0.8 FTE.

• Losing Playworks and music program

Mather Elementary

• 2 positions cut, 2 positions hours reduced

• Loss of funding for Playworks and ANET materials.

Mendell Elementary

• Losing $85,000

• Losing Playworks coach

• Potential loss of interns who support inclusive practice in grades 1-5

• Lost lunch monitor

• Supply budget cut to $0

Roger Clap

• Losing $53,000

• 4 Inclusion classes only .5 resource teacher

Roosevelt K-8

• Losing $319,000

Snowden School

• Losing $370,000

• Elimination of Japanese program

• Losing part time librarian, calculus teacher, registrar, guidance counselor, reduction of 2 English teachers to part time

Tech Boston

• Due to weighted student funding cuts, they have no music or art. Other cuts unclear

Timilty Middle School
• Losing $390,000
• Losing Registrar, the history teacher, and the cluster substitute
• Gym teacher and the resource room/IEP teacher reduced to part time
 
 West Roxbury Academy

• Losing $500,000

West Zone Early Learning Center

• Losing $108,000

Young Achievers K-8

• Losing $470,000

Across the system, schools are being asked to cut into critical services. Many of these cuts will mean that some schools cannot be accredited, and in some cases students will not be able to take the courses needed to enter most colleges. This is completely unacceptable.

As parents and families, what are we asking for a complete review of these devastating cuts.

Please, help us, and help our schools.

The Citywide Parent Council Budget Subcommittee

Kristin Johnson, Boston Latin School

Kristin Johnson, Citywide Parent Council Rep for the Ellis Mendell