TechBoston Academy
| TechBoston Academy | |
|---|---|
 Map of Dorchester, MA | |
| Address | |
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9 Peacevale Road Dorchester, Massachusetts, 02124 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°17′07″N 71°04′33″W / 42.28528°N 71.07583°WCoordinates: 42°17′07″N 71°04′33″W / 42.28528°N 71.07583°W |
| Information | |
| Founded | 2002 |
| School district | Boston Public Schools |
| Headmaster |
Keith Love Nora Vernazza |
Founded in 2002, TechBoston Academy (TBA) is a pilot school located in Dorchester, Massachusetts that offers a college preparatory curriculum to students in grades 6–12. TBA exposes its 1,050 students to a wide span of technological resources such as laptops, Smartboards, PDAs, digital cameras, Google Apps for Education, and podcasting. TBA offers advanced courses that utilize this technology and cover topics such as digital art, Adobe graphic design applications, computer programming, and E-commerce. [1]
Student demographics
- 90.7% of students enrolled at TBA are either African American or Hispanic.
- 89.6% of students are classified as "low income."
- 18.9% of students are classified as "students with disabilities."
- 27.2% of students are classified as "English language learners." [2]
Teachers
- There are approximately 87.6 teachers at TBA, 92.3% of which are licensed in teaching assignment.
- Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6 to 1 [2]
MCAS performance
- Approximately 73% of TBA students score proficient or higher on the MCAS English Language Arts section. This is 18 percentage points lower than the state average.
- Approximately 45% of TBA students score proficient or higher on the MCAS Mathematics section. This is 35 percentage points lower than the state average.
- Approximately 21% of TBA students score proficient or higher on the MCAS Science & Technology section. This is 50 percentage points lower than the state average. [2]
References
- ↑ "Tech Boston Academy". Boston Public Schools. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "TechBoston Academy (00350657)". School/District Profiles. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
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