chapter would allow the conditions for a study similar to ours, since statistical data would be readily available as a consequence of the unified information system. In our attempt to find correlations we went to the City of Boston’s Geographic Information Systems Department and asked for specific information to be placed on maps of Boston. The information that was gathered to generate these GIS maps was collected from the DoE and the Boston Police Dept. These maps can be found in Appendix H. This information was to be used to see if there were any similarities between different areas of Boston. We found it difficult to draw conclusions based on the maps that were generated. One problem we encountered was the lack of information readily available. Many correlations our group desired pertained to budgetary and attendance tracking information from after-school organizations. Unfortunately, this data was unable to be gathered which reiterates the need for an information tracking system in the City of Boston. Even though parts of these maps were incomplete, some correlations were spotted when comparing the different information. For example, in the areas of Roxbury and Jamaica Plain there is a higher drop-out rate as well as a higher crime rate than most of the surrounding areas. As we all know, there are exceptions to the rule and the highest crime rate is located in Downtown Boston, which does not have a significant drop-out rate. This might be because there is only one school located in the downtown area of Boston, and this area of Boston contains more businesses rather than residences or schools. There are other factors that may be influencing this low drop out rate in the
chapter would allow the conditions for a study similar to ours, since statistical data would be readily available as a consequence of the unified information system. In our attempt to find correlations we went to the City of Boston’s Geographic Information Systems Department and asked for specific information to be placed on maps of Boston. The information that was gathered to generate these GIS maps was collected from the DoE and the Boston Police Dept. These maps can be found in Appendix H. This information was to be used to see if there were any similarities between different areas of Boston. We found it difficult to draw conclusions based on the maps that were generated. One problem we encountered was the lack of information readily available. Many correlations our group desired pertained to budgetary and attendance tracking information from after-school organizations. Unfortunately, this data was unable to be gathered which reiterates the need for an information tracking system in the City of Boston. Even though parts of these maps were incomplete, some correlations were spotted when comparing the different information. For example, in the areas of Roxbury and Jamaica Plain there is a higher drop-out rate as well as a higher crime rate than most of the surrounding areas. As we all know, there are exceptions to the rule and the highest crime rate is located in Downtown Boston, which does not have a significant drop-out rate. This might be because there is only one school located in the downtown area of Boston, and this area of Boston contains more businesses rather than residences or schools. There are other factors that may be influencing this low drop out rate in the
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