METCO serves as the Boston based central office for all Boston METCO parents, students and the general public requesting information about the program. When schools are in session, METCO is open from six-thirty in the and some Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. morning until eight o’clock at night. – 1:00 p.m. for specific purposes. They provide meeting space for parent groups, the MPLC (METCO Parent Legislative Committee) and the alumni association and maintain and monitor the waiting list for interested families. Currently, there are approximately 8,750 students on the waiting list. METCO also conducts information sessions for families on the waiting list to educate them about the program. They also have an annual orientation in August for new families entering the program and distribute the METCO parent handbook, which is also uploaded to the website. In August 2016 they had more than 100 families attend. New Applicants on Waiting List During the Period July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016 – Breakdown by Race Breakdown by Grade Grade Number Grade Number Total Students - 725 Registered Registered PK 6 African American 451 426 26 K 7 Asian 28 77 20 1 8 37 21 Caucasian 7 2 9 32 10 Hispanic 176 3 10 30 1 Native American 0 4 11 21 0 5 12 Other 61 24 0 Undesignated 2
METCO serves as the Boston based central office for all Boston METCO parents, students and the general public requesting information about the program. When schools are in session, METCO is open from six-thirty in the morning until eight o’clock at night. and some Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. for specific purposes. They provide meeting space for parent groups, the MPLC (METCO Parent Legislative Committee) and the alumni association and maintain and monitor the waiting list for interested families. Currently, there are approximately 8,750 students on the waiting list. METCO also conducts information sessions for families on the waiting list to educate them about the program. They also have an annual orientation in August for new families entering the program and distribute the METCO parent handbook, which is also uploaded to the website. In August 2016 they had more than 100 families attend. New Applicants on Waiting List During the Period July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016 Breakdown by Race Total Students - 725 African American 451 Asian 28 Caucasian 7 Hispanic 176 Native American 0 Other 61 Undesignated 2 Breakdown by Grade Grade Number Registered Grade Number Registered PK 426 6 26 K 77 7 20 1 37 8 21 2 32 9 10 3 30 10 1 4 21 11 0 5 24 12 0
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