METCO Overview Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) Inc. has a contract with the Department to support participating districts and have been the service provider for over fifty years with the primary role of providing direct services to participating students, families and school districts. The districts provide a broad based educational program for all students, and METCO, Inc. provides additional options for tutorial programs, enrichment, remedial and referral services for METCO students in need of additional support. The METCO program 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 morning until eight o’clock at night. 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. There have been 858 students added to the waiting list this year and currently, there are approximately 8,485 students on the waiting list. The Department is pleased to begin working with METCO, Inc.’s new chief executive officer, Milagros (Milly) Arbaje-Thomas, who started her new role in February 2018, and the METCO, Inc. board of directors, as the organization outlines new strategic goals. New Applicants on Waiting List During the Period July 1, 2016 June 30, 2017 – Breakdown by Race Breakdown by Grade Total Students - 858 Grade Number Grade Number Registered Registered African American 485 PK 5 494 28 Asian 57 K 6 66 31 1 7 Caucasian 16 39 28 2 8 25 20 Hispanic 216 3 9 29 27 Native American 0 4 10-12 29 42 Other 56 Undesignated 28
METCO Overview Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) Inc. has a contract with the Department to support participating districts and have been the service provider for over fifty years with the primary role of providing direct services to participating students, families and school districts. The districts provide a broad based educational program for all students, and METCO, Inc. provides additional options for tutorial programs, enrichment, remedial and referral services for METCO students in need of additional support. The METCO program 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. There have been 858 students added to the waiting list this year and currently, there are approximately 8,485 students on the waiting list. The Department is pleased to begin working with METCO, Inc.’s new chief executive officer, Milagros (Milly) Arbaje-Thomas, who started her new role in February 2018, and the METCO, Inc. board of directors, as the organization outlines new strategic goals. New Applicants on Waiting List During the Period July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017 Breakdown by Race Total Students - 858 African American 485 Asian 57 Caucasian 16 Hispanic 216 Native American 0 Other 56 Undesignated 28 Breakdown by Grade Grade Number Registered Grade Number Registered PK 494 5 28 K 66 6 31 1 39 7 28 2 25 8 20 3 29 9 27 4 29 10-12 42
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