Revere Public Schools' counseling staff told the school committee on June 17 that the district expanded internship, dual-enrollment and early college opportunities this year and reported preliminary post-graduation plans for the Class of 2025.

Mrs. Finn, who presented the annual counseling report and announced she will depart the role, said the district recorded more than 180 Revere High School students in the internship program, an increase of about 35 from the prior year, and roughly 220 students participating in dual-enrollment courses at partner colleges. She said the district's dual-enrollment partners included Salem State, North Shore Community College, Bunker Hill (Franklin Cummings), Suffolk and UMass Lowell.

The nut graf: Revere's early college program — a multi-year sequence of college courses beginning in sophomore year — has grown to meet a 75-student cohort target; the district said students in the program can earn up to about $9,500 in transferable college credit and tuition savings by graduation.

Mrs. Finn said the district's early college cohorts are intended to provide credit and cost savings: "there's up to, dollars 9,500 in savings and transferable credit that students will get whether they continue their education at the community colleges or to a 4 year private or public school." She also highlighted supports that help students access college funding and application services, including Passport to College and MassHire partnerships.

A student in the early college cohort, Bradley, told the committee his experience included working with college professors and learning academic research and presentation skills. "I learned how to conduct my first research paper," he said, and described opportunities to take courses such as public speaking that counted toward grade-point benefit beyond a standard AP weighting.

Mrs. Finn and the counseling team also reported college-and-career outreach: more than 30 field trips to college and career sites for students across grade levels, a trade fair with roughly 20'to'25 trade unions and employers, and partnerships with Minds Matter and Passport to College for financial-aid support. For the class of 2025, the district reported preliminary student-reported destinations: about 31% planned to attend two-year colleges, 41% planned four-year colleges, 24% planned to work, about 3% were undecided and just under 1% planned to enter the armed services; the district said these figures are student-reported and will be compared to fall enrollment verification.

The presentation named Lillian Parker as Mrs. Finn's successor in the administrative role overseeing counseling and related programs. Committee members praised the program expansion and asked staff to continue outreach to ensure students convert college plans into matriculation in the months after graduation.

Ending: Counseling staff said next steps include building the junior and senior early-college cohorts, targeted outreach to students who expressed college plans but did not matriculate, and continued partnerships with community colleges and workforce partners to expand internships and dual-enrollment seats.