Brockton subcommittee awards FY2026 contract to Youth Guidance for Brockton High supports

The Brockton Public Schools subcommittee voted unanimously to award FY2026 school bid number 26001 to Youth Guidance, a Chicago-based youth services organization, to provide wraparound mentoring, case management and family outreach at Brockton High School.

Principal McCaskill, who introduced the proposal, told the subcommittee Youth Guidance would work with cohorts of male and female students and provide full-time, on-site staff for each program. "The results were tremendous," she said of a pilot at Madison Park, citing improved student attitudes, higher attendance and better classroom performance.

Why it matters: The contract funds a supplemental-services program the district expects to use with students who have attendance or behavioral challenges. Committee members sought specifics on how students would be referred, what data the district would receive and how the vendor differs from other bidders…