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City Lab gains early-college designation; district announces several principal reassignments
Summary
Revere Public Schools announced City Lab will be an early-college site in partnership with the Franklin Cummings Institute, expanding free college-credit opportunities; the district also detailed principal reassignments at Lincoln and Paul Revere and introduced Shea St. Laurent as the new high-school principal.
Revere Public Schools announced on June 16 that City Lab has received designation as an early-college site through a partnership with the Franklin Cummings Institute, a move district leaders said will let City Lab students earn college credits at no cost.
"The kids get free college credits," Dr. Kelly said, describing data that the guidance department will present at the regular meeting showing enrollment, credits earned and estimated tuition savings for families. Dr. Kelly said the early-college designation will take effect for the 2026–27 school year and that the district intends to add MassArt and UMass Amherst to the list of partner institutions so more student courses will translate to transfer credit.
The district also detailed a set of leadership changes. Dr. Kelly said the Lincoln School principal will leave the district at the end of the school year. "We transferred Mr. Coyle, who is currently the Paul Revere principal, [to] the Lincoln," Dr. Kelly said, and Bianca Quark, currently the assistant principal at Paul Revere, will take over the Paul Revere principalship and will meet the committee in July. Shea St. Laurent, who served last year as deputy principal, was introduced as the new high-school principal and appeared with the incoming deputy principal at the meeting.
Committee members praised the early-college expansion and noted the appearance of inaugural City Lab graduates at recent commencement events. The district said guidance staff have prepared a full presentation on the early-college program — including how many students participate, credits awarded and estimated family savings — and will bring that data to the committee.
The actions described were presented as personnel updates and announcements; the committee did not take a formal vote on the principal appointments at this meeting, and Dr. Kelly said some appointments will be presented at the July meeting for further review.
