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Endicott director pitches civic‑engagement partnership with Beverly Public Schools
Summary
Endicott College’s Center for Civic Participation director Jason Gallucci proposed internships, speaker forums and a shared 9/11 commemoration that would include Beverly students; committee members expressed support and asked the administration to coordinate next steps.
Jason Gallucci, director of the Endicott Center for Civic Participation, told the Beverly School Committee on June 24 that his new center aims to “develop citizens of character” and is seeking concrete partnerships with Beverly Public Schools to bring civic programming, internships and community events to students across grade levels.
“I’m Jason Gallucci. I’m the director for the Endicott Center for Civic Participation,” Gallucci said, outlining three pillars—academic and experiential learning, community engagement and public programming—and describing plans for a semesterly speaker forum and classroom visits.
Why it matters: The proposal would link a local college’s resources directly to classroom and extracurricular opportunities in Beverly, offering younger students mentorship and civic exposure while giving Endicott students applied experience. Gallucci also proposed a joint 9/11 25th‑anniversary commemoration and asked that “a Beverly Middle School eighth grader” be invited to speak to help younger generations reflect on what America means to them.
Committee members responded positively and asked for specifics. A number of members said they were interested in connecting Endicott to the district’s eighth‑grade civics projects and in exploring internship or fellow opportunities; members also noted current budget constraints that limit paid fellowships for the coming year. The committee president said the administration would share details with Gallucci so the two institutions can coordinate next steps.
What’s next: District administrators agreed to follow up with Endicott to define possible classroom engagements, summer projects and community events; no formal agreement or funding commitment was made at the meeting.
