Massachusetts / School Boards / Revere Public Schools
Humanities and multilingual-learner (ML) directors described a cross-department coach-collaboration model to strengthen tier‑1 instruction using daily literacy routines, video exemplars and scaffolded practices; the team said it includes six elementary, three middle and one high-school coach and immediate priorities for the year ahead.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Revere Public Schools
Tom Skaroska presented three preliminary, anonymized mapping options to move Revere from a lottery-based middle-school assignment to neighborhood zones; the models roughly double students living within a mile of school and reduce those living more than two miles away from 442 under the current model to under 100 in each option.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Revere Public Schools
Superintendent Dr. Kelly said the Revere Teachers Association executive committee voted to withdraw the district from the Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Educational Assessment (MCIEA/MCIA), a move the district says will end access to coaches, task banks and survey dashboards and could cost the district opportunities including a potential $890,000 multi-year grant application. Wayland School staff and students demonstrated the consortium’s deeper-learning tasks and portfolios earlier in the meeting.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Revere Public Schools
District staff told the Revere School Committee that AP enrollment and exams have declined this year and cited widening gaps for high-needs and English-learner students; staff proposed two new AP courses—AP Business and AP Cybersecurity—to re-engage students and align with career pathways and forthcoming state graduation requirements.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Revere Public Schools
District staff told the committee about recent resignations, special-education legal invoices, planned January budget reports and a primer for committee members. The packet listed United Way gift cards to distribute to families and a piano donated to Lincoln School.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Revere Public Schools
Romney Marsh Academy leaders told the Revere School Committee they cut chronic absenteeism from about 25% in 2024 to roughly 12.8% in 2025 and credited a systems approach — attendance teams, coaching, family engagement and student restorative-justice ambassadors — for gains in attendance and MCAS scores.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Revere Public Schools
The Revere School Committee approved its consent calendar unanimously, the personnel subcommittee outlined a timeline to restart the superintendent’s summative evaluation, and members highlighted a community Thanksgiving dinner at Casa Lucia before adjourning.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Revere Public Schools
CityLab High School presented a plan to host secondary educators from Revere and neighboring districts in a non-evaluative instructional hub aimed at improving teacher practice and reducing attrition; committee members asked for funding and logistics details after a scheduled Barr Foundation meeting.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Revere Public Schools
Administrators reported a $25,000 donation to fine arts and multiple grants totaling roughly $240,000 for teen mental health, health and wellness, and a Department of Public Health education grant; staff will send thank‑you letters.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Revere Public Schools
District leaders told the School Committee that recent residential and out‑of‑district tuition costs have spiked and that state 'circuit‑breaker' reimbursements arrive next fiscal year, creating cash‑flow pressure even where reimbursements will eventually offset costs.