DEARBORN STEM ACADEMY
PRINCIPAL NEWS AND NOTES, Vol. 1, No. 5
Week of October 1, 2018
Let's have a great week!
Please feel free to share this newsletter with anyone interested in the Dearborn STEM Academy. Please have them email us if they would like it sent directly to them.
Many of you are aware that the MCAS results were recently released to the Public by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
In the next two weeks we will be sharing important information with our school community regarding the results and the action steps the school is taking to increase achievement for our students.
While the Dearborn showed improvement in some areas we are mindful that there is still room for growth. We will need our parents and guardians as partners in our plans to improve.
REMINDER:
At the Dearborn STEM Academy we are dismissed early every Wednesday; most of these are at 2:00 pm.
There are exceptions; on the following Wednesdays we are dismissed at 11:30am. Students can get lunch on these days and transportation will be provided as usual:
EARLY RELEASE WEDNESDAYS, 11:27 AM
October 10
November 7
December 12
January 9
February 13
March 13
April 10
May 8
June 12
Attendance from Friday, September 28
Two grades had perfect attendance!
Divine Nine Sisterhood Southeastern MA Voter Registration Initiative
More than 20 Dearborn high school students completed the paperwork!
Hula Hoop Challenge..another way for students to demonstrate collaboration.
HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE UPDATES-contact high school counselor Tim Likosky for more info.
3 seniors have advanced to Semi-Final round of the POSSE SCHOLARSHIP.
- DEARBORN STEM ACADEMY COLLEGE FAIR ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 4, 9-11 A.M, including over 15 local colleges and programs.
- PSAT EXAM IN SCHOOL FOR GRADES 10-11, 7:30 a.m- 11:45 a.m, Wednesday October 10
- SAT EXAM for seniors Saturday October 6 and November 3
UPCOMING COLLEGE TOURS
- Seniors visiting UMass Boston on October 10
- Seniors visiting Year Up in Downtown Boston on October 25
- Juniors visiting Merrimack College on November 13
Urban Scholars Program at UMass Boston; features after school tutoring/enrichment, college prep activities.
- Once a week at UMass
- Once a week at Dearborn Stem Academy
- Monthly stipend for students
- Summer Program as well with college visits
- Open to Grade 9 students with a 3.0 (B Average or higher) from 8th grade report card
BIRD STREET COMMUNITY CENTER, offering after school tutoring for students in middle and high school
St Peter’s Teen Center on Bowdoin Street is now accepting applications for it’s after school tutoring program
ACE Architecture/Engineering/Construction at Wentworth on Tuesdays for grades 11-12, application due October 15
ARTISTS FOR HUMANITY, South Boston location. Paid job after school learning more about painting, drawing. Mandatory orientation on October 2 or October 16
PROGRAMS OFFERED AT MIT, application process involved, check out this link to view the various programs for Math, Science and Engineering; https://oeop.mit.edu/programs
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
Students in need of extra support, friendly reminder to check in with teachers to see their after school schedule, it's a great time to ask for homework help and ask questions about class see Mr. Likosky in Room 267.
Dearborn High School students at their Internship
Want to see what our Anatomy and Physiology students are up to...?
Check out this link to a 1 minute video of them in action.
Reminder to our 6th graders and parents/guardians...
Upcoming STEM events at Dearborn Stem Academy-You are welcome to come!
- October 3rd (8am-10am) BoSTEM kickoff
- October 9th (8:00am - 12:00pm) HubWeek open door event at Dearborn STEM Academy
- October 22nd (11:0am-12:00pm) Governor Baker visits Dearborn STEM Academy to kick off STEM Week.
Thursday, October 18th, 5:30 pm
How come I didn't get an "M" Bus Card?
Bullying Definitions from the Boston Public Schools Code of Conduct
7.2.6
Bullying / Cyberbullying Definition and Prohibition:
Bullying is defined as the repeated use by one or more students of a written, verbal, or electronic expression, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at a victim that:
• causes physical or emotional harm to the victim or damage to the victim’s property;
• places the victim in reasonable fear of harm to himself or of damage to his property;
• creates a hostile environment at school for the victim;
• infringes on the rights of the victim at school; or
• materially and substantially disrupts the education process or the orderly operation of a school.
Cyber-bullying is bullying through the use of technology or any electronic means. This includes both the creation of a web page or blog in which the creator impersonates another person or the distribution or posting of information online if these acts create any of the conditions listed above.
State law prohibits bullying:
• at school and at all school facilities;
• at school-sponsored or school-related functions, whether on or off school grounds;
• on school buses and school bus stops;
• through the use of technology or an electronic device owned, licensed or used by a school; and • at non-school-related locations and through non-school technology or electronic devices, if the bullying affects the school environment.
7.2.7 Retaliation related to Bullying:
State law prohibits retaliation against a person who reports bullying provides information during an investigation of bullying, or who is a witness to or has reliable information about bullying.
If you need help...
"Next Steps" Fair at the Dearborn...
On October 4th from 9-11 a.m Dearborn Stem Academy will host several local colleges and universities in the first of many college and career experiences for our students:
COLLEGE/University/Non-Profit
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
Simmons College
WPI
UMass Dartmouth
UMass Amherst
MCPHS
UMass Lowell
Suffolk University
Bridgewater State
U Maine
Wheaton College
Regis College
Brandeis
Year Up
9-9:30: Grade 12
9:30-10: Grade 11
10:10:30: Grade 10
10:30-11: Grade 9
News about Year Up- a great partner!
High School Corner
Welcome back to school! As Year Up gears up for the 2018-2019 recruitment season, we wanted to give shout-outs to the top three schools that sent the most students to us for this current cycle:
1) Chelsea High School with 11 applicants
2) Dearborn STEM with 7 applicants
3) East Boston and Urban Science Academy with 6 applicants
Thank you to everyone for continuing to see us as a viable alternative pathway to higher education and/or a career. We will see you in the schools soon!
If you would like Year Up to be at your school, please contact our HS lead, Sarah Wilson at swilson@yearup.org
Uniform...
A DSA t-shirt, polo shirt or sweatshirt. It must say DSA. We are not focused on the pants or the shoes; just look school appropriate.
L&M Bargain Store carries the DSA shirts and sweatshirts. They have two locations, one at 745 Dudley Street in Upham's Corner and one in the Plaza at 640 American Legion Highway in Roslindale.
Daily Bell Schedule
Let's communicate!
We will communicate by newsletter with you each week. It will be distributed at the beginning of each school week. The purpose of the newsletter is to inform Dearborn STEM Academy students, staff, and families as well as the greater Dearborn community.
If you would like to add something please submit the contents to the appropriate principal; High School Principal Dana F. Brown, dbrown8@bostonpublicschools.org or Middle School Principal Shelley Olsen, solsen@bostonpublicschools.org
Stories, pictures, calendar reminders, club, activity, and classroom notes are all welcome.
Dana Brown
Shelley Olsen
Visit us!
Call, visit, message
Dana Brown, Principal, Grades 9-12, dbrown8@bostonpublicschools.org
Location: 36 Winthrop Street, Roxbury MA 02119
Phone: 617-635-8412
Twitter: @brownprincipal