In September 2006, ten existing public schools across five districts in Massachusetts opened their doors with a redesigned and expanded school schedule, adding 300 hours to their school year. Currently, there are 26 schools in 12 districts serving 13,500 students in this first-in-the-nation statewide initiative.
To learn more about the exciting new programming that the expanded schedule is making possible, click on the individual schools below.
Summaries of the demographic composition of each school, including MCAS scores and AYP status, are available on the Massachusetts Department of Education’s website at
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/.
Stories from the Field
Below is a series of newsletters produced by Massachusetts 2020 which explores some of the key challenges each of these schools are facing, as well as some of the remarkable achievements they can celebrate.
