►
From YouTube: Early College Press Conference - 5/10/22
Description
Early College Press Conference - 5/10/22
A
A
On
behalf
of
our
ceo
ron,
o'hanley
and
my
state
street
colleagues,
I'm
delighted
to
host
you
as
we
celebrate
today's
announcement
on
early
college,
while
state
street
is
a
global
company
with
some
40
thousand
employees
worldwide.
We've
been
proud
to
call
boston
our
home
since
1792
as
a
company
that
is
nearly
as
old
as
the
country
itself.
A
A
So,
as
you
can
see
at
state
street,
we
recognize
the
power
of
early
college,
a
model
that
provides
students
with
structured
pathways
to
college
while
helping
them
save
time
and
money
by
earning
college
credits
while
in
high
school,
giving
them
the
confidence,
habits
and
skills
needed
for
career
and
life.
Success.
A
So
here
at
state
street,
since
we're
a
bank,
we
really
like
our
data
and
the
data
is
very
clear
on
early
college.
National
research
shows
that
students
around
the
country
who
participate
in
early
college
programs
complete
college
at
a
rate
that
is
double
that
of
their
counterparts
and
in
financial
services.
We
have
a
term
for
those
kinds
of
results:
a
term
you're
all
familiar
with
a
good
return
on
investment,
and
that's
truly.
What
early
college
is
so
with
that.
A
We
are
so
pleased
to
welcome
mayor
wu
and
our
other
partners
in
this
important
announcement
that
we
know
will
make
a
significant
difference
for
students,
their
families
and
our
beloved
city
of
boston.
So
now
it's
my
privilege
to
introduce
a
public
figure
who
truly
needs
no
introduction.
Our
mayor
has
an
extraordinary
background
in
business
law
and
community
advocacy
as
a
mother
to
two
boys
in
the
boston
public
schools.
She
also
sees
firsthand
how
all
these
factors
come
into
play
around
the
all-important
topic
of
education.
Mayor
wu,
welcome.
B
Good
morning,
everyone
thank
you
so
much
joan
and
to
our
hosts
here
and
to
our
partners
from
all
across
the
city.
And
even
you
can
see
the
leaders
assembled
here
who
represent
the
energy
and
passion
and
promise
that
we
are
ready
to
lay
down
for
our
young
people
in
boston,
but
even
looking
out
in
the
audience.
So
many
folks
who
wear
all
different
hats,
sometimes
multiple
hats
and
making
sure
that
we
are
living
up
to
what
we
owe
to
generations
to
come.
B
B
Jim
rooney
president
and
ceo
of
the
greater
boston
chamber
of
commerce
ash
and
the
mass
competitive
partnership-
okay,
I'm
going
to
cut
it
there
because
there
are
many
other
folks
again
paul
rebel.
Also,
my
my
mentor
and
then
most
of
all,
these
will
be
the
the
stars
of
our
program,
the
inspirations,
to
really
make
sure
that
we
understand
exactly
what
is
possible
as
they
lead
the
way,
juan
ortiz,
geronimo
and
alicia
martinez,
who
are
both
juniors
at
the
dearborn
stem.
Who
will
speak
and
tell
us
a
little
bit.
B
Students
could
prepare
for
a
career
there
and
begin
to
earn
college
credits
for
free
since
that
launch
charlestown
students
have
earned
trust
on
high
students,
have
earned
over
300
college
credits,
saving
tens
of
thousands
of
dollars
in
their
secondary
and
postgraduate
education.
Since
then,
bps
has
expanded
early
college
and
innovation
pathways
to
even
more
schools.
At
the
dearborn
stem
academy,
where
there
are
pathways
for
computer
science,
engineering
and
health
sciences
at
excel
high,
where
there's
a
pathway
for
information
technology
and
at
madison
park,
where
there's
an
early
college
pathway
with
multiple
options.
B
We
will
be
adding
at
new
mission
high
computer
science
and
engineering
at
brighton,
high
entrepreneurship.
Sorry
at
brighton,
high
health
sciences
at
fenway
entrepreneurship
at
the
jeremiah
burke
biotech
and
at
excel
business
finance.
We're
so
grateful
to
the
local
colleges
and
universities
who
have
partnered
with
us
to
get
us
here.
Bunker
hill,
community
college,
roxbury,
community
college
wentworth
and
be
fit
or
bfcit
now
for
offering
early
college
classes
and
admitting
every
single
dearborn
student
graduating
this
year
from
from
dearborn
high
school.
B
I
want
to
give
a
special
thanks,
because
I
know
from
having
learned
a
little
bit
from
dr
francis
and
others
that,
on
the
part
of
our
college
partners,
of
course,
there's
a
benefit
right.
We
see
and
hear
the
energy
from
each
and
every
one
of
our
institutional
partners
to
be
creating
direct
pathways
to
be
able
to
welcome
our
talented
best
and
brightest
and
homegrown
boston
students
through
their
doors.
But
it
takes
a
lot
of
coordination.
B
B
Today,
we're
also
announcing
that
the
boston
public
schools
is
applying
for
a
competitive
grant
from
the
massachusetts
department
of
elementary
and
secondary
education
to
take
this
early
college
and
career
program,
district-wide
right,
it's
not
enough
for
celebrating
the
progress,
the
steps
that
we're
taking
today,
but
we're
not
resting
until
every
single
school.
Every
single
student
in
boston,
public
schools
is
guaranteed
a
shot
at
this.
Our
goal
is
to
develop
a
consortium
model
for
early
college
and
innovation
pathways,
so
that
each
high
school
and
college
won't
need
individual
designation
right
now.
B
In
some
ways,
the
as
I've
learned,
the
state
programs
are
modeled
for
smaller
districts,
where
each
individual
school
has
to
go
through
its
own
process.
To
establish
these
pathways
confirm
that
there
and
report
the
numbers,
but
in
a
district
as
large
as
boston
with
over
two
dozen
high
schools,
let's
figure
out
a
way
to
streamline
and
make
it
easy
so
that
we
can
remove
that
burden
from
our
school
leaders
and
from
our
educators
and
our
young
people.
B
Expanding
early
college
across
bps
is
critical
to
lowering
the
cost
of
a
college
education,
and
we
see
this
as
an
important
piece
as
we
continue
to
advocate
alongside
congresswoman
presley
and
so
many
other
federal
leaders
for
student
debt
cancellation
and
to
make
sure
that
our
young
people
are
not
emerging
from
the
opportunities
we're
creating
in
boston
public
schools
to
a
life
of
of
debt.
That
then
continues
to
be
a
burden.
B
Let's
make
sure
that
we
can
do
both,
and
this
early
college
opportunity
also
gives
students
entry
points
into
key
sectors
and
careers
right
here
in
boston.
We
know,
life
sciences
is
booming
and
boston
is
leading
the
way
nationally
healthcare.
We
have
given
birth
here
to
the
some
of
the
vaccines
that
saved
millions
of
lives
across
the
world.
During
the
pandemic
finance,
we
see
the
state
street
new
building
going
up
right
right
across
the
way:
computer,
science
and
technology.
D
I
understand
how
important
this
investment
is
and
making
sure
that
we're
setting
up
our
students
for
success.
So
when
our
students
walk
into
any
room
board
room,
you
know
any
space
that
they
walk
in
with
the
confidence
of
knowing
that
they're
ready
to
succeed
and
be
prepared
to
thrive
in
any
space
that
they're
in
you
know.
D
So
so
I
I
lied.
I
am
going
to
go
back
here,
just
make
sure
that
I
I
stay
on
track
y'all.
So
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
the
mayor.
Thank
you
to
the
advocates
and
thank
you
to
all
the
people
who
are
here
today.
You
are
the
reason
why
we
are
able
to
make
this
happen
and
making
sure
that
we're
setting
up
the
next
generation
up
for
success.
D
I
always
say
that
boston
is
resource
rich,
but
coordination,
poor
and
the
way
that
everyone
is
stepping
up
here
recognizes
that
we
all
play
a
role
in
making
sure
that
our
students
are
not
only
able
to
survive
but
that
they're
able
to
thrive.
As
as
when
I
was
in
high
school,
I
was
working
at
tomican
shoe,
store
and
probably
you're
wearing
some
shoes
that
I
told
you
and
I
was
also
cleaning
offices
with
my
mom.
D
I
was
on
the
do
not
drop
out
track
because
I
had
already
dropped
out
and
it
wasn't
until
liz
walker,
who
was
the
first
african-american
news
anchor
in
the
state
of
massachusetts,
who
shared
her
story
about
her
career.
That
inspired
me
to
become
the
first
person
in
my
family
to
graduate
high
school
and
go
to
college,
and
it
was
that
exposure
early
on
that
interrupted
my
entire
cycle
of
poverty.
D
But
I
was
super
excited
about
this
one,
because
I'm
also
the
chair
of
workforce
development
and
the
intersection
of
education
in
our
workforce
and
the
responsibility
that
our
higher
ed
institutions
have
and
also
our
employers.
It's
about
all
of
us
working
collect
collectively
to
bring
about
change.
So
I
was
here
for
all
of
this.
This
is
an
exciting
opportunity
and
I
want
to
thank
mayor
wu
for
her
efforts
and
meeting
this
moment.
So,
let's
give
it
up
for
mayor.
D
That's
right
and
and
really
meeting
people
and
setting
and
setting
the
stage
for
what
is
possible
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
and
so
I'm
super
encouraged
by
this
initiative
and
look
forward
to
not
only
creating
a
path
but
also
making
sure
that
we're
holding
ourselves
accountable
to
what
those
outcomes
are
going
to
look
like,
and
it's
going
to
take
all
of
us
working
together
across
our
differences
to
ensure
that
our
students
are
set
up
for
success
and
that
we
put
boston
on
the
map.
Y'all.
D
B
E
Thank
you,
counselor
mejia,
for
your
incredible
energy
and
for
believing
in
our
kids
and
the
support
that
you
give
to
the
boston
public
schools.
Thank
you,
mayor
for
carrying
on
this
work
that
I
think
also
started
with
mayor
kim
janey,
as
well
with
mary
churchill
in
the
office.
So
many
partners
out
here
today,
it's
just
beautiful,
to
see
everybody's
faces
and
be
able
to
celebrate
our
students
in
boston,
public
schools.
I'd
like
to
ask
a
few
folks
to
come
up
here.
Marcia
and
lydia.
Would
you
please
just
come
up
here.
E
So,
as
superintendent,
I
often
get
a
chance
to
be
at
these
press
conferences
and
be
the
face
of
boston,
public
schools,
but
it's
really
great
people
like
these
two
who
do
the
hard
work
of
partnering
with
all
of
you
and
all
of
our
higher
organization
organizations
to
really
make
these
things
happen.
So
thank
you,
marcia
and
thank
you
lydia
for
your
incredible
work.
So
I
want
to
just.
E
I
also
want
to
thank
marinelle
for
her
incredible
work
at
edvestors
and
all
the
wonderful
work
that
they
do
with
us,
pam
edinger,
who
has
done
some
incredible
work
with
us
over
at
bunker
hill,
with
our
first
ever
charlestown
flagship,
high
school,
doing
early
college
and
will,
in
his
incredible
leadership
that
you'll
bring
there
and
now
bringing
to
new
mission
as
well.
So
I
want
to
recognize
that
as
well,
so
give
that
up.
E
You
know
that
our
students
are
really
struggling
right
now,
and
so
you
all
coming
together
to
wrap
your
hands
around
our
students
is
quite
inspiring
and
really
needed
at
this
time.
So
I
can't
thank
you
enough
for
that
in
boston,
public
schools.
We
believe
that
increasing
the
breadth
and
the
depth
of
early
college
programs
and
innovation
pathways
in
our
schools
is
a
key
strategy
in
continuing
to
accelerate
student
learning
and
raise
academic
rigor
for
our
students.
E
This
work
complements
the
policy
passage
that
we
made
around
mass
core
requirements
and
really
raising
the
expectation
for
our
students.
I
want
to
thank
chair
robinson
for
her
leadership
on
the
school
committee
to
pass
graduation
requirements
that
are
aligned
to
college
and
career
readiness
for
all
of
our
high
schools,
so
that
we
can
ensure
that
a
diploma
means
something
and
that
students
are
prepared
when
they
go
to
your
industries
and
take
jobs
in
the
future.
Here
in
boston.
E
Since
january
of
2021,
we
have
been
collaborating
with
higher
education
partners
and
investors
to
secure
and
implement
a
career
pathway
program
from
jp
morgan
chase.
This
is
this
is
why
we
have
made
it
a
strategic
priority
to
increase
the
percentage
of
students.
Completing
advanced
coursework
by
2025.,
early
college
and
innovation
pathways
are
both
high-impact
program
models
that
increase
the
readiness
of
bps
students
to
enroll
and
persist
in
both
secondary
education
and
access
in-demand
careers
in
our
region's
highly
skilled
economy.
E
These
initiatives
can
be
particularly
powerful
when
they
are
strategically
aligned,
in
collaboration
with
the
new
skills,
boston
initiative,
facilitated
by
investors
and
engaging
key
stakeholders.
Bps
is
implementing
an
equity-centered
planning
process
to
develop
new
programs
across
the
district
and
will
engage
a
new
cohort
of
schools
for
pathways
expansion
in
june
of
2022.
E
We're
excited
to
announce
the
launch
of
six
new
state
designed
pathway
programs
at
brighton
high
school.
I
say:
brighton,
rising,
burke,
high
school,
excel
high
school
new
mission,
high
school
and
fenway
high
school
to
further
strengthen
these
efforts
and
to
support
a
more
systems
level
strategy
for
early
college
options
across
boston,
public
schools,
we're
proud
to
announce
that
we
have
submitted
a
grant
to
the
department
of
elementary
and
secondary
education
to
incubate
innovation
pathways
and
to
pursue
our
early
college
goals.
E
Through
this
opportunity,
bps
and
roxbury
community
college
will
partner
in
a
year
of
planning
to
develop
new
and
innovative
strategies
to
engage
all
learners
in
rigorous
coursework
key
activities
as
part
of
the
planning
and
development
of
early
college
and
innovative
pathways.
Expansion
include
convening
cross-functional
steering
committee
composed
of
bps
and
rcc
faculty
to
design
and
pilot
the
early
college
program
that
is
tailored
to
the
needs
of
our
multilingual
learners,
also
engaging
with
school
leaders
to
address
them
resolve
any
structural
barriers
to
student
participation.
In
particular.
E
This
year's
budget
is
going
to
be
investing
in
academic
counselors
in
all
of
our
high
schools,
particularly
at
the
ninth
grade
level,
where
we'll
be
one
to
one.
Fifty
having
academic
counselors
work
directly
with
students
is
a
key
strategy
to
increasing
access,
developing
robust
student
support
structures
which
are
embedded
within
our
classrooms,
with
our
educators,
doing
co-teaching
models
and
mentoring,
blending
institutional
practices
through
ongoing
professional
development
and
instructional
coaches,
who
have
content
expertise
across
the
two
institutions,
engaging
community-based
and
non-profit
partners.
E
We're
excited
to
be
able
to
expand
these
opportunities
to
more
of
our
bps
scholars,
to
continue
to
ensure
their
readiness
for
life
and
for
graduation,
and
I
can't
thank
all
of
you
enough
for
your
participation
in
this
incredible
announcement
today
and
your
ongoing
participation
to
ensure
each
and
every
one
of
our
students
gets
what
they
need
to
succeed
in
college
and
career.
Thank
you.
F
Good
morning,
everyone
I'm
jerry
robinson
chair
of
the
school
committee.
I
was
not
expecting
to
speak
this
morning,
but
I
just
do
want
to
just
come
in
so
I
have
no
notes
anyway,
but
I
just
want
to
come
and
say.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
to
all
of
you
all
for
investing
in
our
kids
and
believing
in
our
kids,
I'm
an
early
childhood
person,
so
I
love
seeing
what
we're
doing
for
our
kids
at
the
end
of
their
careers
or
the
their
school
career,
but
the
launching
of
their
life
career.
F
But
I
know
our
kids
won't
get
there
if
we
don't
invest
from
birth
up
until
ninth
grade.
So
as
excited
as
I
am
about
this,
I
also
worry
how
many
of
our
kids
may
not
be
as
prepared
to
take
this
on,
as
we
would
want
so
that
I
feel
like
we
have
to
invest
in
both
ends.
We
have
to
invest
in
the
future,
but
we've
got
to
invest
from
birth
in
the
city.
This
is
a
city
of
education.
We
have
got
more
higher
education
concentrated
in
this
city
than
they
do
anywhere
else
in
the
world.
F
Looking
in,
I
will
know,
bps
is
successful
when
every
single
bps
graduate
can
actually
enroll
in
and
graduate
from
one
of
our
boston
area
schools
within
five
years,
so
that
to
me
is
the
gold.
So
we
have
got
to
get
this
up
and
running,
but
remember
don't
forget
my
babies
because
they
won't
be
your
graduates
if
we
don't
get
them
going
well.
Thank
you.
So
much.
B
G
This
is
my
ninth
year
in
boston
and
in
year
one
I
met
will
will
and
I
schemed
scraped
and
with
spit
and
shoestring
started
the
first
early
college
at
charlestown,
high
school,
and
to
this
day
the
dedication
that
will
put
into
forming
that
relationship
is
the
kind
of
energy
that
we've
had
that
powered
where
we
are
today.
We
have
over
a
thousand
students
in
early
college
with
bunker
hill
community
college
alone,
and
I'm
sure
my
colleagues
who
are
lined
up
next
to
me
there
have
equally
as
many
but
that's
not
enough.
G
I
can
tell
you
early
college
is
the
only
silver
bullet
that
I've
seen
in
30
years.
That
can
guarantee
results,
and
you
talk
about
return
on
investment.
That's
the
kind
of
return
on
investment,
and
it's
not
just
an
investment
in
the
top
10
percent
of
the
high
achievers.
I
will
not
run
an
early
college
that
way
early
college
is
for
everyone
who
is
ready
and
willing.
G
If
we
talk
about
equity
in
boston
and
it's
that
equity,
it
is
not
about
skimming
the
top
and
sending
our
students
to
selectives.
It
is
about
every
student
graduating
from
the
bps
schools
and
then
coming
to
one
of
our
wonderful
higher
ed
institutions
and
then
having
a
path
forward
and-
and
I'm
I'm
happy
to
see
that
we
have
folks
here
today,
who
is
supporting
it.
I
would
like
all
the
coaches
in
the
in
the
audience
to
raise
their
hand
all
of
our
coaches.
G
We
talk
about
wraparound
services,
that's
our
wraparound
service.
They
track
our
students
every
monday
and
wednesday
and
thursday
in
the
student
center,
and
I'm
going
to
make
sure
I
see
them
the
next
time
I
get
on
campus
and
our
students.
Our
students
is
not
that
they
are
different
from
any
other
student
from
any
other
urban
institution.
G
We
need
to
get
the
barriers
out
of
their
ways,
so
they
can
succeed.
It
is
not
about
fixing
our
students
ever.
It
is
about
fixing
our
system
so
that
they
can
go
from
their
early
childhood
education
into
wherever
it
is
that
they're
going
to
head.
So
I'm
committed
to
this
work-
and
I
hope
you
are
committed
to
this
work-
and
I
hope
desi
is
committed
to
a
new
system
or
a
new
way
of
managing
early
college
that
would
allow
us
to
go
wall
to
wall.
H
Well,
good
morning,
everyone
and
thank
you
for
inviting
me
this
morning
to
be
here
with
all
of
you
and
providing
boston
students
with
opportunity.
Access
to
education
has
always
been
a
wentworth
hallmark,
and
it's
something
that
I'm
personally
passionate
about.
We
have
four
pillars
in
our
strategic
plan.
I
won't
tell
you
all
four,
but
I'll
tell
you
the
one.
H
I
want
to
recognize
our
early
college
partner,
high
schools,
dearborn
stem
academy,
fenway
high
school
and
new
mission
high
school
and
I'm
thrilled
that
the
two
dearborn
students
are
here
this
morning
with
us
and
you'll,
hear
from
them.
Alicia
and
juan
they're,
just
both
incredible.
I
know
they
have
very
bright
futures
ahead,
so
I
hope
you
get
the
chance
to
understand
what
their
aspirations
are
and
offer
your
support
to
both
of
them.
H
So
I'm
trained
as
an
economist
and
so
two
things
I
like
I
like
numbers,
and
I
like
efficiency,
so
I'll
keep
my
remarks
efficient
and
just
share
a
couple
of
numbers
with
you
750,
so
number
of
students,
we've
welcomed
to
campus
through
dual
enrollment
or
early
college
programs.
Over
the
last
10
years,
the
top
five
wentworth
has
moved
from
a
top
15
institution
and
enrolling
first-year
students
from
boston
to
the
top
five
over
the
past
four
years.
H
We
should
not
be
the
only
one
designated
as
such.
I
want
to
thank
my
team
who
are
in
the
back
here.
Thank
them
for
their
good
work.
It
reflects
their
good
work
and
I'm
thankful
that
they've
their
meaningful
work
has
made
this
happen
and
we're
committed
to
supporting
the
city
of
boston
and
securing
additional
partners
in
early
college
designations,
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
all
of
you
towards
our
common
goal.
Thank
you.
I
Good
morning,
everyone,
I'm
aisha,
frances
president
and
ceo
of
ben
franklin,
cummings
institute
of
technology,
and
so
much
of
what
we've
heard
this
morning
is
music
to
our
ears,
our
institutional
ears.
I
want
to
thank
mayor
wu
and
her
administration
for
making
an
expansion
and
an
emphasis
on
early
college.
A
key
part
of
her
administration's
early
goals
and
initiatives.
I
Ben
franklin,
cummings
is
a
school
that,
before
the
flagships
and
before
these
kinds
of
initiatives
was
piloting
early
college
since
2006,
and
we
have
awarded
more
than
10
000
credit
hours
to
students
over
this
period,
because
we
know
that
this
effort
really
does
help
ensure
that
people
from
all
backgrounds
make
it
to
college
and
that
they
are
able
to
do
that.
More
affordably
we're
an
institution
that
serves
greater
boston,
but
50
percent
of
our
students
are
from
boston.
I
40
percent
are
from
boston,
public
schools,
60
are
first
generation
college
students,
74
percent
are
students
of
color.
It
is
incumbent
upon
us
to
make
sure
that
we
do
everything
that
we
can,
while
students
are
in
high
school
and
even
before
to
chairwoman
robinson's
point
to
make
sure
that
college
access
isn't
something
that
we
say
repeatedly.
But
it's
something
that
we
do.
Actions
speak
louder
than
words
and
the
press
conference
is
really
important.
I
But
so
is
what
we
do
day
in
and
day
out
and
early
college
is
one
of
the
ways
that
we
know
we
can
get
more
students
to
succeed
in
college
attainment,
and
why
is
that
important?
Because
we
know
that
it
increases
their
earnings
after
they
graduate
and
it
gives
them
access
to
so
many
of
the
careers
that
folks
here
at
state
street
and
other
of
our
business
partners
are
saying
they
really
need
in
order
for
us
to
produce
and
be
as
competitive
as
we
can
be
in
our
region.
I
We're
very
grateful
for
our
stalwart
partners
in
the
early
college
work
that
we
do.
The
jeremiah
burke
madison
park
and
dearborn
stem
as
you've
heard
mentioned.
Dearborn
stem
academy
is
particularly
important
to
us,
as
we
decided
to
proactively
admit
all
83
of
their
seniors
to
benjamin
franklin
institute
of
technology.
This
year.
I
So
we're
looking
forward
to
growing
as
the
city
grows,
to
deepening
our
commitment
to
early
college
programs
and
our
designation
application
is
in
the
pipeline,
so
we're
coming
and
to
really
formalize
the
work
that
we've
been
doing
since
2006..
So
we
really
appreciate
all
of
your
efforts,
your
support.
It
does
take
this
concerted
commitment
from
a
coalition
of
partners,
not
just
the
colleges
or
the
high
schools,
but
the
business
community
and
our
advocates
as
well.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
part
of
that
commitment.
J
J
Early
college
in
its
entirety
has
shaped
me
when
I
first
heard
about
the
idea.
I
thought
there's
no
way
of
me
doing
that
thinking
back
at
it
now
it
took
about
three
different
talks
with
miss
armquist,
just
to
convince
me
that
I
was
able
to
do
it,
but
I
did
it
and
it
wasn't
as
cumbersome
as
I
thought
it
would
be.
J
J
All
there
is
for
you
to
do
is
to
put
the
effort
in
truth,
be
told
it's
not
even
about
the
grades
that
you
take
or
how
well
you
perform
academically,
even
though
you
should
aim
for
excellence,
it's
more
about
what
you
get
from
it.
I
had
a
hard
time
in
class
and
didn't
start
off
on
the
right
foot,
but
through
fake
and
thin
I
persevered
the
mentors
like
miss
armquist
and
miss
baez,
the
very
helpful
tutors,
like
mr
solomon
and
all
those
who
supported
me
made
it
so
I
could
push
through
it.
J
K
My
experience
will
always
be
a
memorable
memorable
experience.
I
remember
entering
high
school
during
middle
school
before
entering
high
school.
Sorry,
where
we
learned
basic
science,
math
history
and
ela,
but
entering
high
school.
We
were
offered
early
college
classes.
I
was
exposed
to
a
variety
of
different
subjects
that
wouldn't
be
offered
in
schools.
K
It
gives
us
power
to
change
our
lives
by
developing
skills,
building
our
self-confidence
and
many
more
things
that
will
stick
with
us
through
our
lives
as
citizens
in
this
society
and
through
this
early
college
experience,
I
was
pushed
to
reach
more
than
what
I
thought
I
could
reach
to.
Not
let
discouragement
stop
me
from
reaching
my
full
potential.
K
We
want
to
be
your
future
doctors,
your
future
engineers,
physicians,
software
developers,
architects
and
many
more
careers,
but
we
need
your
help
in
order
to
be
successful,
because
not
only
do
we
represent
our
schools
ourselves,
we
also
represent
our
countries
that
we
are
from
our
communities
and
our
family.
So
thank
you.
L
Over
the
last
several
months,
I've
heard
you
talk
often
about
the
need
to
get
the
small
things
right
in
order
to
do
the
big
things,
and
I
think
today's
examples
that
we've
all
heard
about
is
exactly
aligned
with
that
approach.
The
need
for
us
to
collectively
get
the
small
things
right
to
ensure
the
big
dreams
that
our
students
have
and
that
we
have
for
them
are
possible
new
skills.
L
Boston
that
you've
heard
a
little
bit
about
is
a
collaboration
aimed
at
developing
pathways
and
policies
that
give
historically
marginalized
students
equal
access
to
post-secondary
and
real-world
work
experiences
that
lead
to
high-wage
in-demand
careers.
This
partnership,
aimed
at
building
this
kind
of
career
connected
learning,
is
supported
as
you've
heard
by
a
signific,
significant
investment
from
jpmorgan
chase.
But
what's
really
important
is
it's
enabled
partners
to
come
together
and
create
new
relationships,
strengthen
ones
that
have
existed
problem
solve
together
and
chip
away
at
barriers?
L
So
they
can
choose
their
own
path.
Today,
in
this
announcement
is
another
small
thing
on
the
way
to
the
big
things
with
mayor
wu,
you
lending
your
leadership
and
voice
to
this
effort
so
that
more
institutions
are
stepping
up
and
getting
engaged.
As
a
result,
I
look
forward
to
continuing
this
important
work
together
with
everyone
in
this
room
and
beyond.
Thank
you
so
much.
M
M
Nine
years
ago,
when
or
seven
or
eight
years
ago,
I
can't
remember
when,
when
we
did
this
with
pam
and
and
charlestown
and
and
bunker
hill,
we
would
feel
like
we
were
pioneers,
because
there
was
no
other
school
in
the
district.
That
actually
did
it.
That
wasn't
the
the
the
report
that
was
that
was
done.
We
were
actually
part
of
that
report
to
making
that
and
making
that
report
and
sap
came
in
and
jff
came
in
and
said.
M
We
want
to
partner
with
bunker
hill
with
charlestown,
with
pick
with
desi
with
the
with
the
district
and
when
they
brought
me
in
and
asked
do
you
guys
want
to
do
it
and
it
was.
It
was
really
a
no-brainer
for
me
like
this.
Is
this
is
incredible
stuff,
and
so
we
started
the
tech
pathway
at
at
charlestown
and
then
when
and
then
pam
and
I
got
into
a
back
room
and
were
like,
let's
do
more
than
just
attack
a
tech
pathway.
What
about
a
a
a
business
pathway?
M
She
was
like
yeah,
let's
do
it
and
then
what
about
a
health?
One
yeah
we'll
do
that
and
we'll
do
a
liberal,
we'll
do
all
these
different
things
and
then
a
margaery
or
green
rose
is
here
somewhere.
She
brought
us
in
front
of
a
group
and,
and
she
kind
of
said,
to
present
and
said,
here's
a
new
thing.
That's
coming.
This
is
like
six
seven
years.
This
is
a
new
thing.
This
is
the
this
is
the
new
thing
and
it
felt
it.
It
really
felt
lonely
at
that.
M
At
that
time
you
know
it
was
just
like
we
were
the
only
ones
screaming
like
this
is
a
really
great
stuff.
This
is
really
great
stuff.
So
I'm
thankful
to
to
the
mayor.
You
know
making
this
announcement,
because
this
is
really
big.
This
is
this
is
huge
right.
I'm
I'm
just
overwhelmingly
excited
and
thankful
for
the
dr
silvius
and
and
ms
robinson
I'm
supporting
this,
this
type
of
things,
because
the
students
said
it
all.
I
mean
we're
doing
it
for
them.
M
They
they
they
said
it
already.
They
they
testified.
How
wonderful
did
it?
It
is,
and
I
say,
ditto
ditto
for
what
they
said,
because
when
when
I
was
the
head
of
school
at
charlestown,
we
had
about
five
to
ten
kids
participating
in
due
enrollment,
so
kids
going
to
high
school,
I'm
going
to
college
in
high
school
is
not
a
new
thing.
We
had
it.
We
were
doing
it
for
these
pathways.
It
was
happening,
but
we
had
about
five
or
ten
kids
doing
it.
M
That
was
it,
but
then,
when
we
started
the
pathways
and
being
really
intentional
about
it,
don't
get
me
wrong.
We
were
trying
to
be
intentional
before
we
were
trying
to
get
kids
to
go
through.
We
encourage
them.
They
just
weren't
they
weren't
biting,
but
when
we
started
the
pathways
by
the
time
I
left
charlestown,
we
had
about
130,
plus
students
enrolled
in
early
college
work,
130,
kids
from
from
5
to
10,
to
130,
kids,
and
every
time
I
spoke
to
those
students
and
had
conversation
with
them.
M
They
were
really
confident
in
exactly
what
juan
and
lisa
were
saying.
They
saw
themselves
in
college.
They
put
themselves,
especially
at
first
generation
college
goers.
They
see
themselves
in
in
in
equal
footing
with
college
students
me
being
a
first
generation
college
girl
myself.
I
didn't
know
what
that
was,
and
my
parents
didn't
know
what
what
what
college
was,
because
they
couldn't
really
advise
me.
M
Now
that
will
help
and
support
them
so
that
when
they
can
actually
finish
out
when
they
actually
do
go
to
have
nothing
but
college,
the
college
classes
in
their
in
their
future
year.
So
this
again,
this
is
a
huge
thing.
I'm
thankful
for
the
the
support
that
the
mayor
and
the
city
of
boston
is
gonna.
Put
behind
this
as
a
school
leader
doing
it.
I
feel
like
doing
it
by
myself
or
by
ourselves
and
not
having
necessarily
a
big
support
behind
us.
M
It
felt
lonely,
but
no
now
that
the
future
future
leaders
will
have
the
support
and
and
the
resources
that
they
actually
need
on
top
of
the
work
that
they're
already
doing
is
really
it's
a
good.
It's
a
big
win
for
city
of
boston.
It's
a
big
win
for
our
students.
It's
a
big
win
for
our
district.
So
so
thank
you.