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From YouTube: Dearborn STEM Academy Opening
Description
Mayor Walsh and the Boston Public Schools celebrate the opening of the Dearborn STEM Academy in Roxbury; the first school in the city designed and built for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math learning. The $73 million, 128,000-square-foot-facility is the first new school constructed in the city in 15 years, and will provide a wealth of opportunities for its students through project based learning and state of the art facilities.
A
B
Wonderful
wonderful
I,
first
want
to
start
out
with
some
acknowledgments
and
I
think.
The
acknowledgement
here
has
to
begin
with
the
Dearborn
school
community
and
the
community
of
Roxbury.
We
are
proud
to
be
here
with
you
today.
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
elected
officials,
state
local
and
national.
B
The
Boston
Public
School
Committee,
mind
you
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
all
the
names,
because
there's
a
whole
bunch
of
folks
with
a
whole
bunch
of
titles
here
and
we're
not
going
to
go
through
all
of
them
today,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
they
are
recognized.
The
BPS
team
and
our
educators
in
the
boston
public
school
system
and
my
colleagues
in
city
hall.
B
B
The
new
Dearborn
not
only
stands
as
a
Roxbury
landmark,
but
the
gem
of
all
school
buildings
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts.
It
is
also
the
anchor
for
Boston's
education,
innovation
district,
in
which
you
are
standing
right
now.
Many
people
in
this
community
invested
time
and
talent
into
developing
the
vision
for
what
would
become
the
new
Dearborn
school.
B
Many
hands
labored
on
this
project,
not
only
to
construct
this
building
but
to
begin
developing
a
student
learning
experience
that
is
fit
for
the
space
one
that
we
expect
will
be
groundbreaking
on
many
fronts
and
will
serve
as
a
template
for
21st
century
learning
across
the
city
across
the
state
and
the
nation.
Now
I
am
very
excited
about
this
and
I'm
getting
a
little
worked
up
up
here,
but
I
do
realize
that
my
job
is
to
MC
and
not
steal
people's
thunder.
B
So
you
will
hear
many
acknowledgments
of
the
educators
community
groups,
architects,
engineers,
trades
people,
global
companies
and
philanthropists
who
helped
to
deliver
this
marvel
and
who
are
planning
to
revolutionize
student
learning
in
the
city
of
Boston.
But
I.
Do,
however,
want
to
be
the
first
among
many
to
offer
the
cities
and
this
community's
gratitude
for
your
vision,
your
dedication
and
your
hard
work,
and
now
I
would
like
to
invite
to
the
podium
our
mayor,
Martin,
J,
Walsh,.
B
Many
of
you
know
that
this
is
a
project
that
has
been
long
in
the
making
and
mayor
Walsh
did
not
initiate
the
Dearborn
project,
but
he
did
make
it
among
his
highest
priorities
in
his
first
term
and
now
he
is
adamant
about
building
on
the
successful
development
of
this
building,
making
it
the
centerpiece
for
21st
century
learning
in
Boston
and
leveraging
it
to
drive
district-wide
improvements
in
learning.
Please
welcome
to
the
podium
Mayor
Martin,
J
Walsh.
C
Thank
you
Ron,
and
let
me
let
me
just
there's
a
there's.
A
few
people
I
have
to
thank
I,
want
to
thank
Ron
Dorsey
for
emceeing
here,
but
also
taking
on
the
role
of
chief
of
Education
for
the
city
of
Boston
five
years
ago,
a
role
that
didn't
exist
in
the
city
that
worked
on
it
has
worked
on
many
projects,
but
including
bill
BPS
and
thinking
about
the
future
of
development
and
construction.
Our
city,
when
it
comes
to
new
school,
so
I
want
to
thank
you.run.
C
Our
interim
superintendent
Laurell
thank
you
for
being
here
with
us
today
and
thank
you
for
your
advocacy
prior
to
the
roll
I'm
not
going
to
introduce
everyone
here.
But
thank
you
everyone
here.
You
know
because
you're
all
gonna
come
up,
but
I
do
want
to
thank
one
person
here
in
2014
when
this
project
got
on
my
radar
after
I
got
elected
mayor,
then
treasurer
Grossman
started
talking
about
this
project
and
begin
the
approval
process.
C
Moving
moving
on,
we
had
a
change
in
office
when
the
treasurer
left
and
the
new
treasurer
came
in
and
I
got
to
tell
you
I,
don't
think
we
have
a
better
partner
in
the
city
when
it
comes
to
the
school
building,
Authority
or
anything
as
we
do
with
treasurer
deb
goldberg.
So
I
like
the
publicly
thank
treasure
treasure
of
Goldberg.
C
And
I
want
to
thank
everyone
from
the
math
school
Building
Authority
it's
here
today.
You
know
you
guys
and
ladies
have
been
incredible
whether
it's
this
school
behind
me
or
it's
all
of
the
summer
summer,
jobs
we've
been
doing
with
new
windows
and
boilers
and
windows
and
walls
and
all
the
things
you've
been
doing.
So.
Thank
you
for
that.
I
want
to
thank
the
elected
officials.
I
want
to
thank
byron.
Rushing
Byron
and
myself
were
in
the
House
of
Representatives
back
when,
when
the
school
building,
Diaries,
created
and
I
want
to.
C
Thank
you
for
continuing
to
push
the
funding
for
this
of
under
Cavazos
here.
I
want
to
thank
you
Evandro
as
well
for
pushing
the
funding
for
this
and
China
Tyler,
whose
district
we're
on
the
border
you
will
Byron.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
pushing
the
funding
for
this
as
well,
not
just
this
project,
but
all
school
building
authority.
This
program
that
I'm
talking
about
benefits
all
of
the
all
the
taxpayers
pay
for
it
and
it
benefits
a
lot
of
schools
in
our
city
and
in
our
state.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
all.
C
All
the
elected
officials,
all
the
state,
looked
at
officials
that
are
here
and
if
any
other
state
officials
are
here,
I
want
to
thank
you
as
well.
I'll
get
you
in
a
minute.
I
want
to
thank
the
local
elected
officials.
Kim
Janie
was
not
the
city
councilor
when
this
project
started
here,
but
she
was
an
advocate
and
she
was
a
strong
advocate
for
our
kids
and
for
education
and
for
our
communities
and
she's
continued
to
be
that
strong
advocate
voice
for
our
young
people
in
the
city
of
Boston.
C
We
have
the
president
of
the
Boston,
see
it
council
here
as
well.
Andre
campbell,
who
also
is
a
strong
advocate
in
both
of
these
women,
along
with
the
city
council,
voted
and
passed
the
largest
school
budget
in
the
history
of
the
City
of
Boston
in
the
last
budget.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
advocacy
and
push
in
a
lot
of
ways.
Thank
you
for
that
as
well.
I
want
to
thank
another
another
champion.
C
C
C
This
community
rallied
around
this
school,
this
community
held
our
feet
to
the
fire
this
community
supported,
sometimes
even
when
people
didn't
think
it
was
the
right
thing
to
do
and
I
want
to
thank
this
community,
because,
because
of
your
efforts,
the
neighborhood
groups
and
the
people
that
live
in
the
street
because
of
your
efforts,
we
have
this
beautiful
building
behind
us
and
in
two
weeks
our
kids
they're
gonna
go
to
school
here
are
gonna,
go
to
the
best
STEM
Academy
School
in
the
United
States
of
America
right
here
in
Roxbury.
So
thank
you
for
that.
C
C
Thank
you
because,
back
back
back
three
years
ago,
there
was
a
concern
that
we
were
going
to
lose
the
school
to
the
state
and
we
weren't
gonna
have
any
control
and
Reverend
Lewis
Walker
and
a
bunch
of
other
folks
stepped
up
and
stood
without
side
by
side.
And
that's
why
we're
here
today
collectively
as
one
big
group
and
at
the
end
of
the
day,
all
we
want
is
the
same
thing.
C
C
To
the
Headmaster's,
thank
you
very
much
as
well,
because
well
your
leadership,
we
don't
have
anything.
Thank
you
to
the
Headmaster's,
because
now
this
is
the
easy
part
for
us.
We
get
a
chance
to
leave.
You
have
to
go
in
and
do
your
business,
so
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that
till
Gilbane
construction
and
Janey
construction.
Thank
you
for
building
a
beautiful
building,
and
just
so
you
get
a
flavour
of
wow.
This
job
worked
forty
percent
of
the
job.
As
far
as
the
majority,
ninety
three
thousand
hours
were
worked
by
residents.
C
C
This
is
this
is
a
time
for
new
beginnings
in
our
city
and
our
students
and
our
teachers
and
our
families
are
excited
about
all
the
possibilities
that
I
our
new
year
brings
as
a
city.
We
are
making
historic
investments
in
our
communities
in
our
neighborhoods.
The
opening
of
this
deal
on
STEM
Academy
is
a
major
milestone.
It's
the
first
new
school
construction
project,
the
city
of
Boston,
has
undertaken
in
15
years.
That's
a
complete
renovation.
The
Dearborn
has
a
long
history
and
has
evolved
within
our
city.
C
It's
gone
through
tough
times,
it's
gone
through
very
scarce
resources,
but
it's
also
it's
shown
great
resilience
over
the
years
and
many
of
the
faith
leaders
are
here.
The
neighbors
the
parents
and
advocates
have
advocated
for
a
new
school
here
that
meets
this
needs
of
the
students
of
today,
one
that
empowers
our
students
to
live,
to
live
and
thrive,
academically
and
personally
for
generations
to
come.
I'm
proud,
together
that
a
lot
of
us
here
have
made
it
happen.
The
Dearborn
is
much
more
than
a
new
facility.
C
It's
a
state-of-the-art
school
that
will
serve
as
a
model
for
steam,
education,
STEM,
education,
I'm,
not
adding
this
team
there.
It
was
envisioned
by
the
Dearborn
community.
It
was
designed
to
support
a
project-based
curriculum.
It
focuses
on
collaboration,
communication
and
hands-on
instruction.
It's
going
to
help
our
students
take
what
they
learn
and
apply
it
in
their
lives.
The
Dearborn
will
prepare
all
students
of
all
backgrounds
for
college
Korea
in
life
opportunities
to
the
neighborhood
once
again,
I
want
to
thank
you.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
this
opportunity.
C
Authority
I
want
to
sincerely
thank
the
math
school
building,
atari
one
more
time
from
making
the
DIA
boy
impossible.
I
also
want
to
thank
them
for
supporting
other
construction
improvements.
All
over
our
city,
Thank
You,
treasurer
Goldberg,
Boston,
Arts
Academy
in
the
Fenway,
the
Cotter
school
in
the
south
end
Josiah
Quincy,
Upper
School
in
Chinatown
an
accelerated
projects
at
eighteen,
different
schools.
Projects
like
these
can
be
a
model
for
collaborations
that
will
help
us
implement
the
bill.
Bps
are
1
billion
dollar
school
facility
master
plan.
C
C
We
need
to
make
sure
that
our
young
people
that
are
learning
in
an
environment
right
now
I
want
two
thirds
of
our
buildings
in
the
city
of
Boston
that
they
get
educated
in
we're
bill
prior
to
World
War,
two
I'm
sure
when
those
schools
were
built-
and
we
can
tell
by
looking
at
the
shell
of
them,
there
were
beautiful
schools.
They
were
built
for
the
education
of
that
time,
the
kids
that
went
to
that
school.
Many
of
them
were
with
sons
and
daughters
of
people
who
want
off
to
war
to
fight
for
this
country,
freedom.
C
This
country,
there
was
opportunities
fast
forward.
70
years
later,
our
kids
are
still
learning
in
those
schools,
and
now
we
have
to
continue
through
bill
PBS
to
make
sure
that
we
bring
our
kids
and
our
education
and
our
classrooms
and
all
the
opportunities
into
the
21st
century.
It's
alive
right
here
in
this
neighborhood,
certainly
alive
in
Roxbury
what
what
our
young
people
are
going
to
experience.
This
is
truly
the
first
school
that
we
can
talk
about.
C
Well,
let
me
just
talk
a
little
bit
about
industry
partners
having
a
stem
school
is
important
for
us
to
have
relationships
and
the
education
of
the
DIA
born
across
the
district
I'd
like
to
thank
the
company,
the
companies
that
are
partnering
with
us,
ge,
Varitek,
Microsoft,
Bank
of
America,
a
charitable
foundation
team.
A
few.
Our
young
people
that
live
in
this
neighborhood
in
the
next
10
years
should
be
running
those
companies
I
just
mentioned
in
some
cases.
In
some
cases
being
the
leader
of
those
companies.
C
Every
student
and
every
child
from
every
background
and
every
neighborhood
deserve
an
opportunity
to
reach
their
full
potential.
Every
student
deserves
access
to
a
regular
curriculum
in
a
strong
nurturing
school
community,
and
that's
what
we're
doing
here
at
the
Dearborn
and
that's
the
bps
mission
everything
we
want
to
accomplish
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We
want
to
build
up
the
middle
class.
We
want
to
fight
inequality,
we
want
to
create
an
inclusive
economy.
It
all
comes
back
to
education.
C
It
comes
that
back
to
building
a
strong
community
like
the
Dearborn
I,
can't
wait
to
see
this
school
grow
and
the
incredible
young
people
that
come
out
of
the
school
to
do
incredible
things.
I
know
that
the
Dearborn
students
that
here
today
are
gonna
do
remarkable
things
and
I
know
that
many
of
you
that
on
here
today,
you
have
two
weeks
left
of
vacation.
That's
why
you're
not
here
today,
I
know
that
great
Boston
stories
are
going
to
begin
in
this
building
behind
me
and
from
this
neighborhood
that
were
in
today.
C
I
want
to
thank
every
single
person.
That's
here
today
and
if
I
didn't
mention
you,
you
were
just
as
important
as
the
people
I'm
mentioned,
for
what
you've
done
to
get
us
to
this
point
here
today.
Congratulations
to
all
of
you
and
congratulations
to
the
young
people
that
are
going
to
be
educated
here.
Two
weeks
from
today.
B
D
Good
afternoon,
everyone
I'd
like
to
start
by
thanking
all
of
you
for
being
here
for
this
historic
and
exciting
moment
for
the
Boston
Public
Schools
in
the
city
of
Boston.
I
am
NOT
new
to
this
work,
but
I'm
new
to
this
party
and
what
a
party
it
is
I
want
to
thank
mayor,
Martin,
J,
Walsh,
State,
Treasurer,
Deborah,
Goldberg
Chief
of
Education
Ron
Dorsey.
For
that
very
warm
introduction.
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
Commissioner
Jeff
Riley,
who
is
with
us
here.
D
D
Also
want
to
offer
a
special
hat
tip
to
my
city,
colleagues,
Pat
Brophy,
chief
of
operations
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
Tricia
Lyons,
director
of
the
public
facilities
department
they
and
their
team,
along
with
many
of
my
tremendous
colleagues
at
the
Boston
Public
School
central
office,
worked
tirelessly
to
bring
this
building
to
reality.
I
also
want
to
recognize
Boston
plan
for
excellence,
executive
director,
Jesse,
Solomon
and
Dearborn
stem
Headmaster's,
Dana,
Brown
and
Shelley
Olsen
for
their
efforts
to
Shepherd
the
school.
D
It's
the
first
school
in
Boston,
specifically
designed
for
science,
technology
engineering,
the
arts
and
math
I
can't
wait
for
all
of
you
to
get
inside.
If
you
haven't
already
taken
a
tour
of
this
magnificent
building,
this
128
thousand
square
foot
structure
is
full
of
natural
light
and
open
spaces.
It
fosters
collaboration,
it
shows
our
students,
no
matter
their
race,
culture,
language,
background,
gender
identity
or
sexual
orientation
that
they
matter
that
they
can
do
it
that
they
are
the
future
and
that
that
future
is
here
right
now
for
them.
D
Because,
as
beautiful
as
this
school
building
is
what
really
matters
is
the
teaching
and
learning
that
will
take
place
within
its
walls?
So
I
want
to
thank
the
teachers,
staff
and
school
leaders
who
are
committed
to
stepping
up
to
make
this
building
hum
with
life
and
learning.
Please
know
the
gratitude
and
admiration
that
I
have
for
your
daily
work
here
at
the
dear.
D
Here
at
the
Dearborn,
students
from
all
walks
of
life
will
look
out
their
classroom
windows
and
see
the
skylines
of
downtown
Boston
and
the
innovation
district
they'll
see
local
colleges
like
Northeastern
University
from
their
windows
and,
most
importantly,
they'll
see
the
possibilities
that
are
available
to
them
right
now.
That's
what's
so
special
about
the
Dearborn
today.
None
of
this
would
be
possible
without
the
commitment,
dedication,
hard
work
and,
most
importantly,
collaboration
among
the
many
stakeholders
who
made
this
school
dream
a
reality.
D
What
they
all
have
come
to
the
table
for
is
one
common
goal:
to
provide
our
students,
all
of
our
students,
a
top-notch
STEM
education.
This
collaboration
is
being
celebrated
today,
but
the
real
work
continues.
We
must
always
strive
to
do
better
when
it
comes
to
educating
our
students
for
the
innovation
economy
and
we
must
keep
up
with
the
ever
changing
needs
of
our
increasingly
globalized
and
tech-savvy
world.
D
Bps
as
we
embark
upon
complex
school
building
and
renovation
projects
to
foster
21st
century
learning
in
Boston
for
all
of
our
students,
we
will
certainly
look
to
the
Dearborn
stem
as
an
example
of
a
project
that
can
be
successful
when
everyone
comes
to
the
table
and
when
everyone
shares
the
same
common
goal
of
providing
a
first-class
education
for
the
students
of
Boston.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
And
next
I'd
like
to
call
to
the
podium
Tricia
Lyons,
who
is
the
director
of
the
city's
public
facility
department,
the
public
facilities
department,
oversees
the
design
and
construction
of
all
city-owned
buildings
Tricia
and
her
team
deserve
a
lot
of
the
credit
for
making
sure
that
we
were
able
to
get
to
this
opening
today.
They
also
deserve
a
lot
of
credit
for
putting
together
a
first
of
its
kind
database
of
school
building
conditions
in
Boston.
These
data
will
help
us
determine
where
the
next
school
builds
and
major
renovations
happen
in
the
city.
E
Thank
you.
Thank
you
good
afternoon.
Everybody
thank
you
for
being
here
on
this
beautiful
and
extremely
exciting
day.
Thank
you,
Ron
for
that
introduction
and
basically,
as
Ron
said,
I'm
the
director
of
the
public
facilities
department,
our
team,
a
PFD,
has
been
responsible
for
leading
this
project
over
the
last
six
years.
Yes,
six
years
designing
planning
constructing
by
by
hundreds
of
committed
people
all
working
together
and
that's
what
got
us
to
this
place
today.
So
there
are
many
dedicated
people
to
thank
for
getting
us
here
now.
E
I
promise
not
to
name
all
all
of
the
hundreds
of
them,
but
I
have
to
name
some
who
have
poured
their
heart
and
soul
into
this
project
and
I
promise.
I'll
be
brief,
but
I
appreciate
your
indulgence.
First
and
foremost,
I
need
to
thank
the
students
for
the
from
the
Dearborn
six
to
twelve
stem
early
college
Academy.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
patience
and
your
perseverance
as
we
took
what
probably
seemed
like
an
eternity
to
build
this
building
for
you,
and
this
is
a
building
that
you
so
richly
deserve.
E
E
I'd
also
like
to
thank
our
community
partners
and
our
patient
neighbors
for
advocating
for
this
building
and
for
working
with
us
to
endure
what
could
at
times
be
a
very
noisy
and
active
construction
site
right
outside
of
your
homes.
We
very
much.
Oh,
you
are
gratitude
for
your
willingness
to
sacrifice
your
peace
and
quiet
so
that
our
young
people
can
have
one
of
the
best
school
facilities
in
the
country.
E
E
E
E
Also
to
our
partners
at
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
especially
superintendent
Ferrell,
it's
great
to
work
with
you.
Rob
can
solve.
Oh,
the
chief
of
staff,
John
Hanlin,
the
chief
of
operations,
Bob
Harrington
and
PGA
pro
skin
is
from
the
facilities
and
maintenance
department
and
Mark
Racine.
The
chief
information
officer.
E
E
Our
great
contracting
team
from
Gilbane
and
partnership
with
Janie
construction,
Ryan,
Hutchins,
Gregg,
Janie,
Kevin,
Cooke,
Mike,
O'brien,
Mike,
Marcela,
Linda,
Callahan,
samne,
Hampton
and
Derrick
Coleman.
Both
it
takes
a
lot
of
people,
our
owners,
project
management,
team
from
Daedalus,
Richard,
Marx,
John,
feely
and
Taisha
Garrett.
E
E
And
last,
but
certainly
not
least,
I'd
like
to
thank
all
of
the
trades
people
and
laborers
on
this
project
for
the
skill,
the
passion,
the
pride
and
yes,
the
sweat
they
gave
every
day
to
this,
to
make
this
building
truly
special
for
the
young
people
of
Boston.
Thank
you
for
your
efforts.
They
are
on
full
display
today
and
we
very
much
appreciate
them.
E
You
know
Mayor
Walsh's
commitment
to
Dudley
Square
in
the
Greater
Roxbury
neighborhood
doesn't
begin
or
end
with
this
building,
as
he
mentioned
earlier
on.
We
look
forward
to
delivering
the
17
million
dollar
renovation
to
the
Dudley
Library,
the
5.3
million
dollar
renovation
at
the
Vine
Street
community
center,
we're
also
in
design
for
the
first
new
fire
station
to
be
built
in
the
city
in
20
years
at
engine
42
on
Columbus
have
a
expect
to
be
in
construction
next
summer
and
that
investment
will
will
total
twenty
three
point:
five
million
dollars.
E
We
also
recently
completed
a
2.4
million
dollar,
upgrade
to
the
Parker
Hill
library,
a
new
$90,000
I
to
be
graves
memorial
yard
at
the
Tobin
community
center
3.8
million
dollars
worth
of
new
windows
at
the
Ellis
school
and
new
1.5
million
dollar
welding
shop
at
the
Madison
Park
vocational
technical
high
school.
As
you
can
see,
the
mayor's
plans
are
coming
to
life
and
finally,
I'd
like
to
leave
you
with
this.
E
In
designing
this
building
with
our
great
design
team,
we
were
challenged
to
look
into
a
crystal
ball
and
predict
the
future,
since
we
obviously
can't
do
that.
I
have
a
friend
since
we
obviously
can't
do
that.
We
had
to
accept
that
the
methods
for
teaching
and
learning
are
constantly
evolving
and
they'll
continue
to
evolve
as
people
evolve
and
our
economy
evolves
in
order
to
accommodate
methods
that
don't
even
exist.
Yet
we
try
to
build
much
flexibility
and
adaptability
into
this
building
as
possible.
E
I
hope
when
you
walk
through
today,
you'll
notice
the
great
deal
of
thought
behind
every
element
in
this
building
to
make
it
usable
and
sustainable
as
a
learning
and
teaching
tool
for
many
years
to
come
to
the
students,
teachers
and
administrators
at
the
Dearborn
Academy.
This
is
a
building.
It's
you
that
will
bring
it
to
life,
enjoy
your
new
school
take
pride
in
it
and
we
very
much
wish
you
every
success
in
your
future
endeavors.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
Now
no
offense
to
the
previous
speakers
and
if
any
is
taken,
I
will
respectfully
ask
you
to
keep
it
to
yourself,
but
we
are
arriving
at
the
most
important
part
of
the
program
coming
to
this
podium.
Next
is
France
Ileana
Barbosa,
an
11th
grade
student
at
the
Dearborn
stem
and
early
college
Academy.
She
is
a
high
honor
roll
student
who
was
involved
in
MIT
minds
matter
program
and
has
participated
in
an
internship
at
Mass
General
Hospital.
B
Ultimately,
it
is
France
Ileana
and
her
classmates
who
will
decide
if
the
new
Dearborn
gets
the
stamp
of
approval,
more
importantly
and
more
excitingly,
it
is
she
and
her
friends
who
will,
with
their
teachers,
activate
learning
at
the
Dearborn
in
ways
that
we
may
not
be
able
to
fully
imagine
so.
Please
welcome
France
Ileana
Barbosa.
A
Hello,
everyone.
How
are
you
all
doing
today
awesome?
So
my
name
is
France
Liana
barbozza
I'm,
a
rising
junior
here
at
the
Dearborn
I've,
been
at
Dearborn
for
only
two
years
at
first
I
didn't
think
Dearborn
would
be
a
great
place.
However,
I
was
completely
proved
wrong.
The
Dearborn
is
a
place
where
staff
cares,
opportunities
exist
and
stem
matters.
My
first
year
at
the
Dearborn
I
joined
a
program
called
build.
Build
is
an
entrepreneurship
program
where
students
start
real
student
businesses,
I'm
the
chief
executive
officer
of
my
business,
rolling
goal.
A
A
That
night
we
took
home
some
of
the
highest
honors.
Last
summer,
I
interned
at
the
old
city
hall,
with
a
company
called
cayenne
boom
this
summer,
I'm
an
intern
at
Mass,
General,
Hospital
I'm.
Also
a
member
of
a
program
called
minds
matter
at
MIT,
this
upcoming
fall
I
will
be
attending
a
program
at
Wentworth,
while
at
Dearborn
I
have
also
been
a
part
of
the
principal
hiring
committee.
A
The
Dearborn
has
provided
many
students,
including
myself,
for
opportunities
that
are
productive,
educational
and
interactive
I
have
grown
so
much
because
of
my
experiences
at
Dearborn
and
I'm
so
grateful,
and
that
we
have
this
new
building,
which
will
help
us
challenge
us
further.
Our
STEM
education
and
21st
century
skills,
STEM
education
is
so
important.
Not
only
does
it
open
so
many
doors
for
students,
but
within
those
doors,
there's
even
more
doors
that
hold
so
many
more
different
opportunities.
A
B
Thank
you
for
a
silly
honor,
I'm
gonna.
Let
you
in
on
a
little
secret
I,
was
so
excited
to
hear
from
France
Ileana
that
I
skipped
over
very
important
guests
here,
and
so
we
are
going
to
make
sure
that
we
honor
her
in
her
contribution.
Treasurer
deb,
goldberg
chairs,
the
Massachusetts
School
Building
Authority,
the
state
authority
that
oversees
public
school
construction
across
the
state,
the
Massachusetts
School
Building
Authority,
has
been
a
critical
partner
on
the
development
of
the
new
Dearborn
providing
upwards
of
37
million
dollars
for
the
construction
of
this
remarkable
building.
B
G
F
F
You
know
what
I
said
to
Fred
Cillian
this
morning,
I
was
out
in
Worcester
for
a
groundbreaking
for
the
South
community
high
school,
also
in
a
very
interesting
part
of
the
city
and
terribly
in
need
of
a
new
school
and
I
said
to
her.
Aren't
you
glad
this
isn't
the
groundbreaking
and
that
you're
actually
going
to
be
able
to
go
to
this
school?
So
she
kids
so
happy
beyond
belief.
But
you
know
what
mr.
F
I
wasn't
even
sworn
in
yet
when
she
said
to
me:
we
have
to
get
this
school
done
and
when
I
was
running
for
office,
I
went
over
to
City,
Hall
and
I.
Sat
on
the
couch
next
to
Marty
and
I
said:
why
aren't
we
building
any
new
schools
in
Boston?
Remember
because
y'all,
a
Boston
girl,
my
family's
from
the
corner
of
Princeton
Salem
streets
and
I,
my
family's
been
around
every
area
of
Boston.
F
My
whole
life
and
I
said:
what
are
we
doing
here
we
to
get
to
work
so
we've
gotten
to
work,
we're
getting
it
going.
You
heard
the
list.
This
is
incredible.
Now
I
have
to
correct
you
on
a
couple
quick
things.
You
said
not
steamed.
Yet
have
you
been
in
that
Fab
Lab
I
call
that
art
have
you
been
in
the
dance
studio?
I
was
that's
art,
because
the
kind
of
things
that
happened
today
in
these
buildings
we
are
collaborating.
F
All
of
the
disciplines
are
coming
together
and
when
you
look
out
those
windows
and
you
look
at
downtown
Boston
I
want
all
of
you.
Every
single
kid
who
walks
through
those
doors
know
that
math
is
not
necessarily
just
math.
It
is
financial
services,
and
financial
services
in
this
city
is
going
to
give
kids
a
great
future
because
there
is
oh,
there
is
a
lot
of
great
jobs
and
they
can
make
a
lot
of
money
and
take
care
of
themselves
and
their
families.
F
So
I
am
incredibly
excited
about
this
school
and
I'm
excited
about
all
the
schools
that
we're
gonna
do
together
in
partnership,
because
I'm
gonna
tell
you
something
and
I
say
this
at
every
single
meeting
that
we
have
of
Maskell
Building
Authority.
Our
mission
isn't
bricks
and
mortar
as
a
mom
I
can
share
with
you
and
I'm
looking
at
aundrea
and
she's,
a
relatively
new
mom
he's
over
there,
everybody
it's
about
those
kids.
F
B
So
we've
got
two
more
folks
who
want
to
share
with
you
their
reflections
on
the
promise
of
the
new
Dearborn
stem
and
early
learning.
College
Academy,
and
one
of
them
is
one
of
my
favorite
educators
in
the
city
of
Boston.
There
are
two
essential
ingredients
in
high
quality
learning.
One
is
a
masterful
teacher
and
one
is
a
very
motivated
student.
B
Francie
Liana
is
clearly
the
latter
and
Joshua
Fidalgo
is
the
former
and
so
I
know
Josh
from
the
neighborhood
I
know,
Josh
from
the
work
and
a
number
of
other
things
he
taught
at
the
school
when
it
looked
a
lot
different
a
few
years
ago,
he
taught
at
the
school
when
it
was
co-located
with
the
Burke,
and
he
is
back
to
lead
learning
here
at
the
new
Dearborn.
My
man
Josh.
H
H
Four
years
ago
we
moved
to
the
Burke
for
construction.
It
took
longer
than
expected
to
get
where
we
are
today
and
at
times
we
did
not
know
exactly
what
our
future
held.
But
if
you
all
look
behind
me,
we
can
proudly
say
it
was
more
than
worth
it.
Thank
you
to
the
Burke
for
sharing
your
space
with
us
these
past
four
years.
Thank
you
to
architect,
Jonathan
levy
and
Gil
Bane's,
for
believing
in
this
project
and
to
Mayor
Walsh,
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
Massachusetts
School
Building
Authority,
for
supporting
the
project.
H
On
behalf
of
the
Dearborn
and
vpe
I'd
like
to
thank
the
Boston
plan
for
excellence
board
members,
the
longtime
partners
of
bpe
who
supported
early
efforts
at
the
dare
born,
include
in
the
bar
foundation,
the
Boston
foundation
and
BP's
found
in
and
support
and
partner,
the
Bank
of
America
Charitable
Foundation
leaders
and
board
members
from
the
Richard
and
Susan
Smith
Family
Foundation,
who
stepped
up
as
one
of
the
first
investors
of
BP's
partnership
with
the
Dare
born
fidelity
investments
who
has
partnered
directly
with
the
Dearborn.
For
many
many
years.
H
H
Not
too
long
ago,
I
was
a
student
just
as
curious,
sometimes
goofy,
but
I
wasn't
blessed
to
have
a
school
like
this.
In
my
neighborhood,
that
of
Roxbury
and
Dorchester
I
sat
on
a
bus
for
over
an
hour
as
an
elementary
school
to
leave
in
my
neighborhood
and
friends
behind
in
order
to
receive
the
opportunities
that
my
parents
know
I
deserve
today,
Boston
is
changing
and
we
are
seeing
more
opportunities
for
our
families.
What
we
see
today
is
a
testament
to
that.
H
Dearborn
promises
and
is
committed
to
supporting
our
students
and
become
an
active
community
members,
lifelong
learners
and
navigators
of
today,
with
support
from
all
members
of
our
community
each
and
every
one
of
you,
every
student
will
have
opportunities
to
be
great.
Our
kids
deserve
the
world
and
we
are
now
able
to
give
them
access
to
it,
therefore,
unlocking
their
full
potential
an
opening
day.
As
I
said,
today's
turnout
was
amazing
on
September
6.
You
are
all
invited
to
welcome
us,
so
please
show
up.
H
B
And
finally,
before
we
cut
the
ribbon,
I
am
so
glad
that
our
final
speaker,
Reverend
Herman
Hamilton,
is
with
us
today.
He's
a
longtime
family
friend
and
I
haven't
seen
him
in
a
while.
So
I'm
excited
to
get
a
little
bit
of
time
with
him.
But
more
importantly,
he
is
one
of
the
visionaries
who
helped
to
bring
the
Dearborne
to
life
as
one
of
the
founders
of
GBI,
oh
and
the
former
pastor
of
the
Roxbury
Presbyterian
Church.
B
Both
organizations
were
critical
to
getting
the
new
Dearborn
building
off
of
the
ground.
Reverend
Hamilton
has
been
a
friend
to
many
a
champion
for
many
more
and
he
has
been
someone
who's
been
dedicated
to
the
Dearborn
and
this
neighborhood
for
a
very
long
time.
Please
welcome
to
the
stage
a
man
I
deeply
admire,
Reverend
Herman,
Hamilton.
I
I
I
I
So
I
went
back
to
our
church
and
we
got
busy
and
we
launched
the
program
called
dream
again
and
we
drew
a
circle.
Seven
block
circle
around
rocks,
prayers
in
every
direction
and
we
went
door-to-door
and
we
had
700
conversations
with
the
local
residents
and
we
asked
three
questions:
what
is
your
biggest
dream
for
yourself
for
your
family
and
what's
the
greatest
obstacle?
I
After
a
few
months,
dr.
Carolyn
Johnson
attend
the
superintendent
produced
a
list
and
on
that
list
foreclosure
was
a
Dearborn
school
and
so
I
reached
out
to
our
friends
gpio
and
to
Trinity
Episcopal
Church
and
to
Dudley
neighborhood,
Street
initiative
and
other
friends.
We
organized
the
parents
and
students
of
Dearborn
and
we
had
a
meeting
with
the
superintendent,
and
we
had
a
meeting
with
the
late
mayor,
mr.
Thomas
Menino
and
we
said
to
them:
don't
close
their
school
but
dream
fresh
dreams
with
us
about
this
screw.
I
Somebody
say:
dreams
are
powerful
and
they
courageously
agreed
and
we
went
to
work
raising
money.
And
let
me
just
tell
you
what
we
dreamed,
because
high
school
dropout
escalated
between
the
eighth
and
the
ninth
grade.
We
dreamt
of
a
school
that
would
go
from
the
6th
to
the
12th
grade.
That
would
be
a
premier
stem
school
in
a
21st
century.
Building
located
right
here
in
Roxbury.
I
We
dream
of
a
school,
because
people
learn
differently.
That
would
develop
partnerships
and
internships
with
industries
all
across
the
city
and
that
our
young
people,
beginning
in
the
ninth
grade,
would
not
just
have
a
classroom
here,
but
would
learn
project
hands
on
hands,
project
learning
all
across
the
city,
and
we
dreamt
up
a
school.
That
was
aware
of
the
fact
that
many
of
the
young
people
coming
from
Roxbury
are
dealing
with
trauma
and
other
issues
facilitated
by
the
community.
I
Somebody
say:
dreams
are
powerful
and
then
we
were
joined
in
that
endeavor
by
Katherine
Craven
and
by
Jim.
Mcdonald
I
saw
here
earlier
and
Tim
Cahill,
who
was
a
treasurer
at
the
time,
and
we
raised
fifty
million
dollars
to
get
things
moving
and
then
I
left.
Mr.
mayor,
my
friend,
pastor,
Liz
Walker,
told
me
what
happened
afterwards.
She
said
that
that
powerful
dream
that
we
had
worked
together
on
because
of
the
ups
and
downs
ended
up
in
the
hospital.
I
I
So
in
this
atmosphere
of
celebration,
I
just
wanted
to
come
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you.
Mister
man,
Thank
You,
mr.
mayor,
for
when
they
had
to
reread
all
that
money,
a
fresh
again,
you
step
forward
with
thirty
five
million
dollars
and
make
sure
it
happens.
Thank
you,
mr.
mayor,
when
the
state
got
ready
to
take
this
over
and
other
people
said,
we
want
this
school
and
some
of
the
community.
You
stood
up
and
said.
No.
This
school
will
remain
right
here.
Thank
You
mr.
I
I
So
this
is
an
atmosphere
of
celebration.
Mr.
mayor,
but
to
be
fully
honest,
there
is
also
little
disappointment
in
the
air,
and
you
share
this
disappointment.
I
know
because
I've
talked
to
you
and
I've
talked
to
others
and
I
believe
that
the
superintendent,
the
interim
superintendent
and
the
bee
PE
director
I
think
all
y'all
shared
this
disappointment
can
somebody
say:
disappointment
while
we're
excited,
but
as
I.
Listen
to
young
this
young
lady.
I
I
I
was
reminded
that,
while
it
is
good
that
she's
in
a
building
it
has
a
mission
for
stem,
we
need
a
fully
funded
director
of
a
STEM
program
to
take
it
to
the
highest
heights.
I
was
reminded
that,
if
you're
going
to
build
relationships
all
over
the
city,
you
need
a
fully
funded
pathway,
career
director
to
make
sure
that
that
happens
and
mr.
I
mayor
I
know
you're
disappointed
because
I've
been
talking
to
people,
they
told
me
that
you're
disappointed
you
wanted
all
of
this
in
place,
and
you
know,
like
all
of
us,
know
that,
while
this
building
is
incredibly
important,
a
building
does
not
ultimately
make
a
school
at
the
end
of
the
day.
In
order
for
this
vision
to
be
fully
realized,
we
have
to
fully
fund
the
dream.
I
So,
while
they're
in
celebration
here
and
while
there
is
a
little
disappointment,
there's
a
whole
lot
of
hope
here,
somebody
shout
hope
we
look
at
this
building.
There's
hope
we
look
at
this
man
and
his
commitment.
There
is
hope,
I'm
going
to
tell
you
mr.
mayor,
why
I
find
it
to
be
so,
hopefully,
I,
don't
know
whether
this
is
true,
because
I
asked
you
briefly
and
you
you
weren't
quite
sure
about
it,
but
I'ma
tell
you
what
I
was
told.
I
I
was
told
that
in
the
gymnasium
in
the
floor,
where
usually
there
is
the
high
school
in
signal,
I
am
told
that
the
seal
for
the
city
of
Boston
is
in
that
gymnasium
floor
now,
I,
don't
know
whether
that's
true
or
not,
but
it
it
makes
sense
to
me
because
here's
what
I
figured
out
from
talking
to
Pastor
Liz
and
talking
to
you
briefly,
that
you
have
connected
your
heart
to
fulfilling
this
dream.
You
have
connected
your
legacy
to
fulfilling
this
dream.
You
have
made
our
dream.
Your
dream
come
on
now.
I
At
the
end
of
the
day,
bpe
has
a
role
and
I'm
grateful
for
the
work.
They've
done
this
interim
superintendent.
You
have
a
role,
you
told
me,
you
just
came
into
the
conversation,
but
you
can
help
me
into
conversation.
You
know
all
these
folks
up
here.
They
have
a
role.
God
knows
the
state
needs
to
have
a
role
not
to
take
it
over,
but
to
provide
some
funds.
They
help
us
to
achieve
the
dream,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
mr.
I
Now
the
fact
the
mayor
asked
me
said
before
you
sit
down,
can
you
say
a
little
prayer
and
so
I'm
gonna
say
a
little
prayer,
but
it's
gonna
be
a
rededication
threat,
because
we
have
some
work
to
be
done
before
this
dream
is
realized.
Somebody
shout
a
man,
so,
mr.
mayor,
here's
what
I
want
you
to
hear
because
you
can't
get
it
done
by
yourself.
So
I
just
want
to
ask
Roxbury
prayers
and
GBI
Oh.
Will
you
stand
with
the
mayor
to
help
him
to
finish
this
tree,
Roxbury,
prayers
and
GPIO?
I
Will
you
provide
the
political
support
and
pressure
that
the
mayor
needs
to
help
him
finish
this
dream?
Will
you
rededicate
yourselves
to
finish
in
this
dream
today
and
mr.
mayor?
They
are
ready
to
work
with
you.
My
question
to
you
is
where
you
work
with
them.
He
said,
of
course,
let's
celebrate
that.
I
I
But
we
give
you
thanks
and
praise
that
dreams
are
powerful
and
miracles
are
real.
So
for
this
72
million
dollar
facility,
we
say
thank
you
for
the
man,
his
team,
4gb,
I/o
and
RPC,
and
everybody
who's
committed
to
moving
beyond
the
building
to
seeing
a
fully
funded
dream.
We
say
thank
you
now,
Lord,
we
have
articulated
our
rededication,
we're
not
doing
it
for
ourselves,
but
we're
doing
it
for
these
young
people
generation
after
generation
that
will
rise
up
out
of
Roxbury
they'll
become
future
mayors
and
CEOs
of
companies
and
doctors
and
lawyers.
I
There
might
even
be
a
president
United
States
coming
forward,
we're
doing
it
for
these
young
people.
So
would
you
bless
this
work
consecrate?
What
we
have
and
bring
to
fulfillment?
What
is
yet
to
come.
I
asked
this
in
all
the
ways
that
we
know
you
and
I
particularly
asked
it
in
the
name
of
Jesus,
with
a
heart
full
of
gratitude
and
everybody
shouted.