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Kevin McCaskill of Madison ParkTech Voc
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

JFY Welcomes Kevin McCaskill, Executive Director of Madison Park Technical Vocational High School

Technology could be the great equalizer for underserved populations. OCTOBER 2020 PODCAST – This month’s podcast features a conversation between JFY Executive Director Gary Kaplan and Kevin McCaskill, the Executive Director of Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, the only Vocational High School in the Boston Public School system. Mr.

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Madison Park Technical Vocational High School
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Madison Park is a Learning Organization (Op-ed)

Picture source: bostonpublicschools.org/madisonpark Needs resources and political support by Gary Kaplan The Boston Globe’s February 14 editorial on the Boston Public Schools (“Keep the pressure on to reform Boston schools”) makes a strong argument about the need for reform but undercuts its case by citing examples that do not square

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Madison Park Holds the Line on MCAS Math
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Madison Park Holds the Line on MCAS Math—Beats State and City

Madison Park is on an upward trajectory. by Gary Kaplan The scores are in, and they’re down. It was expected that scores on the new 10th grade MCAS 2.0 would be lower than on the old “Legacy” MCAS. The new test was designed to be more difficult, with higher-level questions.

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Madison Park MCAS Gain Leads State
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Madison Park MCAS Gain Leads State

The largest Proficient/Advanced gain in the state by Gary Kaplan, JFYNetWorks Executive Director MCAS scores for 2017 were released last month. JFY’s partner schools logged many good results, but Madison Park Technical Vocational High School was far and away the year’s high point. Madison Park has come in for heavy

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Madison Park Technical Vocational High School Student
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Don’t Scrap Madison Park

It’s Time for Madison Park To Get Some Respect by Gary Kaplan The Boston Globe Magazine’s recent article on vocational education (School of Work, 10/2/16) came down like a ton of raw concrete on Boston’s Madison Park Technical Vocational High School.  One commentator blamed Madison Park for “vocational education’s tarnished

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In Their Own Words: ‘How the School Shutdown of 2020 Impacted Teachers & Students’
- Authored by: Greg Cunningham

‘How the School Shutdown of 2020 Impacted Teachers & Students’

In Their Own Words JANUARY 2021 PODCAST – During this past year, we have explored relevant and topical educational issues each month. In today’s podcast, we’ll take a look back at some of the memorable moments from our 2020 podcasts. Our focus will be on how teachers adjusted to the

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Connected Learning, Data: JFYNet, BPS, State
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Connected Learning: Data

Collect and analyze student data to guide effective instruction. Bars measure change in percent of students scoring at indicated performance levels. East Boston, Urban Science and West Roxbury measure Proficient + Advanced. Madison Park measures Needs Improvement + Proficient + Advanced.*2018 was the final year of Legacy MCAS.Data Source: MA

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