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Arts Academy
Impact Report
2013-14
BAA
Boston Arts Academy, a pilot school within the Boston Public Schools,
is charged with being a laboratory and a beacon for artistic and academic
innovation. Boston Arts Academy prepares a diverse community of
aspiring artist-scholars to be successful in their college or professional
careers and to be engaged members of a democratic society.
P.
2 Our Students
P.
4 Our Success
P.
6 Year in Review
P.
8 Artists
P.
10 Scholars
P.
12 Citizens
16 Opportunities and
Challenges
P.
18 BAA Foundation
20 Donors and
Supporters
P.
BAA
MAJOR
# OF STUDENTS
Dance
84
Instrumental Music
Vocal Music
73
96
Theatre
97
Visual Arts
95
Our Students
445 Students
in 2013-14
ETHNICITY
40% Hispanic
38.7%
African
American
15.5%
White
3.2% Asian
2.2% Mixed/Other
0.4% Native American
GENDER
60% Female
40% Male
FULL INCLUSION
As the districts first full-inclusion high school welcoming
students with physical or learning disabilities, psychological/social
challenges, and English Language Learners, BAA is committed to
RESIDENCY
Boston Arts Academys student body comes from every neighborhood in Boston,
some traveling over an hour each way.
Charlestown
2%
BOSTON ARTS
ACADEMY
174 IPSWICH ST
71.2%
Allston/Brighton
East Boston
6%
Downtown
2%
South End
5%
4%
Fenway Kenmore
South Boston
2%
2%
Mission Hill
2%
Roxbury
7%
Jamaica Plain
7%
32.8%
of students speak a
language other than
English at home.
Dorchester
32%
West Roxbury
4%
Roslindale
Mattapan
8%
5%
Hyde Park
12%
15.7%
SENDING SCHOOLS
775
Applicants
114
Enrolled
101 Freshmen
10 Sophomores
3 Juniors
72.5%
10.8%
9.1%
7.6%
Charter Schools
Public Schools outside of Boston
Parochial or Private
BAA
Our Success
94
CLASS OF 2014
ACCEPTED TO
COLLEGE
$2 Million
SUMMER PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS Not only do BAA students work hard throughout the school year to develop as artists, but they
also pursue their passion for the arts over the summer. Our students are accepted to competitive, intensive summer arts programs, which
they are able to attend with scholarship support and through generous donations to the BAA Foundation. This past summer, 65 students received scholarships to attend intensive summer programs at Actors Shakespeare Project, American Academy of Ballet, Berklee College of Music, Boston Childrens
Theatre, Boston Conservatory, Burklyn Ballet Theatre, Creative Strings Workshop, Earl Mosleys Institute of the Arts, Improv Asylum,
Jeannette Neill Dance Studio, Lyric Stage, Maryland Institute College of Art, Oxbow School, Point Counterpoint, and the Putney School.
Notable Alumni
Artist
Diane Guerrero Music Major, 2004
BA, Regis College
Scholar
Kevin Schneider Visual Arts Major, 2005
BA, University of Massachusetts
JD, Florida State University College of Law
Citizen
Elyas Harris Theatre Major, 2009
BA, Bucknell University
Where is he now? Elyas is using his love of theatre to
Netflixs hit show Orange is the New Black and Jane the
mental sustainability.
and learn.
BAA
Year in Review
Intersession
Students and teachers took a one-week break from classes in January to
investigate a variety of topics outside of the regular curriculum during
BAAs first Intersession. The week was full of discovery, as students
explored such diverse topics as car ownership, feminism, healthy
cooking, youth activism, and an array of topics in the arts. Students
designed and led Intersession groups, while adults participated as
co-learners in this intensive week of deep learning.
Please see page 12 for further information.
Visiting Artists
BAA students were inspired during master classes and residencies by
many outstanding guest artists this year, including dancer, choreographer, actress, producer, and director Debbie Allen (pictured right);
choreographer Olivier Besson of The Boston Conservatory;
choreographer Marianne Harkless; choreographer Angelo Dello
Iacono; actor, singer, writer, and composer Daniel Beaty; filmmaker
Andrea Bredback; Emmanuel Music Madrigals; Boston Classical
Orchestra; Actors Shakespeare Project; actor and dancer Ibrahim Miari;
author Ife Oshun; and architect Fernando Domenech.
Please see page 8 for further information.
Lang Lang
Internationally renowned classical pianist Lang Lang visited
BAA in May, 2014 to meet students participating in Lang
Langs Keys of Inspiration at Boston Arts Academy and
perform for the BAA community. Keys of Inspiration, which is
made possible by a very generous grant from the Lang Lang
International Music Foundation, gives students at the Orchard
Gardens K-8 School and at BAA the opportunity to receive
classical piano instruction multiple times per week.
Please see page 14 for further information.
Graduation
Graduation speaker Renee Robinson, legendary dancer
with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, sent the
Class of 2014 off with an inspiring address. An impressive
94% of this years graduates were accepted to college, many
being the first in their families to do so. BAAs newest alumni
are now attending such institutions of higher
learning as Berklee College of Music, Emerson College,
Howard University, New York University, Northeastern
University, and Suffolk University, among others.
Please see page 4 for further information.
BAA
Artists
The arts are the cornerstone of Boston Arts Academy, giving students a unique opportunity to pursue their
passion for dance, music, theatre, and visual arts. Our arts curriculum encourages students to be innovative,
take creative risks, and succeed in high school and beyond.
Artists-in-Residence included Olivier Besson of The Boston Conservatory; Afro-Jazz choreographer Marianne Harkless; and Angelo Dello
Iacono, Artistic Director of the Swiss dance company ADN Dialect.
Dance Department Co-Chairs Sheryl Pollard-Thomas and William
McLaughlin were honored to receive Distinguished Arts Advocate
Awards from Arts/Learning.
performed scenes from the play at the BAA Benefit Gala in May.
A number of theatre students completed technical theatre and
acting internships with the American Repertory Theater, Boston
Conservatory, Brighter Boston, Brimmer and May School, High
Output, and Speakeasy Stage Company.
A filmmaking pathway was successfully launched for juniors and
seniors, culminating in BAAs first Film Festival.
VISUAL ARTS The study of drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, digital art, design, visual
communications, and mixed media. Students learn
curatorial and exhibition skills, art history, critique and
analysis, and discipline-specific writing that is important to the life
of a working artist.
Lang, who performed for the entire music department, and enjoyed
a performance by selected BAA piano students and students from the
Orchard Gardens K-8 School.
Seniors Jasiah Lewis and Kayana Guity-Moore had the honor of
and the Amelia Peabody Foundation, BAA upgraded its piano lab, mu-
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Scholars
Academic Highlights
As part of a partnership with TERC, funded through a National Science
Over the course of four years, all BAA students explore a series of
What is the role of the artist in society?; Who has power in the United
States and why?; What threatens us?; What strengthens us?; What is our
Thanks to two generous grants, including one from the Richard and
Susan Smith Family Foundation and a multi-year gift from a founda-
tion that asked to remain anonymous, BAA began planning for its new
high school.
STEAM Lab, the first of its kind in the country at an urban public arts
interests.
19% Advanced
37% Advanced
4%
72% Proficient
26% Proficient
54% Proficient
8%
Needs
Improvement
32% Needs
Improvement
38% Needs
Improvement
0%
Failing
4%
4%
Failing
Advanced
Failing
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Citizens
Citizenship is a core component of the Boston Arts Academy curriculum. Students are given numerous
opportunities throughout their four years of high school to use the arts as a vehicle for social change, to
participate in community service projects, and to develop leadership skills. Through the citizenship
components of its curriculum, BAA prepares its graduates to be creative leaders who bring real and lasting
benefits to their communities.
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Just as we teach our students to be engaged citizens who are involved in their communities, Boston Arts
Academy actively works to strengthen public education through its Center for Arts in Education (The Center).
The Center provides access to artistic opportunities, programming, and curriculum to local, national and international learning communities. The Center believes that the arts are an essential component for all
K-12 students.
The Center achieves this through innovative programs and initiatives that collectively:
Increase access to arts-based education for students in the Boston Public Schools,
Provide high-quality arts-based professional development for educators, and
Share effective arts-based curricula models developed by BAA.
Academy Strings Since 2004, BAA has provided violin instruction, free of charge, for elementary and middle school students in
Boston Public Schools. This year, over 50 students in grades 4-8 at
the McCormack and Edison schools participated in the program.
BAA supporter Michael Eisenson, artist Philippe Dodard, and Haitain Ambassador to the US, Paul Altidor.
School Visits Educators from around the world visit BAA to gain
insight into its best practices in urban and arts education.
this year, with 80 teachers applying. From that group, panelists se-
Conferences and Presentations Center staff gave 12 conference presentations and conducted five professional development
workshops this year.
The annual NATF Convening was held in October, 2013 for 2013 Fellows
and their school administrators. Playwright Kristoffer Diaz and Steve
speakers.
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Facility
When Boston Arts Academy (BAA) first opened in 1998, its building at 174 Ipswich Street
was deemed to be inadequate and temporary. The state of the current facility, which BAA
shares with Fenway High School, forces our 440 students to rehearse in hallways, take classes in under-sized studios, and do without an onsite stage or auditorium. This past year, the
Boston Public Schools explored the feasibility of building a new, purpose-built facility that
would house BAA and the Josiah Quincy Upper School. This plan included the creation of a
BAA middle school for Boston students in grades 6-8. BAA worked with the Boston Public
Schools and the Massachusetts School Building Authority on developing this plan. Much
to our disappointment, this project was suspended by city and state agencies in September,
2014. Fenway High School is scheduled to relocate in 2015, which will allow BAA to gain 30,000 square feet of space,
helping to address some of our programmatic limitations. We continue to work with the Mayors office to find
a solution to our ongoing facilities challenges and are hopeful that this process will result in a building that
will fully support our dual arts and academic curriculum, giving our students the facility they deserve.
Funding
Though located in the heart of one of the cultural capitals of the world, Bostons only public
high school for the visual and performing arts would not exist without significant private
support. As a public high school, BAA receives a per-pupil allocation from the Boston Public
Schools that covers approximately 62% of the schools operating budget. We are challenged
to raise the remaining 38% on an annual basis from private and government sources in
order to provide students with the best possible arts and academic education. The Boston
Arts Academy Foundation works to raise these needed funds from those individual donors,
foundations, and corporations who believe in the transformational power of an arts education. For more information on how the Boston Arts Academy Foundation accomplishes this
critical work, and on how you can help support our school, please see page 18. Thank you for keeping the Arts in
Boston Arts Academy.
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The Boston Arts Academy Foundation is a non-profit organization that was established to raise funds in support
of Boston Arts Academy, bridging the gap between the schools allocation from the Boston Public Schools and
the true cost of a full arts and college-preparatory education. The BAA Foundation raises 38% of the schools
annual operating budget from individual donors, private foundations, corporations, and government agencies.
These donations and grants help pay for the schools core arts faculty, adjunct arts teachers, student productions, exhibitions, and art supplies. Without this support, there would be no Boston Arts Academy. We are
deeply grateful for the generosity of all those who believe in the transformational power of an arts education.
ANNUAL BENEFIT GALA On May 20, 2014, over 250 BAA supporters
gathered in the beautiful Grand Lobby of the Citi Wang Theatre for the
dedicated runners ran on behalf of BAA and raised a record $155,000 for
volunteer leader and founding Trustee Richard Rudman with the 12th
the school.
5% Fees
1% Corporate Support
Expenses
$5,984,530
84% Salaries
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BAA
Thank you!
Anonymous
Richard Grubman and Caroline Mortimer
Terry and Eva Herndon
Lang Lang International Music Foundation
Qatar Foundation International
Anonymous
$50,000 to 99,999
Fay M. Chandler
The Klarman Family Foundation
Bill Schawbel and Judy Samelson
The Surdna Foundation
The Ruth Ray Hunt Fund at the Womens
Foundation of Colorado,
Swanee Hunt, Trustee
$25,000 to 49,999
$10,000 to 24,999
$5,000 to 9,999
$2,500 to 4,999
THE
SCHAWBEL
C O R P O R AT I O N
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Mark Andreasson
The Atlantic Philanthropies Director/
Employee Designated Gift Fund
Charles Baker
Robert L. Beal
The Boston Conservatory,
Richard Ortner, President
John and Jane Bradley
Karen Bressler and Scott Epstein
Myles Brown and Judy Garber
Katie and Paul Buttenwieser
Brian and Ellie Chu
Lisa Clarke
The Clarks Companies
Chuck Clough
Marisa and Jeffrey Cohen
Christopher Collins
William F. Coyne, Jr.
Ted Cutler
Tom and Midge DeSimone
Michael H. Douvadjian and Lynne Brainerd
Chris and Jean Egan
Emerson College, Lee Pelton, President
Robert and Iris Fanger
Jane Feigenson
Judith and John Felton
Sandra and Gerald Fineberg
Anonymous
Philip J. Flink
William Byron Forbush III
Lawrence and Daphne Foster
Kristian Gibson
Carol & Avram Goldberg and Deborah Goldberg
Sandra and Philip Gordon
Ken Gray
Anonymous
Tony James and Wanda McClain
Abigail Johnson and Christopher McKown
Jeffrey R. Keitelman
Jonathan and Patti Kraft
Barbara Cole Lee
Lewis & Kaplan LLP
Carol and Alan Lisbon
Allegra W. Lowitt
Doris Lowy and Paul Zigman
Harriet Lundberg and Judith McLernon
David Manfredi
Manica Thai
Martin and Tristin Mannion
Massachusetts Cultural Council
The MathWorks
George McGoldrick
Richard Edward McKinnon
Dr. and Mrs. Lyle Micheli
Mill River Foundation
John Monks Jr.
Mullen Advertising
Linda Nathan and Steve Cohen
Beth Neustadt
$500 to 999
Pam Allara
Laurie Alpert and Barry Weiss
Anonymous
Brattle Entertainment Inc.
David Carls and Maria Mackavey
Frederic and Barbara Clifford
John Davidson
Jennifer K. DeSisto
David Eppstein and Deborah Foster
Fashion Project
Jack and Brenda Geishecker
Giovanni and Jolie Greci
Carlos Gutierrez
Tom Hamlin
Stephen Hill
The Kahn Family Charitable Foundation
Anne and James LaPlante
Larry and Michelle Lasser
Robert Leach
Linda Leahy
Matthew LiPuma and Cathy Moylan
Nancy and Richmond Mayo-Smith
Bruce McKinnon
Deidre OHalloran
Michiyo Oishi
Allison Pescosolido
Isabel Phillips and Peter Ramsey
Betsy P. Puckett
Rob Radloff and Ann Beha
Ed Redlich
Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan
Family Foundation, Inc.
Rachel Roberts
Rick Rome
Dr. Michael and Patricia Rosenblatt
Stephen Schawbel
$250 to 499
Up to $249
Eleanor Bemis
Lucy Blau
Lawrence Blum
Leonard Bogan
Linda and Mark Borden
Ardis Bordman
Betsy Boveroux
Stephen Boyd
John and Carol Branning
Adriane Brayton
Kelly Brilliant
Pamela Brown
Stephanie Burgess
Paula Burns
Catherine L. Cagle
James Cambronne and Nancy Davies
Richard and Deborah Carlson
Ilene Carver
John Cary
Michael and Patricia Cataruzolo
Center for Collaborative Education, Dan French
Robert Chambers
Lois and James Champy
Catherine Tan Chan
Ed Charter
Hollis Chase
Maha Chourafa
Stephen Churchill
Betsey and David Cibotti
Anne R. Clark and Christopher Monks
Mary and David Clarke
Leila Cohan-Miccio
Wayne Coito
Kenneth and Virginia Colburn
Heather E. Cole
Community Music Center of Boston, David Lapin
Brian Correia
Lou Corsini
David and Liz Curtis
Andrea dAmato and Michael Schofield
Elizabeth Toll Davis
Jane Deimezis
Andrew Dell
Franca DeRosa
Anuradha Desai and Michael Sheridan
Nylda Dieppa-Aldarondo
Amy Dietz
Mark and Linda Dockser
Elsa Dorfman and Harvey Silvergate
Joel Douglas
Stephen Dowling
Elizabeth Egan-Mullen
Jack Eiferman and Fern Fisher
Micha Eizen
Howard Elkus
Brenda S. Engel
Ercolini & Company, Michael Tucci
Ellen and Peter Fallon
Tamara Fallon
Catherine Farrell
Albert Feinberg
Fidelity Foundation Matching Gifts to
Education Program
Diane Fiedler and Peter Agoos
Robert Fields
Nan Finkenaur
Judy Flam and George Ulrich
Barbara Foley
Susan Friedman
Sherri H. Gaines
Dozier and Sandy Gardner
Howard Gardner and Ellen Winner
Tom Garnitz
GE Foundation
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Up to $249, cont.
Charlie George
Lawrence Glovin
Dov Glucksman
William Goetzler
Robert Goisman and Jeanne Traxler
Michelle Golden
Marisela Gomez
Lisa C. Goodheart
Herbert and Jane Goodman
Goulston & Storrs
Paige Graham and David Dlugasch
Warren Green
Suzanne and John Grenier
Barbara and Steven Grossman
Kate Guedj
Rebecca S. Guenther
Ronald Gwiazda
Keith Hagen
Cynthia Hairston
Laura Hamilton
Annette Hanlon
Susan A. Hargraves-Rowe
Elin and John Harris
Eve and Rob Harris
Neil and Lona Harris
H. Ralph Hawkins
Jennifer Hayes
Alan Heller
Abbe Hershberg
Sharon Hessney
Charmane Higgins
Sarah and Winston Hindle
Suzanne Hinton
Ellen and Steve Hoffman
Robert J. and Phyllis E. Hoffman
Albert Holland
Gerlinde Hossain-Endl
Christine and Charles Hughes
Jane Wegscheider Hyman, PhD
Emi Iwatani
Charmain Jackman
Martha Jacovoni
Marlene Jarvis
Akshata Kadagathur
Silja Kallenbach
Jonathan Kamens
Bernard Kansky
Bernice Katz
Demetra Kavaltzis
Minta Kay
Mary Keady
Peter G. Kelly
John Kilbride
Ann King and Thomas Richardson
Bob Kollar
Denise Korn
Lynne Kortenhaus
Katherine Koschel
Beverly Kraus
Rozann Kraus
Patricia Krol
Mitzi and Stephen D. Kurtz
Luco LaCambria and Cornelia Kelley
Susan A. Landers
Norman J. Lang
Mary and Bob Langlois
Sandra Lawrence
Nastasia Lawton-Sticklor
Ida Lazar
Stacy Lebaron and Bruce Perry
Danny Lee
Kim Lemak
Jed Levene
Gail S. Levine
Mark Lonergan
Chuck and Susie Longfield
Katherine and Richard Lowe
Anthony Lucas
Charles and Margaret Lynch
Hannah MacLaren
Jeanne Maclaurin
Yvonne Macrae
James Mahoney
Tess Mandell
Mankwitz Family Foundation
Jack Markuse
Hilary Smiley Marshall
Nicolette Mattera
Nainoa Mau
Dan McCarthy
Kathleen L. McDonald
Alexandria McEachern
William McLaughlin
Deborah Meier
Lisa Mendel
Norman J. Merwise
Laura Michalowski
Sue Michaud
Beth Miller
Angie Milonas
Anonymous
Roxanne Moore
Jackie Moran
Julie Morin
Ellen and David Moskowitz
Frannie Moyer
Hubert and Nancy Murray
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Bill Nigreen
Dan Noble
Up to $249, cont.
Anonymous
Andra Samelson
Michael and Ellen Sandler
Lorraine Sanik and Jonathan Fischer
Cristina and Louis Santiago
Marjorie Schaffel and Peter Belson
Kim and Arthur Schawbel
Samuel Schawbel
Ted Schirmacher
Mary Beth B. Schoening
Lorraine, Klaus and Maya Schweer
Achikam and Rina Shapira
Alan Shapiro
Stephen Shapiro
Sarah-Ann Shaw
Kevin Shealy
Mara Sidmore
Josh, Angela and Harrison Silvia
Nancy Sizer
Rachel Skerritt
Allen Sneider
Josiah and Joyce Spaulding, Jr.
Robert Sperber
Jonathan Squire and Megan McKeon
Susan Squire and David Hirshey
Prudence Steiner
Frederick and Thelma Stephens
Brad Stevenson
Richard Stovall
Lynn Stuart
Joan and Herman Suit
Asher Susswein
Patricia Swansey
Arthur R. Tagliaferri
AnnMarie Tanzella
Karen and Daniel Taylor
Michael and Annlinnea Terranova
Toai Thach
Rosalind Thomas-Clark
Maura Tighe
Richard E. Tinsman
Ann Toffey
Robin Travers
Andrew Tremblay
Nan Tull and Frank Wezniak
United HVAC Sheet Metal Contractors
Clare Vadala-Clark
Lynne Vadala-Doran and Jim Doran
Gail Wakefield
Cassandra Wallace
Dorothy Walsh and Andrew Celley
Beth Warren
Annie Weber and Craig Duncan
Odessa Weber
Ellen Weiner and Michael Peck
David Weinstein and Laura Foner
Laura Weisberg and David Wong
Sandy Weisman
Ann R. Wekstein
Susan Werbe and John Bates
Edward M. Westerman
Ian Whitehead
Katherine Winter
Lisa Mei-Inn Wong
JoAnn S. Wooding
JoEllen S. Yannis
Benjamin Zander
Carl and Carolyn Zidel
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Susan Feldman
Susan Freidman
Edmund Barry Gaither
Sandra and Philip Gordon
Richard Grubman and Caroline Mortimer
Dr. Gloria White-Hammond and
Reverand Ray Hammond
Harvard University Graduate School
of Education
Hawthore String Quartet
Marian L. Heard
The House of Blues Foundation
Lauren Howard
Hunt Alternatives Fund, Swanee Hunt
Huntington Theatre Company
Philip P. Jameson, GW & Wade
Joanne Kaliontzis
Lang Lang International Music Foundation
Lansdowne Street Pub
Kenneth Leibler, KRL Investment Associates
Lombardos
Harriet Lundberg
Lyons Management Group
Bonnie and Alfred Margulies
MASCO, David Eppstein
Massachusetts 2020
Massachusetts Film Office
Massacusetts Institute of Technology,
Gayle M. Gallagher and
Martha Eddison Sieniewicz
Max Ultimate, Dan Mathieu and
Neal Balkowitsch
Gail Mazur
McCall Almy, Mary Lentz
Ronald Mevs
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Northeastern University
Orange Barrel Media
Dr. Isabel Phillips
Robert Pinsky
The ProArts Consortium:
Berklee College of Music,
Boston Architectural College,
The Boston Conservatory,
Emerson College,
Massachusetts College of Art and Design,
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Pucker Gallery
Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications,
Larry Rasky, President, Ann Carter, Partner
Restaurante Cesaria
Community Partners
Boston Arts Academy is proud that our
students are represented in outstanding arts
and community organizations throughout the
City of Boston. Our community partners provide
important resources for our students such
as enrichment programs, internships,
curricular support and other vital services.
During the 2013-14 school year,
BAA partnered with:
Arts and Business Council
Act 2
Actors Shakespeare Project
American Community Schools
Articulation
Artist Proof Studio
Artists for Humanity
ArtWorks for Kids
Berklee City Music Program
Berklee College of Music,
Roger Brown, President
Beth Israel Hospital
The Boston Architectural College
Boston Area Health Education Center
Boston Athletic Association
Boston Center for the Arts
Boston Classical Orchestra
The Boston Conservatory,
Richard Ortner, President
Boston Cultural Council
The Boston Foundation
Boston Neighborhood Network
Boston Partners in Education
Boston Police Department
Boston Public Library
Boston Public Schools
Boston Public Schools Arts Office
Boston Red Sox
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops
Boston University: African Studies Center,
REACH Program, Tanglewood Institute,
Dance Theatre, Creative Scholars, Skate Club
Boston Youth Fund
Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston
Brighter Boston
Broadway Across America
Casa de la Cultura, Center for Latino Art
Catalyst Conversations
Celebrity Series of Boston
Charles River CIT Program
ProArts Consortium
Berklee College of Music | Boston Architectural College | The Boston Conservatory | Emerson College
Massachusetts College of Art and Design | School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
City of Boston
The Council of Advocates is a diverse group of community, educational and business leaders whose common goal is to support the mission and advance the success
of the school. Members of the Council of Advocates act as well-informed ambassadors for the school,
advocating for it in the broader community, contributing to its financial strength and providing ongoing
advice to the Leadership, Trustees, and the community.
Sandra Gordon, President
Pam Allara | Imad Atalla | Craig Bailey | Phyllis Bretholtz | Roger Brown | Paul Buttenwieser
Ronald Casty | Fernadina Chan | Harry Collings | Michael Contompasis | Jessica Hoffmann Davis
Michael Douvadjian | Ernest Dudley | Iris Fanger | Gail Flatto | Paige Graham | Rev. Gregory Groover
Rev. Dr. Ray Hammond | Rev. Dr. Gloria White-Hammond | Christopher Harris | Liz Harris
Jackie Jenkins-Scott | Cleo Knight-Wilkins | Denise Korn | Shawn LaCount | Ken Leibler
Nancy Livingston and Fred Levin | Kathy Lowe | Jose Masso | Dan Mathieu | Peter McCaffery
Dr. Yannis Miaoulis | Robin Morgan | Caroline Mortimer | Jermaine Myrie | Sara Ofosu-Amaah
Myran Parker-Brass | Ellen Payzant | Jonathan Poorvu | Suzanne and Bernie Pucker
Elizabeth Reilinger | Marita Rivero | Lois Roach | Kay George Roberts | Emilie Steele
Francis and Sandra Stone | Rosalind Thomas-Clark | Dora Ullian | Susan Werbe
Linda Whitlock | Tony Woodcock
Family Council School-Family partnerships are critical to the success and achievement of
our students. All parents/caregivers of BAA students are members of the Boston Arts Academy Family
Council. The goal of the Family Council is to develop strong communication and support for all families.
BAA would not exist without the support of our students families. We need your continued energy and
support as we continue to fulfill our mission of educating Artists, Scholars and Citizens!
Cheryl Smith, Co-Chair
BAA
BAA
www.bostonartsacademy.org
174 Ipswich Street, Boston, MA 02215
617.635.6470