September 14 update

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Dear Families,

On behalf of Boston Prep, we are super excited to welcome all existing and new Boston Prep students, families and teachers to the 2023-2024 school year! We hope that you are rested, revitalized, and prepared to begin a new academic year. Over the next few weeks we will be sending emails to provide updates for the upcoming school year. Please read carefully. Our goal is that this information will help you and your family feel prepared and ready to jump into the new year.

Please see below for the announcements for our first 2023-2024 family newsletter!

1. UPDATE: First Week Back, First Day of School and School Hours

2. 2023-2024 Middle School and High School Faculty

3. New Uniform Vendor and Dress Code

4. Attendance Policy

5. Cell Phone Policy

6. Transportation Policy

7. New 6th Grade Student ONLY Welcome Ice Cream Social

8. New High School Student Orientation (Grades 9 and 10)

9. Athletics Corner

10. Nurses Corner

11. Middle School Corner

12. High School Corner

13. 6th Grade Application Re-Opened

Sincerely,

Madelyn Ruizdeporras
Family Operations Manager

There is an update to our start date for this school year. Please take some time to carefully review the details below.

There will be a staggered start date for the first day of school in the Middle School to provide a more thorough onboarding and orientation process for our 6th grade students. 6th grade students will start on Wednesday 8/23 and 7th and 8th grade students will start on Thursday 8/24. If your child is assigned a yellow school bus, they will receive this transportation on their first day of school.

First Week of School (8/23 - 8/25)

School Dates and Times (starting 8/29)

• Doors open and breakfast starts at 7:15am. ALL students are expected to be seated in first period class no later than 7:45am on their start date.

• There will be NO after school or clubs the first week of school.
• Yellow Bus available for those who qualify

Today kicks off our One Team Orientation! Both new and returning faculty, staff, and administrators are spending this week and next gearing up for the 2023-2024 school year. The countdown to the first day of school is officially on! For a complete list of Boston Prep faculty and staff, please click here!

After hearing feedback from families and the Boston Prep community, we have changed our uniform vendor to Metro School Uniforms! There are options to shop in stores or online. Note that College Hype is NO LONGER our vendor for any uniform items. Please review the attached images for more information on this year's dress code!

Metro School Uniforms
745 Dudley Street
Dorchester, MA 02125
(774) 500-4085

Store Hours of Operation:
Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday: Closed

Middle School (grades 6-8) uniform link to access: https://metroschooluniforms.com/collections/boston-prep-grades-6-8

SY24_Dress Code

High School (grades 9-12) uniform link to access: https://metroschooluniforms.com/collections/boston-prep-grades-9-12

SY24_Dress Code

Click here to review our SY23-24 Boston Prep Attendance Policy.

Click here to review our SY23-24 Boston Prep Cell Phone Policy.

Click here to review our SY23-24 Transportation Policy and Waiver

If you are a student entering 7-12th grade who is assigned a T Pass (M7/MBTA card), and you’d like to request Boston Prep's yellow bus service instead. Read carefully and please click here to fill out this waiver. This applies only to the 23-24 school year.

We are excited to welcome you to Boston Prep Charter School for the 2023-2024 school year.

To kick off the new year, we would love to invite you and your 6th grade student to join us at our upcoming "New Student Welcome Ice Cream Social!" This is a great opportunity to meet the teachers, principal and the rest of the 6th grade faculty. You will be provided with a welcome packet along with a summer reading book: "WONDER".

If you are unable to attend, please stop by the front desk anytime between 8AM-4PM Monday - Friday to pick up a copy of your summer reading book!

Please take some time to RSVP here if you have not done so already.

Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Time: 5-6pm

Location: Boston Prep

885 River Street, Hyde Park, MA 02136

Looking forward to meeting you all in person!

All new students entering Boston Prep High School are invited and encouraged to attend our upcoming New High School Student Orientation. We will be going over the following:

• Student Expectations

• How to be a successful Boston Prep student

Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Time: 8am - 12pm

Location: Boston Prep 885 River Street, Hyde Park, MA 02136

We hope you can join us! If you have any questions, please reach out to us at: 617-333-6688

Fall Sports: Boston Prep Fall Athletics Season is right around the corner ! All interested student-athletes must register online at FamilyID.com in order to participate in sports this Fall. This Boston Prep Athletics Department will offer the following sports:

• Girls Volleyball (Grades 8-12)

• Girls Soccer (Grades 9-12)

• Boys Soccer (Grades 9-12)

• Padded Football (Grades 8-12)

• Boys and Girls Cross Country (Grades 8-12)

• Co-Ed Middle School Soccer (Grades 6-8)

All interested student-athletes MUST register on FamilyID and upload a copy (or provide a physical copy) of your child’s most recent physical. Physicals must be within 13 months of August 21st, 2023. Please reach out to Director of Athletics Ricky Igbani at rigbani@bostonprep.org with any questions or concerns. First week of preseason is the week of 8/21 for HS and the second week of school for Middle School Athletics.

No information available at this time.

SY24 NEW Staffing Updates - returning staff members with role changes for SY24!

• Ms. Jenine Jeffreys, MS Principal

• Mr. Jeremi Taitt, MS Dean of Students

• Ms. Caitie O’Dell, MS Director of Curriculum and Instruction STEAM

• Mr. Gregory Passineu, MS Director of Curriculum and Instruction Humanities

• Ms. Erin VanPatten, MS Dean of Instructional Supports & Services

SY24 NEW Staffing Updates - returning staff members with role changes for SY24!

• Mr. Euridio Evora, HS Assistant Principal

• Ms. Keisha Nwaoji, HS Assistant Principal

• Mr. Brian Heshion, HS Assistant Principal

• (Role Change) Mr. Tony Santos, HS Dean of Students

• (Role Change) Ms. Victoria Ramirez, HS Associate Dean of Students (Mr. Williams will also be returning!)

• (Role Change) Ms. Danielle Buskey, HS Dean of Instructional Supports & Services

The 6th grade application has been reopened. Families can apply to 6th grade at Boston Prep for SY24 starting now through 8/16/23. If you know anyone entering grade 6th for SY24 APPLY HERE!

Upcoming Dates:

• Wednesday, August 9: Welcome 6th Grade Ice Cream Social
• Tuesday, August 22: New High School Student Orientation 8AM-12PM
• Wednesday,August 23: First Day of School for (6th grade and 9-12 grade ONLY)
• Thursday, August 24: First Day of School for (7th+8th); All Students attend
• Friday, August 25: Half Day: Dismissal at 12pm
• Monday, September 4: Labor Day - No School
• Tuesday, September 5: Afterschool Programming Begins
• Thursday, September 14: Back to School Night for Families
• Friday, September 15 - Sunday, October 15: Latinx Heritage Month
  

Have questions?

Please don’t ever hesitate to reach out with questions! You can contact your child’s advisor or utilize any of the emails/websites below.

• For questions about buses, MBTA passes, and transportation: transportation@bostonprep.org
• To report an absence or tardiness or any attendance related matters: attendance@bostonprep.org
• To submit a physical exam record or to discuss health-related topics: nurses@bostonprep.org
• For questions or documents related to enrollment: enrollment@bostonprep.org
• For information about resources, please familiarize yourselves with our Boston Prep resource page: https://www.bostonprep.org/resources
• For other questions: info@bostonprep.org