Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ORGANIZATION'S VISION AND MISSION IS TO USE EDUCATION AS A MEANS TO TRANSFORM THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF DORCHESTER AND TO EQUIP ALL STUDENTS WE SERVE WITH THE ATTITUDE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE AND POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITY.
TO EQUIP DORCHESTER STUDENTS WITH THE ATTITUDE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE.
PREVENTIONPREVENTION PROGRAM INCLUDES EARLY EDUCATION AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME, BOTH LICENSED BY MA DEPT OF EARLY EDUCATION & CARE. STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3 MONTHS AND 6 YEARS SPEND APPROXIMATELY 40 HOURS EACH WEEK IN CLASS, APPROXIMATELY 30 HOURS OF WHICH IS DEVOTED TO BUILDING DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS THROUGH CREATIVE PLAY AND AGE-APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES, AND 10 HOURS OF WHICH IS SPENT ON LITERACY ACTIVITIES. STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 13 YEARS ATTEND YEAR-ROUND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM , FROM 1:30 TO 6:00 PM DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND FROM 8:00 AM TO 6:00 PM DURING SCHOOL BREAKS AND SUMMER VACATION. STUDENTS IN THE OST PROGRAM SPEND A MINIMUM OF 60% OF THEIR TIME ON ACADEMIC SUPPORT, INCLUDING INTENSIVE HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE AND TUTORING, READING, WRITING, NUMERACY, AND SCIENCE EXPLORATION. OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILL BUILDING, RECREATIONAL AND VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS ACTIVITIES.
INTERVENTION PROGRAM- COLLEGE CONNECTIONS THE PROGRAM PROVIDES DISCONNECTED YOUTH, AGED 14 TO 27, WITH INTENTIONAL INTERVENTIONS TO PREPARE THEM FOR COLLEGE, BY GETTING THEM BACK ON TRACK TO SUCCESS AND DETERRING THEM FROM HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS, ENGAGING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, AND DEPENDENCY ON SOCIAL SERVICES. THE PROGRAM SERVES STUDENTS THROUGH FOUR FOCUSED TRACKS: ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE OVER-AGE FOR THEIR GRADE, FAILING COURSES AND UNLIKELY TO ADVANCE TO HIGH SCHOOL; MENTORING SUPPORT FOR TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH WHO ARE STILL ENROLLED IN SCHOOL BUT ARE AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT; INSTRUCTION AND SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE DROPPED OUT OR HAVE BEEN PUSHED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND NEED TO ATTAIN THEIR GED; AND ESOL CLASSES TO HELP STUDENTS WHO FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS DUE TO BEING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. THE TWO KEY COLLEGE CONNECTIONS PROGRAM COMPONENTS ARE ACADEMIC SKILL BUILDING AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. FOR STUDENTS CURRENTLY IN SCHOOL, THE PROGRAM ENGAGES WITH EACH PARTICIPANT FOR FIVE TO SEVEN HOURS PER WEEK. STUDENTS WHO ARE OUT OF SCHOOL ARE ENGAGED FOR A MINIMUM OF 25 HOURS PER WEEK.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mark Culliton | CEO | 40 | $201,923 |
| Paul Francisco | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 0 | $0 |
| Mike Frieze | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 0 | $0 |
| Rachel Rock | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 0 | $0 |
| Simon Taylor | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 0 | $0 |
| Mike O'Toole | BOARD - CHAIR | 0 | $0 |
| Tom O'Donnell | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 0 | $0 |
| Lebone Moses | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 0 | $0 |
| Mary Jo Meisner | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 0 | $0 |
| Orin Gutlerner | BOARD - VICE CHAIR | 0 | $0 |
| Laura Gassner Otting | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 0 | $0 |
| Lee Michael Kennedy | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 0 | $0 |
| David Guadagnoli | BOARD - ASSISTANT CLERK | 0 | $0 |
| Jim Mcdonough | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 0 | $0 |
| William Darling | BOARD - TREASURER | 0 | $0 |
| Paul Connolly | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Najjar | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 0 | $0 |
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