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BostonArts AcademyBoston

Impact Report2013-14


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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.BAA


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Welcome to Boston Arts Academy, Bostons rstand only public high school for the visual andperforming arts! The school was founded in 1998based on the conviction that academics and thearts are equally important to human developmentand achievement. Boston Arts Academy givesurban students access to serious, sequentialstudy in the arts within a full college preparatorycurriculum a unique opportunity within theBoston Public Schools, attracting over 750applicants per year. At Boston Arts Academy,we develop Artist-Scholar-Citizens by nurturingthe talents and abilities of each individualstudent. We are proud that 94% of our graduatesare accepted to college, with many the rst in theirfamilies to do so.

In these pages you will see the many ways thatour school community thoughtfully andproactively prepares students to think creatively,take risks as artists, empathize with others, andbuild bridges across differences. We invite you tolearn about our school and our 445 talentedstudents. Join us in celebrating the achievementsof our young Artist-Scholar-Citizens.

P. 2 Our Students

P. 4 Our Success

P. 6 Year in Review

P. 8 Ar ti sts

P. 10 Scholars

P. 12 Citizens

P. 14 Center for Arts in Education

P. 16 Opportunities andChallenges

P. 18 BAA Foundation

We believe that art can transform lives, and

that arts education should be part of thecore curriculum for all students.

Anne R. Clark | HeadmasterTony James | Chair, Board of Trustees

www.bostonartsacademy.org174 Ipswich Street, Boston, MA 02215 P. 20 Donors and

Suppor te rs


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2 2013-14 IMPACT REPORTBAABAA ARTS MAJORSAll Boston Arts Academy students study one of ve artsmajors, taking up to 3 hours of arts classes each day inaddition to a full college-preparatory curriculum.

60% Female

40% Male

GENDER

3.2% Asian2.2% Mixed/Other0.4% Native American

40% Hispanic

15.5%White

38.7%African

American

ETHNICITY

445 Studentsin 2013-14Our Students

Theatre 97

Visual Arts 95

Instrumental Music Vocal Music

7396

Dance 84

MAJOR # OF STUDENTS


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Dorchester

32%

South Boston

2%

Downtown

2%

South End

4%

Hyde Park

12%

Roxbury

7%

Roslindale

8%

Jamaica Plain

7%

Mattapan

5%

West Roxbury

4%

Allston/Brighton

5%

Mission Hill

2%

Fenway Kenmore

2%

Charlestown2%

RESIDENCY Boston Arts Academys student body comes from every neighborhood in Boston,some traveling over an hour each way.

SENDING SCHOOLS What kinds of schools did our enrolled students come from?

FULL INCLUSION As the districts rst full-inclusion high school welcomingstudents with physical or learning disabilities, psychological/socialchallenges, and English Language Learners, BAA is committed to

all students learning together.

71.2%qualify for Free orReduced Price Lunch ,de ned for the 2013-14school year as $30,615(free) or $43,568(reduced) annual incomefor a family of four.

32.8%of students speak alanguage other thanEnglish at home.

15.7%of students have identi ed

special needs thatnecessitate instructionalaccomodations.

RECRUITMENT for the 2014-15 School Year

East Boston

6%

775 Applicants

114Enrolled

101 Freshmen10 Sophomores

3 Juniors

72.5% Boston Public Schools

10.8% Charter Schools9.1% Public Schools outside of Boston

7.6% Parochial or Private

All admitted students must be residents of Boston in order to enroll.

Boston Arts Academy lls a need within the Boston Public Schools by providing 445 urban youth with their very rst opportunity to pursue theirpassion for dance, music, theatre, or visual arts. Each year, over 750 students apply for admission to our school, coming from within the Boston PublicSchool system, charter schools, public schools outside of Boston, parochial, and private schools.

BOSTON ARTSACADEMY

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Our Success We believe that studentswho are artistically giftedbut may be struggling academically should not be denied access

to a quality arts education based on past test scores and grades.For this reason, Boston Arts Academy admits students solely onthe basis of an audition in the arts, without considering prioracademic performance.

American Musical and DramaticAcademy

Belmont UniversityBerklee College of Music (5)Boston Architectural CollegeBridgewater State UniversityBunker Hill Community College (16)Cape Institute of Performing Arts,

South AfricaColby-Sawyer CollegeConcordia UniversityCurry College (2)Dean College (3)Eastern Nazarene College (2)Emerson College (2)Eugene Lang College, The New

School for Liberal Arts (2)Fashion Institute of TechnologyFitchburg State UniversityFramingham State UniversityFranklin Pierce UniversityHoward University Johnson C. Smith University

Lesley University (2)Liverpool Institute for Performing AMassachusetts College of Art and

Design (3)Massachusetts College of Liberal

Arts (7)MassBay Community CollegeNew England CollegeNew York UniversityNortheastern UniversityRegis CollegeRoosevelt UniversitySchool of the Museum of Fine Arts,

Boston (2)Suffolk University (3)University of HartfordUniversity of Massachusetts Boston

(5)University of North Carolina School

of the ArtsUniversity of the ArtsUniversity of the District of ColumbiWheaton College

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS The Class of 2014 earned nearly $2 millionin scholarships and nancial aid. We are very proud that six membersof the Class of 2014 received full tuition, four-year scholarships toNortheastern University, Emerson College, Suffolk University, andBerklee College of Music .

GRADUATION On June 9, 2014, Boston Arts Academy held its 14th grad-uation ceremony at the historic Citi Shubert Theater. The 85 graduates ofthe Class of 2014 were inspired by the words of commencement speakerRenee Robinson, legendary dancer with the Alvin Ailey American DanceTheater, and student speaker Emily Rose Navarro . Honorees includedcommunity activist John Barnes; Shaumba-Yandje Dibinga, Executiveand Artistic Director of OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center; Maggie MitchellSalem, Executive Director, Qatar Foundation International; and ActorsShakespeare Project. The graduates were presented by ValedictorianLyna Luong and Headmaster Anne R. Clark .

COLLEGE CHOICES 94% of BAA graduates are accepted tocollege, most being rst-generation college students. We arepleased to share the college choices of the Class of 2014:

94 %ACCEPTED TOCOLLEGE$2 MillionIN SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID

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SUMMER PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS Not only do BAA students work hard throughout the school year to develop as artists, but theyalso pursue their passion for the arts over the summer. Our students are accepted to competitive, intensive summer arts programs, whichthey are able to attend with scholarship support and through generous donations to the BAA Foundation. This past summer, 65 students received scholar-ships to attend intensive summer programs at Actors Shakespeare Project, American Academy of Ballet, Berklee College of Music, Boston ChildrensTheatre, 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 .

Diane Guerrero Music Major, 2004BA, Regis College

Where is she now? Diane pursued acting aftercollege and can now be seen in two television series:Netixs hit show Orange is the New Black and Jane theVirgin on the CW network.

In rough neighborhoods, you have to establish respect.If you look weak or let people bully you, youll be pickedon and worse. I was saved from all of that by going toBoston Arts Academy. That was the home for someonelike me, a place you could be artistic, admit to doingyour homework, and be a nerd of your own making.The world changed. I still had to be scrappy around theneighborhood, but in school, I could relax and exploreand learn.

Kevin Schneider Visual Arts Major, 2005BA, University of MassachusettsJD, Florida State University College of Law

Where is he now? Kevin is an attorney, working inplaintiffs litigation in the areas of civil rights, discrimi-nation, and personal injury. He also works in the areasof animal rights, plant-based nutrition, and environ-

mental sustainability.

BAA gave me an artists eye for detail, but more impor-tantly, it taught me lessons of the heart. The arts, to me,are empathy in motion, and thats the approach I taketo everything in life, especially when working for myclients. And yes, my legal pads are covered in doodles,but doodlers can do good.

Elyas Harris Theatre Major, 2009BA, Bucknell University

Where is he now? Elyas is using his love of theatre tomake a difference in the lives of Boston students. He isa special education teacher at Excel High School in Bos-ton, a Teaching Assistant with The Theater Offensive,and a member of the Company One Street Team.

I believe that after acquiring an artistic and intel-lectual toolbox, students can begin to integrate artsinto everyday life. My experience at BAA directed mydesire to be a community artist who tries to incorporateartistic expression in every aspect of my life.

Artist Scholar Citizen

Notable Alumni

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Year in Re view

A Series of Haitian Art Experiences(left to right) Artist Ronald Mevs , artist Gontran Durocher , BAA

Headmaster Anne Clark , and artist Philippe Dodard attend theopening reception for Persistence of Spirit , an exhibition in our Gordon

Gallery celebrating the work of these three noted Haitian visual artists.With support from generous individual donors and arts and community

organizations, BAA mounted this exhibition as the centerpiece of a week-long celebration of Haitian art and culture. We were honored to have the

opportunity to organize this special community program, highlightingthe artistic and cultural heritage of many of our students.

Please see page 15 for further information.

Visiting ArtistsBAA students were inspired during master classes and residencies bymany outstanding guest artists this year, including dancer, choreog-rapher, 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 ; lmmakerAndrea Bredback ; Emmanuel Music Madrigals ; Boston Classical

Orchestra ; Actors Shakespeare Project ; actor and dancer Ibrahim Miari ;author Ife Oshun ; and architect Fernando Domenech .


IntersessionStudents and teachers took a one-week break from classes in January toinvestigate a variety of topics outside of the regular curriculum duringBAAs rst Intersession. The week was full of discovery , as students

explored such diverse topics as car ownership, feminism, healthycooking, youth activism, and an array of topics in the arts. Students

designed and led Intersession groups, while adults participated asco-learners in this intensive week of deep learning .



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Internationally renowned classical pianist Lang Lang visitedBAA in May, 2014 to meet students participating in LangLangs Keys of Inspiration at Boston Arts Academy andperform for the BAA community. Keys of Inspiration , which ismade possible by a very generous grant from the Lang LangInternational Music Foundation, gives students at the Orchard

Gardens K-8 School and at BAA the opportunity to receiveclassical piano instruction multiple times per week .


Lang Lang

Graduation speaker Renee Robinson , legendary dancerwith the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, sent theClass of 2014 off with an inspiring address. An impressive94% of this years graduates were accepted to college, manybeing the rst in their families to do so. BAAs newest alumniare now attending such institutions of higherlearning as Berklee College of Music, Emerson College,Howard University, New York University, NortheasternUniversity, and Suffolk University, among others.


Graduation

BAA honored long-time volunteer leader and foundingTrustee Richard Rudman with the 2014 Apollo Award ,in recognition of his years of service to Boston Arts Academyand his commitment to arts education. Mr. Rudman was theguest of honor at the 16th annual BAA Benet Gala held inthe Grand Lobby of the Citi Wang Theatre.


2014 Beneft Gala

Senior Grant ProjectFor their Senior Grant Projects, students design arts serviceprojects that address identied needs in the communityand utilize their arts training. Students then present theirproposals to community members serving as volunteer reviewpanelists. Students who design the highest rated projects re-ceive actual funding for implementation. This years projects

included a visual arts exhibition promoting peace andthe prevention of gun violence ; a stage set constructed tosimulate a factory farm that audience members walkedthrough to learn how food is processed ; and a bilingualwebsite to aid children and teenagers who have beendiagnosed with Crohns disease .


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Artists We believe in the transformative power of the arts.We believe that the arts help young people nd their voices, seek novel solutions to complex problems, work collaboratively, andtake their place as members of the creative workforce of the 21 st century.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.

MUSIC The study of classical and jazz musical forms,for both instrumentalists and vocalists. The rich pro -

gram of study includes music theory, history, technique,and music technology.

BAA hosted a visit by internationally-acclaimed classical pianist Lang

Lang , who performed for the entire music department, and enjoyeda performance by selected BAA piano students and students from theOrchard Gardens K-8 School.

Seniors Jasiah Lewis and Kayana Guity-Moore had the honor of

singing the national anthem for President Barack Obama when hevisited Boston in October, 2013. They repeated their outstandingperformance at Mayor Martin Walsh s inauguration in January, 2014.

Through grants from the Lang Lang International Music Foundationand the Amelia Peabody Foundation, BAA upgraded its piano lab, mu-sic technology equipment, and recording studio. These upgrades giveBAA students access to industry-standard equipment and software.

VISUAL ARTS The study of drawing, painting, printmak ing, photography, sculpture, digital art, design, visualcommunications, and mixed media. Students learn

curatorial and exhibition skills, art history, critique andanalysis, and discipline-speci c writing that is important to the lifeof a working artist.

Senior Rocky Cotard , sophomore Rodrick Guevara , and freshmanStacy Lafume had the opportunity to curate an exhibit at the Com-monwealth Museum in honor of Black History Month. This impressive

exhibit featured work by professional artists Stephen Hamilton, PaulGoodnight, Lawrence Pierce, Lucilda Dassardo-Cooper, Adam Bullock,Shaanti Williams, and Ekua Holmes.

Artists Philippe Dodard, Gontran Durocher, and Ronald Mevs travelledto BAA from Haiti to be part of the schools A Series of Haitian ArtExperiences . They conducted master classes for visual arts studentsand attended the opening of an exhibition of their work in the schoolsGordon Gallery.

DANCE The study of classical ballet, modern dance, jazz, tap, hip hop, and Afro-Haitian dance forms. Therigorous curriculum includes choreography, dance his -

tory, healthy living, dance production, and technology.

BAA was honored to host a visit from Debbie Allen , celebrated dancer,choreographer, actress, producer, and director. Ms. Allen inspiredstudents with stories of her career and her many achievements.

Artists-in-Residence included Olivier Besson of The Boston Conserva-tory; Afro-Jazz choreographer Marianne Harkless; and Angelo DelloIacono, Artistic Director of the Swiss dance company ADN Dialect.

Dance Department Co-Chairs Sheryl Pollard-Thomas and WilliamMcLaughlin were honored to receive Distinguished Arts Advocate Awards from Arts/Learning.

THEATRE The study of acting, technical theatre,directing, playwriting, and lmmaking. The rigorouscurriculum fosters cross-cultural understanding and

emphasizes the collaborative nature of the theatre arts.

Mainstage performances included Grimm and Romeo and Juliet , whichwas produced in partnership with Actors ShakespeareProject. A select group from the cast of Romeo and Juliet performed scenes from the play at the BAA Benet Gala in May.

A number of theatre students completed technical theatre andacting internships with the American Repertory Theater, BostonConservatory, Brighter Boston, Brimmer and May School, HighOutput, and Speakeasy Stage Company.

A lmmaking pathway was successfully launched for juniors andseniors, culminating in BAAs rst Film Festival.

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To prepare visual arts students for 21st century careers, BAA has developeda new Design and Visual Communications curriculum. All visual artsstudents now participate in this four-year course of study covering a varietyof two- and three-dimensional design areas, including: Graphic Design,Industrial Design, Architecture and Interior Design, Motion Graphics,Branding/Visual Identity Design, and Web Design and Development.

Learning to work with digital technology gives students insight into21st century visual art practices, including multimedia work, time-basedwork, projection, and the ability to move uidly between digital andtraditional media to best express an idea.

As students work with computer programs such as Adobe Creative Cloud, they are developing college-level technicalskills, giving them an advantage when they leave high school.

In 2013-14, visual arts students had the opportunity to design promotional content for a digital billboard on IpswichStreet near BAA, courtesy of Orange Barrel Media, a leader in the digital display market. Through this partnership,BAAs media messages are shown several times a day, at no cost to the school. In addition to giving our studentsvaluable real-world design experience, these digital displays promote BAA to a whole new audience.

We are very pleased to announce that BAA recently received Chapter 74 approval from the MassachusettsDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education for the Design and Visual Communications program.This makes BAA Bostons second certied career and technical education school.

Design and Visual Communications: a New Visual Arts Pathway

BAAs jazz quintet was awarded First Place in the SmallEnsemble category at the 2014 Berklee College of Music

High School Jazz Festival, the largest high school jazzfestival in the country.

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Scholars We believe that interdisciplinary learningprepares students as Artist-Scholar-Citizens.Our Humanities, STEAM, and World Languages curricula all explore theconnections between arts and academic disciplines, building studentscritical thinking, creativity, and communication skills.Boston Arts Academys college-preparatory curriculum develops inquisitive scholars who are prepared to meet

the challenges of the 21st century. Academic courses at BAA include humanities, mathematics, science, and

world languages. All courses emphasize interdisciplinary thinking and project-based learning, giving students

the opportunity to integrate their arts training into their academic classes.

HUMANITIES The study of language arts, philosophy, history, and social studies.Over the course of four years, all BAA students explore a series ofessential questions in their Humanities courses. These include:What is the role of the artist in society?; Who has power in the UnitedStates and why?; What threatens us?; What strengthens us?; What is ourresponsibility?; What is art?; and, What is beautiful, what is valuable,and who decides?

WORLD LANGUAGES The study of American Sign Language(ASL), Arabic, and Spanish.

The World Languages Department teaches language acquisition throughtheme-based units, which incorporate students artistic strengths and creativeinterests.

STEAM The study of science, technology, engineering, arts, andmathematics.Through the integration of the arts intomath and science courses, STEAM encour-ages students to research, experiment,

revise, and try again much like the process of creating great art. Thisinterdisciplinary approach engages students more deeply, improves theirunderstanding of the material, and gives them the tools to communicatetheir knowledge to others more effectively.

Academic Highlights As part of a partnership with TERC, funded through a National Science

Foundation grant, biology students worked with scientists from theBroad Institute, artists Nathalie Miebach, Bryan McFarlane, and MarkStock, along with educators from Chche Konnen Center at TERC, on aweek-long art-science curriculum about the human microbiome.

Thanks to two generous grants, including one from the Richard andSusan Smith Family Foundation and a multi-year gift from a founda-tion that asked to remain anonymous, BAA began planning for its newSTEAM Lab, the rst of its kind in the country at an urban public artshigh school.

For the rst time, BAA offered two Advanced Placement (AP) courses.Ten students took AP Biology, and two students took AP Calculusthrough a blended learning model that included both an online virtualclassroom and in-person instruction and support from BAA teachers.

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On average, 40% of Boston Arts Academy students enter high schoolreading below grade level. Nearly 20% of our students struggle withlearning disabilities and 30% speak English as a second language.

Since 2004, BAA has helped students overcome their reading

challenges through the Literacy Development Initiative. By providingtargeted support in daily Seminar classes during the school year, and inan intensive ve-week Summer Reading Program, the LiteracyDevelopment Initiative strengthens students reading skills so that theycan learn alongside their peers.

The effect of the Literacy Development Initiative on students is enormous.Many students experience success in school for the rst time as a result of this program. They feel empowered bytheir new skills and proud of their accomplishments. Students who had never read an entire book before participat-ing in the literacy program go on to become enthusiastic readers.

This year, we re-tested students to assess their progress. We are very pleased to report that 86% of the studentswho were three or more grade levels behind at the beginning of 9th grade, improved by at least one gradelevel after one year in the program. Many students improved by two or more grade levels. For students who enterhigh school reading below grade level, a gain of one grade level is substantial and empowering. We are grateful to theprivate foundations that provide critical support for this essential program.

Literacy Development Initiative

BAA is a portfolio-based school where students demonstrate their skillsand knowledge through class projects, exhibitions, and performances.MCAS, the state-mandated standardized test, is just one way and we

believe a limited way of measuring student achievement.

All public school students in Massachusetts are assessed using the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test. Students must pass this standardized test in order to graduate from high school. BAA students are tested in English Language Arts, Mathematics, andScience and Technology/Engineering.

How many scored Advanced or Pro cient ?91% of BAA students76% of Boston Public School students90% of Massachusetts students

English Language Arts 118 BAA students

Advanced19%

Pro cient72%

NeedsImprovement

8%

Failing0%


Math 118 BAA students

Advanced37%

Pro cient26%

NeedsImprovement

32%

Failing4%


Science and Technology/Engineering 105 BAA students

Advanced4%

Pro cient54%

NeedsImprovement

38%

Failing4%

2014 MCAS Results

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Citizens We believe that artists should use their voices and their art to advocate for themselves,for others, and for the good of society. We teach our artist-scholars to beengaged citizens and active members of their communities.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 citizenshipcomponents of its curriculum, BAA prepares its graduates to be creative leaders who bring real and lastingbenefts to their communities .

COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY In November, students participated in the annual BAACommunity Service Day, volunteering at non-pro t organizations and schools through-out Boston with their Advisory groups. This years community partners included: American Red Cross Food Pantry Animal Rescue League of Boston Boston Home, Inc. Boston Rescue Mission Community Servings Cradles to Crayons Dudley Street

Neighborhood Initiative East End House Elihu Greenwood School Ethos GardnerPilot Academy Generation Citizens German Centre for Extended Care Greater BostonFood Bank Haley House Food Pantry Haynes Early Education Center Hearth HoraceMann School Lilla G. Frederick Middle School Nazareth Child Care Center New EnglandAquarium Pine Street Inn Project Bread Room to Grow Rosies Place SalvationArmy St. Francis House Sarah Greenwood K-8 School Sojourner House Food Pantry South End Neighborhood Service Center Food Pantry Womens Lunch Place

INTERSESSION A week devoted to interdisciplinary and project-based learning.

BAA held its rst Intersession in January, with the goal of designingand carrying out student-centered experiences in which adults areco-learners ; honoring play, exploration, and trust in the creative process;

and experiencing deep learning while building community. WeeklongIntersession learning experiences included such diverse topics as: A mini musical production Basics of car ownershipDocumentary lmmaking Healthy cookingSite-specic dance Feminism

Intersession culminated in a school-wide event, where each group ofstudents shared their experiences. We are grateful to the many organiza-tions in the community who generously shared their time and expertiseto make this week a great success.


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SENIOR GRANT PROJECT In the schools capstone experience,all students demonstrate their graduation credentials by creating a

service project that uses their artistic training to address an identi -ed need in the community.

Students wrote grant proposals and gave oral presentations to a reviewpanel of outside educators, artists, business and non-prot leaders, andBAA supporters. The top-rated students received funding to implement

their projects.Senior Project Highlights

Ten seniors successfully implemented their Senior Projects in 2013-14.Alina Balitskaya, Rocky Cotard, Laura Londono, Lyna Luong,Salvadora McCaffrey, Gabe McCrea, Michaela Nelson, DjimyTheragene, Esther Valbrun, and Nailah Williams were honoredas Elma Lewis Graduates of Distinction in recognition of theirachievements.

The timing of Senior Project was changed this year in order to givemore students the opportunity to complete their projects during se-nior year. Senior Project now begins in the spring of junior year, givingstudents the summer and fall of senior year to implement their proj-ects. This change resulted in the schools largest cohort of grantees.

26 Juniors - the schools largest group ever - wereawarded funding in 2014 for their Senior Grant Projects.These rising seniors will complete their projects during

the 2014-15 school year.

Senior dancers Miriah Burns, DaLisa Castillo, Adazae Edwards, Elodi Schwendener, and Djimy Theragene

presented original choreography at the Boston Museum of Science as part of a lecture on creativity and science.Dance major Courtney Epps presented her senior choreography at the Massachusetts State House as part of a BlackHistory Month ceremony.

Dance major DaLisa Castillo presented her senior choreography at an event honoring community women present-ed by the Prince Hall Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star.

Music senior Roger Walters and junior Joshua Sutherland performed at the opening of the Play Me, Im Yoursprogram which placed 75 highly-decorated pianos in various locations across the city in celebration of the CelebritySeries of Bostons 75th anniversary.

The Spirituals Ensemble , under the direction of Tyrone Sutton , performed at the annual International City/CountyManagement Association conference held at the Hynes Convention Center.

The new BAA Repertory Company and Wellesley High School students performed together at the Boston Center forthe Arts Plaza Theatre. Proceeds were donated to the Rosalind Thomas Clark and Franklin Worthington Taylor TheatreLegacy Fund , which awards college scholarships to senior BAA theatre students who have shown continuing growthboth as artists and as scholars.

For the ninth year in a row, visual arts students collaborated with students from Winchester High School on aphotography exhibition at the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester.

Visual arts juniors Aedan Clark, Jhair James, Kafe Williams Kalez, Yasmin Martinez, Finlay McCrea,and Thandiwe Ramsey were selected as nalists in the Dudley Square Municipal Center Acoustic Panel DesignCompetition.

Community Performances and Exhibitions

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We believe that all students should have access to the transformativepower of the arts.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 inter-

national 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.

Center for Arts in Education

Alumni Creative Corps (ACC) ACC trains BAA alumni to beculturally competent assistant teaching artists in underservedBoston Public Schools classrooms. Twenty BAA alumni were trained as teaching artists and actively

taught dance, music, theatre, and visual arts to over 450 students in 10Boston Public Schools.

Lang Langs Keys of Inspiration at BAA Building on our success with Academy Strings (see below), this year BAA

established Lang Langs Keys of Inspiration at BAA, a classicalpiano instruction program for Orchard Gardens School K-8

students and students at Boston Arts Academy. Thanks to a generous grant from the Lang Lang International Music

Foundation, 35 fourth and seventh grade students at Orchard GardensK-8 School received piano instruction from BAA faculty one to threetimes per week.

The program also funded an upgrade of the BAA Piano Lab, which isused by all students in music theory and composition classes.

Academy Strings Since 2004, BAA has provided violin instruc -tion, free of charge, for elementary and middle school students inBoston Public Schools. This year, over 50 students in grades 4-8 atthe McCormack and Edison schools participated in the program.

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School Visits Educators from around the world visit BAA to gaininsight into its best practices in urban and arts education.This year, the Center hosted 155 visitors from Australia ,The Netherlands , Qatar , South Africa , and Sweden , as well as fromschools in California , Florida , Massachusetts , Montana , NewHampshire , New Jersey , and New Mexico .

Conferences and Presentations Center staff gave 12 confer -ence presentations and conducted ve professional developmentworkshops this year.

Center Fellows and STEAM faculty members Ramiro Gonzalez andMark Lonergan presented at several conferences, including theAssociation for Supervision and Curriculum Developments annualconference in Los Angeles and the South by South West Conference

and Festival in Austin, Texas. Ramiro Gonzalez , dance faculty William McLaughlin , and senior

dance students presented on Creativity and Science at the BostonMuseum of Science.

National Artist Teacher Fellowship (NATF) This program,funded by the Surdna Foundation, invites arts teachers from publicarts high schools and middle schools to apply for small grants thathelp them develop as teaching-artists and educators. The number of applications to the program increased by nearly 30%

this year, with 80 teachers applying. From that group, panelists se-lected 16 Fellows from 12 states.

The annual NATF Convening was held in October, 2013 for 2013 Fellowsand their school administrators. Playwright Kristoffer Diaz and SteveSeidel, Director of Harvards Project Zero and the Arts in EducationProgram at Harvard Graduate School of Education, served as keynotespeakers.

A Series of Haitian Art Experiences Under the direction ofCenter Fellow and BAA visual arts faculty member Guy MichelTelemaque , the Center presented A Series of Haitian Art Experi-ences in October. This week-long festival celebrated Haitian art andculture in collaboration with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts(Chris Bratton, President), the Museum of Fine Arts, Fondasyon Konesansak Libte (FOKAL), Jean Appolon Expressions, Solidarit Hatienne des

Artistes Plasticiens (SHAP), and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.(Please see Community Partners on page 27 for a complete listing of allthe individuals involved in this program.)The event featured: Persistence of Spirit , an exhibition in BAAs Gordon Gallery by noted

visual artists Philippe Dodard, Gontran Durocher, and Ronald Mevs, allof whom traveled to Boston from Haiti to attend the opening and workwith our students.

A performance by the Haitian-American dance company Jean Ap-polon Expressions at the Museum of Fine Arts, which was attended byover 200 people. Mr. Appolon also held master classes for our dancestudents.

ARTS-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SHARING EFFECTIVE CURRICULA

Over 450 students in 10 Boston Public Schoolsreceived regularly-scheduled arts classes from BAAs

Alumni Creative Corps (ACC) in 2013-14.

Mural by 2013 NATF Fellow, Matt Christenson,City Arts and Technology High School,San Francisco, CA

BAA supporter Michael Eisenson, artist Philippe Dodard, and Haitain Ambassador to the US, Paul Altidor.

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Opportunities and Challenges As we celebrate all that Boston Arts Academy has accomplished over thepast year, we also wish to acknowledge the opportunities and challengesthat impact our work. As educators, we take great pride in the manysupports we have developed that prepare students as artists, scholars, andcitizens. Here, we highlight three areas of opportunity and challenge thatare central to our mission, and that we will continue to pursue in thecoming year.


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Facility

When Boston Arts Academy (BAA) rst opened in 1998, its building at 174 Ipswich Street

was deemed to be inadequate and temporary. The state of the current facility, which BAAshares with Fenway High School, forces our 440 students to rehearse in hallways, take class-es in under-sized studios, and do without an onsite stage or auditorium. This past year, theBoston Public Schools explored the feasibility of building a new, purpose-built facility thatwould house BAA and the Josiah Quincy Upper School. This plan included the creation of aBAA middle school for Boston students in grades 6-8. BAA worked with the Boston PublicSchools and the Massachusetts School Building Authority on developing this plan. Muchto 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 nda solution to our ongoing facilities challenges and are hopeful that this process will result in a building thatwill fully support our dual arts and academic curriculum, giving our students the facility they deserve .

Student Health and Wellness

In addition to preparing students academically and artistically, BAA supports studentsdevelopment through a host of health and wellness programs, including on-site mentalhealth counseling, group therapy, family counseling, curriculum units on risky behaviors,nursing services, peer mediation, parent/caregiver outreach, and specialized services forstudents with a range of disabilities. BAA pays particular attention to students social andemotional growth by providing on-site mental health counseling to both individuals andgroups of students. Each year, over half of our students take advantage of ourcounseling services. We are grateful to our partners, Childrens Hospital and South ShoreMental Health, for helping us provide this level of support. Over the past several years, as

BAAs student population has grown, we have experienced an increase in the number of students with multiple risk

factors. Going forward, we are re-evaluating our support and data collection systems in order to make the best use ofour limited resources, and provide support for these students in a more sustainable manner.

Funding

Though located in the heart of one of the cultural capitals of the world, Bostons only publichigh school for the visual and performing arts would not exist without signicant privatesupport. As a public high school, BAA receives a per-pupil allocation from the Boston PublicSchools that covers approximately 62% of the schools operating budget. We are challengedto raise the remaining 38% on an annual basis from private and government sources inorder to provide students with the best possible arts and academic education. The BostonArts Academy Foundation works to raise these needed funds from those individual donors,foundations, and corporations who believe in the transformational power of an arts educa-tion. 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 inBoston Arts Academy.

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Boston Arts Academy FoundationThe Boston Arts Academy Foundation is a non-pro t 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 produc-

tions, 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.

FRIENDS OF BAA was started this year to involve community mem-bers in supporting and promoting Boston Arts Academy. The group takespart in fun and creative social events, learning opportunities, and mentor-ship programs, and also creates real-world professional connections forstudents. FoBAA strives to make a difference in the lives of individual

students, Boston Arts Academy, and our diverse Boston-area communi-ties. FoBAA kicked off its rst year with an evening of masterclassestaught by BAA students and alumni, followed by a social gathering at anearby pub. FoBAA members also enjoyed a pre-concert discussion withthe dancers at our SpringFest Dance Concert and served as panelists forour Senior Project Night.

Thank you to Co-Chairs Paige Graham, Rebecca Hildebrand, and VihannKong for their leadership in launching this group in 2014!

ANNUAL BENEFIT GALA On May 20, 2014, over 250 BAA supportersgathered in the beautiful Grand Lobby of the Citi Wang Theatre for the16th annual BAA Benet Gala. We were delighted to honor long-timevolunteer leader and founding Trustee Richard Rudman with the 12thannual Apollo Award, recognizing his years of service to Boston Arts

Academy and commitment to arts education. Theevent, chaired by Elliot Surkin, Managing Partner ofDLAPiper, Brian Kavoogian, President and Founder ofCharles River Realty Investments, and Paul Marcus,CEO and Founder of Marcus Partners, raised over$730,000 for the school. These funds allow us to planfor the coming year and ensure that we are able tocontinue to provide the youth of Boston with an artsand academic education that challenges them to betheir very best. Deepest thanks to our Benet Chairs,the Benet Committee, and all those who helped

make the evening a resounding success!

BOSTON MARATHON TEAM Since 2011, Boston Arts Academy hasproudly been an official charity of the Boston Marathon. In 2014, sevendedicated runners ran on behalf of BAA and raised a record $155,000 forthe school.

We are grateful to our seven 2014 teammembers, six of whom returned to nishthe race they started in 2013, but wereunable to nish due to the tragic events ofthe day. Our seventh team member, Bostonentrepreneur Bill Schawbel, ran the 2014Boston Marathon in honor of his 74thbirthday, and pledged a $75,000, dollar-for-dollar challenge match for Boston ArtsAcademy. Through Bills generous gift,

Boston Arts Academy met and surpassed the $150K challenge to raise$155,000 for the school. Thank you to the Boston Athletic Association formaking this possible.

Friends of BAA (FoBAA), our new group ofcommunity supporters, attracted over 300 members.


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FY13 Financial SummaryJuly 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014(Preliminary, unaudited results)

Support & Revenue$6,371,525

49% Foundation Support

45% Individual Support

5% Fees1% Corporate Support

62% Public Funds$3,919,905

38% External Fundraising$2,451,620

Includes Boston Public School allocations, Title 1,Federal Perkins Grant, and Massachusetts DESE ExpandedLearning Time (ELT) Grant* funding.*ELT Grant is applied for and managed by the BAA Foundation.

84% Salaries

6% Center for Arts in Education

4% Special Projects2% Fundraising Costs1% Instructional Supplies1% Administrative Costs1% Information Technology1% Outreach Programs

Expenses$5,984,530

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

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$1,000 to 2,499Mark Andreasson The Atlantic Philanthropies Director/

Employee Designated Gift FundCharles Baker Robert L. Beal The Boston Conservatory,

Richard Ortner, President John and Jane BradleyKaren Bressler and Scott EpsteinMyles Brown and Judy Garber Katie and Paul Buttenwieser Brian and Ellie ChuLisa Clarke The Clarks CompaniesChuck CloughMarisa and Jeffrey CohenChristopher CollinsWilliam F. Coyne, Jr. Ted Cutler Tom and Midge DeSimoneMichael H. Douvadjian and Lynne BrainerdChris and Jean EganEmerson College, Lee Pelton, President Robert and Iris Fanger Jane Feigenson Judith and John FeltonSandra and Gerald Fineberg AnonymousPhilip J. FlinkWilliam Byron Forbush IIILawrence and Daphne Foster Kristian GibsonCarol & Avram Goldberg and Deborah Goldberg Sandra and Philip GordonKen GrayAnonymous Tony James and Wanda McClainAbigail Johnson and Christopher McKown Jeffrey R. Keitelman Jonathan and Patti Kraft Barbara Cole LeeLewis & Kaplan LLPCarol and Alan LisbonAllegra W. Lowitt Doris Lowy and Paul ZigmanHarriet Lundberg and Judith McLernonDavid ManfrediManica ThaiMartin and Tristin MannionMassachusetts Cultural Council The MathWorksGeorge McGoldrickRichard Edward McKinnonDr. and Mrs. Lyle MicheliMill River Foundation John Monks Jr.Mullen Advertising Linda Nathan and Steve CohenBeth Neustadt

Stephen and Marie NolanMegan and Robert OBlockRobert Olden The Paul and Edith Babson Foundation Jonathan and Amy PoorvuWilliam and Lia PoorvuSue and Bernie Pucker Joseph RaffaelePeter and Suzanne Read John and Dorothy RemondiDavid and Sybil RichardsonRoberta and Bill Schnoor Malcolm and Barbara ShermanPatricia and David SquireDan and Leslie Sullivan John and Cathy SullivanCarol Taylor and John DeknatelKatie Umile and Tiffany Colacchio J. Curtis Warner, Jr.Wilson Butler ArchitectsSidney and Deanna Wolk

$500 to 999Pam AllaraLaurie Alpert and Barry WeissAnonymousBrattle Entertainment Inc.David Carls and Maria MackaveyFrederic and Barbara Clifford John Davidson Jennifer K. DeSistoDavid Eppstein and Deborah Foster Fashion Project Jack and Brenda Geishecker Giovanni and Jolie GreciCarlos Gutierrez Tom HamlinStephen Hill The Kahn Family Charitable FoundationAnne and James LaPlanteLarry and Michelle Lasser Robert LeachLinda LeahyMatthew LiPuma and Cathy MoylanNancy and Richmond Mayo-SmithBruce McKinnonDeidre OHalloranMichiyo OishiAllison PescosolidoIsabel Phillips and Peter RamseyBetsy P. Puckett Rob Radloff and Ann BehaEd RedlichRita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan

Family Foundation, Inc.Rachel RobertsRick RomeDr. Michael and Patricia Rosenblatt Stephen Schawbel

Joan and Lawrence Siff Cheryl and Steve Smith The Strategy GroupBen and Kate Taylor Beth Taylor and Tim BarclaySandra Urie and Frank HerronKay WeitzmanEmilie WellesMichael F. Wieck Judy YuVeronica Zsolcsak

$250 to 499 Jill and James AckermanDebi and Ashley AdamsPeter L. Berger Lee and Susan BerkBlanca BonillaBoston Cultural CouncilLorrayne Yen ChuMichael and Joan ContompasisDavid and Susan CurrieHolly M. DepatieDavid DinesMartha H. DoyleCorey Evans and Mark HoranBruce Falby and Nancy Isikoff Georgina Fatato Thomas M. Feeley, Feeley & Driscoll, P.C.Gail and Bill Fine, WCVB TVFirestone and ParsonSusan Gardner Bink and Weezie GarrisonRamiro GonzalezAndy GordonMaria K. HanssonHarvard University Community Gifts Campaign Terilyn A. HendersonRebecca Hildebrand and Aaron Shafer Greg Holt Frederick KleinVihann Kong Steven KoppelBarbara and Alvin KrakowMichael LeeMichael and Andrea LevenFrank M. LubranoBonnie and Alfred Margulies Jo Frances and John Meyer Myron Miller Sherif and Mary NadaEmily Neill John OBrien and Kathleen MarshOn Air Comfort William OReilly and Liz RossMaureen PhillipsAngelo and Mary Ann PicardiMartin D. Polevoy Juanita RodriguesHoward and Evelyn Rosenkrantz

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S&S Restaurant and Delicatessen, Aimee BaumKaren C. SalvatoreMarc SeidenMark Silis Joanne SkerryKay and Bill SloanEmilie D. SteeleAndy and Gwen TagliaferriRick Tagliaferri and Jill MackaveyGuy TelemaqueCarmen TorresBarbara and Jon Trachtenberg Rosamond Vaule

Edmond and Dr. Deborah WuC.J. and Kristen Young Marillyn Zacharis

Up to $249 Jonathan Abbott and Shari Malyn Jacqueline AbreuHoward Agranat Monika AldarondoMichael and Kohar AllenEleanor F. Anbinder David and Estelle AndelmanCharlie AndersonMelinda Anderson Troy G. Anderson

Anita BalliroChristopher BalmeSara E. BarcanBetty and Arthur BardigePaul Barringer Lynn and Stephen BaumPatricia Ann BeggyMr. and Mrs. Peter J. BegleyHelen Risom Belluschi

Eleanor BemisLucy BlauLawrence BlumLeonard BoganLinda and Mark BordenArdis BordmanBetsy Boveroux Stephen Boyd John and Carol Branning Adriane BraytonKelly Brilliant Pamela BrownStephanie Burgess

Paula BurnsCatherine L. Cagle James Cambronne and Nancy DaviesRichard and Deborah CarlsonIlene Carver John CaryMichael and Patricia CataruzoloCenter for Collaborative Education, Dan FrenchRobert ChambersLois and James ChampyCatherine Tan ChanEd Charter Hollis ChaseMaha ChourafaStephen Churchill

Betsey and David CibottiAnne R. Clark and Christopher MonksMary and David ClarkeLeila Cohan-MiccioWayne CoitoKenneth and Virginia ColburnHeather E. ColeCommunity Music Center of Boston, David LapinBrian Correia

Lou CorsiniDavid and Liz CurtisAndrea dAmato and Michael SchoeldElizabeth Toll Davis Jane DeimezisAndrew DellFranca DeRosaAnuradha Desai and Michael SheridanNylda Dieppa-AldarondoAmy DietzMark and Linda Dockser Elsa Dorfman and Harvey Silvergate Joel Douglas

Stephen Dowling Elizabeth Egan-Mullen Jack Eiferman and Fern Fisher Micha EizenHoward ElkusBrenda S. EngelErcolini & Company, Michael TucciEllen and Peter Fallon Tamara FallonCatherine FarrellAlbert Feinberg Fidelity Foundation Matching Gifts to

Education ProgramDiane Fiedler and Peter AgoosRobert Fields

Nan Finkenaur Judy Flam and George UlrichBarbara FoleySusan FriedmanSherri H. GainesDozier and Sandy Gardner Howard Gardner and Ellen Winner Tom GarnitzGE Foundation



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Up to $249, cont.Charlie GeorgeLawrence GlovinDov GlucksmanWilliam Goetzler Robert Goisman and Jeanne Traxler Michelle GoldenMarisela GomezLisa C. Goodheart Herbert and Jane GoodmanGoulston & StorrsPaige Graham and David DlugaschWarren Green

Suzanne and John Grenier Barbara and Steven GrossmanKate GuedjRebecca S. Guenther Ronald GwiazdaKeith HagenCynthia HairstonLaura HamiltonAnnette HanlonSusan A. Hargraves-RoweElin and John HarrisEve and Rob HarrisNeil and Lona HarrisH. Ralph Hawkins Jennifer Hayes

Alan Heller Abbe Hershberg Sharon HessneyCharmane HigginsSarah and Winston HindleSuzanne HintonEllen and Steve HoffmanRobert J. and Phyllis E. HoffmanAlbert Holland

Gerlinde Hossain-EndlChristine and Charles Hughes Jane Wegscheider Hyman, PhDEmi IwataniCharmain JackmanMartha JacovoniMarlene JarvisAkshata Kadagathur Silja Kallenbach Jonathan KamensBernard KanskyBernice KatzDemetra Kavaltzis

Minta KayMary KeadyPeter G. Kelly John KilbrideAnn King and Thomas RichardsonBob Kollar Denise KornLynne KortenhausKatherine KoschelBeverly KrausRozann KrausPatricia KrolMitzi and Stephen D. KurtzLuco LaCambria and Cornelia KelleySusan A. Landers

Norman J. Lang Mary and Bob LangloisSandra LawrenceNastasia Lawton-Sticklor Ida Lazar Stacy Lebaron and Bruce PerryDanny LeeKim Lemak Jed Levene

Gail S. LevineMark LonerganChuck and Susie LongeldKatherine and Richard LoweAnthony LucasCharles and Margaret LynchHannah MacLaren Jeanne Maclaurin Yvonne Macrae James Mahoney Tess MandellMankwitz Family Foundation Jack Markuse

Hilary Smiley MarshallNicolette MatteraNainoa MauDan McCarthyKathleen L. McDonaldAlexandria McEachernWilliam McLaughlinDeborah Meier Lisa MendelNorman J. MerwiseLaura MichalowskiSue MichaudBeth Miller Angie MilonasAnonymous

Roxanne Moore Jackie Moran Julie MorinEllen and David MoskowitzFrannie Moyer Hubert and Nancy Murray The Nellie Mae Education FoundationBill NigreenDan Noble

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Up to $249, cont.Marlene and Duncan OBrien Jeanne OCallaghan Jerry OLearyElaine OSullivanSusan Paganetti Juan PaniaguaEllen and Thomas Payzant Laura Perille and John RiordanWilliam Perkins and Mary BattenfeldWayne R. PetersenMary Peterson Jane and Eric Philippi

Tavinder PhullKaren and Paul Pofcher Sheryl Pollard-ThomasRodney PrezeauBruce PriceEllen and Steve Price Judy and Donald Quinn John RattiganMary and Joe ReganArnie ReismanDuncan and Sarah Remage-HealeyRobert and Ruth RemisChris RifkinPatrizia RinkoSusan Rittscher

Michael and Bernice RonthalShannon RosenthalSteven M. RothsteinBarbara and Frank Rowbotham Joshua Rubenstein and Jill JanowsInge W. RudmanEllen RudolphBradley Russell and Jayme IernaMary Rutkowski and Gideon Ansell

AnonymousAndra SamelsonMichael and Ellen Sandler Lorraine Sanik and Jonathan Fischer Cristina and Louis SantiagoMarjorie Schaffel and Peter BelsonKim and Arthur SchawbelSamuel Schawbel Ted Schirmacher Mary Beth B. Schoening Lorraine, Klaus and Maya Schweer Achikam and Rina ShapiraAlan Shapiro

Stephen ShapiroSarah-Ann ShawKevin ShealyMara Sidmore Josh, Angela and Harrison SilviaNancy Sizer Rachel Skerritt Allen Sneider Josiah and Joyce Spaulding, Jr.Robert Sperber Jonathan Squire and Megan McKeonSusan Squire and David HirsheyPrudence Steiner Frederick and Thelma StephensBrad Stevenson

Richard StovallLynn Stuart Joan and Herman Suit Asher SussweinPatricia SwanseyArthur R. TagliaferriAnnMarie TanzellaKaren and Daniel Taylor Michael and Annlinnea Terranova

Toai ThachRosalind Thomas-ClarkMaura TigheRichard E. TinsmanAnn ToffeyRobin TraversAndrew TremblayNan Tull and Frank WezniakUnited HVAC Sheet Metal ContractorsClare Vadala-ClarkLynne Vadala-Doran and Jim DoranGail WakeeldCassandra Wallace

Dorothy Walsh and Andrew CelleyBeth WarrenAnnie Weber and Craig DuncanOdessa Weber Ellen Weiner and Michael PeckDavid Weinstein and Laura Foner Laura Weisberg and David Wong Sandy WeismanAnn R. WeksteinSusan Werbe and John BatesEdward M. WestermanIan WhiteheadKatherine Winter Lisa Mei-Inn Wong JoAnn S. Wooding

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In addition to generous gifts, Boston ArtsAcademy is grateful for the many in-kindservices and donations provided by thefollowing organizations and individuals:

Pam AllaraMichael and Kohar AllenDoug ArgueAXA Equitable John Barnes and Josianne Hudicourt Linda BeardsleyMichael BlanchardBoston Arts Academy Board of Trustees,

Tony James, Chair Boston Arts Academy Council of Advocates,

Sandy Gordon, President Boston Arts Academy Family CouncilBoston Ballet, Eve Rounds, Trustee and

Zakiya Thomas, Director of Education andCommunity Initiatives

Boston City CouncilBoston Classical OrchestraBoston College School of Social Work The Boston Foundation, Paul Grogan, President Boston Lyric OperaBoston Playwrights TheatreBoston Psychoanalytic SocietyBoston Public LibraryBoston Red Sox Boston UnversityPhyllis BretholtzBrain GravelBroadway Across AmericaKathleen Browne, Wellesley CollegeCelebrity Series of BostonFay Chandler Childrens Hospital, BostonCiti Performing Arts Center,

Josiah Spaulding, President Joyce CohenColor MagazineConstellationDana Farber Cancer Institute Jessica DanielDLA Piper, Elliot Surkin, Managing Partner,

Richard Rudman, Partner Michael H. Douvadjian, UBS Financial Services

Eastern StandardEdVestors, Laura Perillle, Executive Director Eliot Hotel, Dora UllianFairmont Copley Plaza Hotel

Susan FeldmanSusan FreidmanEdmund Barry Gaither Sandra and Philip GordonRichard Grubman and Caroline Mortimer Dr. Gloria White-Hammond and

Reverand Ray HammondHarvard University Graduate School

of EducationHawthore String Quartet Marian L. Heard The House of Blues FoundationLauren HowardHunt Alternatives Fund, Swanee Hunt Huntington Theatre CompanyPhilip P. Jameson, GW & Wade Joanne KaliontzisLang Lang International Music FoundationLansdowne Street PubKenneth Leibler, KRL Investment AssociatesLombardosHarriet Lundberg Lyons Management GroupBonnie and Alfred MarguliesMASCO, David EppsteinMassachusetts 2020Massachusetts Film OfficeMassacusetts Institute of Technology,

Gayle M. Gallagher andMartha Eddison Sieniewicz

Max Ultimate, Dan Mathieu andNeal Balkowitsch

Gail Mazur McCall Almy, Mary LentzRonald MevsMuseum of Fine Arts, BostonNortheastern UniversityOrange Barrel MediaDr. Isabel PhillipsRobert Pinsky The ProArts Consor tium:

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 GalleryRasky Baerlein Strategic Communications,Larry Rasky, President, Ann Carter, Partner

Restaurante Cesaria

Reuning & Sons ViolinsReyna Grande Jim SchantzEzra Eddie ShammaySimmons CollegeBob SinicropePatricia and David SquireStanhope FramersSteinway & Sons Tufts UniversityMaureice VanderpolLiza VollMayor Martin J. WalshSusan Werbe Joseph and Andronica Wheelock III

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Boston Arts Academy is proud that ourstudents are represented in outstanding artsand community organizations throughout theCity of Boston. Our community partners provideimportant resources for our students suchas enrichment programs, internships,curricular support and other vital services.

During the 2013-14 school year,BAA partnered with:

Arts and Business CouncilAct 2Actors Shakespeare Project American Community SchoolsArticulationArtist Proof StudioArtists for HumanityArtWorks for KidsBerklee City Music ProgramBerklee College of Music,

Roger Brown, President Beth Israel Hospital The Boston Architectural CollegeBoston Area Health Education Center Boston Athletic AssociationBoston Center for the ArtsBoston Classical Orchestra The Boston Conservatory,

Richard Ortner, President Boston Cultural Council The Boston FoundationBoston Neighborhood NetworkBoston Partners in EducationBoston Police Department Boston Public LibraryBoston Public SchoolsBoston Public Schools Arts OfficeBoston Red Sox Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston PopsBoston University: African Studies Center,

REACH Program, Tanglewood Institute,Dance Theatre, Creative Scholars, Skate Club

Boston Youth FundBoys and Girls Clubs of BostonBrighter BostonBroadway Across AmericaCasa de la Cultura, Center for Latino Art Catalyst ConversationsCelebrity Series of BostonCharles River CIT Program

Charles Street AME ChurchCharlestown High SchoolChildrens Hospital Neighborhood PartnershipCiti Performing Arts Center, Wang Theatre

and Shubert TheatreCity Year Collective Next Community Music Center BostonCompany OneConcord Academy Summer StagesConstellation EnergyContropose Dance CompanyCooking MattersDeloitteDepartment of Children and FamiliesDiablo GlassEarl Mosley Institute of the ArtsEmerson College, Lee Pelton, President Emmanuel MusicFacing History and OurselvesFenway AllianceFidelity FutureStageGirls Rock CampGriffin Museum of PhotographyHarvard University: Crimson Summer Academy,

Graduate School of Education, Office of theArts, American Repertory Theatre, School ofPublic Health

Hispanic Writers Week Project Huntington Theatre CompanyHyde Square Task ForceImpact Dance CompanyImprov AsylumInstitute of Contemporary Art Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Jose Mateo Ballet TheatreKarmaloopLe Cordon Bleu College of Culinary

Arts in BostonLemuel Shattuck HospitalLorraine Chapman DanceLouis Brown Peace InstituteLucy Parsons Center Lyric StageMassachusetts Advocates for Arts, Sciences,

and HumanitiesMassachusetts College of Art and DesignMassachusetts Cultural CouncilMassachusetts General HospitalMassCreativeMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

Museum of Science, BostonNew England ConservatoryNew England Spirituals EnsembleNorth Quincy Auto AcademyNortheastern UniversityOrigiNation Cultural Arts Center Oxbow SchoolPeer Health ExchangePressPassTVPutney SchoolRoxbury Center for the Arts at Hibernian HallSalem MuseumSchool for the Museum of Fine Arts,

Chris Bratton, President A Series of Haitian Art Events Pamela Allara John Barnes Fay Chandler Mike and Barbara Eisenson FOKAL Jean Appolon Expressions Massachusetts College of Art and Design Consuela Mevs Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Linda Nathan John OBrien, Stanhope Framers Guy Michel TelemaqueSimmons CollegeSociedad LatinaSpontaneous CelebrationsState Street CorporationStonybrook Fine ArtsSwensrud Depression Prevention Iniative at

Childrens Hospital Technology Goes Home TERC Theatre Offensive Tony Williams Dance Center Tufts University, Office of the President and

Department of EducationUrbanoWellesley High SchoolWheelock Family TheatreWinchester Public Schools,

Winchester High SchoolWorld Music/Crash Arts Youth Design

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Leadership and Governance, 2013-14

Administration Anne R. Clark, HeadmasterKathleen Marsh, Artistic Dean | Joy Bautista, Academic Dean | Mnika Aldarondo, Creative DirectorEdgar Vasquez, Dean of Students | Charmain Jackman, Director of Clinical Services

Board of Trustees Tony James, Chair | Lee Pelton, Vice ChairMnika Aldarondo | Jean Binjour | Chris Bratton | Ann Carter | Robert Chambers | Katherine DeMarcDavid Eppstein | Sandra Gordon | Jennifer Harris | Akshata Kadagathur, Clerk, ex of cio | Mary L. LMatt LiPuma | Mark Lonergan | Farhad Nanji | Linda F. Nathan | Lola OmolodunSheryl Pollard-Thomas | Mary Regan | Richard Rudman, Counsel to the Board | Eve Smith Rounds

Kay Sloan | Cheryl Smith | Tiffany Smyth | Jim Supple | J. Curtis Warner, Jr.

BAA Foundation Farhad Nanji, President | Richard Rudman, Vice PresidentAnn Carter, Treasurer | Rick Tagliaferri, Executive Director

Center for Arts in Education Duncan Remage-Healey, Acting Executive Director

ProArts ConsortiumBerklee College of Music | Boston Architectural College | The Boston Conservatory | Emerson CollegMassachusetts College of Art and Design | School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

City of Boston Martin J. Walsh, Mayor

Boston Public Schools John McDonough, Interim Superintendent

Boston School Committee Michael ONeill, Chair | Claudio Martinez, Vice-Chair

Meg Campbell | Dr. Hardin Coleman | Rev. Gregory G. Groover, Sr., D.Min. | Margaret McKennaMichael Loconto | Ayomide Olumuyiwa

Council of Advocates The Council of Advocates is a diverse group of community, educa-tional and business leaders whose common goal is to support the mission and advance the successof 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 nancial strength and providing ongoingadvice to the Leadership, Trustees, and the community.Sandra Gordon, President

Pam Allara | Imad Atalla | Craig Bailey | Phyllis Bretholtz | Roger Brown | Paul ButtenwieserRonald Casty | Fernadina Chan | Harry Collings | Michael Contompasis | Jessica Hoffmann DavisMichael Douvadjian | Ernest Dudley | Iris Fanger | Gail Flatto | Paige Graham | Rev. Gregory GrooverRev. Dr. Ray Hammond | Rev. Dr. Gloria White-Hammond | Christopher Harris | Liz HarrisJackie Jenkins-Scott | Cleo Knight-Wilkins | Denise Korn | Shawn LaCount | Ken LeiblerNancy Livingston and Fred Levin | Kathy Lowe | Jose Masso | Dan Mathieu | Peter McCafferyDr. Yannis Miaoulis | Robin Morgan | Caroline Mortimer | Jermaine Myrie | Sara Ofosu-AmaahMyran Parker-Brass | Ellen Payzant | Jonathan Poorvu | Suzanne and Bernie PuckerElizabeth Reilinger | Marita Rivero | Lois Roach | Kay George Roberts | Emilie SteeleFrancis and Sandra Stone | Rosalind Thomas-Clark | Dora Ullian | Susan WerbeLinda Whitlock | Tony Woodcock

Family Council School-Family partnerships are critical to the success and achievement ofour students. All parents/caregivers of BAA students are members of the Boston Arts Academy FamilyCouncil. 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 andsupport as we continue to ful ll our mission of educating Artists, Scholars and Citizens!

Cheryl Smith, Co-Chair

2013-14 Impact Report Editorial Team Anne R. Clark, Rick Tagliaferri, Duncan Remage-HealeyWriter Ellen WeinerDesign and Layout David DinesPhotography Mnika Aldarondo | Craig Bailey | Michael Blanchard | Phyllis Bretholtz

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