Dover Sherborn (DS) METCO
Building relationships, encouraging leadership, opening opportunities
Our Mission
The mission of the METCO Program is to provide urban and suburban students with opportunities to enrich their academic, personal, and interpersonal experiences. At DS, we believe that the METCO experience should offer rigorous academics, afford opportunities for personal growth, foster positive relationships with peers, families and alumni, attend to well-being, build leadership skills, and provide a strong academic foundation
What is METCO?
The Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) is a program funded annually by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under the Racial Imbalance Act in order to increase racial diversity and reduce racial isolation in suburban districts. The Program was started in 1966 and currently has 3,183 students participating in 33 school districts in the Boston area.
Registration is free for any student residing in the Boston area. Matriculation is granted using a lottery system.
Goals of METCO
The goals of the state-wide METCO program are to:
· Increase diversity and reduce racial isolation in suburban districts.
· Promote cooperation and understanding between urban and suburban families and educators.
· Provide a strong academic foundation, as well as an academic environment rich in cultural, educational, ethnic and racial diversity.
· Teach and foster leadership.
Enrollment in DS METCO
In our towns, the METCO grant enrolls 40 students in grades K through 12 in our four public schools. Student enrollment is based on number of seats available through annual program funding.
District Contacts
Dover Sherborn Regional School District
Chickering Elementary School (Dover)
Pine Hill Elementary School (Sherborn)
Dover Sherborn Middle School
Dover Sherborn High School
METCO Leadership
METCO Director for Dover and Sherborn
Monique Marshall-Veale
157 Farm Street
Dover, MA 02030
508.785.0036 (ext. 7131)
Dover Sherborn Middle School and Dover Sherborn High School Liaison:
Kate Potter
Chickering School Liaisons:
Mila Clark
Sarah Cole
Pine Hill School Liaisons:
Irene Saranteas Bassalee saranteas@aol.com
Megha Kadiyala
Dover Sherborn-Boston Parent Liaisons
Shanakawa Pereira
Shemica Robinson
Family Friend Program for Pine Hill and Chickering Schools
At Pine Hill and Chickering Elementary Schools, the CSA and the PTO run the Family Friend program. The program pairs families in Dover and Sherborn with families in Boston who have children in the same grade. It helps build connections between Boston families and the Dover Sherborn community. We encourage Boston students to spend time in Dover and Sherborn outside of school on shortened school days (“half days”) before the bus home. The Family Friend program encourages frequent communication between Boston and Dover and Sherborn families, and hosts events for students and for families throughout the year. The program also aims to foster meaningful connections between parents and caregivers and works with the District liaison and METCO Director to ensure equitable access to all local school-related and town events.
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