BPS Office of Recruitment, cultivation & diversity programs

From the Recruitment, Cultivation, & Diversity (RCD) Team:

The Recruitment, Cultivation & Diversity Programs (RCD) within the Office of Human Capital, combines talent acquisition and cultivation, pipeline development, new teacher development and diversity programs to better support candidates and employees from recruitment throughout their careers. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, developing, and retaining a racially, ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse group of highly effective and culturally proficient teachers and principals every year. In addition, the Boston Public Schools encourages applications from members of other historically marginalized groups, such as people with disabilities and people who identify as LGBTQ+.

We continue to focus our efforts on three key “levers” for human capital reform: Build and Support Pipelines, Cultivation, and Develop and Retain. These levers remain at the center of our strategy for accelerating student learning.

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Academics

As the birthplace of public education in this nation, the Boston Public Schools (BPS) is committed to transforming the lives of all children through exemplary teaching in a world-class system of innovative, welcoming schools.

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We partner with the community, families, and students to develop within every learner the knowledge, skill, and character to excel in college, career, and life.

Our responsibility is to ensure every child has great teachers and great school leaders. At BPS, we tailor instruction to meet the individual needs of every student. Together, we are:

  • Strengthening teaching and school leadership

  • Replicating success and turning around low- performing schools

  • Deepening partnerships with parents, students, and the community

  • Redesigning district services for effectiveness, efficiency, and equity

 

Eliminating OPPOrtuniy Gaps

The Boston Public Schools is committed to eliminating access and opportunity gaps so that all children are performing at high levels and achieving proficiency.

Specifically, the district is committed to closing the achievement gap that exists and persist among students of various: 

  • Races and ethnicities

  • Educational programs (regular education, special education, and programs for English Language Learners)

  • Socio-economic backgrounds

  • Genders

Every member of the BPS community - students, parents, teachers, paraprofessionals, principals, central and school staff, partners, and others - is expected to share:

  • An awareness of these gaps

  • A belief that these gaps can be closed

  • A personal commitment to closing them

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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Our mission is to ensure that principals, teachers, paraprofessionals, and school support staff have the knowledge, skills and resources they need to provide a high-quality early education experience for all students.

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Our goal is to provide all children with a strong and early start to their formal education. We expect that all children will become internally driven and self motivated learners and will be able to read, write and communicate effectively by third grade, closing the achievement gap.