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The Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity
METCO is a program funded by the state of Massachusetts to expand educational opportunities, increase diversity, and reduce racial isolation by permitting students from Boston to attend public schools in other communities that have agreed to participate.
METCO provides students with a strong academic foundation rich in cultural, educational, ethnic, socioeconomic, and racial diversity while creating opportunities for Boston and suburban children to develop a deeper understanding of each other in an integrated public school setting.
METCO strives to be a leader in voluntary school integration within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and across the nation to promote school diversity, close the achievement gap, and overcome racial barriers.
Since its founding during the peak of the Civil Rights Movement, the METCO program has enrolled tens of thousands of Boston students of color in predominantly white school districts, allowing students to experience the advantages of learning and working in a racially and ethnically diverse setting.
3,100
Families
190
Suburban Public Schools
96%
4-Year High School Graduation Rate
33
Participating Districts
3,205
Students
190
Schools
33
Districts
% Economically Disadvantaged
% With Special Needs
% English Learners
Boston Public Schools students
METCO Students
Resident Students in METCO partner districts
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Kristen Fumarola
Chief Strategy and Development Officer
Cheryl Antoine
Executive Assistant, QHC
Co-Chair, METCO Parent Advisory Council
METCO Parent
Chuck Walker, Esq.
Former Board Chair;
Government Attorney (Ret.); Consultant; Adjunct Law Professor
Dr. Daniel Gutekanst
Finance Chair
Superintendent,
Needham Public Schools
Darnell Billings
Real Estate Agent, Keller Williams
METCO alumnus
METCO Parent
Mabel Reid-Wallace
Board Vice Chair & Governance Chair
President, M.E.G.R.O.W.
Educational Leadership Consultant
Marvin L. McIntyre
President / Impresario
Marvelous Enterprises, LLC
METCO Alumnus
(Lexington High 1981)
Mary Ann Borkowski
Wayland Resident
Patrick Kimble
Board Chair
Asset Management, The Davis Companies; METCO alumnus
History