Madison Park Technical Vocational High School

Madison Park Technical Vocational High School
55 Malcolm X Blvd
Roxbury 02119
(617) 635-8970

Charles McAfee, Headmaster

http://www.boston.k12.ma.us/madisonpk/

Mission: to provide our diverse population with the opportunity to acquire an integrated vocational and academic education. Individualized instruction, applied learning and work-site experience prepare all students to succeed in technologically advanced careers and post-secondary education.

Madison Park Technical Vocational High School consists of four academies:

• High Tech Academy
• Health Academy
• Construction and Transportation Academy
• Freshman Academy

Technical vocational education at Madison Park is competency based with an instructional focus on Literacy Across the Curriculum (LAC).  All technical vocational classes incorporate teaching strategies to improve students’ reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. Teachers use Key Questions to activate prior knowledge, support using higher order thinking skills and real life problem solving, generate thoughtful discussion, incorporate extensive writing using Learning Logs, and perform collaborative problem solving. Students are expected to undertake a wide range of research projects and must access the technical tools, print journals and technical manuals to ensure their education addresses industry needs. As a graduation requirement, the senior project showcases students' mastery of their vocational areas in three parts: a research paper, a presentation to a group, and a product determined by the student and the teacher.

As of June 2008, the racial breakdown was as follows: 1.0% Asian, 47.6% Black, 45.3% Hispanic, 4.5% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and 1.2% Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic. Special education services were provided to 30.1% of students. (From the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education)

(Adapted from school website, http://www.boston.k12.ma.us/madisonpk/ and from the BPS School Profile, http://boston.k12.ma.us/schools/RC657.pdf