The Lee Academy Pilot School
A community of lifelong learners!
The Lee Academy Pilot School
A community of lifelong learners!
LAPS News & Announcements
Upcoming Important Dates
- 3/21: Winter Term ends
- 3/24: Spring Term begins
- 3/31:Distribution of report cards
- 4/1: Summer programming registration begins.
- 4/3: Monthly Family Council meeting
- 4/10: Curriculum Night
- 4/18: Good Friday/ No School
- 4/21-4/25: Spring Break No School
- 4/28: All students return to school
*Popcorn fundraiser will be launching April 28th
* 3rd grade families: School choice priority 2 ends on Friday April 4th. Please be sure to make your selections.
Please Help Our School
Today we started a SchoolStore program to help our school raise money. An envelope explaining how the program works has been sent home with your student. Parents, please read over the information describing how you can participate. Your student will earn a participation prize when they return the filled-out envelope to school, and they can earn more great prizes when your family and friends help our school raise money. So don't forget to send the filled-out envelope back to school, and thanks for your support.
LAPS Family Council
As long as you are a parent to a child enrolled in the Lee Academy you are a part of the Family council. We recommend attending your family council meetings to stay in the loop of what is going on in your students' school, see ways you can support and engage in school activities and much more. I have included some more information on what the Family council is and what purpose it serves, as well as a small form for families to fill out here: Parent Volunteer request form.
The Purpose of The Family Council is to improve the school experience for our students. It is where parents can express their concerns, advocate for the school, and plan school activities and events. The School Family Council advocates for the students and the school, elects representatives to sit on the Governing Board, raises funds to support school activities, takes a leadership role in promoting parent engagement at the school, and promotes an environment of understanding and common purpose among parents and teachers.
What better than to come together as a community once a month to discuss important topics, such as:
- BPS transportation
- Housing Resources
- Local Resources within our community
- Planning fun LAPS events for our students & families
- Represent the family community in making school decisions with the school principal and school staff
Join us every first Thursday of the month
Time: 6 - 7pm
Where: Zoom https://k12-bostonpublicschools.zoom.us/j/86379619173
Next meeting: March 6, 2025
Thank you for partnering with us!
The Lee Academy Pilot School - The Best school in Boston
Discovery The Lee Academy
At The Lee Academy, we believe that education is the key to unlocking a world of opportunity. Our philosophy is rooted in the belief that every student has the potential to achieve greatness, and we are committed to helping them reach their goals and aspirations.
RESPECTFUL
I Will be Respectful by using the golden rule, I will treat others the way I’d like to be treated.
RESPONSIBLE
I will be responsible by trying my very best.
SAFE
I will be safe and have fun.
Health Notification
Health & Wellness
Before Return to School Health Checklist
We all have a role to play in keeping our schools open and safe! Please complete this daily health checklist each day before coming to school, which outlines some things you can do to help stop the spread of respiratory viruses and other infectious diseases:
- Wash your hands–Perform frequent hand washing and cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
- Don’t come to school if you’re sick–use our home health checklist to monitor your symptoms.
- Get vaccinated and boosted!
- Call your student’s school to report any illness
- Wear your mask indoors if you are returning from isolation or if you have been exposed to someone who had recently tested positive for a respiratory virus.
- Refrain from sharing food and/or drinks with others.
Reasons to Keep your child at home
Attendance Update
The Lee Academy Pilot School wants to remind families of our “Importance of Attendance'' initiative for the year of 2024-2025. We are committed to ensuring every student at our school receives a high quality education. Consistent attendance is a crucial component to academic success so we are striving for each and every student across all grade levels to have a 94% attendance rate or higher this year. That is the equivalent of less than 10 absences for the year.
Throughout this initiative families will be receiving:
- Reminder messages regarding BPS attendance policy and the importance of attendance
- Monthly updates on your child's attendance
- Classroom teachers will reach out when students are out
- School staff may also reach out to support any barriers and/or challenges identified
We are working to make our school environment a place where everyone can be safe, healthy and learning. We will do our best to listen and partner with you so that our children have a successful year.
Arrival & Dismissal
To ensure the safety of your children and to allow bus access, a smooth traffic flow and food and supply deliveries to the school, we are asking all families to use Torrey street (behind the Lee Academy) to drop off and pick up your child. We understand that this might be an inconvenience at first, but we think it will be best for the school and the safety of your children. Please see the map below for details on parking and drop off locations.
The LAPS School hours are from 9:15 AM (instruction begins at 9:30) to 3:25 PM. It is very important that our students arrive on time and ready to learn. The school doors will open at 9:05 am in the back of the school. Students will be allowed to enter and eat breakfast in the cafeteria and then be allowed to transition to their classroom at 9:15.
IMPORTANT: If there is a change in the pick-up routines of a student, the parent/guardian is responsible to contact the main office at (617) 635-8618 before 2:00 pm to relay the dismissal message.
Important Contacts
Carlitta Camillo, Principal, camillo@bostonpublicschools.org
Zoraida Camacho, Secretary zcamacho@bostonpublicschools.org
Govi Tovar, Family Liaison, gtovar@bostonpublicschools.org
Marthe Jean-Jacques, Nurse, mjeanjacques2@bostonpublicschools.org
Maude Auroubgh, ABA Strand/Board Certified Behavioral Analyst, maubourg@bostonpublicschools.org
Jennifer Medeiros-Crabbe, School Psychologist, jmedeiros@bostonpublicschools.org
Jasmin Torrejon Chu, Student and Family Support Counselor, jtorrejonchu@bostonpublicschools.org
Pricilla Casna, Coordinator of Special Education (COSE), Pcasna@bostonpublicschools.org
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out.
All important information from the district as well as our school will be sent via Talking Points, ParentSquared and/or email. We provide information in various languages according to the diverse cultures of our school community. It is important that you download the Talking Points application on your phone so that you can receive LAPS communication.
Character Day
