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
- December 6, 2024: Fall Term ends
- December 9, 2024: Winter Term begins
- December 16-20, 2024: Spirit Week
- December 23, 2024- January 3, 2025: No school: Schools closed for holiday break
- January 6, 2025 : All students report back to school
- January 9, 2025: Monthly Family Council meeting
- January 20, 2025: No School: Martin Luther King Junior Day
- January 31, 2025: Winter Showcase
Spirit Week
No matter what you celebrate, December is a time to cherish family, new beginnings and the warmth of friendship. Let's connect with a school wide spirit week. Spirit week December 16 -20, 2024.
Winter Term & Break
Winter term has begun and we are hoping to continue to partner with families to ensure our students' educational success. Fall term ended and you should have started receiving information about the fall term conferences with your students' teachers. As we go into winter term we would like to start off strong and remember the importance of attendance even in the younger grades.
During the 12/23/24-01/03/25 winter break from school, we are grateful to everyone for helping to restore a routine for showing up to school while supporting students and families.
We appreciate everyone’s efforts to avoid taking extra time off during the winter break. As long as your child is healthy, please encourage showing up to class when school is in session.
Every day of school is an important opportunity for students to develop personally, socially and academically.
We thank:
● Our students and their families who do their best to show up daily even when it isn’t easy.
● Our teachers who go above and beyond to make school a welcoming and safe place for all students to learn.
● Our administrators who help us work together to ensure we create a physically and emotionally safe and engaging learning environment.
● Our many, many healers and helpers - the support staff and community volunteers who provide the extra hands and attention our children need.
We appreciate each one of you. May these days off be restful and healing.
● We look forward to seeing you again when school resumes on January 6, 2024.
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
School Preview
Join us to learn more about our school and ask questions before you register for the 2025-2026 school year!
To sign up for one of our Information Sessions, email our family Liaison Miss Govi Gtovar@bostonpublicschools.org or visit www.bostonpublicschools.org/schoolpreview