History
The William M. Trotter School was founded in 1969. It was the first magnet school in Boston and the second in the United States. From its inception, it was de-segregated and highly selected by families. It was known in the past for having a strong performing arts program. Because of a confluence of factors, the Trotter School entered a period of severe decline in the late 1980s in terms of student achievement. The school experienced a significant decline in enrollment and was not among parents’ first choices.
An administration change was made in 2008 including Mairead Nolan as the Principal and Romaine Mills-Teque as the Assistant Principal. The Trotter was designated as a Turnaround School in 2009 and submitted a Re-Design Plan to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The school completed extensive work to develop partnerships with parents, families, and organizations to achieve the goals in its three-year Re-Design Plan. In 2013 the William Monroe Trotter was removed from the label as an underperforming school and became a Level 1 school. Today, the school’s population is 60% Black, 33% Hispanic, 3% White, 4% Other. We serve students from Dorchester, Roxbury, Mattapan, Mission Hill, Jamaica Plain, South Boston, and Hyde Park.
An administration change was made in 2008 including Mairead Nolan as the Principal and Romaine Mills-Teque as the Assistant Principal. The Trotter was designated as a Turnaround School in 2009 and submitted a Re-Design Plan to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The school completed extensive work to develop partnerships with parents, families, and organizations to achieve the goals in its three-year Re-Design Plan. In 2013 the William Monroe Trotter was removed from the label as an underperforming school and became a Level 1 school. Today, the school’s population is 60% Black, 33% Hispanic, 3% White, 4% Other. We serve students from Dorchester, Roxbury, Mattapan, Mission Hill, Jamaica Plain, South Boston, and Hyde Park.
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Services/ Offerings/ Amenities
~Auditorium
~K1-5 Instruction
~Drama Classes
~Computer Specialist
~Music Specialist
~Reading Interventionists
~Science Specialist
~Before and After School ~MCAS Tutoring
~Exam School Test Prep
~K1-5 Instruction
~Drama Classes
~Computer Specialist
~Music Specialist
~Reading Interventionists
~Science Specialist
~Before and After School ~MCAS Tutoring
~Exam School Test Prep
Trotter Programs:
~Outdoor Classroom for Math, Science and Writing
~Two Full Time Community Field Coordinators
~BU collaboration: hosts Dad’s Read Club
Monthly Parent Council Meetings, Workshops
~Library
~Gymnasium
~Computer Lab
~Two Full Time Community Field Coordinators
~BU collaboration: hosts Dad’s Read Club
Monthly Parent Council Meetings, Workshops
~Library
~Gymnasium
~Computer Lab
