Patrick Lyndon School

20 Mt Vernon Street - West Roxbury MA - 02132
Type of autonomy arrangement: School Charter / Bylaws
Basic Profile

Opened In

1995

Grades

K-8

Environment

Urban

Type

Chartered
Autonomies

Program

Determine learning program
Set school-level policy
Determine professional development
Determine authorizer assessments
Determine state assessments

Personnel

Select colleagues
Evaluate colleagues
Transfer or terminate colleagues
Determine tenure policy
Select leaders

Administrative

Determine school budget
Set staff pattern
Determine compensation
Determine teacher workday
Set schedule
Teacher Authority Is...
De Jure

Via the pilot agreement; board has authority to hire and fire the head of school and approve the budget.

About the Learning Program

As Albert Einstein says, human beings are born with the insatiable desire for knowledge. It is this innate sense of human curiosity that the Lyndon School hopes to capitalize upon as it strives to create the highest quality learning environment possible for its students. The school’s over-arching goal is to foster a life-long love of learning in students while helping them develop the specific skills needed for ongoing academic success and personal maturation. The school works to help students become more successful, contributing community members, and responsible future citizens.