About BPE

icon_headerEllen Guiney

Ellen
Guiney
Executive Director
Phone Number: 
617.227.8055 x 304
E-Mail Address: 
eguiney(@)bpe.org
Short Bio: 

Ellen Guiney has led BPE’s work since 1995. During that time, BPE shifted its focus from teacher mini-grants to systemic issues, and worked closely with BPS leadership to break new ground in large-scale urban education reform: in-school “coaching” for teacher teams on effective instructional practices, the use of formative assessments to help teachers tailor instruction to individual students, and increased data analysis to inform instructional decisions and professional development. BPE also works closely with BPS leadership to raise large grants to leverage changes to central support to schools.
 
Prior to her work at BPE, Ms. Guiney was Chief Education Advisor to the United States Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources and one of the Democratic staff leaders on the reauthorization of Goals 2000 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1995. A former high school English teacher with degrees from Boston College and LeMoyne College, Ms. Guiney served as education advisor to Mayor Ray Flynn during Boston’s transition to an appointed school board.
 

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The Boston Teacher Residency is a joint initiative of the Boston Public Schools and the Boston Plan for Excellence (BPE) and is housed at BPE.

The Boston Plan for Excellence is working to make sure every child in Boston receives an excellent education. As a local education fund and nonprofit, we seek and support innovative solutions to the toughest problems faced by Boston’s students, their teachers, and the school system as a whole.

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