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annual report 2012

Mission 4
DEAR FRiEnDs 6

FAith 8
puRposE 10
sERvicE 12
clAss oF 2012 collEgE AccEptAncE list 13
AcADEMic signing DAy sponsoRs 14
boARD oF tRustEEs 15
DonoR Roll 16
coRpoRAtE woRk stuDy 19
FinAnciAls 20
mission :
cRisto REy boston is A cAtholic high school thAt EDucAtEs young pEoplE oF liMitED EconoMic MEAns
to bEcoME MEn AnD woMEn oF FAith, puRposE AnD sERvicE. by oFFERing A RigoRous cuRRiculuM, A
uniquE woRk-stuDy ExpERiEncE, AnD thE suppoRt oF An inclusivE school coMMunity, wE pREpARE ouR
stuDEnts to succEED in collEgE AnD bEyonD with thE vAluEs EssEntiAl to A FulFilling liFE.
cRisto REy nEtwoRk®
Mission EFFEctivEnEss stAnDARDs
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A Cristo Rey school is explicitly Catholic A Cristo Rey school requires participation by A Cristo Rey school is financially
in mission and enjoys Church approval. all students in the work-study program. All sound and at full enrollment the school
students must be 14 years by September 1st. is primarily dependent on revenue from
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the work-study program to meet operating
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A Cristo Rey school serves only economically expenses. In addition, the school maintains
disadvantaged students. The school is open A Cristo Rey school integrates the learning a comprehensive advancement program
to students of various faiths and cultures. present in its work program, classroom and to ensure financial stability.
extracurricular experiences for the fullest
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benefit of its student workers.
A Cristo Rey school is family centered and A Cristo Rey school supports its graduates’
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plays an active role in the local community. efforts to obtain a college degree.
A Cristo Rey school has an effective
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administrative and board structure
A Cristo Rey school prepares all of its as well as complies with all applicable A Cristo Rey school is an active participant
students to enter and graduate from college. state and federal laws. in the collaboration, support, and
development of the Cristo Rey Network.
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wE ARE living in An ERA in which EDucAtionAl REFoRM in schools thAt
dear friends:
sERvE low-incoME stuDEnts is DRivEn by powERFul ExtERnAl FoRcEs.
FEDERAl AnD stAtE govERnMEnts MAnDAtE RApiD iMpRovEMEnts, AnD
schools sEEk to MEEt AMbitious goAls in ExchAngE FoR signiFicAnt
AMounts oF tAxpAyER DollARs.
Cristo Rey Boston High School excels at All of our graduates have been accepted to at
educating a student body with the highest least one four-year college for the past three
concentration of low-income youth of any years, and the SAT scores for last year’s seniors
school, public or private, in the city of Boston were 80 points higher than the national average
with only one motivating factor: mission. for students of color. With more than 110
companies employing our students through the
When Cristo Rey Boston High School moved Corporate Work Study Program, our young people
to Dorchester in 2010, we carefully crafted a earned $1.9 million towards the cost of their own
mission statement that articulates the heart of education. From the classroom to the boardroom,
our motivation for serving Boston youth: holding our students to the highest of expectations
has given them the motivation to thrive.
“Cristo Rey Boston is a Catholic high school that
educates young people of limited economic means When these young men and women
to become men and women of faith, purpose graduate, they will be able to put their many thoMAs p. o’nEill, iii
and service. By offering a rigorous curriculum, a accomplishments on resumes and hang their Board Chair
unique work-study experience, and the support diploma on their wall. What cannot be measured
of an inclusive school community, we prepare our on a piece of paper, however, will be their
students to succeed in college and beyond with status as men and women of faith, purpose and

the values essential to a fulfilling life.” service. Faith will guide them past the struggles
they will encounter, purpose will drive them to
Some may say that forming young men and greater accomplishments than they once thought
women of faith, purpose and service is a lofty possible, and service will ground them as they
goal for students who have traditionally been remember what it means to help those without
JEFFREy D. thiElMAn
marginalized, who have been loosely held to low their capacity.
President
expectations, and who have not been given the
tools to dream big. But we believe otherwise, Thank you for your support as we educate the
and our students’ many successes prove that our finest young men and women Boston has to offer.
mission is possible.
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faith: “being sure of what
we hope for and certain
of what we do not see”
(Hebrews 11:1)
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Faith
wE ARE FoRtunAtE to hAvE FouR pRiEsts woRking Full-tiME At cRisto REy boston high school. thEy FoRM
AnD EDucAtE ouR stuDEnts, AnD thEy ARE builDing A FAithFul coMMunity oF All who woRk, sERvE AnD lEARn
hERE. thE FouR MEn coME FRoM thE FRAtERnity oF st. chARlEs boRRoMEo, A MissionARy sociEty oF pRiEsts
thAt sEEs EDucAtion As A wAy to tRAnsFoRM sociEty AnD inDiviDuAls.
For Father Jose Medina, fscb, the principal of Father Franco Soma, fscb, a science teacher and preparatory curriculum and gain acceptance to
Cristo Rey Boston, faith is not just a textbook the school’s campus minister, shares that unique a four-year college. Students come to our school
belief in God but is the most important driver perspective on how faith affects students. “We never having set foot in an office building in
in all our students’ actions, big and small. He are not only trying to give students faith in God, downtown Boston, yet we have faith that they
regularly reminds students: “Dream big, be but we also want them to trust the reality in front can perform at a level consistent with any entry-
faithful in the little things.” The refrain is a of them,” says Father Soma. “Cristo Rey Boston level worker and exceed the expectations placed
reminder of the link between everyday actions helps them discover that life around them has on them by their supervisors.
and big dreams. Students have to finish hours concrete meaning they can trust in.”
of homework each night, adhere to a dress code, It is this faith that has propelled senior Julianna
be prepared for work and class, participate in Father Paolo Cumin, fscb, and Father Stefano Quiroz as she now prepares to apply to schools
extracurricular programs, and balance a home Colombo, fscb, join Father Medina and Father such as Dartmouth College, the University of
life. It is a lot to manage. But, we impart to Soma in bolstering another key practice of faith Chicago, and Fordham University. As a student
students that accomplishing the small things at Cristo Rey Boston High School: faith in the who now trusts the meaning of the world around
will build the skills and faith needed to tackle ability of each and every student we serve to her and is faithful in the little things that have
the bigger hurdles that will come their way as succeed beyond their wildest dreams and beyond brought her to the cusp of her dream, Cristo Rey
they chase their dreams. any limitation they face. Young men and women Boston has faith in her ability to succeed beyond
enter Cristo Rey Boston below grade level, and the walls of our school.
we believe in their ability to succeed in a college
accomplishments + statistics
EnRollMEnt DAtA (As oF oct. 1, 2012) RAcE REligious AFFiliAtion school oF oRigin FoR FREshMEn
348 StudentS
52% latino
43% aFriCan 52% PubliC
aMeriCan SChoolS
23% Charter
2% CauCaSian
207 FeMaleS (59%) SChoolS
2% aSian
16% CatholiC
141 MaleS (41%) 1% MultiraCial
SChoolS
or other
39% other Faith 9% Private
traditionS 61% CatholiC SChoolS
100% oF ouR gRADuAting sEnioRs FoR thE
MEDiAn FAMily incoME: $28,779 | AvERAgE FAMily incoME: $32,256
pERcEntAgE oF stuDEnts who quAliFy FoR FREE oR REDucED lunch: 81% pAst thREE yEARs hAvE bEEn AccEptED to
city oF boston REsiDEnts: 85%
A FouR-yEAR collEgE oR univERsity
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“thRough My Job At stAtE stREEt, i sEE thE puRposE
purpose
oF woRking hARD, bEing pRoFEssionAl, AnD stAying
accomplishments +
pERsistEnt,” sAys bEAncA sAint EliEn, clAss oF 2014.
statistics
“i lEARnED FRoM My supERvisoRs thAt i cAn Do big
things AnD hAvE An EvEn bEttER liFE.”
cRisto REy boston stuDEnts ARE EMployED At 121
coRpoRAtE pARtnERs in thE 2012-2013 AcADEMic yEAR
Like all Cristo Rey Boston students, Beanca Alison comments on the effect her company has t hE FEE FoR onE tEAM oF highly tRAinED, highly
spends five days per month working an entry-level on the careers of these young men and women, MotivAtED young pEoplE is $29,800
job at one of the most prestigious companies in saying, “State Street gives Cristo Rey Boston hiRing A FilE clERk At A bAsE sAlARy oF $28,223 in
gREAtER boston costs Most coMpAniEs $43,785.
Greater Boston. Beanca’s Corporate Work Study students a realistic look at the corporate world.
hiRing A gEnERAl clERk At A sAlARy oF $29,826 in
job at State Street has her manage databases, Many of the students have never been in a
gREAtER boston siMilARly costs $45,985.
perform research, and work on special projects. corporate office or worked in a team environment
(After accounting for the median amounts employers pay for
State Street is the largest employer of Cristo Rey before coming to State Street.” Social Security, healthcare, pension and other benefits.)
Source: Reported Salary Data (Salary.com) – March 2012
Boston student workers this year. Since 2008,
State Street has employed one full team – four State Street provides twelve low-income students coMbining EMployEE lEAsing AnD Job shARing,
businEssEs contRAct with thE coRpoRAtE woRk
students sharing a 40 hour per week position – interaction with executives like Alison, who can
stuDy pRogRAM to outsouRcE Full-tiME EntRy lEvEl
and this year they grew to three teams. show them the paths they are capable of following.
ADMinistRAtivE Jobs FoR An AnnuAl FlAt FEE
While working hard at academics throughout
“We have been very satisfied with the discipline the year, the experience students have at State typEs oF Jobs incluDE: MAil RooM sERvicEs, scAnning,
ARchiving, Filing, DAtA EntRy, DocuMEnt pREpARAtion,
and the professionalism that each Cristo Rey Street and other employers gives purpose to their
list builDing, tEch hElp DEsk, REcEption, AMong
Boston student has brought to our organization,” persistence in the classroom.
DozEns oF othER tAsks
says Alison Quirk, State Street’s Executive Vice
President and Chief Human Resources and supERvisoRs RAnkED 92% oF ouR stuDEnts As “gooD”
oR “outstAnDing” At MEEting AnD ExcEEDing Job
Citizenship Officer. She saw value in increasing
ExpEctAtions in thE 2011-2012 AcADEMic yEAR
the number of students employed from four
to twelve. “We partner with community-based cRisto REy boston stuDEnts EARnED A coMbinED
organizations and educational institutions to $1.9 Million towARDs thE cost oF thEiR own
EDucAtions in 2011-2012
develop a pipeline of future talent for the Boston
community and State Street,” she says. “Cristo
Alison quiRk F oR MoRE inFoRMAtion About hiRing stuDEnts
Rey Boston is an integral part of the strategy of executive Vice thRough thE coRpoRAtE woRk stuDy pRogRAM, plEAsE
developing youth in Boston at a young age and president and chief contAct:
exposing them to a corporate environment to human resources and Emily Smalley
citizenship officer Vice President of External Relations
assist them in their career choice.”
STATE STREET 617.825.2580 ext. 21
[email protected]
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