Boston Scores
STRONG BODY. STRONG MIND. STRONG ME.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Urban youth have far fewer opportunities to learn and develop outside of school than their suburban counterparts, receiving 6,000 fewer hours of out-of-school enrichment through sixth grade. Many also face language barriers, limited socioeconomic resources, and unequal educational and economic opportunities. These students are more likely to (1) feel isolated, (2) lead sedentary lifestyles, (3) lag academically, and (4) disengage as active members of their community.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Leadership in Action
Our programs are rooted in the dynamics created through our soccer teams. We use the U.S. Soccer Foundation's "Soccer for Success" curriculum that emphasizes nutrition education, fitness, family engagement, and mentorship. These teams meet on the field for soccer practices and games and also meet in the classroom where they engage in team-based experiential enrichment programs.
What makes Boston Scores unique is our whole-child approach. We prepare students for the challenges and opportunities they are going to face in school and after graduating by addressing students' comprehensive needs - from academic achievement to health and well-being to community engagement. All of this is done in a team-based environment that engages students in learning and in building their social-emotional foundation.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of students who demonstrate the desire to succeed in the academic setting
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
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Leadership in Action
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
% of parents who agreed that their students had a more positive attitude towards school as a result of Boston Scores
Number of graduates enrolled in higher learning, university, or technical/vocational training
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Measured in %
Number of students with good social and leadership skills and self-discipline
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
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Leadership in Action
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
% of students achieving meaningful growth in self-regulation as measured with pre and post SAYO-T surveys. (Schools measured are a part of PSELI.)
Number of youth who demonstrate that they have developed social skills (e.g., interpersonal communication, conflict resolution)
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Leadership in Action
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
% of students achieving meaningful growth in communication as measured with pre and post SAYO-T surveys. (Schools measured are a part of PSELI.)
Percentage of students maintaining or improving their aerobic capacity
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Measured in compliance with the U.S. Soccer Foundation through the PACER
Rate of student attendance during the reporting period
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
By connecting underserved youth with team-based education programs that support students’ health & well-being, academic achievement, and civic engagement, students establish a social-emotional foundation that will give them the skills to confront these challenges and influence the trajectory of their lives. They emerge from our programming (1) with a sense of belonging, (2) with the knowledge needed to lead healthy lives, (3) curious & engaged in the learning process, and (4) empowered to make a positive change in their lives and in their community.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Boston Scores provides Boston youth with team-based education programs that foster their health & well-being, academic achievement, and civic engagement. Programs include soccer & nutrition instruction, poetry & creative writing, and service-learning & social entrepreneurship.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Boston Scores has a full-time staff of 12, as well as ~130 part-time teacher-coaches, and ~130 volunteers who operate our programs at schools across Boston.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Boston Scores serves ~1,400 students annually. We look forward to serving even more students in the years to come and deepening our impact on the students served.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Paper surveys, Site visits,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve,
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
In summer 2019, we completed a two-year partnership with the Fund for Shared Insight, during which time we reached out to parents about how they think Boston Scores can improve. One learning we took from this project was a widespread desire among the families of Scores students for more extensive real-time information about program updates and changes. Based on this feedback, we revamped our website and social media channels to improve our communication with parents regarding game schedules, weather-related schedule changes, and special event details.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders,
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection,
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Boston Scores
Board of directorsas of 03/07/2023
Ms. Laura Grattan
Thomas H. Less Partners, LP
Term: 2020 -
Mr. Chris Pike
Advent International
Term: 2020 -
Bob Shay
Retired
Anthony Goodman
Russell Reynolds Associates
Elizabeth Shea
Pathstone Federal Street
Marc Mantell
Mintz Levin
Kelly Coughlin
Stifel Financial Corporation
Gary Scott
State Street Corporation
Richard Yu
CLSA
Stephen Antuna
LogMeIn
Brian Bilello
New England Revolution
Mark Williamson
Calera Capital
David Chang
Wellington Management Company
Bob Bruno
Retired
Timothy Syrett
WilmerHale
Jennifer Flaherty
PwC
Amandio Sena
IMMI Financial Solutions
Marquis Taylor
Coaching for Change, Inc.
Mary Driscoll
Boston Public Schools
Brendan Grattan
PepsiCo
Laura Grattan
Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP
Michael Henry
InterContinental Boston
Loren Jarrett
Progress Software
Howard Kogan
WordStream
Katie Smith Milway
Milway Media
Thomas Obaseki
Acadian Asset Management
Nancy Wiser
Wells Fargo
Chris Pike
Advent International
Caroline Foscato
South End Soccer
Shaunda Lewis
Klarman Foundation
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
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Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.