Following fierce criticism, Boston Public Schools Interim Superintendent Laura Perille announced a significant change in the transition plan for students at the McCormack Middle School last week.
Set to close at the end of the next school year while the building undergoes renovations, students at Dorchester’s McCormack school were to be moved to Excel High School in South Boston while a new 7-12 grade school would open in its place, according to Perille’s original plans, part of wider BuildBPS plans released last month. Now, after several rounds of heated feedback sessions between BPS officials, students, parents and teachers, these plans have shifted to include alternative arrangements for the McCormack school community during the transition.