Charter overview
Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter
How BDEA is governed and funded, and what its board is working through.
Who decides at a Horace Mann charter school?
BDEA is a Horace Mann charter and its Board of Trustees oversees the school, budget, policies, charter accountability, and Head of School. Its operating agreements also divide authority and services among BDEA, Boston Public Schools, and the Boston Teachers Union. BPS supplies a school allocation and major services; the BDEA Foundation and restricted funding supplement that public support.
The board holds charter-level authority
The minutes describe BDEA as its own local education agency and record board votes on graduation requirements, labor terms, the budget, and the Head of School evaluation.
BPS remains central to funding and operations
BPS provides the school allocation and services including transportation, food, facilities, technology, labor-relations support, and civil-rights compliance, while some services may be purchased separately.
The 2025 operating agreement shifted risk
Trustees accepted indemnification terms and a move toward independent counsel when BDEA and BPS could have conflicting interests.
Private and restricted funds cover part of the gap
The approved FY27 plan relies on restricted funding, school savings, and later investment savings alongside the BPS allocation.
The collected minutes explain the funding mechanism and pressures but do not publish a complete per-pupil expenditure figure or every district service cost attributable to BDEA.
Where the charter stands
The approved budget assumes 73 fewer students than the prior year's 414.
The board approved this budget on May 13.
The minutes say the rate has remained consistent for several years.
Every unique collected PDF was readable and reviewed.
Major projects
Five-year fiscal-stability plan
FY27 deficit budget approved; reserves projected to bridge the near termThe board approved a $165,203 deficit budget, one position reduction, and a five-year reserve strategy.
- Leadership reported a potential FY27 deficit and continued advocacy for additional BPS funding.
- The draft budget projected a roughly $164,000 deficit and reduced program spending.
- The board approved a $165,203 deficit budget, one position reduction, and a five-year reserve strategy.
Funding
BPS allocation, restricted funding, school savings, and later school and foundation investment savings
BOOST career-pathway design
Early design work around health-care and construction or trades pathwaysBPS and BDEA partners presented the emerging model, including dual enrollment, internships, credentials, and multiple entry points.
- BPS and BDEA partners presented the emerging model, including dual enrollment, internships, credentials, and multiple entry points.
Funding
No funding source is identified in the collected minutes
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