District overview
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How does this Horace Mann charter fit within Boston Public Schools?
Kennedy Academy is a Boston Public Schools Horace Mann charter focused on health careers. Its Board of Trustees oversees the charter and school-specific governance, while the handbook also identifies the Boston School Committee and BPS superintendent and the budget includes substantial BPS-contracted services. Grades 9–11 operate at the Lincoln Building and grade 12 at Fenwood Road.
One high school, two campuses
State and NCES records identify one grades 9–12 school; the 2025–26 handbook places grades 9–11 at 152 Arlington Street and grade 12 at 10 Fenwood Road.
Horace Mann governance
A school-specific Board of Trustees includes officers, alumni, school, student, parent, CCHERS, and ex-officio representation within a structure that remains connected to BPS.
Health-career mission
The academic model combines college preparation with Health Assisting, Medical Assisting, dual enrollment, clinical experiences, internships, and industry credentials.
Large approved growth
The state approved an increase in maximum enrollment from 448 to 800, while actual 2025–26 enrollment is 424 as the school begins scaling.
The current board roster is public, but the official meeting page does not expose trailing-year agendas or minutes. Governance outcomes after the annual report cannot be independently summarized from meeting records.
Where the district stands
Massachusetts DESE reports 151 ninth-graders, 102 tenth-graders, 84 eleventh-graders, and 87 seniors.
The annual report says the state approved an increase from 448 beginning in fall 2025.
Current state classification; 2025 data show 25% meeting or exceeding expectations in grade 10 ELA and 13% in math.
The June 18, 2025 board-approved budget lists $19.31 million in expenses and a $309,754 planned deficit.
The annual report says 34 eligible eleventh-graders and 17 seniors earned the credential.
Major projects
Expansion toward 800 students
Charter amendment approved; first expanded cohort enrolledDESE's 2025–26 count reported 424 total students.
- The board unanimously approved the charter amendment request.
- The annual report confirmed state approval and nearly 200 incoming ninth-graders.
- DESE's 2025–26 count reported 424 total students.
Funding
State tuition, an $846,400 charter expansion grant, private grants, and other budgeted revenue
Expanded health-career pathways
Medical Assisting launch, new clinical sequence, and Lincoln Building labs underwayThe annual report described moving clinical practice to grade 10, CNA certification to grade 11, and adding senior dual enrollment and internships.
- The annual report described moving clinical practice to grade 10, CNA certification to grade 11, and adding senior dual enrollment and internships.
Funding
Bloomberg/Mass General Brigham initiative, grants, and FY26 operating budget
2024–27 Student Opportunity Act plan
Implementation underwayThe annual report said the plan had been finalized around CTE expansion and stronger social-emotional and mental-health supports.
- The annual report said the plan had been finalized around CTE expansion and stronger social-emotional and mental-health supports.
Funding
Student Opportunity Act and operating resources; project-level amounts are not separated
2026 charter accountability visit
State visit scheduled for January 27, 2026; resulting report not in the collected corpusThe visit was scheduled to review academics, equity, governance, finance, contractual relationships, and learner supports.
- DESE notified the community of the visit scope.
- The visit was scheduled to review academics, equity, governance, finance, contractual relationships, and learner supports.
Funding
Not applicable
Three current official publications were reviewed in full: the 2024–25 charter annual report, the 2025–26 family and student handbook, and the state's charter-site-visit letter. Current Massachusetts DESE and NCES profiles supply enrollment and accountability context. The official meeting archive was inspected through Chromium and Bright Data but contained no trailing-year files.
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