Barbara Locurto
blocurto@boston.k12.ma.usbr>
Although retiring after 40 years in the Boston Public Schools, Barbara has pledged continued service to BWHT. Between 1984 and 2007 she developed and directed the Boston IMPACT II model designed to identify, recognize, reward, and disseminate successful classroom-based, teacher-developed programs. As BWHT board member since 1993, she coordinated Women's History Showcases/Materials Grants, and featured Boston Women's Memorial projects on Boston TeachNet. Recognized nationally and locally for her commitment to promoting good citizenship, she served as Massachusetts State Coordinator of Center for Civic Education's We the People... Program. Awards include: Virginia M. White Service & Support to Girls & Women's Sports; Boston Municipal Research Bureau's Henry L. Shattuck Public Service; City Year Moccasin/Community Service; and Freedoms Foundation George Washington Honor Medal, Constitutional Studies. Other board membership includes: BPS Student Engagement Advisory Council; BPS Access Technology Center; Massachusetts Board of Education Service Learning Advisory Council (past); and Extras for Creative Learning/Recycle Center (past).