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天才和天才（TAG）拉丁裔计划
TAG began its work to increase the graduation and college enrollment rates of Latinos in 1985, 34 years ago. An expression of the University of Massachusetts urban mission, TAG was originally housed in the Institute for Learning and Teaching (now managed by the Mauricio Gaston Institute for Latino Research and Public Policy) and was the seed program for Project ALERTA, developed three years later in 1988. Picture to the right is of Summer TAG 1990 students, among them former Boston City Councilor At-Large Felix G. Arroyo (far left).
最初为考试学校学生提供的60名学生为期三周的暑期项目在学年期间扩大到为100名学生提供服务。In the 1990s, at the request of the Boston Public School’s Superintendent of High Schools, the program began to implement its effective model with district school students.
In 2002, the program's expansion was encouraged by Boston Public Schools (BPS) and brought today's model that integrates the spectrum of Latino students and English Language Learners (ELL). The program, although especially designed for Latino students, has effectively supported the educational development of the Latino, Vietnamese, Cape Verdean, and Haitian ELL communities in BPS.
TAG计划的使命是确保波士顿公立学校拉丁裔学生和英语语言学习者在学术，社交和个人方面表现出色，从而提高他们在高中和高等教育阶段取得成功的能力。
It does so through the following components that work together to provide holistic support. 校友和2010年正式成立的新TAG拉丁裔校友会证明了TAG的组成部分与发展波士顿拉丁裔领导能力的目标是一致的。
Project ALERTA (ALERTA)
ALERTA项目也被称为ALERTA项目，于1988年由学习和教学研究所（ILT）发起，目前由马萨诸塞州波士顿大学的Mauricio Gastón拉丁裔社区发展和公共政策研究所运营，旨在改善波士顿公立学校拉丁裔学生（特别是有天赋和才华的学生）的教育机会和成就。
该项目旨在实现两大目标：降低波士顿学校拉丁裔学生的辍学率，增加波士顿三所被称为考试学校的学术高中的拉丁裔学生入学人数。ALERTA项目的开发是为了补充天才和天才拉丁裔计划（TAG），通过在更关键的学校早期（3-5年级）为拉丁裔学生提供补充的学术丰富服务。现在，ALERTA项目的重点是四年级和五年级。
初始资金:1988年,评议委员会的资助下,ILT进行了试点浓缩小程序40拉丁裔高英语水平的学生在三个波士顿小学,黑石,赫尔利和埃尔南德斯学校。
在波士顿基金会和第七章特殊人群计划的资助下，ALERTA项目于1989-90学年建立，其结构包括有限的英语熟练的拉丁裔学生，并在需要时提供西班牙语教学。
任务扩展到包括ELL学生：虽然最初是为拉丁裔学生设计的，但ALERTA项目现在也支持其他英语语言学习者（ELL）移民人口的教育和社会发展。
Project ALERTA helps participants to develop the confidence, drive, and academic skills necessary to enter a college-preparatory middle or high school. Participants can attend three different sessions: an after-school program at several BPS schools, an April vacation week academy at UMass Boston, and a five-week summer program also at UMass Boston.
这三个部分都实施了一个基于项目的主题课程，将核心学术科目与戏剧、艺术、科学和技术、创意写作、舞蹈等实践活动结合在一起。Students complete projects, go on field trips to museums, theaters, and other educational venues, and become knowledgeable on subjects as wide-ranging as ancient Egypt, immigration, nutrition, and financial literacy.
项目成功：ALERTA项目已经证明，尽早接触学生确实会产生影响。到目前为止，ALERTA项目已经为波士顿地区的3000多名学生提供了服务。Its alumni have graduated from Boston public high schools, including the prestigious exam schools and have moved on to college to become members of Boston's community in politics, business, education, and many other fields.
ALERTA目前的学生报告说，该项目帮助他们全身心地投入到学习中，提高了成绩，作为团队的米兰体育更有效地工作，并更清楚地思考他们的职业规划。参与该项目的教师报告说，几乎所有的英语学习者在英语阅读和写作方面都表现出更高的熟练程度。欲了解更多过去的信息，请访问原来的ALERTA网站。
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