Mozart School Mission/Vision:

At Mozart, we challenge and support all students to think critically, embrace challenges, and contribute positively to our community.  We believe that academic, artistic, social-emotional, and physical learning are essential aspects of the education all students deserve.

Vision: 

• We envision a future where every student experiences a learning environment that celebrates diversity, fosters belonging, and champions inclusion. 

• We commit to building a student-centered, asset-based community that celebrates all facets of our students’ identities. 

• We aim to weave students’ experiences and cultures into our teaching and learning to promote feelings of belongingness.

• We nurture a culture of empathy where all students feel safe and valued for their unique abilities so that they can thrive socially and academically. 

• We empower our community to be active participants in building an inclusive, anti-racist society. 

• We aspire to be a beacon for inclusivity, setting an example for educational institutions everywhere, steadfast in our commitment to break through barriers and create a truly inclusive environment.

  General Information

Mozart students are ROCK stars! They are Respectful, Open, Cooperative, and Kind. The Mozart is a small and welcoming school in Roslindale. It is small enough that teachers get to know every student in the building and students feel as though everyone is looking out for them. Staff work with each other and outside resources to differentiate instruction so they can meet the needs of a diverse population of student learners.
True to its name, the Mozart offers music classes for every student and instrumental lessons for every student in 3rd through 6th grades. 

 
We challenge and support all students to think critically, embrace challenges, and contribute positively to our community in an inclusive classroom setting. 

Special Features

• • • On-site before and after school programming for students in K1 through 6th grade

    • Technology instruction is embedded in 1st-5th grade classrooms

    • Science, physical education, art, music, specialty classes

    • Semi-private flute, clarinet, trumpet and violin lessons for students in grades 3-6 through partnership with Making Music Matters!

    • NAEYC accredited Early Childhood program

    • Active School Family Council

    • Beautiful facility with an outdoor classroom frequented by science classes and a renovated playground

    • Experienced and devoted staff with very low turnover

• Before and after school programs in our building

  • • Before school: 7:30-9:20 am: program for K1-6 run by the West Roxbury YMCA.  

    • After school: 4:10-6:00 pm: program for K1-6 run by the West Roxbury YMCA

Early Dismissal, the day before Thanksgiving and on the last two days of school: 1:40 p.m.
Grades: K0-6
Level: Elementary
School Type: Regular

Mozart School Mission:

At the Mozart, we challenge and support all students to think critically, embrace challenges, and contribute positively to our community. We believe that academic, artistic, social-emotional, and physical learning are essential aspects of the education all students deserve.

 The Mozart educates nearly 175 students each year, boasts some of the finest teachers around, and maintains a state-of-the-art playground with an outdoor classroom. We operate with the belief that every adult is responsible for the success of each and every child. 

Mozart Core Values:

We RESPECT ourselves and our classmates as learners.

• We seek new challenges and think critically about our learning.

• We take responsibility for our learning and our actions.

We OPEN our minds and our hearts to differences.

• We listen to the ideas of others.

• We try to understand others’ experiences and identities.

We COOPERATE with each other to reach our goals.

• We know that working together helps us learn best.

• We work together to improve as a group and individually.

We are KIND to all members of our community.

• We offer support when we see that someone needs it.

• We contribute positively to our school.

INSTRUCTIONAL PRIORITIES 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR

Instructional Focus: 

Mozart educators across all academic disciplines will provide daily unfettered access to complex, grade-level, culturally-affirming texts and tasks, and students will have opportunities to read, discuss, and write from such texts. 

1. Leverage the diversity and expertise of our community and of racial equity scholars to collaboratively plan daily lessons to increase access and engagement for students to read, write, and discuss from grade-level texts. 

2. Collaboratively create and execute a school-wide vision for high-quality inclusion classrooms that foster a culture of achievement grounded in the scholarship of Teresa Perry

3. Use data strategically to analyze and monitor progress toward increasing opportunity and achievement for the all students in the inclusion classroom setting

ARTICLES THAT GUIDE OUR SCHOOL APPROACH

These documents guide our school approach and curriculum connected to culturally responsive teaching. 

We invite parents to read. 

Towards a Definition of a Culture of Achievement-(indicators developed by Dr. Perry)

Mindfulness helps reduce unequal discipline -Zaretta Hammond

Cultural Responsive Teaching and the Brain - Table of Contents

Cultural Competence- Zaretta Hammond

FAMILY INVOLVEMENT/COMMUNICATION

The Mozart School places great emphasis on communication between home and school. In addition to scheduled curriculum night and family-teacher conferences, you may arrange to meet with teachers, counselors, the principal, and/or other staff members. 

Please call or write our Family Liaison, Estrella Teneus (Ms. T), Family Liaison, at 617.635.8082 or eteneus@bostonpublicschools.org  to schedule an appointment.

We will also use the following forms of communication to keep you updated on whole school announcements and build meaningful relationships in support of your child’s learning: 

• Website: https://sites.google.com/view/mozartschool

• Twitter account: @themozartschool

• Facebook: Mozart School Community

• Talking Points

• Parent Square

• Automated phone calls

• 1:1 phone calls 

• Biweekly newsletters

• School-wide and class-specific e-mail lists

• Backpack mail

FAMILY COUNCIL

The Family Council (FC) plans family engagement and fundraising events, discusses where the funds raised will be allocated throughout the year, collaborates with teaching staff, promotes racial and ethnic awareness and equity, and identifies and pursues long-term goals.  Upon enrollment of their children, all families are automatically members of the FC.  

Learn more in the FAMILIES section of our website

Contact: mozartfamilycouncil236@gmail.com

SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL 

The School Site Council (SSC) is the central governing body of the school and ensures that the ongoing work of the school supports the Mozart mission and priorities. Anyone who is interested in big-picture issues and planning should attend SSC meetings. The SSC supports strategic budget decisions, develops the Quality School Plan, and ensures high quality hiring decisions are made. The SSC meetings are led by the principal and also include teacher and staff representatives. These meetings are open to the public, but only the elected officers are allowed to vote. 

Learn more in the Families section of our website.