METCO Inc.
METCO Overview
Melrose METCO director: Nyra Hall, nhall@melroseschools.com

At Friends of Melrose METCO (Melrose Racial Justice Community Coalition) our mission is to support METCO families with valuable resources and advocacy. We also aim to engage and involve the Melrose community, offering residents opportunities to learn, volunteer, and show their support and solidarity with Boston families. We strive for a welcoming, inclusive, and equitable environment for everyone. 

Friends of Melrose METCO (FOMM) was founded in 2019 to support METCO students and families in the Melrose public schools. In 2024, the group merged with the Melrose Racial Justice Community Coalition (RJCC). 

General contact:
friendsofmelrosemetco@gmail.com 
FOMM Facebook group

FOMM Steering Committee members (as of August 2024): 
* Alex Bennett: alexbennett1@gmail.com
* Andrea Condit: akcondit@yahoo.com
* Sadie Brown: sadiecrichards@gmail.com
* Alastair Moock: moockmusic@gmail.com
* Jane Roper: janeroper@gmail.com
* Ed Schmitt: eswood7@comcast.net
* Aiyana Spencer: aiyanaspencer@yahoo.com
* Demia Wells: Dwells1877@gmail.com

The Melrose Racial Justice Community Coalition (RJCC) was founded in May 2020 and is committed to the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the city of Melrose, MA. In 2024, the group merged with Friends of Melrose METCO (FOMM). We’ll continue to post newsletters on our Facebook page (community members are welcome to post here as well) but most of our activity is now happening on the FOMM Facebook page.

Contact: melroserjcc@gmail.com
Alastair Moock: moockmusic@gmail.com

Co-chairs: Amanda Cormier and Christie Charles Byrnes melrosesepac02176@gmail.com 

SEPAC Facebook page

(Special education contacts at individual schools are listed in the Melrose Public Schools section)

(Special education contacts at individual schools are listed in the Melrose Public Schools section)

Support group for parents of LGBTQ+ students in Melrose: epicmelrose@gmail.com (Tracey Cruickshank and Bert Whittier, facilitators)

https://www.melroseschools.com/o/hes

Principal: Mitzi Galante, mgalante@melroseschools.com 

Special Education Coordinator: Stacie Hanewich, shanewich@melroseschools.com 

Boston-based FOMM parent liaison: TBD

Melrose-based FOMM parent liaison: Sadie Brown, sadieCrichards@gmail.com

PTO Reps: HooverMelrosePTO@gmail.com 

PTO President: Mark Dowling, markdowling3@sky.com

DEI Reps: Michelle Yuan, michelleeyuan@gmail.com & Sadie Brown, sadieCrichards@gmail.com 

PTO eNewsletter (sign up to receive &/or send submissions for distribution to families here): hooverhighlights@gmail.com 

Survey of POC student experiences in Melrose: If you experienced, witnessed, or have direct knowledge of a situation where a student of color was treated disrespectfully or bullied due to their race, the Friends of Melrose METCO/Racial Justice Community Coalition invites you to share your experience through this survey. (reports go to the steering committee of the FOMM/RJCC)

Melrose bullying and harassment incident report form (reports go directly to Superintendent Deleidi as of Aug. 2024)

Massachusetts Department of Secondary and Elementary Education (DESE) Problem Resolution System: https://www.doe.mass.edu/prs/

Lawyers for Civil Rights: https://lawyersforcivilrights.org/who-we-are/

Contact Alexis Rickmers (arickmers@cleweb.org) or Sophia Hall (shall@lawyersforcivilrights.org)