Neighborhood House Charter School
Erica Miller Cavallaro serves as the Academic Dean at Neighborhood House Charter School since 2015, bringing extensive experience in education and child development. Previous roles include Elementary School Teacher and Math Specialist at Brilla Public Charter Schools and Elementary School Teacher at Achievement First. Erica's career began with Teach For America, serving as a Second Grade Teacher at Arlington Elementary School in Lawrence, MA. Additional contributions include assisting in the launch of The Mystic Children's Zone at Tufts University, volunteering with Heading Home to support families overcoming homelessness, and serving as a Milieu Intern at Germaine Lawrence, focusing on guiding youth with emotional challenges. Erica holds a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction from Boston University and a Bachelor of Science in Child Development and Psychology from Tufts University.
Neighborhood House Charter School
One of the very first charter schools in Massachusetts, NHCS opened its doors in 1995 with 51 students and a bold vision to become a beacon of educational excellence in a city of too many failing schools. Today, NHCS serves over 700 mostly low-income students of color in one of Boston’s most diverse neighborhoods. Our students’ performance on the MCAS – Massachusetts’ state-wide test which is administered annually to all 3rd-8th graders (and, at the high school level, 10th graders) – has earned us a reputation as one of the best public schools in the state. Neighborhood House Charter School combines rich and structured learning with extensive social/emotional programming to help all our students succeed in school and in life. We strive to develop scholars who seek knowledge, embrace effort, act thoughtfully, and commit to the common good. Many children come to us with significant needs. We don’t give up on them. Our goal is that all of our students thrive at Neighborhood House, graduate from high school, and pursue post-secondary education on the path to achieve life success.