Adam Chiocca shares and blogs here.

I was so fortunate to be able to attend the Annual METCO Directors Assoc. Conference again, which was down at the Four Points, Norwood, Mass. on Friday, December 4th, 2015. It proved again to be the highlight of my school year.  The METCO Directors do a great job of organizing this wonderful day of relevant workshops, inspirational and informative speakers, music of the African American tradition and vendors with fantastic wares, art, jewelry, and inspirational, helpful literature. First, if you're not familiar with METCO, let me share two links.  Here is the official  DESE link,  and here is a basic  history and overview of METCO. The keynote speaker was  Dr. Omari Simmons , and my take-away was learning the importance of a K-16 bridge.  He came to us this day, as an advocate, but to learn about his current professional work, you can look here. His family started a wonderful non-profit, the Simmons Memorial Foundation , which helps high school students in North Carolina