The PTD Project Director works with partner schools to recruit high school students to join a dual-enrollment program with Lasell College. The students also take part in a mentorship program with Lasell PTD Student Leaders to ensure cultural learning and cultural responsiveness. The mentorship program further provides students with preparation for college, including navigating the college application process, preparing to live on-campus, and transitioning to college academic and social life.

Lifelong Impact

Empirical studies show that teachers of color serve as role models for all students and counter negative stereotypes while having a more profound impact on the achievement and retention of students of color due to culturally-based practices, higher expectations, and roles as cultural mediators and advocates. Lasell's PTD program was designed to create a platform for minority students to become educators.

37% of students in Massachusetts are ethnically or racially and linguistically diverse, yet 90% of their teachers are White.

The more students see themselves in their teaches, the more likely they are to be successful in school and pursue education as a career. 

Partner Schools

• Marlborough Public Schools
• Maynard Public Schools
• Martha's Vineyard Public Schools
• Margarita Muniz Academy
• Joseph J. Hurley K-8