Boston Herald

This year BPS is launching a program decades in the making to provide resources for adult students with disabilities heading into the workforce. “The NExT, Navigating Employment and Transition program, is a comprehensive transition program for young adults with disabilities, from ages 18 to 22, who receive services in the Boston Public Schools after they’ve finished four years of high school,” said Marcia Fitzpatrick, BPS Assistant Director of Transition. The program, run out of a newly renovated two-story facility in Roxbury, kicked off at the start of school with 60 students. The district plans to grow the program to 90 students next year and “just going to keep building up until we can house as many students as possible,” Fitzpatrick said.