The
BTR program
began as a partnership between the Boston Public Schools (BPS) and the Boston Plan for Excellence (BPE), an education nonprofit formed in 1984.156 The
BTR was created in 2002 to address Boston's most pressing teacher pipeline challenges:
After making an initial in - person contact at a career fair, community meeting, or school event,
BTR recruiters and alumni stay in close communication with potential candidates so that candidates
begin to feel a connection with the
BTR family.