GOVERNANCE

As of September 20, 2023

Match Education is the common brand name of two entities, Match Charter Public School (“MCPS”) and The Match Foundation, Inc. (the “Foundation”). Match Education is also the D/B/A of the Foundation. Match Education otherwise has no legal significance. It is used for marketing and branding purposes for the three entities just listed. While these three organizations share this brand name and often collaborate, they are unique legal entities, each governed by independent boards of directors.

MATCH CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL

Match Charter Public School is a charter public school. It is a public entity and is its own local education agency (LEA) (i.e. a school district). The charter receives public funding from both the state and federal governments. It is tuition-free and open to any resident of Boston. The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) grants and ultimately reviews the charter. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education regulates and monitors the charter on an ongoing basis.

MCPS is governed by a Board of Trustees. The trustees who oversee MCPS do not serve on the board of the Foundation. MCPS does not have a management contract with the Foundation or any outside entity.

The charter operates three physical campuses, each serving a distinct grade span. MCPS uses informal names to refer to specific grades and campuses within the charter. These names are Match High School, Match Middle School, and Match Community Day. Match High School serves students in grades 9 – 12 and is located at 1001 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. Match Middle School serves students in grades 6 – 8 and is located at 215 Forest Hills Street in Jamaica Plain. Match Community Day serves students in grades pre-kindergarten to 5 and operates 100 Poydras Street in Hyde Park.

THE MATCH FOUNDATION

The Match Foundation, Inc. is a Massachusetts not-for-profit corporation and 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entity. It was incorporated in 1999, and it is governed by a board of directors with no overlapping board members on the board of MCPS. The Foundation does not manage nor does it oversee any aspect of MCPS.

The Foundation's primary role is to raise money for MCPS and, in particular, help to structure and fund the real estate transactions that provide facilities for MCPS.

THE CHARLES SPOSATO GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

As of June 30, 2023 The Charles Sposato Graduate School of Education, Inc. ("SGSE") - formerly an entity within the Match Education brand - is no longer in operation. More details on the institution's closure can be found at www.sposatogse.org.