Boston School Committee Meeting
The Boston School Committee meeting will be held on October 23 at 6 p.m. It will be held in person at the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, 2300 Washington Street, School Committee Chamber, 2nd Floor, Roxbury, MA 02119 and livestreamed on Boston City TV (Xfinity Channel 24, RCN Channel 13, and Fios Channel 962) and on Zoom.
Public Comment: Please sign up online to testify. Sign up for public comment will close at 5 p.m. on the day of the meeting. The Committee will continue to offer two public comment periods, with the first comment period limited to one hour. Priority will be given to those testifying in person. Time permitting, the Committee will then open it up to virtual testimony. After one hour, anyone who did not have the opportunity to testify will have the opportunity to do so at the end of the meeting. Written testimony can be emailed to lparvex@bostonpublicschools.org.
Discussion Topics
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Agenda
I. Pledge of allegiance
II. Call to Order
III. Approval of Meeting Minutes: October 9, 2024
IV. Superintendent's Report
V. General public comment
VI. Action Items
- Grants for approval totaling $23,212,191
Amount
FY
Grant Name
Status
Program Manager
Focus Area
Site(s)
$18,132,090
2025
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Continuous
Lauren Viviani, Deputy Chief of Specialized Services
Office of Specialized Services
Districtwide
$514,080
2025
Special Education Early Childhood Entitlement Grant
Continuous
Lauren Viviani, Deputy Chief of Specialized Services
Office of Specialized Services
Districtwide
$2,000,000
2025
2022-2023 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants (Purchase)
New
Cian Fields, Department of Transportation (DOT).
Transportation
Districtwide
$2,000,000
2025
2022-2023 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants
(Repower)
New
Cian Fields, Department of Transportation
Transportation
Districtwide
$200,000
2025
Boston Children’s Hospital
New
Lucrecia Rodriguez Office of Health Services
Health and Wellness
BPS Health Services Office
$56,000
2025
Civics Teaching
And Learning Grant
Continuous
Dr. Angela Hedley Mitchell
Executive Director of Humanities
Academic Institution
Districtwide
$80,000
2025
FC 0310
McKinneyVento Homeless
Education Grant (Federal/COMP) Grant
New
Brian Marques, Sr. Director of Opportunity Youth
Educational Stability Services
Districtwide
$30,021
2025
Accelerated School of Origin Transportation Reimbursement Program
Reimbursement
Kedan Harris
Department of Opportunity Youth
Transportation
Districtwide
$200,000.00
2025
Margins to Center (M2C) SEED Project
New
Year 2 of 2
Shakera Ford Walker, Teaching & Learning
Teacher Development
Districtwide
Total: $23,212,191
- Donation for approval of $70,000 to English High School
- Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreements:
- Memorandum of agreement between the Boston School Committee and Lunch Hour Monitors, September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024
- Memorandum of agreement between the Boston School Committee and Lunch Hour Monitors, September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2027
- FY25 Supplemental Appropriation request to support the Memorandum of Agreement For Successor Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Period September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027 between American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 93, (AFSCME) Lunch Hour Monitors and the School Committee of the City of Boston in the amount of $457,886
- Memorandum of agreement between the Boston School Committee and Cafeteria Workers, September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024
- Memorandum of agreement between the Boston School Committee and Cafeteria Workers, September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2027
- FY25 Supplemental Appropriation request to support the Memorandum of Agreement For Successor Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027 between Local 230 (Cafeteria Workers) and the School Committee of the City of Boston in the amount of $881,479
VII. Report
- Transformation Schools Update: Quarter 1, School Year 2024-2025
VIII. Public comment on report
IX. New business
X. Adjourn