Boston School Committee meeting

Name: Boston School Committee meeting
Start: 2017-09-06T21:00:00

The School Committee of the City of Boston will be holding a meeting on September 6 at 5 p.m.

Discussion Topics

5 P.M.

Call to Order

Executive Session: The School Committee will immediately adjourn to executive session to discuss strategies related to collective bargaining with the Boston Teachers Union. Such a discussion in an open session would have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of this body. The Committee will return to public session.

6 P.M.

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Meeting Minutes: July 19, 2017

Superintendent's Report

General Public Comment

Action Items

Grants for Approval

Amount	FY	Grant Name	Status	Focus Area(s)	Sites
$260,000	2018	CBHM Research and Data	New	Health and Wellness	~60 sites districtwide
Amount	FY	Grant Name	Status	Focus Area(s)	Sites
$250,000	2018 - 2019	Digital Promise- - Verizon Innovative Learning Schools	New	College and Career Readiness	Timilty, McCormack, Edwards
$1,400,000 Estimated Value	2018	Digital Promise - Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (In-kind Donation)	New	College and Career Readiness	Timilty, McCormack, Edwards
$25,000	2018	English for New Bostonian	New	Adult Education	Adult Learning Center at Madison Park
$7,500	2018	Handling Stress: Resources for Teens and Families at Boston Latin School	New	Health and Wellness	Boston Latin School
$9,000	2018	High School Graduation Rates and Postsecondary Readiness among First Language is not English (FLNE) Students	New	English Language Learners	~10 sites districtwide
$4,000,000	2018 - 2022	Human Capital Strategy Initiative	New	Educator Effectiveness	Districtwide
$17,602,911	2018	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)	New	Special Education	Districtwide
$60,000	2018	McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Grant	New	At Risk	Districtwide
$1,462,681	2018	Perkins IV Secondary Allocation Grant	New	College and Career Readiness	Districtwide
$200,000 Estimated Value	2018	Project Lead the Way (In-kind Donation)	New	College and Career Readiness	~10 sites districtwide
$36,000,000	2018	School Lunch Program	New	Food and Nutrition	Districtwide
$24,601	2018	School Redesign Grant - Brighton	Increase	School Turnaround	Brighton + Excel
$13,925	2018	School Redesign Grant – Madison Park	Increase	School Turnaround	Madison Park
Amount	FY	Grant Name	Status	Focus Area(s)	Sites
$37,971,673	2018	Title I	New	Achievement Gap	Districtwide
$3,881,435	2018	Title II-A – Improving Educator Quality	New	Professional Development	Districtwide
$2,364,350	2018	Title III	New	English Language Learners	Districtwide
$976,533	2018	Title IV	New	Achievement Gap	Districtwide
$414,400	2018	21^st Century Community Learning Centers (Continuation)	New	Extended Learning Time	English, Gardner, Hennigan, Kenny
$106,924,009

Renewal of Margarita Muñiz Academy’s Innovation School Autonomies

Reports

Office of Special Education Update

Boston Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SpedPAC) Update

Tentative Boston Teachers Union Collective Bargaining Agreement

Deadline for Residency Verification for Exam Schools

Superintendent’s School Year 2016-17 Performance Evaluation Update
Public Comment on Reports (Optional)
New Business

September 6, 2017

05:00PM - 09:00PM
Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building

2300 Washington Street

School Committee Chamber, 2ND Floor

Boston, MA 02119
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617-635-9014
Contact:

Elizabeth Sullivan
Neighborhoods:

Roxbury
Posted:

09/01/2017 - 11:52AM
Resources:

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