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Boston School Committee Virtual Meeting

The Boston School Committee meeting will be held virtually on August 30 at 5 p.m.

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Discussion Topics

  1. Agenda

    5 p.m.

    • Pledge of Allegiance
    • Roll Call
    • Adjourn to Executive Session
    • The Boston School Committee will immediately adjourn to an executive session to discuss strategy with respect to the Tidwell Report as it relates to pending or threatened litigation. The Committee will return to public session.

    6 p.m.

    •    Approval Minutes: June 21, 2023; and July 26, 2023
    •    Report
    • Attorney Natashia Tidwell Report
    •    Superintendent's Report
    •    General Public Comment
    •    Action Items
    • Council of Great City Schools Membership Dues, SY 2023-24: $46,746
    • Grants for Approval Totaling $5,842,243:

    Amount

    FY

    Grant Name

    Status

    Fund Manager

    Focus Area(s)

    Sites

    $1,071,000

    2024

    Adult Education Family Literacy FC345

    New

    Kristen D’Avolio

    Adult Education

    Madison Park Adult Ed. Center

    $120,000

    2024

    McKinney Vento Homeless Education Grant FC310

    New

    Brian Marques

    At Risk

    Districtwide

    $1,588,179

    2024

    Perkins Grant FC400

    New

    Michelle Sylvaria

    Career & Technical Education

    Districtwide

    $75,000

    2024

    Dever OST Strategic Support Grant FC220

    New

    Margaret Reardon

    School Turnaround

    Dever Elementary

    $59,064

    2024

    OpenSciEd School Field

     Test Materials FC599

    New

    Elizabeth Hadley

    Curriculum & Instruction

    7 Sites

    $200,000

    2024

    Innovation Pathway Implementation & Support Grant FC419

    New

    Michelle Sylvaria

    College & Career Readiness

    4 Sites

    $50,000

    2024

    Emergency Management Planning Grant FC212

    New

    Richard Deraney

    Emergency Management

    Districtwide

    $410,000

    2024

    Promoting Adolescent Health through School-Based HIV Prevention

    New

    Jill Carter

    Health & Wellness

    Districtwide

    $730,000

    2024

    Henderson School Yard Playground Grant

    New

    Brian Forde Jr.

    Playground

    Henderson

    $1,000,000

    2024

    Warren Prescott School Playground Grant

    New

    Brian Forde Jr.

    Playground

    Warren Prescott

    $539,000

    2024

    Winship School Playground Grant

    New

    Brian Forde Jr.

    Playground

    Winship

    • Total: 5,842,243
    • Reports 
    • Revised Madison Park Admissions Policy Proposal
    • Superintendent’s Summative SY22-23 Performance Evaluation
    • New Business
    • Adjourn
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