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Boston School Committee Hybrid Meeting

The Boston School Committee meeting will be held in person on September 13 at 6 p.m.

 The Boston School Committee meeting will be held in person at the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, 2300 Washington Street, School Committee Chamber, 2nd Floor, Roxbury, MA 02119 and live streamed on Boston City TV (Xfinity Channel 24, RCN Channel 13, and Fios Channel 962) and on Zoom.

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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 esullivan3@bostonpublicschools.org for distribution to the Committee.

The public can offer testimony.

Discussion Topics

  1. Agenda
    • Roll Call  
    •    Pledge of Allegiance
    •    Approval Meeting Minutes: August 30, 2023
    •    Superintendent's Report including a Back to School Update
    •    General Public Comment (1 hour)
    •    Action Items
    • Grants for Approval Totaling $75,985,591

    Amount

    FY

    Grant Name

    Status

    Fund Manager

    Focus Area(s)

    Sites

    $43,571,551

    2024

    Title I, Part A & D – FC305

    New

    Yvonne Macrae & Shira Decovnick

    Opportunity Gap

    Districtwide

    $2,658,660

    2024

    Title II, Improving Educator Quality – FC140

    New

    Yvonne Macrae & Shira Decovnick

    Educator Effectiveness

    Districtwide

    $2,358,758

    2024

    Title III – FC180

    New

    Drew Echelson

    Opportunity Gap

    Districtwide

    $621,250

    2024

    21st Century Community Learning Continuation Grant – FC645

    New

    Charlie Ng

    Expanded Learning Time

    4 Sites

    $150,786

    2024

    21st Century Community Learning Center Exemplary Program Grant – FC646

    New

    Charlie Ng

    Expanded Learning Opportunities

    Eliot K8

    $210,000

    2024

    21st Century Community Learning Center Supporting Additional Learning Time – FC647

    New

    Charlie Ng

    Extended Learning Time

    Umana Academy

    $3,096,067

    2024

    Title IV – FC309

    New

    Yvonne Macrae & Shira Decovnick

    Opportunity Gap

    Districtwide

    $670,000

    2024

    Comprehensive Preschool Partnership Initiative (CPPI) Grant

    New

    David McAulley

    Early Childhood

    Districtwide

    $191,344

    2024

    MassStep: Hospitality and Paraprofessional Grant

    New

    Kristen D’Avolio

    Career & Tech

    Adult Education

    $480,000

    2024

    CommCorp: Career Technical Initiative Grant

    New

    Kristen D’Avolio

    Career & Tech

    Adult Education

    $1,000,000

    2024

    Trotter school Community Playground

    New

    Brian Forde Jr.

    Playground

    Trotter

    $1,000,000

    2024

    Curley School K-8 Playground

    New

    Brian Forde Jr.

    Playground

    Curley K8

    $1,000,000

    2024

    Nathan Hale School Playground Rehabilitation

    New

    Brian Forde Jr.

    Playground

    Nathan Hale

    $18,465,351

    2024

    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)FC240

    New

    Lauren Viviani

    Special Education

    Districtwide

    $511,824

    2024

    Special Education Early Childhood Entitlement Grant – FC262

    New

    Lauren Viviani

    Special Education

    Districtwide

    Total: $75,985,591

    • Revised Madison Park Technical Vocational High School Admissions Policy
    • Superintendent’s Summative SY22-23 Performance Evaluation and Final Rating
    •    Report
    • Capital Planning Update
    •    Public Comment on Reports
    •    New Business
    •    Adjourn
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