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.
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.
Discussion Topics
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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