Boston School Committee Hybrid Meeting
The Boston School Committee hybrid meeting will be held on October 4 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: September 27, 2023
- Superintendent's Report
- General public comment (1 hour)
- Action Items
- Grants for approval totaling $6,435,766
Amount
FY
Grant Name
Status
Fund Manager
Focus Area(s)
Sites
$4,000,000
2024
Universal Pre-K (UPK) Expansion Funding
New
David McAuley
Early Childhood
Districtwide
$185,000
2024
Children’s Pilot Funds
New
Felicia Simmons
Health & Wellness
Districtwide
$344,966
2024
Comprehensive Behavioral Health Model (CBHM)
New
Andria Amador
Health & Wellness
78 Sites
$67,800
2024
OpenSciEd High School Field Test Materials – FC599
Increase
Elizabeth Hadly
Curriculum & Instruction
6 Sites
$60,000
2024
Civics Teaching and Learning Grant – FC589
New
Angela Hedley- Mitchell
Curriculum & Instruction
Districtwide
$72,000
2024
Investigating History Pilot – FC585
New
Angela Hedley- Mitchell
Curriculum & Instruction
4 Sites
2024
Playground – O’Donnell
New
Brian Forde
Playground
O’Donnell School
$1,006,000
2024
BAA Foundation Grant
New
Tyrone Sutton
Boston Arts Academy
$6,435,766
Total
- Memorandum of agreement between the Boston School Committee and the Plant
- Administrators Association, September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2023
- Memorandum of agreement between the Boston School Committee and the Plant Administrators Association, September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2026
- FY24 supplemental appropriation request in the amount of $145,545 to support the memorandum of agreement between the Boston School Committee and the Plant Administrators Association, September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2026
- Side letter of agreement to amend the collective bargaining agreement between Boston School
- Committee and the Boston Association of School Administrators and Supervisors (BASAS)
- Boston Green Academy charter amendment request: 7-12 grade reconfiguration
- Report
- 2023 State Assessment and Accountability Results
- Public comment on reports
- New business
- Adjourn