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
Amount $4,000,000
FY 2024
Grant Name Universal Pre-K (UPK) Expansion Funding
Status New
Fund Manager David McAuley
Focus Area(s) Early Childhood
Sites Districtwide
Amount $185,000
FY 2024
Grant Name Children’s Pilot Funds
Status New
Fund Manager Felicia Simmons
Focus Area(s) Health & Wellness
Sites Districtwide
Amount $344,966
FY 2024
Grant Name Comprehensive Behavioral Health Model (CBHM)
Status New
Fund Manager Andria Amador
Focus Area(s) Health & Wellness
Sites 78 Sites
Amount $67,800
FY 2024
Grant Name OpenSciEd High School Field Test Materials – FC599
Status Increase
Fund Manager Elizabeth Hadly
Focus Area(s) Curriculum & Instruction
Sites 6 Sites
Amount $60,000
FY 2024
Grant Name Civics Teaching and Learning Grant – FC589
Status New
Fund Manager Angela Hedley- Mitchell
Focus Area(s) Curriculum & Instruction
Sites Districtwide
Amount $72,000
FY 2024
Grant Name Investigating History Pilot – FC585
Status New
Fund Manager Angela Hedley- Mitchell
Focus Area(s) Curriculum & Instruction
Sites 4 Sites
Amount FY 2024
Grant Name Playground – O’Donnell
Status New
Fund Manager Brian Forde
Focus Area(s) Playground
Sites O’Donnell School
Amount $1,006,000
FY 2024
Grant Name BAA Foundation Grant
Status New
Fund Manager Tyrone Sutton
Focus Area(s) Sites Boston Arts Academy
Amount $6,435,766
FY 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