Boston School Committee Meeting

There will be a Boston School Committee meeting on November 15 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, 2^nd Floor, Roxbury, MA 02119 and live streamed on Boston City TV (Xfinity Channel 26, RCN Channel 13, and Fios Channel 962) and on Zoom.

Please click the link below to join the Zoom webinar:

Join the Zoom meeting

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

Agenda

I.   Roll call

II.   Pledge of allegiance

III.   Approval of meeting minutes: November 1, 2023

IV.   Superintendent's Report

V.   General public comment (1 hour)

VI.   Action Items

Massachusetts Association of School Committees Membership Dues, SY 2023-2024: $8,635
Grants for approval totaling $505,820

Amount	FY	Grant Name	Status	Fund Manager	Focus Area(s)	Sites
$40,940	2024	Play as an Instructional Practice for 21^st CCLC	Continuation	TeeAra Dias	Early Childhood	Districtwide
$334,880	2024	Playful Learning Institute, Preschool through 3^rd Grade	Continuation	TeeAra Dias	Early Childhood	Districtwide
$30,000	2024	ENB Family Literacy	Renewal	Kristen D’Avolio	Adult Education	Adult Ed, The Adult Learning Center
$50,000	2024	MassGrad Promising Practices – FC 320 BATA	Renewal	Benjamin Helfat	At Risk	BATA
$50,000	2024	MassGrad Promising Practices – FC 320 BINCA	Renewal	Tony King	At Risk	BINCA

Total: $505,820

VII. Report

Capital Planning Update: Education and Design Specifications and Update on Rubric

VIII.   Public comment on report

IX.   New business

X.   Adjourn

November 15, 2023

06:00PM
HYBRID Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building

2300 Washington Street, School Committee Chamber, 2nd Floor

Roxbury, MA 02119
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617-635-9014
Contact:

Elizabeth Sullivan
Neighborhoods:

Roxbury
Posted:

11/13/2023 - 1:19PM
Resources:

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