Hybrid Boston School Committee Meeting
There will be a hybrid Boston School Committee meeting on May 14, 2025, at 5:30 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 livestreamed on Boston City TV (Xfinity Channel 24, RCN Channel 13, and Fios Channel 962) and on Zoom.
Please sign up online to testify at the MA School Choice Program public hearing and/or general public comment.
Public comment sign-up closes at 4:30 p.m. on the meeting day. There will be two comment periods: the first is limited to one hour, with priority for in-person speakers. Time permitting, the Committee will then open it up to virtual testimony. Remaining speakers can testify at the end of the meeting. Written testimony can be emailed to lparvex@bostonpublicschools.org.
Discussion Topics
-
5:30 p.m. Agenda
I. Call to Order
II. Pledge of allegiance
III. Adjourn to Executive SessionThe Boston School Committee will immediately adjourn to an executive session to receive a brief update on the tentative agreement with the Administrative Guild, SEIU Local 888. The Committee will return to public session.
-
6:00 p.m. Agenda
IV. Public Hearing: Massachusetts School Choice Plan, School Year 2025-2026
V. Adjournment of MA School Choice Plan Public Hearing
VI. Approval Meeting Minutes: April 16, 2025 meeting
VII. Superintendent's ReportVIII. Boston Student Advisory Council (BSAC) Student Representative Report
IX. Reports
○ Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Boston School Committee and the Administrative Guild, SEIU Local 888○ School Trusts Expenditures
X. General Public Comment
XI. Action Items
● Grants for approval totaling $99,483Amount
Fiscal Year
Grant Name
Status
Program Manager
Focus Area
Site(s)
Amount $5,000
Fiscal Year 2025
Grant Name The Digital Divide
Status New
Program Manager Courtney Sheppeck, Principal
Focus Area Career and Technology
Site(s) The Blackstone Elementary School
Amount $10,000
Fiscal Year 2025
Grant Name NFL Play 60
Status New
Program Manager Courtney Sheppeck
Blackstone Elementary School
Focus Area Health & Wellness
Site(s) Blackstone Elementary School
Amount $1,500.00
Fiscal Year 2025
Grant Name FC207 inSPIRED Fellowship
Status New
Program Manager Sherri Neasman, Boston Collaborative
Focus Area Educator Effectiveness
Site(s) Boston Collaborative High School
Amount $82,983
Fiscal Year 2025
Grant Name FC0186 Title III Part A: Immigrant Children & Youth
Status Continuing
Year 1
Program Manager Brittany Baggett
Office of Multilingual & Multicultural Education
Focus Area Immigrant Children & Youth
Site(s) Districtwide
Total: $99,483
In-Kind Donations with a Total Estimated Value of $24,585.57
Donor Name
Donated Item(s)
BPS Recipient (Site)
BPS Vendor
(Y/N)
Estimated Value (provided by donor)
Donor Name Franklin Sports
Donated Item(s) Pickleball paddles, net, court making kit and outdoor pickleballs
BPS Recipient (Site) Rafael Hernandez Dual Language School, Josiah Quincy Elementary School & Kilmer Lower School
BPS Vendor (Y/N) No
Estimated Value (provided by donor) Total - $24,585.57
-
6:00 PM Agenda Continued
● Collective Bargaining Agreements and Supplemental Appropriation Requests
○ Tentative agreement to extend the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Boston School Committee and the Administrative Guild, SEIU Local 888 from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027○ FY25 Supplemental Appropriation Request in the amount of $394,901 to support the Memoranda of Agreement For Successor Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025 between the Administrative Guild, SEIU Local 888 and the Boston School Committee
○ FY26 Supplemental Appropriation Request in the amount of $977,749 to support the Memoranda of Agreement For Successor Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026 between the Administrative Guild, SEIU Local 888 and the Boston School Committee
● School Trust Expenditures
● Massachusetts School Choice Plan, SY 2025-2026
● Student Incident Documentation PolicyXII. Reports
● Boston Green Academy Charter Renewal
● Graduation Requirements Amendment
● Private School Application: Urban Achievers High School
XIII. Public comment on report
XIV. New Business
XV. Adjourn
-
05:30PM -
Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building2300 Washington Street, School Committee Chamber, 2nd FloorRoxbury, Massachusetts 02119 -
Contact:Lena Parvex
-
Neighborhoods:Roxbury
-
Posted:05/12/2025 - 4:11PM
-
Resources:
-
Accessibility ServicesInterpretation, translation, and disability accommodation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please reach out to the contact listed in this Public Notice.
