Boston School Committee Hybrid Meeting
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, on June 17, 2025, at 6 p.m.
The even will be livestreamed on Boston City TV (Xfinity Channel 24, RCN Channel 13, and Fios Channel 962) and on Zoom.
Public comment: Please sign up here to testify. Signup closes at 5 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
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AGENDA
- Call to Order
- Pledge of allegiance
- Presentation of the Michael Casserly Award for Educational Courage and Justice Scholarship
- Presentation of Citations: Boston Student Advisory Council Graduating Seniors
- Approval Meeting Minutes: May 14, 2025 meeting and May 28, 2025 retreat
- Superintendent's Report including Transformation Schools Update - Quarter 4
- Reports
- Student Activity Account Authorization
- General Public Comment
- Action Items
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Grants for approval totaling $3,559, 303
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Amount
Fiscal Year
Grant Name
Status
Program Manager
Focus Area
Site(s)
Amount $22,026
Fiscal Year 2025
Grant Name FC 0542 SFSP EATS
Status New
Program Manager Nkem Aduka
Food & Nutrition Central Office
Focus Area Food and Nutrition Services
Site(s) Districtwide
Amount $80,000
Fiscal Year 2025
Grant Name FC0274 SPED New IEP
Status New
Program Manager Joe Braitsch, Director of Finance and Operations
Focus Area Special Education
Site(s) Districtwide
Amount $30,000
Fiscal Year 2025
Grant Name FC10SD - STEM Design Challenge - COMP CON_FY25
Status New
Program Manager Elizabeth
Milewski,
Ex. Dir.
STEM Teaching & Learning
Focus Area Academic Instruction
Site(s) Orchard Gardens,
West Zone ELC, Baldwin Early Learning Pilot, Hennigan K-8, Tobin K-8, Everett, O’Bryant, Edison, Frederick Pilot Middle, & Boston Green Academy
Amount $60,000
Fiscal Year 2026
Grant Name FC0220/0323 Strategic Transformation Grant
Status New
Program Manager Fran Roy
Focus Area Strategic Transforma
tion
Site(s) Paul Dever School
Amount $306,815
Fiscal Year 2026
Grant Name FY26 FC0645
MA 21st CCLC
Continuation/ Summer Enhancement Grant
Status Continuing
Program Manager Aiyana Spencer
Lakes, ELO
Focus Area Academic Instruction
Site(s) Holland Tech,
Eliot, Josiah Quincy Elementary school and Umana
Amount $1,866,741
Fiscal Year 2025
Grant Name Holmes Innovation Yard Phase 2
Status Continuing
Phase 2 Project
Program Manager Lisa Hoang, Facilities Management Department
Focus Area Health & Wellness
Site(s) Holmes Elementary School
Amount $982,649
Fiscal Year 2025
Grant Name Hurley K-8 Playground
Status New
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Program Manager Lisa Hoang
Facilities Management Department
Focus Area Facilities
Site(s) Hurley K-8 School
Amount $188,092
Fiscal Year 2025
Grant Name Children’s PILOT Funds
Status Continuing
FCSince 2012
Program Manager Felicia Simmons, Office of Health & Wellness
Focus Area Health & Wellness
Site(s) Districtwide
Amount $11,220
Fiscal Year 2025
Grant Name Mildred Ave Investigating History
Status New
Program Manager Cesar Ortgega, Mildred MiddleSchool
Focus Area Academic Instruction
Site(s) Mildred K-8 School
Amount $11,760
Fiscal Year 2025
Grant Name Mel King Investigating History
Status New
Program Manager Annie Brown Department/ School
Focus Area Academic Instruction
Site(s) Mel King Investigating History
Amount Total
Fiscal Year $3,559, 303
- FY26 Interim salary and non-personnel payments on external funds
- Student Activity Authorization
- Superintendent Approval Authority over School Trust Expenditures
- Horace Mann In-District Charter School Charter Renewal: Boston Green Academy
- Private School Application: Urban Achievers High School
- Graduation Requirements Amendment: Alternative Education
- Competency Determination for Class of 2026
- Reports
- Superintendent’s School Year 2024-25 Evaluation
- Exam Schools Update
- Public comment on report
- New Business
- Adjourn
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06:00PM -
Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building,2300 Washington Street, Chamber, 2 nd Floor,Roxbury, MA 02119 -
Contact:Parvex, Lena
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Neighborhoods:Citywide
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Posted:06/13/2025 - 12:51PM
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