Hybrid Boston School Committee 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 and livestreamed on Boston City TV (Xfinity Channel 24, RCN Channel 13, and Fios Channel 962) and on Zoom.

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Public comment: Please sign up online to testify. Sign-up 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

Agenda

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of allegiance

III. Approval Meeting Minutes: September 10, 2025 meeting

IV. Superintendent's Report

V. General Public Comment

VI. Action Items

● Grants for approval totaling $903,490

Amount	Fiscal Year	Grant Name	Status	Program Manager	Focus Area	Site(s)
$203,000	FY26	Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Community Health Impact Fund (CHIF) Food and Nutrition Security Grant	New	Nancy Fisher, Food and Nutrition Services	Food and Nutrition Services	District-wide
$639,426	FY26	Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) Food Security Infrastructure Grant	New	Nancy Fisher, Food and Nutrition Services	Food and Nutrition Services	Charlestown High School, Mary Curley School, Harvard Kent School, James Hennigan School, Burke High School/Holland Technical School, Muniz Academy, Mildred Avenue School, Richard Murphy School, TechBoston Academy, District-wide resource sharing
$35,434	FY24	BPS24176 Title II-A Improving Educator Quality Increase	Continuing	Marcela Mahecha, Director of Federal & State Grants, Programs, and Compliance	Educator Effectiveness	District-wide
$630	FY26	Office of Indian Education Formula Grant Increase	Continuing Year 2	Karissa Goff, BPS Partnerships, Office, OFCA	Culture and Climate	District-wide
$25,000	FY26	Tullman Family Office - Music Matters Challenge Mozart Elementary	New	Michelle Simon, Principal	Social Emotional Learning	Mozart Elementary School

Total: $903,490

VII. Reports

● Exam Schools Admission Policy Recommendation

VIII. Public comment on report

IX. New Business

X. Adjourn

September 25, 2025

06:00PM
Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building

2300 Washington Street

Roxbury, MA 02119
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09/22/2025 - 3:52PM
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