Boston School Committee remote meeting
The Boston School Committee will be holding a remote emergency meeting on May 26 at 4:30 p.m.
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Discussion Topics
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Agenda
4:30 p.m.
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Roll Call
- Adjourn to Executive Session
- The Boston School Committee will immediately adjourn to an executive session for the purpose of conducting a strategy session related to pending litigation: Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence Corp. v. School Committee of the City of Boston, et al. The Committee will return to public session.
5 p.m.
- Public Hearing: Massachusetts School Choice Plan, School Year (SY) 2021-2022
5:10 p.m.
- Citations to Boston Public Schools (BPS) Employees who earned doctoral degrees in 2020-2021
- Approval of Minutes: May 12, 2021 School Committee Meeting
- Superintendent's Report
- Reports:
- George Cox Memorial Library at Nathan Hale Elementary School
- Massachusetts School Building Authority 2021 Projects
Accelerated Repair Program Projects:
School
Address
City
State
Scope
Russell, William E.
750 Columbia Road
Dorchester
MA
Boilers
Henderson Upper (Wilson Bldg.)
18 Croftland Avenue
Dorchester
MA
Boilers
Hernandez, Rafael
61 School Street
Jamaica Plain
MA
Windows & Doors
Boston Day & Evening Academy (Wheatley Bldg.)
20 Kearsarge Avenue
Roxbury
MA
Windows & Doors
MSBA Core Project: Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 40 Armington Street, Boston, MA - Priority #5 Replacement, renovation or modernization of school facility systems, such as roofs, windows, boilers, heating and ventilation systems, to increase energy conservation and decrease energy related costs in a school facility; and Priority # 7 Replacement of or addition to obsolete buildings in order to provide for a full range of programs consistent with state and approved local requirements.
Carter School Grade Reconfiguration, Pre-K to 12, School Year 2024-2025
- General Public Comment
- Action Items
Grants for Approval Totaling $582,000
Amount
FY
Grant Name
Status
Fund Manager
Representative Title
Focus Area(s)
Sites
$42,000
2021
DLCS
Professional Development and Devices
New
Anita
Lavakumar
Program Director for Computer Science
Educator
Effectiveness
Districtwide
$540,000
2022
InnovATe
Project Grant
New
Avery Esdaile
Senior Director-
Athletics
Health and
Wellness
12 Sites
(Action Items continued)
Withdrawal from Massachusetts School Choice Plan, SY 2021-2022
George Cox Memorial Library at Nathan Hale Elementary School
Massachusetts School Building Authority 2021 Projects
Accelerated Repair Program Projects:
School
Address
City
State
Scope
Russell, William E.
750 Columbia Road
Dorchester
MA
Boilers
Henderson Upper (Wilson Bldg.)
18 Croftland Avenue
Dorchester
MA
Boilers
Hernandez, Rafael
61 School Street
Jamaica Plain
MA
Windows & Doors
Boston Day & Evening Academy (Wheatley Bldg.)
20 Kearsarge Avenue
Roxbury
MA
Windows & Doors
- MSBA Core Project: Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 40 Armington Street, Boston, MA - Priority #5 Replacement, renovation or modernization of school facility systems, such as roofs, windows, boilers, heating and ventilation systems, to increase energy conservation and decrease energy related costs in a school facility; and Priority # 7 Replacement of or addition to obsolete buildings in order to provide for a full range of programs consistent with state and approved local requirements.
- Carter School Grade Reconfiguration, Pre-K to 12
- Reports
- Boston Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SpedPAC) Annual Update
- Equitable Grading
- Public Comment on Reports (Optional)
- New Business
- Adjourn