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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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The public can offer testimony.

Discussion Topics

  1. 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
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