City Of 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.
Please click the link below to join the Zoom webinar:
Public Comment: Please sign up online to testify. Sign up for public comment will close at 5 p.m. on the day of the meeting. The Committee will continue to offer two public comment periods, with the first comment period limited to one hour. Priority will be given to those testifying in person. Time permitting, the Committee will then open it up to virtual testimony. After one hour, anyone who did not have the opportunity to testify will have the opportunity to do so at the end of the meeting. Written testimony can be emailed to lparvex@bostonpublicschools.org for distribution to the Committee.
Discussion Topics
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Agenda
I. Call to Order
II. Pledge of allegiance
III. Approval of Meeting Minutes: July 17, 2024; and August 19, 2024
IV. Superintendent's Report
V. General public comment
VI. Action Items
● Grants for approval $8,565,472.00Amount
FY
Grant Name
Status
Fund Manager
Focus Area(s)
Sites
$ 2,000,000.00
2025
Repower Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants
Awarded
Cian Fields, Manager
Transportation
Districtwide
$ 2,000,000.00
2025
Purchase Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants
Awarded
Cian Fields, Manager
Transportation
Districtwide
$ 360,000.00
2025
BPS Empowering Teens Through Health (ETTH)
Awarded
Jill Carter
Health and Wellness
Districtwide
$135,000.00
2025
QFI Grant
Awarded
Julie Caldarone
and Andrew Bott
Language Teacher
Brighton HS
$ 970,000.00
2025
Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School Playground
Awarded
Michelle Martinat and Juan Lopera
Student Recreational Space
Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot
$ 970,000.00
2025
Mario Umana Academy Inclusive Play Space
Awarded
Michelle Martinat and Juan Lopera
Student Recreational Space
Mario Umana Academy
$ 1,000,000.00
2025
Holmes Innovation School Playground Project
Awarded
Michelle Martinat and Juan Lopera
Student Recreational Space
Holmes Innovation School
$ 91,000.00
2025
Municipal Local Cybersecurity Grant Program
Awarded
Solimar Cruzado
BPS Personnel Cyber Security
District Wide
$ 888,072.00
2025
Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp (JROTC)
Awarded
Yvonne Macrae
JROTC
District Wide
$ 60,000.00
2025
FY25 FC0220/0323 Strategic Transformation grant
Awarded
Fran Roy
Strategic Transformation
Paul A. Dever
$ 30,000.00
2025
English for New Bostonians
Awarded
Kristen D’Avolio
Adult Education
Dept. of Adult Education
/Boston
Central Adult High School
$ 61,400
2025
OpenSciEd Elementary Field Test
Awarded
Elizabeth Hadly
Accelerating Academic Performance
Rafael Hernández,Eliot School,
Higginson-Lewis Horace Mann, David A. Ellis, Mario Umana, Ellis Mendell, Curtis Guild, Ellison-Parks, Kenney,
Beethoven Holmes
Total: $8,565,472.00
- In-Kind Donations with a Total Estimated Value of $65,995
Donor Name
Donated Item(s)
BPS Recipient (Site)
BPS Vendor
(Y/N)
Estimated Value
(provided by donor)
Lang Lang Foundation
Electric Piano Station (Includes piano, bench, dongles, student screen, student monitor, cables, pedal).
Mario Umana Academy
No
$2,000 per piano station X 27 stations=$54,000
Lang Lang Foundation
Lang Lang Piano Method Book
Mario Umana Academy
No
500 books X$8.99per book=$4,495.00
Lang Lang Foundation
Three-Year Maintenance Coverage
Mario Umana Academy
No
$6,000.00
Lang Lang Foundation
PD on Lang Lang PIano Method
Mario Umana Academy
No
$1,500
● Massachusetts Association of School Committees Membership Dues, SY 2024-2025: $8,635
● Superintendent’s Summative Performance Evaluation and Rating for School Year 2023-24VII. Report
● Policy Revision Recommendations○ Student Information Policy
○ School Naming Policy● White Stadium Renovation and Lease Authorization
VIII. Public comment on report
IX. New business
X. Adjourn