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, 2^nd 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 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

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 $8,565,472.00

Amount	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 2023-24

VII. 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

August 28, 2024

06:00PM
The Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building

2300 Washington Street, School Committee Chamber, 2nd Floor

Roxbury, MA 02119
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617-635-9014
Contact:

Lena Parvex
Neighborhoods:

Citywide
Posted:

08/26/2024 - 1:44PM
Resources:

Official Filed Agenda