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Boston School Committee remote meeting

The Boston School Committee will hold a remote meeting on November 18 at 4:30 p.m.

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The public can offer testimony.

Discussion Topics

  1. 4:30 p.m. Executive Session
    1. Pledge of Allegiance
    2. Roll Call
    3. Executive Session: The Boston School Committee will meet at the date, time, and place listed above.

    The School Committee will immediately adjourn to an executive session to discuss the following: -Collective bargaining strategy related to the Boston Association of School Administrators and Supervisors (BASAS); and

    -An open meeting law complaint brought against the School Committee on 10/22/20 by Lauren Trimble regarding an allegation that sending text messages during an open meeting on 10/21/2020 may have been a violation of the open meeting law.

  2. 5 p.m. Public Meeting

    4. Election of Officers

    5. Approval of Meeting Minutes: October 21, 2020

    6. Superintendent's Report

    7. General Public Comment

    8. Action Item

  3. Grants for Approval Totaling $8,523,329
    Amount FY Grant Name Status Fund Manager Representative Relationship to Grant Focus Area(s) Sites
    Amount

    $702,200

    FY

    2021

    Grant Name

    21st Century Community Learning Centers– Continuation

    Status

    Continuation

    Fund Manager

    Kenyia Elisa-

    McLaren

    Representative Relationship to Grant

     Project Manager

    Focus Area(s)

    Extended Learning Time

    Sites

    Frederick, Edison, Gardner, Hennigan, BINCA

    Amount

    $173,866

    FY

    2021

    Grant Name

    21st Century Community Learning Centers – Exemplary

    Status

    Continuation

    Fund Manager

    Kenyia Elisa-

    McLaren

    Representative Relationship to Grant

     Project Manager

    Focus Area(s)

    Extended Learning Time

    Sites

    Eliot Innovation School

    Amount

    $354,705

    FY

    2021

    Grant Name

    Comprehensive Behavioral Health Model (CBHM)

    Status

    New

    Fund Manager

    Andria Amador

    Representative Relationship to Grant

    Senior Director of Behavioral Health Service

    Focus Area(s)

    Health and Wellness

    Sites

    ~78 Sites

    Amount

    $20,000

    FY

    2021

    Grant Name

    Early College Support

    Status

    New

    Fund Manager

    Morgan Soares

    Representative Relationship to Grant

    Business, Grants, and Partnership Manager

    Focus Area(s)

    College and Career

    Readiness

    Sites

    Charlestown High School

    Amount

     

      $6,215,000

    FY

     

    2021

    Grant Name

    EPA: Reduction in Lead Exposure Via Drinking Water

    Status

    New

    Fund Manager

    Katherine H. Walsh

    Representative Relationship to Grant

    Sustainability & Environmental Resources Manager

    Focus Area(s)

    Sustainability and Environmental Resources

    Sites

    87 Sites

    Amount

     

    $25,000

    FY

     

    2021

    Grant Name

    Innovation Pathways Planning - Dearborn

    Status

    New

    Fund Manager

    Kristen Almquist

    Representative Relationship to Grant

    Director of Early College and Career Pathways

    Focus Area(s)

    College and Career

    Readiness

    Sites

    Dearborn STEM Academy

    Amount

     

    $15,000

    FY

     

    2021

    Grant Name

    Innovation Pathways Planning - Excel

    Status

    New

    Fund Manager

    Tracey Kimsey

    Representative Relationship to Grant

    Director of Work-Based Learning and Partnerships

    Focus Area(s)

    College and Career

    Readiness

    Sites

    Excel High School

    Amount

    $808,911

    FY

    2021

    Grant Name

    Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp (JROTC)

    Status

    Continuation

    Fund Manager

    Halona Mui

    Representative Relationship to Grant

    Accounting Unit Leader

    Focus Area(s)

    College and Career

    Readiness

    Sites

    East Boston, English, CASH, Excel, Madison Park, O'Bryant

    Amount

    $30,000

    FY

    2021

    Grant Name

    MASSGrad Promising Practices

    Status

    New

    Fund Manager

    Amilcar Silva

    Representative Relationship to Grant

    Headmaster

    Focus Area(s)

    College and Career

    Readiness

    Sites

    Burke

    Amount

    $178,647

    FY

    2021

    Grant Name

    Teacher Diversification Pilot Program

    Status

    Continuation

    Fund Manager

    Ceronne B. Daly

    Representative Relationship to Grant

    Managing Director

    Focus Area(s)

    Educator Effectiveness

    Sites

    Districtwide

  4. Continued agenda

    9. Reports

    • Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Boston School Committee and the Boston Association of School Administrators and Supervisors (BASAS)
    • Office of Human Capital Annual Hiring Update

    10. Public Comment on Reports (Optional)

    11. New Business

    12. Adjourn

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