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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Discussion Topics
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4:30 p.m. Executive Session
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Roll Call
- 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.
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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
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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
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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