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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 live streamed 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

  1. Agenda

    6 p.m.

    I.     Pledge of allegiance

    II.     Call to Order

    III.     Citation: Massachusetts Teacher of the Year

    IV.     Approval of Meeting Minutes: December 4, 2024

    V.      Superintendent's Report

    VI.      General public comment

    VII.      Action Items

    ●    Grants for approval totaling $4,138,421

    Amount

    FY

    Grant Name

    Status

    Program Manager

    Focus Area

    Site(s)

    $240,000

    2025

    Acceleration Academies Grant FC 0322

    New

     

     

    Heather McCormack, Expanded Learning and  Opportunities

    Extended Learning Time

     

    Up to 5 transformation schools per session

    $100,000

    2025

    Supporting Students’ Social Emotional Learning, Behavioral & Mental Health, and Wellness Grant

    FC 0311

    New

     

     

    Cynthia Lê,

    Behavioral Health Services

     

    Social & emotional Learning

     

    Districtwide

    $2,230,921

    2025

    Project PROVIDE: Partnership for Readiness to Offer high

    quality and Valuable Interventions in Diverse Educational

    contexts

    Continuing,

    Year 3

    Cynthia Lê, Behavioral Health Services

     

    Mental health program & services

    Three departments: Behavioral Health Services, Office of Social Work, Office of School Counseling

    $1,567,500

    2025

    MOR-EV Trucks RVII0070-RVII052

    New

     

     

    Cian Fields

    Department of Transportation

    Transportation

     

     

    Districtwide

    Total: $4,138,421

    ●     Collective Bargaining Agreements: Transdev and the United Steelworkers Local 8751 

    ●    United Steelworkers Local 8751 Letter of Agreement A

    ●    United Steelworkers Local 8751 Letter of Agreement B

    ●    FY25 Supplemental Appropriation Request Totaling $6,637,486 to Support the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Transdev and United Steelworkers Local 8751 

    VIII.       Report

    ●    FY25-FY26 Finance Update

    ●    Exam Schools Admissions Policy Recommendation

    IX.       Public comment on report

    X.       New business

    XI.       Adjourn

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