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Boston School Committee Virtual Meeting

There will be a Boston School Committee virtual meeting on February 26 at 5:30 p.m.

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

Join the online meeting

Public Comment: Please sign up online to testify. Sign up for public comment will close at 4.30 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. 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.

The public can offer testimony.

Discussion Topics

  1. Pledge of allegiance
  2. Roll Call
  3. Citations: National Board Certified Teachers
  4. Approval of Meeting Minutes: February 5, 2025 and February 13, 2025
  5. Superintendent's Report
  6. General public comment
  7. Action Item
    • Grants for approval totaling $3,837,973.41

     Amount

    Fiscal Year

     Grant Name

     Status

     Program  Manager  

     Focus Area

     Site(s)

    $25,000

    2025

    Al Exploration Grant

    New

    Nick Brooks, Executive Director, School Support

    Academic Instruction

    Districtwide

    $53,000

    2025

    FC 0322: Acceleration Academies Grant

    New

     

    Heather McCormack, Deputy Director, Expanded Learning and Opportunities

    Extended Learning Time

     

     

    Ruth Batson Academy, Brighton High, TechBoston (in addition to previously funded sites)

    $1,251,989.41

    2025

    EA Shelter Supplemental Reimbursement

    Continuing

    Year 2

    Brian Marques,

    Unified Student Services

    Emergency Shelter Services

     

     

     

    Melnea Cass, Soldiers Field Road and Courtyard Emergency Shelters

    $ 2,477,984

    2025

    Project PROVIDE

    Continuing

    Year 3

    Cynthia Le, Grant Manager, Behavioral Health Services

     

    Special Education

     

     

     

    Behavioral Health Services, Office of Social Work, Office of School Counseling

    $30,000

    2025

    FY 25 MA FRESH

    New

     

     

    Nancy Fisher, Food and Nutrition Services

    Food and Nutrition Services

     

     

    Districtwide

    Total

    $3,837,973.41

     

    • 2025 Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Accelerated Repair Projects

     

    School Name

    Type

    Age

    Address

    Boston Adult Tech Academy

    Roof

    26

    20 Church St, Downtown, MA 02116

    Hurley K-8

    Roof

    28

    70 Worcester St, South End, MA 02118

    Mildred Ave

    Roof

    23

     5 Mildred Ave, Mattapan, MA 02126

    Mendell

    Windows/Doors

    32

    164 School St, Roxbury, MA 02119

    Lyon High School

    Windows/Doors

    31

    95 Beechcroft St, Brighton, MA 02135

    Kilmer K-3

    Windows/Doors

     

    32

    35 Baker St, West Roxbury, MA 02132

     

    School Name

    Type

    Boiler Age

    Address

    Muniz Academy

    Heat Pumps

    27 & 18

    20 Child St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

    Orchard Gardens K-8*

    Heat Pumps & Roof

    22

    906 Albany St, Roxbury, MA 02119

    Trotter K-6

    Heat Pumps

    51

    135 Humboldt Ave, Dorchester, MA 02121

     

    • Competency Determination for Class of 2025
  8. Reports
    • Boston Student Advisory Council (BSAC) Update
    • Naming the Philbrick and Sumner Merged School Community
    • 2025 Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Core Program Statement of Interest: Madison Park Vocational High School

     

  9. Public comment on report
  10. New business
  11. Adjourn
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