Boston School Committee Virtual FY26 Budget Hearing And Meeting
The Boston School Committee Virtual FY26 Budget hearing and meeting will be held on March 20 at 5:30 p.m.
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PUBLIC COMMENT:
Sign up for both public comment periods 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.
Discussion Topics
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Agenda
5:30 p.m.
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Roll Call
- Superintendent’s Responses to Members’ FY26 Budget Questions
- Public Comment on Superintendent’s FY26 Budget Recommendation
- Adjournment of Budget Hearing
6:30 p.m.
- Approval of Meeting Minutes: February 26, 2025 Meeting and March 5, 2025 FY26 Budget Hearing
- General Public Comment
- Action Items
- Grants for approval totaling $335,573.27
Amount
Fiscal Year
Grant Name
Status
Program Manager
Focus Area
Site(s)
Amount $131,298
Fiscal Year 2025
Grant Name FY25 FC0253 Teacher Diversification Grant
Status New
Program Manager Rashaun Martin, Recruitment, Cultivation & Diversity Programs
Focus Area Educator Effectiveness
Site(s) Districtwide
Amount $4,275.27
Fiscal Year 2025
Grant Name School Based Bridge Program at BLA
Status New
Program Manager Christian Ekholm-Jacosbon, Boston Latin Academy
Focus Area Social Emotional Learning
Site(s) Boston Latin Academy
Amount $200,000
Fiscal Year 2025
Grant Name FC 0647 - 21st CCLC: Supporting Additional Learning Time (SALT) Grant
Status continuing
Program Manager Josiah Quincy Elementary School
Focus Area Extended Learning
Site(s) Josiah Quincy Elementary School
Total: $335,573.27
- Naming the Philbrick and Sumner Merged School Community
- 2025 Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Core Program Statement of Interest: Madison Park Vocational High School
- Closure and Merger Proposals for School Year 2026-2027: Merger of Clap Elementary School and Winthrop Elementary School; Closure of Community Academy, Paul A. Dever School, Excel High School and Mary Lyon Pilot High School
- Public comment (cont.)
- New business
- Adjourn
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05:30PM -
Remote MeetingBoston, MA 02201 -
Contact:Lena Parvex
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Neighborhoods:Citywide
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Posted:03/18/2025 - 3:56PM
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