Boston School Committee Virtual Meeting

The Boston School Committee will hold a virtual meeting on April 26 at 5 p.m.

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Discussion Topics

Agenda

5 p.m.

I. Pledge of Allegiance

II. Roll Call

III. Adjourn to Executive Session

The Boston School Committee will immediately adjourn to an executive session for the purpose of

discussing strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Council 93, Local 2814 (Storekeepers). The Committee will return to public session.

6 p.m.

IV. Approval Minutes: April 12, 2023

V. Superintendent's Report

VI. General Public Comment

VII. Action Items

In-Kind Donations with a Total Estimated Value of $47,100

Donor Name	Donated Item(s)	BPS Recipient (Site)	BPS Vendor (Y/N)	Estimated Value (provided by donor)
Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation	musical band instruments	Thomas A. Edison School	No	$47,100

Grants for Approval Totaling $774,779

Continued Agenda

Amount	FY	Grant Name	Status	Fund Manager	Focus Area(s)	Sites
$78,820	2023	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) FC240	Increase	Lauren Viviani	Special Education	Districtwide
$1,936	2023	Special Education Early Childhood Entitlement Grant FC262	Increase	Lauren Viviani	Special Education	Districtwide
$100	2023	OpenSciEd High School Field Test Materials FC599	Increase	Joyce Bowen	Curriculum & Instruction	6 Sites
$75,000	2023	Social Emotional Learning Educator Practice Communities (EPC)Novo	Increase	Melissa Brown	Social Emotional Learning	2 Sites
$113,520	2023	School Nutrition Equipment Assistance FC722	New	Deborah Ventricelli	Food Equipment	66 sites
$39,350	2023	SEL Mental Health Grant FC311	New	Whitney Walker	Health & Wellness	Districtwide
$43,000	2023	Office of Workforce Development DigLit Initiative	New	Kristen D’Avolio	Adult Ed	Madison Park Adult E. Center
$92,000	2023	Deeper Learning Implementation FC105	New	Ayesha Hoda	Curriculum and Instruction	Jeremiah E. Burke
$106,353	2023	Afghan Refugee Support to School Grant FC652	New	Kirsys Fernandez	English Language Acquisition	5 Sites
$185,000	2023	Children’s Pilot Funds	New	Felicia Simmons	Health & Wellness	Districtwide
$12,300	2023	MA Fresh FC542	New	Nancy Fisher	Food Nutrition Services	2 Sites
$27,400	2023	Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Eats	New	Kelly Thompson	Food Nutrition Services	Districtwide

Total: $774,779

VIII. Reports

● Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreements:

■ American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Council 93, Local 2814 (Storekeepers) and the Boston School Committee, effective September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2023 and September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2026.

● Capital Planning Update: Long-term Planning and Merger Proposals

IX.   Public Comment on Reports (Optional)

X.   New Business

XI.   Adjourn

April 26, 2023

05:00PM
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Boston, MA 02118
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Elizabeth Sullivan
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Roxbury
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04/24/2023 - 3:19PM
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