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Boston School Committee Meeting

The Boston School Committee will hold a special virtual meeting on August 20, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.

Discussion Topics

  1. Agenda

    I Pledge of allegiance

    II. Roll Call

    III. Action Items

    • Grants for approval totaling $9,325,424.34

    Amount

    Fiscal Year

    Grant Name

    Status

    Program Manager

    Focus Area

    Site(s)

    $1,028,160

    2026

    FC0340/

    345 Adult Education CALC

    Continuing,

    Year 3 of 4

    Kristen

    D’Avolio, Adult Education

    Adult basic education,  high school & ESL classes

    Adult Edu/Boston Central Adult High School

    $1,260,534

    2026

    FC0539 IAG (Intensive

    Assistance Grant)

    Continuing,

    Year 2 of 3

    Michael Sabin, Office Sch. & District

    Transformation

    Academic Transformation

     

    Higginson-Lewis  K-8

    Ellis Elem.

    Young Achievers  K-8

    $4,072.00

    2026

    Office of Indian

    Education

    Formula Grant

    Continuing

    Year 2

    Karissa Goff, BPS Partnerships, Office, OFCA

    Culture and

    Climate

     

    Districtwide

    $72,000

    2026

    FY 2026

    FC 310 McKinney-

    Vento Homeless

    Education

    Continuing      

    Annual grant

    award

    Brian Marques,

    Dept. of Opportunity

    Youth

    Whole-child wraparound

    Services

    Encompassing

    multiple focus areas

    Districtwide

    $191,134

    2026

    FC0359b

    MassSTEP

     

    Continuing

    Year 3 of 4

     

     

    Kristen D’Avolio,

    Adult Education

    Adult ESL & job training

     

     

     

    Adult Ed/Boston

    Central Adult High

    School

    $935,000.00

    2026

    FC 0460 Early College Support Grant

     

    Continuing

    Year 6

    Katie Hill, Office of Secondary

    Schools

    College & Career Readiness

     

     

    BPS designated 10 Early College sites; Dearborn STEM, Ruth Batson, Tech Boston & Margarita Muniz Academies.

    Madison Park Voc. Tech, Charlestown, New Mission, Fenway, Brighton, East Boston & Tech Boston HSs.

    $80,000

    2025

    FC0105 Deeper Learning Implementation Grant

    New

    Joanna McKeigue Cruz Samuel Adams School,

    Jason Meland, Donald McKay School

    Academic Instruction

     

     

     

    Samuel Adams School and Donald McKay School

    $640,000.00

    2026

    TAG (Targeted

    Assistance Grant)

    One year likely

    renewal at similar

    level each year

    Mike Sabin,

    Transformation Office

    School

    Improvement - Low

    Performing Schools

    All Transformation

    Schools

    (44  sites)

    $346,596.34

    2026

    Fresh Fruit and

    Vegetable

    Program

    New

     

    Nkem Aduka, Food and

    Nutrition

    Food and Nutrition Services

    Districtwide

    $30,000

    2026

    Edward I. Browne Grant

     

    New

     

    Juan Lopera & Michelle

    Martinant

    Health & Wellness

    Hurley School

     

     

    $670,000

    2026

    CPPI Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative

    New

     

    Ispolien Joseph, Early Childhood

    Early Childhood

     

     

    Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester-Harbor Point and Ellis Early Learning

    Total: $9,325,424.34

    IV. Adjourn

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