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 closes at 5:00 p.m. on the meeting day. There will be two comment periods: the first is limited to one hour, with priority for in-person speakers. Time permitting, the Committee will then open it up to virtual testimony. Remaining speakers can testify at the end of the meeting. Written testimony can be emailed to lparvex@bostonpublicschools.org.

Discussion Topics

Agenda

I.   Call to Order

II.   Pledge of allegiance

III.   Approval Meeting Minutes: June 17, 2025 meeting, and the July 9 and August 20, 2025 special meetings

IV.   Superintendent's Report including a Back to School Update

V.   General Public Comment

VI.   Action Items

●   Grants for approval totaling $2,210,850

Amount	Fiscal Year	Grant Name	Status	Program Manager	Focus Area	Site(s)
$10,000	2026	Boston Foundation - Sarah Roberts Books	New	Meghan Welch, Principal. Danladi Bobbitt, Principal	Social Emotional Learning	Sarah Roberts Elementary School
$125,000	2026	Boston Foundation - Early College Consortium	New	Katie Hill, Director of Early College	College and Career Readiness	Office of Secondary Schools
$17,500	2026	Edvestors SY25-26 Career Pathway Planning Grant	New	Katie Hill, Director of Early College	College and Career Readiness	Office of Secondary Schools & various secondary schools
$30,000	2026	English for New -Bostonians - Adult English for Speakers of Other Languages	Continuing	Kristen D’Avolio, Senior Director of Adult Education	Academic Instruction	Adult Education
$48,000	2026	Commonwealth Corporation Round 9 Career Technical Initiative Increase	Continuing	Kristen D’Avolio, Senior Director of Adult Education	Career and Technical Education	Adult Education
$360,000	2026	Empowering Teens Through Health	Continuing	Felicia Simmons, Health & Wellness	Health and Wellness	Districtwide
$84,000	2026	FC 0215 Genocide Education Grant	New	Angela Hedley- Mitchell, Teaching and Learning	Academic Instruction	Districtwide
$50,000	2026	FC 0422 Perkins Program Improvement & Equipment Grant	New	Michelle Sylvaria, Executive Director, Career and Technical Education	Career and Technical Education	East Boston High School, New Mission High, O'Bryant School of Math & Science
$1,476,350	2026	FC 0400 Perkins Program Strengthening Career and Technical Education Secondary Allocation Grant	New	Michelle Sylvaria, Executive Director, Career and Technical Education	Career and Technical Education	Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, East Boston High School, O'Bryant School of Math & Science, Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy, Boston Arts Academy, Boston Green Academy, Albert D Holland School of Technology, Tech Boston Academy, English High School, Excel High School, Brighton High School, Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers, New Mission High, Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy
$5,000	2026	Mass Cultural Council Creative Experiences	New	Eleanor Wyant, Teaching and Learning - Holmes Innovation School	Other - Arts Access	Holmes Innovation School
$5,000	2026	Mass Cultural Council Creative Experiences	New	Ayesha Hoda, Exploration Academy Leader - Holland High	Other - Arts Access	Albert D Holland School of Technology

Total: $2,210,850

Item	Donation description/ purpose	Quantity	Site(s), if known	Estimated Dollar Value**
Eastman/EFL210 Flute	Instruments to support the music program.	10	Higginson Lewis 3-8 School	$11,790.00
Backun/BCLBALP HA-NK Clarinet	Instruments to support the music program.	10	Higginson Lewis 3-8 School	$12,300.00
Eastman/ETR420 Trumpet	Instruments to support the music program.	10	Higginson Lewis 3-8 School	$14,850.00
Eastman/EAS251 Alto Saxophone	Instruments to support the music program.	2	Higginson Lewis 3-8 School	$4,508.00
Eastman/ETB221 Trombone	Instruments to support the music program.	3	Higginson Lewis 3-8 School	$4,455.00
Rico/RCA1020 Bb Clarinet Reeds, Box of 10 - Strength 2	Consumables to support the music program.	5	Higginson Lewis 3-8 School	$325.80
Rico/RJA1020 Alto Saxophone Reeds, Box of 10 - Strength 2	Consumables to support the music program.	5	Higginson Lewis 3-8 School	$345.00
Rico/RKA1020 Tenor Saxophone Reeds, Box of 10 - Strength 2	Consumables to support the music program.	5	Higginson Lewis 3-8 School	$453.15
Rico/RLA1020 Baritone Saxophone Reeds, Box of 10 - Strength 2	Consumables to support the music program.	5	Higginson Lewis 3-8 School	$592.65
Rico/REA1020 Bass Clarinet Reeds, Box of 10 - Strength 2	Consumables to support the music program.	5	Higginson Lewis 3-8 School	$306.00

Total: $49,925.60

● Massachusetts Association of School Committees Membership Dues: SY 2025-2026: $8,795

VII.   Reports

●   Exam School Admission Policy Update

VIII.   Public comment on report

IX.   New Business

X.   Adjourn

September 10, 2025

06:00PM
Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building

2 ND Floor

Roxbury, MA 02119
send an email
617-635-9014
Contact:

Lena Parvex
Neighborhoods:

Citywide
Posted:

09/08/2025 - 2:28PM
Resources:

Official Filed AGenda

Revised Official Filed Agenda
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