Boston School Committee Virtual Meeting

The Boston School Committee will host a virtual meeting via Zoom on February 4, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.

Public Comment: Sign up online to testify. Sign-up closes at 4:30 p.m. on the meeting day. The Committee offers two public comment periods; the first is limited to one hour, with remaining speakers heard at the end of the meeting. Written testimony may be emailed to lparvex@bostonpublicschools.org for distribution.

The public can offer testimony.

Discussion Topics

Agenda

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 United Steelworkers Local 2936 (Bus Monitors). The Committee will return to public session.

6 p.m.

IV. Citations: National Board Certified Teachers

V. Approval of Meeting Minutes: January 21, 2026

VI. Superintendent's Report

VII. General public comment

VIII. Action Item

Grants for approval totaling $326,134.00

Amount	Fiscal Year	Grant Name	Status	Program Manager	Focus Area	Site(s)
$191,134.00	FY26	FC 0359B MassSTEP Increase	Continuing	Kristen D’Avolio, Senior Director - Adult Education	English Language Acquisition, Career and Technical Education	Adult Ed/Boston Central Adult High School
$50,000.00	FY26	FC 461B Early College Planning Grant	Continuing	Katie Hill, Director of Early College - Office of Secondary Schools	College and Career Readiness	Dearborn STEM Academy, John D. O’Bryant School of Math & Science
$35,000.00	FY26	FC 422A Career Connected Learning Program Development Grant	New	Perino Watson, CTE Director - Madison Park Vocational High School	Career and Technical Education	Madison Park Technical Vocational High School
$50,000.00	FY26	Barr Foundation Telescope Network Research Planning Grant	New	Paul Tritter, Director of Professional Learning - Boston Teachers Union Shakera Ford Walker, Asst Superintendent - Teacher Leadership and Development	Educator Effectiveness	District-wide

Total: $326,134.00

In-Kind Donations with a Total Estimated Value of $2,400

Donor Name

Donated Item(s)

BPS Recipient (Site)

BPS Vendor (Y/N)

Estimated Value (provided by donor)

MFS Investment Management

80 cases of Crayola crayons

Countdown to Kindergarten

$2,400

Total: $2,400

Eliot K-8 School Innovation Plan

IX. Report

Superintendent’s Preliminary Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Budget Recommendation

X. Public comment on report

XI. New business

XII. Adjourn

February 4, 2026

05:30PM
Virtual

Boston, MA 02201
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