Boston School Committee Hybrid MA School Choice Plan Public Hearing and 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: Sign up online to testify. Sign-up closes at 5:00 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.

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Discussion Topics

Agenda

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of allegiance

III. Presentation of Citations: Boston Student Advisory Council (BSAC) Graduating Seniors

IV. Public Hearing: Massachusetts School Choice Plan, School Year (SY) 2026-2027

V. Adjournment of MA School Choice Plan Public Hearing, SY 2026-2027

VI. Approval Meeting Minutes: April 15, 2026

VII. Superintendent's Report

VIII. BSAC Student Representative Report

IX. General Public Comment

X. Action Items

Grants for approval totaling $1,455,426.00

Amount	Fiscal Year	Grant Name	Status	Program Manager	Focus Area	Site(s)
$150,000.00	FY26- FY28	Kendall Foundation - New England Food System Grant	New	Nancy Fisher, Special Projects - Food and Nutrition Services	Food and Nutrition Services	Districtwide
$150,000.00	FY26- FY28	Special Olympics Massachusetts - Unified Champion School Grant	Continuing (Year 1 of 3)	Avery Esdaile - Senior Director, Athletics	Health and Wellness	Adams, Baldwin, Boston Green, Brighton, CASH, Charlestown, Chittick, Conley, Curley, East Boston, Excel Academy, Haley Pilot, Higginson, Tobin, Henderson Upper, Horace Mann, Manning, Kilmer Lower, Kilmer Upper, King, Lee, Madison Park, Mather, Mattahunt, Mildred, New Mission, Orchard Gardens, Perry, Roosevelt, Trotter, Umana, Warren Prescott
$1,155,426.00	FY25- FY27	Massachusetts Offers Rebates for Electric Vehicles (MOR-EV) Truck Rebate Increase	Continuing	Cian Fields - Assistant Director of Finance, Transportation	Transportation	Districtwide
Total	$1,455,426.00

Withdrawal from Massachusetts School Choice Plan, SY 2026-2027

Fiscal Year (FY) 26 Supplemental Appropriation Request for $22,845,672 to Boston Public Schools in support of a balanced budget

XI. Reports

FY27 Interim Salary and Non-Personnel Payments on External Funds

Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School:

- Renewal Application
- Accountability Plan
- Memorandum of Agreement
- Revised Expulsion Policy

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

XII. Public comment on reports

XIII. New Business

XIV. Adjourn

May 6, 2026

06:00PM
Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building

2300 Washington Street

Roxbury, MA 02119
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617-635-9014
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Lena Parvex
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05/04/2026 - 1:36PM
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