Boston School Committee Hybrid Meeting
The Boston School Committee will hold a virtual meeting on October 14, 2026, at 6 p.m.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
Public Comment: Sign up online to testify. Sign-up closes at 5 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.
Discussion Topics
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AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Pledge of allegiance
III. Approval Meeting Minutes: September 16, 2026
IV. Superintendent's Report
V. Report:
- Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement: Local Union 1952, Painters & Allied Trades District Council No. 35 (Custodians), and the Boston School Committee, effective September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2027
VI. General Public Comment
VII. Action Items
- Grants for approval totaling $82,289,934.00
Amount
Fiscal Year
Grant Name
Status
Program Manager
Focus Area
Site(s)
$7,500.00
FY27
BRYT School- Based Bridge Program - Boston Latin School Increase
Increase
Steven Chen, Assistant Head of School - Boston Latin School
Health and Wellness
Boston Latin School
$85,000.00
FY27
CDC Promoting Adolescent Health Grant Program: Empowering Teens Through Health (ETTH) Supplemental Funds (FY27)
Continuing
Jill Carter, Senior Executive Director - Office of Health & Wellness
Health and Wellness
Districtwide
$32,241,210.00
FY27
Commonwealth Special Education Reimbursement Program - “Circuit Breaker”
Continuing
Patrick Dietz, Special Procurement & Reimbursement
Manager - Finance
Special Education
Districtwide
$46,000.00
FY27- FY29
Go Green Initiative Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Improvement and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction Program
New
Asher Clissold, Environmental Technician - Department of Planning and Engineering Environmental Division
Facility Improvement
Districtwide
$149,863.00
FY27
Innovation Career Pathways Implementation and Support Grant (FC 0419)
Continuing
Beverly Pierce, Director of Career and Technical Education - Career & Technical Education
Career and College Readiness
Dearborn STEM Academy, Holland High School of Technology, Brighton High School
$780,000.00
FY27
Intensive Assistance Grant (IAG) (FC 0539)
Continuing
Andrew Rollins, Director - Transformation
School Turnaround
Ellis Elementary, Higginson-Lewis K-8 School, and Young Achievers School
$1,002,088.00
FY27
Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp (JROTC) (FY27)
Continuing
Marcela Mahecha, Director - Office of Federal & State Grants, Programs, and Compliance
Career and College Readiness
East Boston High School, English High School, Community Academy of Science and Health, Madison Park High School, O’Bryant School of Math and Science
$42,750.00
FY27
MA FRESH Coordination and Optimization of Resources & Partnerships (CORP) (FC 0709) (FY27)
Continuing
Nancy Fisher, Program Manager - Food and Nutrition Services
Food and Nutrition Services
Districtwide
$150,000.00
FY26- FY28
Special Olympics Massachusetts - Unified Champion School Grant Year 2 Increase
Continuing
Avery Esdaile, Senior Director of Athletics - Division of Student Support
Special Education
31 schools districtwide
$40,003,608.00
FY27-
FY28
Title I, Parts A and D (FC 0305) (FY27)
Continuing
Marcela Mahecha, Director - Office of Federal & State Grants, Programs, and Compliance
Curriculum and Instruction
Districtwide
$2,648,641.00
FY27-
FY28
Title II, Part A (FC 0140) (FY27)
Continuing
Marcela Mahecha, Director - Office of Federal & State Grants, Programs, and Compliance
Curriculum and Instruction
Districtwide
$2,184,267.00
FY27-
FY28
Title III, Part A (FC 0180) (FY27)
Continuing
Brittany Baggett, Deputy Chief of Operations and Accountability - Office of Multilingual and Multicultural Education
English Language Acquisition
Districtwide
$2,949,007.00
FY27-
FY28
Title IV, Part A (FC 0309) (FY27)
Continuing
Marcela Mahecha, Director - Office of Federal & State Grants, Programs, and Compliance
Career and College Readiness
Districtwide
Total: $82,289,934.00
- In-Kind Donations with a Total Estimated Value of $21,078.99
Donor Name
Donated Item(s)
BPS Recipient (Site)
BPS Vendor (Y/N)
Estimated Value (provided by donor)
Abry Partners
3 ring binders, binder inserts, address labels, file organizers, desk organizers, file folders, envelopes, binding combs
Succeed Boston
N
$250
Kensington Investments
Outdoor Storage Shed, tables and stools, greenhouse kit, in-kind labor
Higginson K-2 Inclusion School
N
$20,828.99
Total: $21,078.99
- Horace Mann Charter Governing Update:
- Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School: Memorandum Of Understanding A
- Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement: Local Union 1952, Painters & Allied Trades District Council No. 35 (Custodians), and the Boston School Committee, effective September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2027
- FY27 Supplemental Appropriation Request Totaling $787,501 to Support the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Local Union No. 1952, Painters & Allied Trades District Council No. 35 and the School Committee of the City of Boston
VIII. Report
- 2026 State Assessment and Accountability Results
IX. Public comment on reports
X. New Business
XI. Adjourn
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Posted:10/09/2026 - 1:20PM
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