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Boston School Committee Virtual Meeting

The Boston School Committee Virtual meeting will be held on March 22, 2023, at 5 p.m.

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Discussion Topics

  1. Agenda

    5 p.m. 

    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 Boston School Police Superior Officers Federation and the Lunch Hour Monitors Association. The Committee will return to public session.

    6 p.m. 

    IV.       Approval Minutes: March 15, 2023

    V.       Superintendent's Report 

    VI.       General Public Comment

    VII.       Action Items

    •    Grants for Approval Totaling $238,350

    Amount

    FY

    Grant Name

    Status

    Fund Manager

    Focus Area(s)

    Sites

    $84,000

    2023

    Early College Support Grant FC460

    Increase

    Lydia Emmons

    College and Career Readiness

    5 Sites

    $15,000

    2023

    Financial Literacy Planning & Implementation Grant FC104

    New

    Angela Hedley-Mitchell

    Curriculum and Instruction

    Districtwide

    $39,350

    2023

    SEL Mental Health Grant FC 311

    New

    Whitney Walker

    Social and Emotional Learning

    Districtwide

    $100,000

    2023

    Support to Schools & Districts FC149

    New

    Ashley Hutchinson O’Connor

    Extended Learning Time

    Districtwide

    Total: $238,350

    ●    Superintendent's FY24 General Fund Budget Recommendation Totaling $1,445,729,446

    ●    2023 Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Core Projects Statements of Interest:

    Facility     Address

    PA Shaw Elementary School     429 Norfolk Street, Dorchester, MA 02124

    Charles H. Taylor Elementary School    1060 Morton Street, Mattapan, MA 02126



    ●    Transdev Yellow Bus Transportation Contract

    VIII.      Reports

    ●    Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreements: 

    ■    Boston School Police Superior Officers Federation and the Boston School Committee: 2020-2021 and 2021-2024

    ■    Lunch Hour Monitors Association and the Boston School Committee: 2020-2023

    ●    Chronic Absenteeism and District Improvement Strategies 

    IX.      Public Comment on Reports (Optional)

    X.      New Business

    XI.      Adjourn

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