Boston School Committee Hybrid Meeting

The Boston School Committee meeting will be held in person at the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, 2300 Washington Street, School Committee Chamber, 2^nd Floor, Roxbury, MA 02119 and live streamed on Boston City TV (Xfinity Channel 24, RCN Channel 13, and Fios Channel 962) and on Zoom, on June 10, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

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Public Comment: Sign up here to testify. Sign-up closes at 4:00 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. Approval Meeting Minutes: May 6, 2026 and May 20, 2026 retreat

IV. Superintendent's Report

V. General Public Comment

VI. Action Items

Grants for approval totaling $5,039,061

Amount	Fiscal Year	Grant Name	Status	Program Manager	Focus Area	Site(s)
$77,098	FY27	School-Based Bridge for Resilient Youth in Transition (BRYT) Program - O'Bryant School	Continuing	Patreka Wood, Head of School - O’Bryant School of Math and Science	Social Emotional Learning	O’Bryant School of Math and Science
$54,400	FY27	School-Based Bridge for Resilient Youth in Transition (BRYT) Program - Boston Latin Academy	Continuing	Christian Ekholm-Jacobson, Program Director Student Support - Boston Latin Academy	Social Emotional Learning	Boston Latin Academy
$54,400	FY27	School-Based Bridge for Resilient Youth in Transition (BRYT) Program - Boston Latin School	Continuing	Steven Chen, Assistant Head of School - Boston Latin School	Social Emotional Learning	Boston Latin School
$241,110	FY27	FY27 Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) PILOT Program - Health and Wellness	Continuing	Felicia Simmons, Assistant Director of Operations - Office of Health and Wellness	Health and Wellness	Districtwide
$110,000	FY27	FY27 Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) PILOT Program - Community Hub Schools	Continuing	Dr. Shenette Gray, Asst. Sup. of Community Hub Schools - Office of Strategy & Opportunity Gaps	Health and Wellness	District-wide Hub Schools
$5,275	FY27	FY27S FC460S Summer Early College Support Grant	Continuing	Katie Hill, Director of Early College - Office of Secondary Schools	College and Career Readiness	Charlestown HS; Madison Park Voc. Technical HS; Dearborn STEM Academy; New Mission HS; Ruth Batson Academy; Brighton HS; TechBoston Academy
$2,263	FY27	FY27S FC461S Summer Early College Planning Grant	Continuing	Katie Hill, Director of Early College - Office of Secondary Schools	College and Career Readiness	Boston International Newcomers Academy, Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, and Margarita Muniz Academy
$924,515	FY27	FC40CT MA Executive Office of Education (EOE) Career Technical Education (CTE) Expansion Grant Program	New	Brett Dickens, Assistant Superintendent - Office of College, Career, and Life Readiness	Career and Technical Education	Madison Park Technical Vocational High School
$1,100,000	FY27	Community Preservation Act (CPA) Playground Grant - Conley Elementary School	New	Michelle Martinat, Schoolyard Improvements Project Manager - Facilities Management	Facility Improvement	Conley Elementary School
$250,000	FY27	Community Preservation Act (CPA) Playground Grant - Everett Elementary School	New	Michelle Martinat, Schoolyard Improvements Project Manager - Facilities Management	Facility Improvement	Everett Elementary School
$1,100,000	FY27	Community Preservation Act (CPA) Playground Grant - Trotter Elementary School	New	Michelle Martinat, Schoolyard Improvements Project Manager - Facilities Management	Facility Improvement	Trotter Elementary School
$1,100,000	FY27	Community Preservation Act (CPA) Playground Grant - UP Academy Dorchester	New	Michelle Martinat, Schoolyard Improvements Project Manager - Facilities Management	Facility Improvement	UP Academy Dorchester
$10,000	FY27	MA Office of Outdoor Recreation (MOOR) Inclusive and Accessible Events Grants Program	New	Geraldine Labissiere, Principal - Everett Elementary	Academic Instruction	Everett Elementary School
$10,000	FY27	FC245S MA 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Enhanced Programs for Students on IEPs	Continuing	David Martinez, Executive Director - Expanded Learning Opportunities	Academic Instruction	Eliot Innovation School, Josiah Quincy Elementary School
Total	$5,039,061

In-Kind Donations with a Total Estimated Value of $5,225.49

Donor Name	Donated Item(s)	BPS Recipient (Site)	BPS Vendor (Y/N)	Estimated Value (provided by donor)
Boston Literacy Project	Bob Books Decodable Sets	Sarah Roberts Elementary School	No	$1,350
New England Dairy and Food Council	Immersion blenders	Central Kitchen	No	$3,875.49
Total	$5,225.49

FY27 School Trust Funds

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

Private School Applications:
- Alpha School
- Douglass Ridley School

Artificial Intelligence Policy

2026 Policy to Advance Academic Excellence and Eliminate Opportunity and Achievement Gaps

VII. Reports

Horace Mann Charter Governing Updates
- Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (EMK) Accountability Plan
- EMK Enrollment Policy and Application
- EMK Expulsion Policy
- EMK Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) A
- Boston Day and Evening Academy (BDEA) Mission Statement
- BDEA MOU A
- BDEA MOU B
- BDEA Accountability Plan
- BDEA Expulsion Policy
- Boston Green Academy Expulsion Policy
- UP Dorchester Expulsion Policy

Boston Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SpEdPAC) Update

Superintendent’s School Year 2025-26 Summative Evaluation

Private School Application: South End Village Academy Private School

VIII. Public comment on reports

IX. New Business

X. Adjourn

June 10, 2026

05:00PM
Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building

2300 Washington Street

Roxbury, MA 02119
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