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Boston School Committee remote meeting

The Boston School Committee will be holding a remote meeting on September 1 at 5 p.m.

Public Comment: Please sign up here to testify. Sign up for public comment will close at 4:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Speakers must sign into the Zoom meeting using the same name that they used to sign up for public comment.

 

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The public can offer testimony.

Discussion Topics

  1. Agenda
    •   Pledge of Allegiance
    •   Roll Call
    •   Approval of Minutes: August 4, 2021 Boston School Committee Meeting
    •   Superintendent's Report
    •   Report
      • Preparing for School Year 2021-2022
    •  General Public Comment
    •  Action Items
    • Council of Great City Schools Membership Dues, School Year 2021-22: $40,868
    • Grants for Approval Totaling $77,941,811:

    Amount

    FY

    Grant Name

    Status

    Fund Manager

    Representative Present

    Representative Title

    Representative Relationship to Grant

    Focus Area(s)

    Sites

    $3,526,618

    2022

    American Rescue Plan: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

    New

    Porsche Paulding

    Porsche Paulding

    Director

    of Operations

    Project Manager

    Special Education

    Districtwide

    $516,518

    2022

    Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Program Federal Entitlement Grant

    New

    Porsche Paulding

    Porsche Paulding

    Director

    of Operations

    Project Manager

    Special Education

    Districtwide

    $17,839,839

    2022

    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Federal Special Education Entitlement Grant

    New

    Porsche Paulding

    Porsche Paulding

    Director

    of Operations

    Project Manager

    Special Education

    Districtwide

    $108,407

    2022

    MLSC STEM

    New

    Jennifer Myers

    Jennifer Myers

    Project Coordinator STEM

    Project Manager

    STEM

     7 Sites

    $14,818

    2022

    Proficiency-based Outcomes for Languages Other than English

    New

    Dunja Zdero

    Dunja Zdero

    English Learner Instructional and Support Specialist

    Project Manager

    Foreign Language

    Josiah Quincy Elementary School

    $768,697

    2022

    Promoting Adolescent Health through School-Based HIV Prevention

    New

    Jill Carter

    Jill Carter

    Assistant Superintendent

    Project Manager

    Health & Wellness

    Districtwide

    $25,000

    2022

    Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in Action Award

    New

    Melissa Brown

    Melissa Brown

    Director of Early Childhood and Elementary

    Project Manager

    Social and Emotional Learning

    Horace Mann

    $2,000,000

    2022

    Strategic Support for School

    and District Improvement

    Grant

    New

    Yvonne Macrae

    Yvonne Macrae

    Grants Director

    Project Manager

    Educator Effectiveness

    33 Sites

    $1,821,938

    2022

    Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) Secondary

    New

    Michelle Sylvaria

    Michelle Sylvaria

    Executive Director of Career and Technical Education

    Project Manager

    Career and Technical

    Education

    Districtwide

    $43,003,665

    2022

    Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs

    New

    Yvonne Macrae

    Yvonne Macrae

    Grants Director

    Project Manager

    Opportunity

    Gap

    Districtwide

    $3,445,929

    2022

    Title II, Part A: Supporting Effective Instruction               

    New

    Yvonne Macrae

    Yvonne Macrae

    Grants Director

    Project Manager

    Educator

    Effectiveness

    Districtwide

    $2,227,348

    2022

    Title III: English Language Acquisition and Academic Achievement Program for English Learners and Immigrant Children and Youth

    New

    Drew Echelson

    Drew Echelson

    Deputy Superintendent of Academics

    Project Manager

    Opportunity Gap

    Districtwide

    $2,643,034

    2022

    Title IV, Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment

    New

    Yvonne Macrae

    Yvonne Macrae

    Grants Director

    Project Manager

    Opportunity Gap

    Districtwide

    $77,941,811

    Total

    • English Language Learners Task Force Co-Chair Appointment: Ernani DeAraujo
    •  Reports
    • Boston Student Advisory Council (BSAC) Reform Update
    • FY 22 Budget: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funding Update
    •  Public Comment on Reports (Optional)
    •  New Business
    •  Adjourn
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