Boston School Committee remote meeting
The Boston School Committee will be holding a remote meeting on September 1 at 5 p.m.
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Discussion Topics
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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
2022
American Rescue Plan: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
New
Porsche Paulding
Porsche Paulding
Director
of Operations
Project Manager
Special Education
Districtwide
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
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