Ep. 23, Last Night at School Committee: 1/13 Meeting Recap

Last Night At School Committee

Last Night at School Committee: 1/13 Meeting Recap

In our first episode of 2021, Jill and Ross recap the highlights of last night’s Boston Public School Committee Meeting. During this 5-hour meeting, the School Committee discussed reopening updates, heard from families and community members in public comment, and heard updates on the Superintendent’s goals as well as updates from the Exam School task force and the Office of Equity. This was the first meeting since Mayor Walsh has accepted the nomination to be Labor Secretary for President-elect Joe Biden as well as hearing from Governor Baker about a plan for pooled testing for schools.

The School Committee heard from the Superintendent regarding an updated reopening timeline as well as updates from her team on numerous subjects, including daily attendance and grading among many others. Public comment featured students calling on the School Committee to listen to and allow Student Representative Khymani James to have a vote, as well as parents showing frustration regarding the change to exam school admissions and reopening plans.

As of now, BPS is planning to re-open schools starting on February 1st for high in-person priority students, with the remaining students starting to return on March 1st. For more information regarding reopening as well as ways to engage, check out the links below.

Ways to Engage and Resources:

• Here is the link for school registration.
• Attend a Budget Hearing
• Stay tuned for Exam School Task force dates
• Email School Committee members and the Superintendent encouraging them to take advantage of the state’s surveillance testing program.
• Tune in to the 39th Annual MLK Celebration here
• Poll on an Elected School Committee
• Article on the School Committee seat remaining open
• Meeting Presentations and Materials
• Reopening and Remote Learning Update
• Exam Schools Admissions Task Force Membership and Charge
• Office of Equity Update

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