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Dockets #0524-0531 - Fiscal Year 2022 Budget: Boston Public Schools - Overview
Held on April 27, 2021
A
Broadcast
on
xfinity
channel
8,
rcn
channel
82
and
fios
channel
964.
we're
in
the
midst
of
the
council's
budget
review
process,
which
will
encompass
a
large
number
of
public
hearings
and
counselor
working
sessions,
and
we
strongly
encourage
residents
to
take
a
moment
to
engage
in
this
process.
By
giving
testimony
for
the
record,
you
can
do
that
in
a
bunch
of
different
ways.
One
is
to
actually
attend
one
of
these
hearings
and
give
your
public
testimony
we'll
take
it
at
the
end
of
each
hearing
and
we'll
also
have
four
sessions
dedicated
to
public
participation.
A
So
if
you
want
to
find
the
full
schedule,
you
can
go
to
boston.gov
council
dash
budget
and
we'll
be
having
these
departmental
hearings
most
days
from
now
through
early
june
and
we'll
be
having
our
first
dedicated
public
testimony
hearing
tomorrow,
wednesday
april
28th
at
6
p.m,
focused
on
priorities
for
an
equitable
recovery.
So,
whatever
you
want
to
see
the
city
devoting
both
our
city
and
federal
funds
to
on
that
front
and
then
on
may
25th
and
june
3rd,
so
more
towards
the
end
of
the
process.
A
We'll
have
two
more
6pm
public
test
money
hearings,
the
one
on
the
25th
focused
on
the
bps
budget,
which
is
also
our
subject
today
and
the
one
on
the
third
focused
on
any
aspect
any
department.
If
you
want
to
sign
up
to
give
public
testimony,
there's
an
online
form,
you
can
find
it
on
our
council
budget
review
website.
So
that
again
it's
boston.gov
council
dash
budget
or
you
can
just
shoot
an
email
to
ccc.wm
boston.gov,
that's
ccc.wm
as
in
ways
and
means
at
boston.gov.
A
We
take
public
testimony
and
the
order
folks
sign
up
and
ask
people
to
state
their
name
and
affiliation
or
residence
and
keep
it
to
two
minutes.
Just
so
we
can
get
everybody
in.
You
can
also
send
written
testimony
to
the
same
email,
ccc.wm
boston.gov,
or
submit
a
two-minute
video
of
your
testimony,
also
through
the
form
on
our
website.
A
So
if
you
can't
come
to
the
hearing-
but
you
want
to
be
on
video-
we'll
actually
attach
that
as
long
as
you
get
it
in
48
hours
in
advance,
we'll
attach
it
to
the
to
the
live
video
of
the
hearing
or
you
can
tweet
at
us
using
the
hashtag
boss
budget
bos
budget.
So
again,
websites,
boston.gov,
slash
council,
dash
budget,
we'd
love
to
have
your
involvement.
A
A
B
Well,
thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
all
of
the
counselors
on
the
call
I
want
to
first
just
start
off
with
thanking
the
budget
team
and
the
whole
entire
team.
That
is
here,
our
equity
team,
our
accountability,
team
and,
of
course,
everyone
who's
participated
in
this.
Our
school
committee,
who
approved
our
budget
and
all
the
many
hearings
that
we
had
this
budget,
as
you
know,
builds
off
of
last
year's
investments
of
the
100
million
dollar
three-year
funding
commitment
that
we
had
from
all
of
you
and
former
mayor
walsh.
B
B
B
Our
budget
is
heavily
focused
on
improving
student
outcomes,
advancing
equitable
recovery
and
accelerating
learning
and
promote
promoting
the
whole
school's
community
health
and
wellness.
Amidst
this
covid19
pandemic.
Our
task
is
to
return
well
and
recover
strong
and
to
reimagine,
what's
possible
for
our
students
to
prepare
for
our
students
to
come
back
a
safe
return.
B
Our
goal
is
simple:
we
want
our
buildings
to
be
a
point
of
pride
and
our
students
to
have
access
to
the
latest
technology
for
learning,
to
support
our
students
in
recovery
and
ensure
equitable
access
to
critical
supports
you'll,
see
that
we're
investing
81,
additional
multilingual
family,
liaisons
and
95
new
social
workers
who
will
provide
a
multi-tiered
system
of
support
for
students
and
their
families.
This
is
even
more
important.
We
did
this
last
year
in
our
33
transformation
schools,
but
even
more
important.
B
We
are
in
such
a
incredible
moment
that
these
investments
were
really
serendipitous.
You
know
forefront
of
thinking.
You
know
the
nursing
investments
were
two
years
ago
and
then
all
of
the
social
workers
and
family
liaisons
this
year
have
helped
us
to
really
tackle
this
pandemic,
and
I
couldn't
imagine
a
year
without
our
nurses,
the
social
workers,
our
family
liaisons,
the
instructional
facilitators
that
we
put
in
that
have
been
helping
with
their
recovery
and
all
of
our
custodians
to
keep
the
schools
clean
and
safe
for
for
everyone.
B
B
B
It's
been
an
unbelievably
difficult
year,
and
particularly
true
for
our
most
vulnerable
students
and
the
devastating
impacts
that
loss
of
enrollment
could
have
had
on
the
quality
of
programming
for
our
boston.
Public
schools
would
have
really
gone
against
what
we
believe
about
having
equitable
opportunity
for
all
of
our
students.
B
So
in
order
to
fully
recover
and
to
get
back
to
our
five-year
strategic
plan,
we
made
investments
in
our
social
workers
in
our
family
liaisons
in
our
custodians
and
then
also
now,
as
we
think,
moving
forward
stabilizing
our
schools
in
what
has
been
a
challenging
year
for
us
around
enrollment
in
our
next
our
next
school
year,
and
so
the
strategic
plan
is
going
to
guide
our
work
of
the
district
over
the
next
five
years.
It's
going
to
improve
student
experience,
we're
going
to
accelerate
outcomes,
close
opportunity
gaps
and
increase
instructional
quality
and
rigor.
B
B
You
know
because
it's
going
to
be
both
resources
matter
absolutely,
but
it
also
is
about
the
human
capacity,
the
professional
development
that
we'll
give
to
our
teachers,
and
the
leadership
supports
that
we'll
give
to
our
school
leaders
and
managers
at
our
central
office.
It's
going
to
be
an
incredible
endeavor,
but
we
can
do
it
and
we're
excited
about
moving
forward.
B
We
just
announced
this
morning
our
commission,
charged
with
determining
how
we're
going
to
equitably
and
sustainably
invest
in
our
future
with
the
federal
funding
which
will
match
some
of
this
three-year
commitment
that
we've
gotten
from
the
commit
community
and
from
the
city.
Nearly
400
million
dollars
is
available
to
us
to
use
over
the
next
three
years.
B
We
plan
on
parsing
that
out
over
three
years
so
that
we
can
extend
the
funding
and
we
can
reimagine
a
district
one
where
it's
worthy
of
the
students
that
we
serve
and
where
we
can
deliver
on
the
promises
that
we
have
in
our
strategic
plan
and
we're
going
to
reimagine
the
district
with
our
community
and
with
our
stakeholders.
The
commission
is
one
way
that
we're
going
to
get
feedback
and
at
the
end
of
each
commission
meeting
there
will
be
a
time
for
open
comment.
B
We're
also
going
to
have
meetings
with
key
stakeholder
groups
and
then
also
meetings
out
within
the
community.
So
there
will
be
plenty
of
opportunity
over
the
next
two
months
for
the
public
to
weigh
in
and
then
at
the
very
end,
we'll
post,
we'll
post
the
the
plan
on
july
1st
for
a
for
very
formal
review
and
comment
period.
So
people
can
give
us
written
feedback
and
then
we'll
submit
our
plan
to
the
state
on
july
30th
and
have
the
school
committee
vote
on
it
near
end
of
july.
B
So
as
we
reimagine
our
district
and
as
we
do
this
work
over
the
next
several
days
with
all
of
you
around
our
budget,
I
again
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
having
previous
hearings
on
our
strategic
plan
so
that
you
know
what
we're
trying
to
do
within
the
district
and
you're
all
very
familiar.
Thank
you
for
your
questions
and
you're
for
you're,
pushing
of
us
to
do
even
better
and
holding
us
accountable
to
the
promises
that
we've
made
to
our
family
and
to
our
communities.
A
C
Yeah
I'll
jump
into
the
presentation-
if
I,
if
I
could
thank
you
and
good
morning,
counselors
I'm
paranoid.
Ever
since
I
presented
my
email
to
olive
school
committee,
everyone
sees
the
presentation
and
only
the
presentation
well
good
morning,
and
thank
you
for
having
us
back.
My
name
is
nathan
cooter,
I'm
the
chief
financial
officer,
a
resident
of
roslindale
and
a
proud
parent
of
two
bps
students
who
are
back
fully
in
person
this
week
all
week.
C
So
we're
very
excited
about
that,
and
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
the
opportunity
for
for
me
to
come
and
my
team
to
come
and
present
the
fiscal
year
22
budget
on
behalf
of
the
boston
public
schools,
as
the
superintendent
mentioned
and
gave
a
great
introduction
about.
Today's
presentation
is
focused
on
the
overall
bps
budget,
in
particular,
how
we're
using
our
resources
to
support
schools
and
students
to
return
well
recover,
strong
and
reimagine,
what's
possible
for
our
students,
and
so
I'm
incredibly
proud
to
be
able
to
to
do
that.
C
On
behalf
of
the
superintendent
and
the
broader
team
who
worked
to
put
this
budget
together,
we've
started
all
of
our
presentations
with
this
statement.
From
the
opportunity
to
achieve
the
gap
policy,
because
we
really
need
to
focus
on
our
collective
urgency
to
close
achievement
gaps,
and
that
really
was
the
foundation
for
this
budget.
As
the
superintendent
mentioned,
there
are
a
lot
of
things
in
this
budget
that
were
started
before
the
pandemic
began
and,
as
covid19
had
revealed
the
economic,
health
and
education
disparities
that
many
of
us
knew
were
present
before
the
pandemic.
C
We
need
to
redouble
our
efforts,
it's
something
we
talked
about
last
spring
when
we
came
before
you,
it's
something
that
we
have
been
focused
on
continuously
for
the
last
12
months.
We
feel
that,
by
focusing
on
those
students
who
need
public
education,
the
most
and
by
providing
intensive
supports
to
those
schools
that
are
struggling
to
improve,
we
can
ensure
all
students
have
the
same
opportunity
to
achieve
greatness
and
we
need
to
maintain
that
focus
and
guarantee
an
excellent
education
for
all
of
our
students.
C
We
wanted
to
provide
the
highlights
overall.
Of
course,
we
start
with
the
36
million
dollar
commitment
from
the
city,
and
we
thank
mayor
janie
for
her
continued
commitment.
She's
been
a
long-standing
education
advocate,
so
we're
not
surprised.
She's
continued
to
support
us
with
36
million
in
new
investments.
C
100
of
those
new
investments
are
going
directly
to
schools,
either
through
direct
supports
in
schools
or
through
custodial
services,
which
are
considered
school
budget
school
services
budgeted
centrally.
This
includes,
as
the
superintendent
mentioned,
95
new
social
worker
positions
and
80
80.5
new
multilingual
family
liaisons,
helping
to
secure
connections
with
families.
C
This
is,
of
course,
a
multi-year
effort
that
we
are
launching
to
focus
on
how
do
we
recover
and
return
from
the
pandemic?
We
have
thought
about
this
in
three
big
areas.
What
are
the
academic
supports,
including
intensive
supports
for
students
intensive
tutoring
summer
school?
How
do
we
make
sure
that
they
are
not
just
returning
to
where
they
were
pre-pandemic
but
accelerating
to
where
they
needed
to
be
in
the
first
place?
C
We're
focusing
health
and
wellness
supports
recognizing
that
there's
a
lot
of
factors
that
are
influencing
education
and
the
students
and
then,
of
course,
the
community
sports.
We
have
tremendous
resources
in
our
city
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
engaging
authentically
with
our
families
authentically
with
our
partners
and
the
community
to
make
sure
we're
wrapping
around
those
supports
we're
putting
students
at
the
center
of
our
support
and
focusing
on
providing
the
resources
that
they
need
to
be
successful.
C
Total
actual
enrollment
has
declined
by
about
2
300
students
from
last
october
to
this
past
october.
This
represents
the
largest
drop
in
enrollment
that
we've
experienced
in
the
last
15
years.
This
is
the
third
consecutive
year
of
significant
enrollment
declines
in
the
district,
which
means
that
some
of
it
is
part
of
the
trends
that
we
were
experiencing.
C
The
new
census
data
was
released.
I
believe
yesterday
or
this
morning
that
showed
overall,
the
population
growth
across
the
united
states
is
the
slowest
since
1930.,
what
we're
seeing
is
people
are
having
less
children
they're
having
children
later
in
life,
and
that
has
certainly
been
a
demographic
trend
that
we
have
been
experiencing
here
in
the
united
here
in
massachusetts
and
boston.
C
That
means
that
enrollment,
our
elementary
schools,
has
declined
about
3
500
students
over
the
last
three
years.
These
enrollment
changes
are
real
and
significant,
which
is
why
the
superintendent
has
already
highlighted
the
18.5
million
that
miriam
reuben.
Our
budget
director
will
go
into
more
detail
on,
but
we
have
been
doing
more
to
support
schools
to
maintain
the
school
experience
and
the
academic
experience
for
students
throughout
this
year.
D
Thanks
chief
cooter
and
you
could
just
hit
the
slides
a
few
more
times.
I
think
it's
yeah,
that's
a
few
transitions
there.
You
go
so
good
morning,
counselors
and
thanks
again,
chief
cooter.
Despite
the
covet
19
pandemic,
we
are
keeping
our
commitments
as
outlined
in
the
bps
strategic
plan.
Imagine
bps2025
to
continue
to
cultivate
trust
with
the
greater
bps
and
boston
community.
We
recognize
the
importance
of
following
through
with
the
feedback
we
received
from
over
2
000
stakeholders,
as
the
superintendent
toured
our
schools
and
neighborhoods.
D
D
This
year
the
superintendent
and
the
finance
team
and
district
leaders
worked
strategically
to
ensure
that
the
fy
22
budget
was
aligned
to
our
strategic
priorities
outlined
in
the
strategic
vision.
All
departments
are
required
to
submit
work
plans
that
demonstrate
how
they'll
follow
through
on
our
commitments
to
our
students
and
families.
D
This
spring,
we
will
launch
a
public
dashboard,
an
annual
report
that
provides
transparency
around
our
progress
to
date
again.
Another
way
that
we
cultivate
trust
next
slide,
please,
and
here
I'll
briefly,
say
that
we
remain
just
as
committed
to
our
opportunity
and
achievement
gaps
policy,
as
chief
cooter
mentioned
at
the
beginning
of
the
presentation,
and
our
dashboard
will
also
track
our
alignment
to
the
implementation
of
the
oag
policy.
D
C
Thank
you.
As
we
start
this
budget
presentation
again,
we
want
to
emphasize
the
36
million
dollar
commitment.
This
is
part
of
a
three
year,
100
million
commitment
that
the
city
has
made
to
the
boston
public
schools
that
allows
us
to
really
focus
on
our
path
to
recovery,
for
our
students
and
for
our
district.
C
We
are
in
incredibly
strong
financial
position,
and
this
is
superintendent
mentioned.
This
is
unique
for
urban
school
districts.
It's
unique
for
school
districts
across
the
country
at
a
time
when
other
mayors
are
expecting
dramatic
cuts
to
school
budgets,
if
not
for
the
federal
relief
package,
we're
going
to
progress
towards
our
goals
with
this
commitment
from
the
city-
and
I
believe
that
this
makes
boston
unique
in
its
and
it
stands
apart
from
other
cities
in
its
commitment
to
education.
We
think
thank
you
and
thank
the
city
for
for
this
partnership.
C
As
we
work
to
rapidly
recover
return
recover
and
reimagine,
the
superintendent
is
leveraging
three
sources
of
financial
resources
to
fulfill
her
vision
for
our
students.
When
used
thoughtfully.
These
three
resources,
these
three
sources
of
funds
represent
a
tremendous
opportunity
for
our
students
to
make
it
and
for
us
to
make
a
lasting
change
in
our
district.
C
The
first
source
of
funding,
of
course,
is
our
operating
budget
or
what
we
refer
to
as
our
general
funds.
This
is
funding
directly
from
the
city.
The
second
source
of
funding
is
federal
and
bps
is
set
to
receive
an
estimated
393
million
that
can
be
used
from
fiscal
year
22
next
year
through
fiscal
year
24..
This
includes
both
the
education
sr2
funding,
which
is
123
million,
and
then
an
estimated
amount
for
the
biden
administration's
relief
package
where
we're
estimating
an
additional
270
million.
C
Throughout
this
presentation,
we're
going
to
highlight
different
investments
that
are
talked
about
both
from
the
operating
side,
what
we're
planning
to
do
with
city
funds
and
then
also
how
we're
planning
to
use
those
federal
funds,
because
we
thought
it
would
be
disjointed
to
really
just
talk
about
city
funds
when,
overall,
we
have
a
financial
picture.
That
is
much
different.
C
The
last
source
of
fund,
of
course,
is
our
capital
budget.
The
city
is
presenting
the
capital
budget
to
you
on
thursday,
but
we
are
looking
at
across
the
three
sources
of
fun
how
we
can
improve
our
facilities,
how
we
can
improve
our
academic
experience
for
students
as
we
evaluate
how
to
use
our
resources.
We're
focused
on
how
to
make
sure
those
investments
that
we
have
will
make
an
impact
beyond
a
single
year.
It
can
be
easy
to
spend
this
money
quickly.
C
C
We
also
received
an
additional
23
million
that
was
part
of
the
city's
cares
allocation,
and
so
this
year
we
were
benefiting
from
an
additional
50
million
in
federal
funds,
either
directly
or
through
the
city
sr
part.
2
funding
is
eligible
for
fiscal
year.
22-23,
that's
123
million
that
I
mentioned
and
then
an
estimated
270
million
from
president
biden's
stimulus
bill,
which
includes
funding
that
goes
beyond
to
fiscal
year.
24.
E
So
as
dr
grantsman,
our
chief
equity
and
strategy
officer,
described
this
all
started
with
the
superintendent's
community
tour
and
her
community
driven
and
this
community
driven
strategic
plan
that
was
developed
as
a
result
to
meet
the
needs
that
were
identified
and
under
chief
granson's
leadership.
We
have
implemented
a
discipline
internal
process
where
we
are
ensuring
execution
through
work
plans
and
monitoring
system,
and
we
are
elevating
public
transparency
to
the
next
level,
with
the
introduction
of
the
dashboards
and
public
transparency
and
accountability
through
our
community
equity
roundtables.
E
Well
now,
based
on
that
strong
foundation
that
she
has
built
through
these
parallel
efforts
of
financial
management
to
attain
our
strategic
plan.
Now
we
have
this
unprecedented
opportunity
with
the
introduction
of
about
400
million
in
federal
funds
that
bps
is
applying
for
the
next,
for
that
will
carry
us
out
for
the
next
three
years.
Now,
as
we
go
into
the
next
stage,
see
if
you
can
go
to
the
next
slide.
E
Due
to
constraints,
we
have
our
first
meeting
on
may
13.
As
dr
casselius
mentioned,
there
will
be
public
meetings
and
we
will
have
public
comment
after
and
on
july
1st.
That
is
when
we
are
finalizing
our
plan
for
public
comment.
Our
draft
plan
for
public
comment
so
that
we
can
submit
our
return,
recover
and
reimagine
plan
up
to
the
state
for
our
federal
funding
proposal.
F
F
F
F
We
know
that,
within
this
core,
the
path
to
recovery
begins
by
returning
to
and
strengthening
what
we've
three
basic
strategies:
increasing
knowledge
and
skills
of
teachers
through
investment
in
meaningful,
culturally
and
linguistically
sustaining
school
cultures
and
time
for
authentic
collaboration,
ensuring
high
quality,
culturally
and
linguistically
sustaining
curricular
materials
and
altering
the
relationship
of
the
student
to
the
content
and
teacher
through
increased
opportunities
for
individualized
and
out
of
school
time.
Learning.
F
We
also
know,
as
the
framework
in
that
I
just
showed
alludes
to
that
classrooms,
and
these
three
pieces
don't
exist
in
a
vacuum.
Students
are
supported
and
influenced
by
families
and
communities.
Teachers
need
support
and
work
within
structures
of
our
schools,
and
our
district
and
content
must
be
supported
by
instructional
frameworks
and
professional
development
to
ensure
it
is
successfully
leveraged.
C
As
we
come
into
the
home
stretch
of
our
presentation,
we
want
to
talk
about
reimagine,
what's
possible
for
our
students.
The
superintendent
mentioned
at
the
opening
that
this
is
a
once
in
a
generation
type
of
opportunity,
with
the
both
the
commitment
from
the
city,
a
commitment
around
capital
and
then
extensive
and
significant
federal
funds.
C
We
want
to
have
an
opportunity
about
what
it
means
to
reimagine
our
schools
and
not
come
back
to
the
same
school
as
we
had
before,
but
come
back
to
a
district
that
is
better
prepared
to
serve
our
students
and
to
provide
them
with
the
opportunities
that
they
need.
This
is
really
the
start
of
the
conversation,
as
the
superintendent
mentioned.
C
C
C
Our
budget
documents,
including
the
detailed
budget
by
account
program
and
department,
which
shows
how
we
manage
our
budget,
are
also
available
online
and
have
also
been
translated
in
all
major
languages,
and
we
also
have
the
boston
public
schools
budget,
where
you
can
download
a
ton
of
resources
as
well
as
bostonpublicschools.org,
explore
budget.
This
is
a
tool
for
those
of
you
who
really
want
to
dive
into
our
budget
and
know
the
details.
C
It
shows
every
dollar
how
it's
allocated
to
schools
and
then
how
it's
broken
down
by
activity
and
how
many
students
are
served
by
activity.
So
you
can
go
into
the
finance
department,
find
out
how
we
split
our
budget
and
how
we
serve
students
with
that
budget
and,
of
course,
as
I
mentioned
before,
and
since
I
know,
councillor
mcgee
is
going
to
ask
me.
C
All
of
these
documents
have
been
translated
and
available
in
the
nine
most
prevalent
languages
in
the
boston,
public
schools
and
finally,
as
I
mentioned,
we're
kick-starting
this
city
council
process
to
our
many
fans
who
want
to
see
us
at
all
of
our
tour
dates.
Here,
you
can
find
them
starting
today
we
have
two
hearings
throughout
the
end
of
may
and
we
look
forward
to
diving
into
different
topics
all
align
to
our
strategic
plan.
As
we
start
to
reimagine.
C
A
Great,
thank
you
so
much
nate
and
to
the
whole
team
for
the
presentation
I
want
to
acknowledge.
We
were
also
joined
by
councillor
lydia
edwards
some
since
I
last
read
the
list
and
we
will
jump
straight
into
questions.
I
think
I'll
hold
mine
to
the
end
and
let
my
vice
chair
and
the
chair
of
education,
counselor
asabi,
george
leadoff.
G
G
As
you
all
know,
as
a
as
an
at
large
city
council
as
a
mother
and
a
former
teacher
in
boston
public
school
in
the
boston
public
schools,
I
reflected
very
specifically
on
my
priorities
through
my
work
and
my
personal
experiences
and
would
like
to
just
share
a
few
of
the
things
I'll
be
advocating
for
throughout
this
fy
22
budget
process
and
also
want
to
note
some
of
these
things.
I'm
very
happy
to
see
in
today's
presentation
and
have
been
included
through
the
school
department's
budget
process
that
happened
earlier
this
year.
G
I
also
will
continue
to
strongly
advocate
for
the
resources
and
basic
services
that
all
of
our
schools
should
already
have.
Those
things
for
me
include
a
fully
stocked
library,
with
a
range
of
materials
for
all
ages
and
full-time
librarians,
suitably
sized
science
labs,
with
all
the
appropriate
scientific
tools
and
resources
they
need
to
to
effectively
and
efficiently
and
productively,
engage
in
that
curriculum.
Art,
music
classes
belong
certainly
in
our
schools,
and
we
need
to
have
the
necessary
spaces
as
well
as
teachers
for
those
subjects.
G
We
also
need
to
provide
our
students
with
access
to
clean
water
and
functioning
water
fountains
in
all
of
our
school
buildings,
and
we
need
to
ensure
that
all
of
our
schools
have
bathrooms
that
are
clean,
safe,
gender,
affirming
and
stocked
with
the
supplies
and
menstrual
products.
Our
students
need,
with
today's
touch
on
the
build
bps
plan.
G
We
must
continue
increasing
that
direct
fund
funding,
developing
and
implementing
an
appropriate
admissions
policy
and
strengthening
partnerships,
especially
with
our
trade
unions.
Our
large
institutions
and
some
of
our
businesses
we
see
is
that
the
workforce
needs
change,
that
what
we're
doing
at
madison
should
also
change.
Our
youth
deserve
employment
opportunities
throughout
the
year.
G
In
order
to
gain
that
work,
experience
to
grow
professionally
and
to
develop
skills,
we
need
to
invest
in
year-long
employment,
for
our
youth
and
for
our
city,
increase
access
to
post-graduation
planning
for
seniors,
including
college
preparatory
resources,
internships
and
externships
trade,
school
resources
and
extensive
employment
opportunities.
Our
schools
certainly
play
a
role
in
that,
especially
at
the
secondary
level.
Early
education,
we
know,
is
crucial
for
the
development
of
our
children
and
there
is
a
high
demand
for
pre-k
seats
in
our
city
and
will
continue
to
do
that.
G
Work
to
advocate
for
an
increase
in
funding
for
universal
pre-k
and
to
work
in,
I
think,
closer
partnership
with
our
child
care
providers
across
the
city.
I
know
that
my
time
is
near,
so
I
do
want
to
make
sure
that
I
get
to
a
couple
of
bigger
questions
and
I've
got
a
list
so
I'll
use
a
couple
of
rounds
today
and
save
some
of
the
the
in
the
weeds
ones
for
future
hearings.
G
B
You
know
you
mentioned
clean
water
counselor.
This
is
something
that
we
were
able
to
secure:
10
million
dollars
from
the
city
capital
budget
from
previously
in
the
previous
budget,
as
well
as
we
applied
for
and
got
a
six
million
dollar
grant
from
the
federal
government
for
clea
clean
water
refillable
stations,
so
that
project
is
going
to
start
this
summer
and
we'll
continue
to
do
that
over
the
next
three
years,
so
that
every
single
boston,
public
schools
has
clean
water,
so
super
proud
of
that
work.
B
B
G
My
question
is:
are
we
are
we
one?
So
I
look
forward
to
that
hearing
for
us
in
the
presentation
to
school
committee
on
build
bps.
Are
we
also
engaged
in
conversations
or
some
creative
thinking
around
additional
resources,
financial
resources
for
what
I
would
say,
I
think,
might
be
build
bps
3.0.
We
think
about.
I
think,
because
this
I
think,
is
2.0
thinking
about
the
next
billion
dollars.
B
F
G
C
Yeah,
which
is
I
mean
this-
I
think
the
superintendent
said
well,
I
think
what
you're
going
to
see
in
the
presentation
is
we're
going
to
be
announcing
new
school
buildings,
we're
going
to
be
announcing
how
we
plan
to
use
our
existing
buildings
differently,
and
then
we're
also
going
to
be
talking
about.
How
do
we
upgrade
buildings
for
students
in
the
meantime
right?
So
there's?
A
A
H
Will
we,
after
this
summer,
have
seen
basically
a
resolution
of
those
issues
with
this
infusion
of
federal
funds
and
the
time
that
the
buildings
will
be
open
during
the
summer
and
then?
My
second
question
was
on
the
family,
liaisons
investment.
And
what
are
you
know
if
you
could
just
give
a
little
more
detail
into
the
specific
ways
that
family
liaisons
will
be
thinking?
You
know
what
are
the?
H
B
Thank
you
counselor.
Yes,
we
we
opened
up
our
schools
five
days
a
week
this
past
monday,
we're
very
proud
of
the
work
that
we've
been
doing
with
our
facilities,
team
and
our
custodial
team
have
just
been
wonderful.
We
wouldn't
have
been
able
to
open
our
doors
if
we
didn't
feel
that
our
buildings
were
safe
and
healthy
places
for
our
children
to
be
in
our
staff
to
be
so.
We
think
that
we've
gotten
our
facilities
into
a
good
place.
B
We
had
7
500
air
purifiers,
we
put
in
place
every
single
school
that
could
put
in
place
that
had
hvac
former
13s
have
merv
13s
in
them.
We've
done
air
quality
testing
in
all
of
our
schools,
we've
replaced
7000
or
repaired
7000
windows
and
we'll
continue
to
repair
those
windows.
I
think
we
had
12
000
identified
out
of
the
27
000
windows
that
we
have
so
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
good
work
has
been
going
in
in
place.
B
That
does
not
replace
what
counselor
sabi
george
was
talking
about,
which
is
you
know,
our
kids
need
libraries.
They
need
adequate,
cafeteria
space.
As
you
know,
we
put
up
tents
recently
so
that
students
would
have
the
additional
spacing
to
be
able
to
take
mass
down
and
to
eat.
So
we
do
have
some
of
that
work.
Yet
to
do
you
know:
gymnasiums,
auditoriums,
science
labs.
B
Those
are
things
that
are
going
to
take
a
much
larger
commitment
on
the
capital
side.
In
terms
of
some
of
the
planning
that
you,
I
think,
nate
is
going
to
bring
forward,
but
today
we're
here
talking
about
our
operational
budget
and
our
operational
budget
budget
is
very
different
than
our
capital
budget
and
our
capital
ask
of
the
city.
As
for
the
family,
liaisons
family
liaisons
are
doing
work
directly
with
families
around
housing
around
food
access
around
crisis.
B
Mental
health
supports
helping
them,
navigate
the
system,
access
parent
university
and
other
ways
to
engage
their
children
if
they're
still
in
the
remote
environment,
so
family
liam's
in
the
new.
What
family
hasn't
will
be
available
to
adjust
their
hours.
They
won't
be
tied
to
the
the
normal
calendar
and
hours
of
typical
btu.
B
H
Yeah,
I
guess
just
as
a
quick
follow-up
in
in
terms
of
what
will
happen
this
summer.
You
know,
as
last
summer
was
a
lot
of
wins
and
all
the
work
that
your
team
worked
so
hard
to
get
done.
What
what
does
this
summer
look
like
with
the
funding
with
the
time
that
the
buildings
will
be
vacant?
Are
you
are?
Is
the
district
going
to
be
pushing
into
any
particular
set
of
facilities?
H
Investments,
and
I
only
ask
this
now
because
I
know
there's
many
more
sessions
and
and
conversations
both
with
the
school
committee
and
the
council
on
this
piece,
but
it
feels
like
to
get
things
going
in
time
for
summer.
They,
you
know,
probably
their
plans
have
to
be
at
least
started
or,
if
not
completely,
you
know
most
of
the
way
there
now
so
just
curious.
What
you're
thinking
about
the
opportunity
we
have
to
really
get
in
there
while
schools
are,
are
closed
for
the
summer.
B
Yeah
good
question
so
we'll
have
our
additional
normal
cleaning
that
they
do
in
the
summer,
because
students
are
back
now,
so
custodians
will
be
very
busy
doing
their
normal
cleaning
of
the
school
buildings
and
then
also
we
have
the
kitchen
projects
that
will
be
getting
finished
this
summer,
as
well
as
the
bathroom
projects
that
have
been
ongoing
and
then
replacements
or
repair
of
windows.
That
will
continue
and
also
we
will
start
our
water
project.
So
those
projects
will
all
be
going
on
this
summer,
but
again
we
our
buildings,
won't
be
empty.
B
We
have
a
pretty
robust
summer
program
that
we'll
be
doing
in
summer
learning
in
over
50
of
our
buildings,
not
to
mention
the
enrichment
programs
that
we'll
be
partnering
with
boston
after
school
and
beyond,
on
where
they
will
also
be
using
some
of
our
facilities
and
buildings.
We
want
to
make
sure
our
children
are
engaged
that
they're,
reconnecting
and
rebuilding
community
and
that
they're
very
busy
this
summer.
B
A
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
the
team
for
a
very
thorough
presentation.
I
had
some
questions
being
a
district
counselor.
I
will
obviously
focus
on
on
the
schools
in
in
our
district
and
in
district
nine.
I'm
really
excited
about
the
commitment
to
hub
schools,
and
I
was
just
wondering
you
know.
I
really
feel
that
our
hub
school
gpa,
the
gardner
pilot
academy,
did
a
great
job
this
year,
working
in
partnership
with
the
ymca
to
set
up
learning
pods
that
were
located
in
one
of
our
local
nonprofits.
I
So
I
think
it
was
a
very
successful
model.
I'm
just
wondering
about
you
know
the
partnership
with
the
gp
and
the
ymca
half
of
your
home
schools
partner
with
the
ymca
and
really
like
to
get
more
details
about
those
partnerships
and,
and
is
it
is
it
facilitated
at
the
local
level
or
is
it
through
the
central
office
of
the
ymca
one
concern
one
concerned
appearances
with
with
child
care,
or
you
know,
programming
is
what's
the
turnover
of
staff?
I
Do
you
have
a
fairly
stable
staff
with
the
in
the
hub
school
model
from
the
ymca
side,
just
to
make
sure
that
you
have
some
continuity
of
care
and
and
the
stable
learning
situation
for
after
preschool
and
after
school
pre
before
school
and
after
school
programs
in
the
hub
school?
I
had
a
question
about
the
horace
mann:
it's
a
school
for
the
deaf,
it's
a
dual
language
school.
I
I'm
really
interested
to
hear
of
your
plans
for
the
relocation
of
that
school
and
also
how
its
status
as
a
dual
language
school
will
will
impact
those
clans.
You
know
the
the
deaf
culture
and
the
deaf
community
and
austin
brighton.
The
the
location
in
union
square
in
allston
is
closely
closely
associated
with
the
the
deafing
program
across
the
street,
and
I'm
just
really
thinking
about
what
the
plans
are
for.
I
I
I
I
really
hope
that
we
can
have
a
a
big
conversation
and
how
the
intersectionality
of
of
the
the
bcyf
programming
and
and
the
bps
programming,
sometimes
it
can
get,
get
to
be
a
little.
You
know
with
shared
facilities,
it's
not
always
a
smooth
situation,
but
I
hope
that
we
can
really
engage
in
a
visioning
process
that
would
envision
the
re-establishment
of
the
jackson
man
as
a
as
a
top-notch
hub
school
in
partnership
with
pcyf
at
that
location.
I
I
had
a
question
about
the
locker
rooms
at
brighton
high
school
there's,
a
significant
amount
of
money
put
aside
for
lockers
new
locker
rooms
at
brighton
high.
I
do
remember
that
that
was
in
last
year's
budget.
So
is
it
just
rolled
forward
from
last
year
or
what
why
why
are
we?
Why
is
it
in
this
year's
budget?
It
was
it
wasn't,
just
we
didn't
get
to
it
with
colvin
last
year,
and
it's
just
been
put
into
this
this
year's
budget
and,
let's
see
what
else
yeah
those
are.
I
I
You
know,
notwithstanding
the
need
for
strong
programming
and
support
in
madison
park,
but
we
also
need
career
pathways
and
internships
etc
for
our
high
schoolers
and
across
the
city,
and
thank
you,
those
are
really
the
main
points.
I
look
forward
to
digging
deeper
into
this
big
conversation
as
we
go
through
the
budget
in
the
coming
weeks,
and
and
thank
you
all
for
your
for
your
hard
work.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
counselor,
and
from
many
of
the
questions
that
I've
been
getting
from
counselors
you,
you
like
me,
have
a
lot
of
concerns
around
our
facilities
and
where
we're
headed
with
our
capital
budget.
You
know
and
again
today's
hearing
is
mostly
on
operations
and
our
operational
budget,
and
so
I
think
we
it'd
probably
be
best
to
come
back
to
the
team
on
the
capital
budget
and
the
capital
plan
after
we
present
to
a
school
committee.
I
think
so
that
we
can
answer
all
of
your
questions
around
capital.
B
I
know
that
the
brighton
high
school
locker
room
is
on
the
piece
we
are
still
working
with
the
horseman
community.
We
are
collectively
still
looking
for
jackson,
mann
and
the
solutions
there
and
we'll
be
coming
around
with
a
question.
No
doubt
the
ymca
has
been
an
incredible
partner
to
us
this
year
and
is
a
major
partner
with
us
on
our
hub
community
school
model
and
so
we're
doing
great
work
with
them.
B
Ons
has
just
recently
announced
the
reopening
of
their
neighborhood
centers,
so
we're
really
excited
to
partner
with
them
in
all
new
ways,
to
be
able
to
make
sure
that
students
have
their
out
of
school
and
before
school
time
taken
care
of
and
and
that's
pla,
they
have
a
place
to
play
and
to
engage
and
to
get
the
kind
of
help
that
they
need
for
their
remote
learning
experience
if
they're
still
in
remote
learning.
So
all
of
those
things
really
important
into
the
budget,
I
think
we'll
see
some
of
the
capital
improvements.
B
J
J
How
we
of
course
make
up
for
lost
time
and
the
mental
health
challenges
our
students
face
along
with
our
educators,
universal
pre-k.
I
had
a
hearing
recently
a
very
robust
hearing
that
included
folks
from
bps
the
administration,
but
also
the
external
partners
that
do
this
work
in
this
child
care
ecosystem.
J
It's
been
a
topic
of
discussion
for
a
really
long
time,
in
touch,
of
course,
with
many
of
the
folks
on
your
team
with
respect
to
this
issue,
because
I
do
think
it
needs
to
happen
in
partnership
with
school
resource
officers
and
that
there
are
real
stu,
not
just
studies,
but
you
know
I'm
a
former
education
attorney
who
handled
a
lot
of
disciplinary
cases,
how
we
criminalize
young
people
at
this
school
level
is
real.
So
how
do
we
respond
to
that
effectively
and
then?
J
Lastly,
we'll
have
a
lot
of
questions
on
the
boston,
public
schools,
transportation,
budget,
alternatives
to
save
money
for
which
for
a
budget
that
is
just
not
of
course
sustainable.
So
my
quick
questions
before
I
think
we've
gone
to
the
next
thing.
I
was
just
wanting
to
give
an
overview
for
you
and
your
team
is
one.
Is
there
any
acceleration
of
capital
projects
happening
right
now
in
terms
of
school
infrastructure,
given
that
interest
rates
are
so
low?
Clearly,
there's
been
some
projects
in
the
pipeline
for
some
time.
How
do
we
make
that
happen?
J
B
J
J
The
acceleration
of
capital
projects
given
interest
rates
are
so
low,
and
I
think
we
could
be
just
doing
these
things
right
now
and
as
a
way
to
even
help
people
get
back
to
work
so
any
anything
there
and
then
the
second
piece
was
around
what
nate
brought
up
in
terms
of
declining
enrollment
and
the
thousands
of
families
and
students
were
losing.
I
think
the
district
and
the
city
for
a
long
time
has
had
a
a
band-aid
response.
It's
a
tough
conversation
to
have.
But
what
is
a
strategy
and
plan
to
address
declining
enrollment?
J
B
You
know,
and
it
just
you
know,
keeps
going
down
if
you
don't
interrupt
it.
Part
of
that
solution
is
around
universal
pre-kindergarten
and
ensuring
that
parents
have
an
entryway
into
the
district
and
strong
pathways.
So
getting
our
pathways
solidified
is
critical.
Part
of
that
is
on
the
capital
budget
that
we'll
be
talking
about
with
the
school
committee
in
may,
and
so
that's
really
important.
So
I
look
forward
to
coming
back
and
circling
around
with
that
all
the
way
from
birth
to
career
and
so
making
sure
that
we're
paying
attention
to
all
of
that.
B
The
current
projects
that
are
accelerated
right
now
in
our
capital
budget
are
boston's.
Arts
academy
we're
finishing
that
we
have
the
quincy
school,
that's
in
design
phase
the
carter
school
as
well.
Those
are
three
major
projects.
We've
just
recently
closed
the
edwards
school
and
we
have
the
jackson
man
as
councilor
braden
was
talking
about
and
horace
mann
school.
We
have
our
middle
schools
that
will
be
having
to
come
offline
and
repurposed
for
additional
projects
and
we'll
be
working
with
the
community
around
all
of
this.
B
So
this
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
refresh
and
renew
and
revitalize,
and
so
that's
where
our
effort
will
mostly
be
as
we
look
to
strengthen
our
pathways
to
create
more
access
for
our
younger
learners
and
then
the
pathways
at
7
12
to
provide
better
and
more
equitable
and
robust
opportunities
at
the
high
high
school
level.
So
we
can
improve
all
of
our
high
schools
across
the
city.
So
that's
the
general!
I
didn't
know
about
the
edwards,
so
that's
that's!
The
edwards
has
been
transitioning
for
the
last
two
years
yep.
B
So
we
didn't
put
a
sixth
grade
at
the
edwards
prior
year
and
then
now
they're
moving
on,
because
the
charlestown
high
school
will
have
the
seventh
and
eighth
grade
and
east
boston
will
have
seventh
grade,
because
we
did
the
k-6
expansions
in
east
boston
and
so
really
important
for
us
to
continue
that
work
around
expanding
our
k5's
to
k-6
and
our
schools
that
are
seven
are
912.
Some
of
them
are
going
to
be
going
7-12.
We
will
still
have
some
some
k-8s
and
some
912
high
schools
as
well.
We'll
continue.
K
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
and
counselor
campbell.
It's
nice
to
see
somebody
else
lose
their
train
of
thought
other
than
me
just
a
couple
of
things.
Nate.
You
had
talked
about
the
student
enrollment
again,
so
can
you
explain
a
little
more
on
who
it
is
we're
losing
it?
Is
it
how
many
kids
are
graduating
and
then
it's
not
it's
not
coming
in
in
the
in
the
lower
grades,
or
is
there
an
exodus
in
middle
school
and
who
are
those
those
children,
families
that
are
leaving.
K
No,
no,
that's!
That's
not
what
I'm
saying
so:
the
kids,
the
kids
that
graduated
they're,
obviously
off
they
come
down
you
minus
them
off
to
57,
000
or
whatever.
Whatever
our
number
is
now
and
then,
but
is
it?
Is
it
kids
not
coming
in
at
the
beginning
or
we
are
we
bleeding
in
the
middle
and
again
during
covert?
C
C
We
have
seen
that
parochial
school
enrollment
has
increased
this
year,
but
it's
not
just
enrollment
from
bps.
It's
also
enrollment
from
charter
schools,
who
also
did
not
open
fully
in
person
this
year.
At
the
start,
we
the
data
that
we
get
around
parochial
and
charter
school
enrollment,
doesn't
come
to
us
until
this
spring,
so
we
will
have
our
first
deep
dive
analysis
of
that
coming
over
the
summer,
but
we
you
know
so
a
lot
of
our
information
is
just
trying
to
track
our
enrollment.
C
I
would
say:
immigration
policies
is
a
big
factor,
and
so
we
did
not
see
as
many
new
arriving
students.
So
we
had
a
bigger
decline
in
english
learners
this
year,
because
new
students
are
not
arriving
in
boston.
We
think
that
could
have
to
do
with
the
former
administration's
xenophobic
policies
or
it
could
be.
K
C
No,
it
can
be.
I
can
pull
up
the
exact
number
but
yeah
it
can
be
more
than
that
really
and
it's
it's
pretty
significant.
The
number
of
new
students,
new
arrivals
that
we
have
the
other
two
things
that
you
did
mention
is
that
we
did
have
a
large
graduating
class
last
year
that
is
not
being
replaced
by
a
class
that
size.
This
is
the
fourth
year
of
high
school
enrollment
decline,
because
those
smaller
cohorts
are
going
from
9th
to
10th
and
aging
out.
C
That's
something
that
we
see
in
boston
in
massachusetts
and
the
region
as
a
whole
that
the
current
class
that
are
freshmen
in
college
was
a
much
bigger
cohort
of
kids
than
the
classes
that
have
followed
them.
And
then,
of
course,
as
you
mentioned,
we
are
seeing
declining
enrollment
in
the
early
grades,
k1
k2
first
grade.
That
is
the
place
where
we
are
least
certain
that
it's
not
covered
related.
C
C
We
don't
I
mean
oftentimes
with
a
lot
of
this
enrollment.
We
don't
have
a
lot
of
the
qualitative
data
that
we
would
need
to
be
able
to
estimate
what's
happening.
All
we
can
sort
of
do
is
is
provide
greater
clarity
about
what
we
see,
and
so
we
see
less
enrollment
in
k1
k2,
first
grade
than
we've
seen,
and
then
we
we
are
holding
a
lot
of
capacity.
So
miriam
mentioned
superintendent
mentioned
that
we're
doing
18.5
million
of
new
investments
to
support
schools.
C
What
we
have
done
is
not
close
classrooms
and
programs
across
the
city
so
that
we
have
the
capacity
to
serve
students
if
and
when
they
return
in
the
fall.
So
if
we
do
see
that
there
was
a
one-year
decrease
because
it
was
cold
related
and
the
students
begin
to
enroll,
then
we
have
the
capacity
to
serve
them.
If
those
students
do
not
come
back
that
it
was
partially
coveted
or
it
was
coveted
and
then
they
you
know
once
they
enroll
in
a
parochial
school,
they
stay
in
parochial
school
perpetuity.
K
Yeah,
that
was
actually
the
second
part
of
my
question
was
maybe
talk
about
footprint
a
bit.
It's
on
slide
24,
so
it
so.
If
these,
if
these
numbers
stay
the
same
footprint,
would
mean
potential,
closings
or
or
or
just
changing,
yeah,
that's
a
difficult.
I
don't
want
to
really
throw
you
in
that
fire
right
there,
but
it
you
know
if
you
can
talk
about
footprint
a
little
bit
and
what
we
see
of
in
in
the
next
next
couple
of
years.
C
The
the
way
that
that
benefits
us
is,
we
see
in
as
a
pro
enrollment
strategy
to
to
use
one
of
the
superintendent's
terms.
The
the
pro-enrollment
strategy
is,
we
see
already
an
uptake
in
retention
of
students,
meaning
we
keep
our
bps
students
in
the
k-6
elementary
schools
and
that
we
see
students
who
are
rolling
in
those
seven
to
twelves
is
a
popular
option.
So
we
anticipate
that
is
a
more
popular
pathway
for
families
and
we.
L
C
We're
not
selling
them
off
for
condos
we're
taking
them
making
major
reinvestments
to
upgrade
them
and
make
sure
that
they
are
new
modern
facilities,
as
counselor
savvy
george
mentioned
needing
libraries
and
science
labs
and
all
of
the
different
pieces
to
it,
then
using
those
for
elementary
schools
in
high
needs
areas
where
we
can
then
potentially
look
at
expanding
and
merging
two
communities
into
a
brand
new
building.
We
have
in
the
past,
talked
about
mergers,
not
from
a
position
of
strength.
C
We've
talked
about
it
in
terms
of
responding
to
declining
enrollment,
but
when
you
have
the
opportunity
to
go
to
a
new
building,
it's
a
more
exciting
opportunity.
So
we
may
be
looking
that
and
that
could
be
ways
that
we
start
to
right-size,
where
families
feel
like
they're
gaining
from
the
consolidation,
as
opposed
to
losing
these
sort
of
tiny
school
communities
that
we're
struggling
to
fully
fund
yeah
resources.
K
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
nate.
That
brings
me
to
my
next
question
there
on
the
page.
I
think
it
was
maybe
slide
22.
I
think
it
was
mentioned
on
the
on
the
hub
schools.
I
didn't
see
any
mention
of
the
devin
mccormack
campus
there.
I
know.
There's
talk
of
that
becoming
a
hub
campus.
Is
that
just
because
the
the
rehab
or
the
or
the
real,
the
redesign
of
those
of
that
campus
is
not
quite
ready
to
go
yet
when,
when
do
we,
when
would
we
start
all
that.
C
Yeah,
the
mccormick
bcla
bcla
mccormick,
seven
through
12
school
begins,
they've
officially
voted
to
merge
and
they
will
begin
next
year
to
begin
transitioning.
So
seventh,
through
ninth
grade,
will
be
at
the
mccormick
facility
next
year
and
ten
through
twelve,
will
be
at
the
hyde
park
complex
where
they
are
and
we
are
beginning
the
process.
It's
a
three-phased
upgrade
to
facilities
specifically
around
the
bcla
mccormick,
seven
through
twelve
and
then
in
addition,
they're.
C
A
three
year
three-phase
project
first,
is
making
renovations
that
are
needed
to
so
it's
sort
of
like
table
stakes,
basic
renovations
first
and
then
we're
upgrading
over
three
years
and
three
phases
of
the
project.
The
the
other
piece
is,
we
are
talking.
We
have
a
partnership
with
umass
boston
to
do
some
work
around
those
pathways.
C
C
That
project
is
moving
forward
as
well,
and
access
to
the
facilities
is
something
that
is
is
going
to
be
part
of
that.
That
process
they've
been
going
through
that
public
process
as
well,
and
so
that's
definitely
something
that
is
going
to
be
an
exciting
opportunity
for
our
students.
There
is
that
so.
K
C
It's
not
an
initial
phase
of
the
hub
school,
it
doesn't
mean
that
they're
not
going
to
be,
and-
and
I
would
just
say,
partnerships
are
an
important
part
of
every
bps
school
and
so
being
a
formal
part
of
the
hub
school
versus
not
doesn't
mean
that
it's
all
connected
to
the
community
or
not.
There's
a
lot
of
partnership,
part
and
community
resources
that
are
being
brought
into
bcla
mccormack.
Okay,.
M
Meghan,
yes,
sorry,
my
time
starts
now.
Okay,
and
I
have
a
lot
of
questions,
so
I'm
not
even
going
to
do
opening
remarks.
I'm
just
curious,
I'm
going
to
dive
right
into
the
commission,
dr
casillas.
You
know
I
reached
out
to
you
last
week
in
regards
to
this
new
task
force
that
was
put
in
place
and
I've
gotten
a
lot
of
calls
from
groups
who
are
interested
in
knowing
just
kind
of
how
that
was
chosen.
M
They're
curious
to
know
what
the
percentage
of
parents
are
and
students
that
make
up
that
space.
We
also
want
to
ensure
that
that
we're
following
the
their
advice
and
feedback
and
folks
are
really
concerned
about
the
lip
service
con
just
curious
about
what
that's
going
to
look
like
in
terms
of
outcomes,
and
we
also
want
to
know
what
the
vision
is
beyond
the
commission.
M
In
other
words,
how
will
it
be
implemented
for
beyond
once
the
information
is
determined?
What
role
would
the
community
play
in
terms
of
just
monitoring
the
implementation
of
that
and
a
lot
of
these
questions
came
from
the
folks
at
school
facts:
it's
a
non-profit
organization
working
with
parents
and
students.
So
if
you
could
answer
that,
that
would
be
great.
Some
of
my
other
questions
come
from
educators
and
parents,
specifically
around
the
trauma,
informed
practices.
M
I
see
that
you
mentioned
in
the
presentation
we'd
like
for
you
to
just
kind
of
expand
a
little
bit
on
that
beyond
staffing
levels
for
social
workers.
What
does
trauma-informed
care
really
look
like
in
the
classroom?
More
specifically,
we'd
like
to
know
how
many
school
social
workers
and
psychologists
will
be
employed.
If
this
budget
passes
how
and
where
would
they
be
staffed
and
how
will
they
be
prioritized
in
the
most
impacted
schools
and
communities?
M
We
also
would
like
to
know
what
are
the
plans
in
place
to
support
families
and
students
over
the
summer
in
terms
of
mental
health
and
enrichment?
I'm
also
curious
about
what
trauma-informed
practices
are
being
offered
for
teachers,
administrators
and
parents.
This
pandemic
has
been
stressful,
for
them
too,
so
would
love
to
get
your
feedback
on
that.
Your
presentation
said
that
bps
will
be
following
and
we'll
be
funding
continuing
access
to
internet
learning.
What
percentage
of
students
do
not
have
access
to
reliable
internet
at
this
moment?
M
If
you
could
share
that
with
us
nate,
you
mentioned
some
of
the
intensive
support
offered
for
students
to
recover
learning
loss,
including
summer
school.
I
saw
that
there's
an
overall
30
percent
reduction
in
school
review
programming.
Could
you
talk
about
what
that
reduction
about
that
reduction
and
what
that
means
for
reducing
the
learning
loss
and
we're
using
funding
to
improve
staffing
support
for
contact
tracing,
particularly
I'm
notifying
students
regarding
covic
cases
and
updates
et
cetera?
B
We
do
anticipate
more
students
in
our
summer
programming
this
year
than
we
had
previous
and
so
we'll
have
summer
learning
going
on
in
our
schools,
as
well
as
our
partnerships
with
enrichment
programs
with
boston
after
school
and
beyond.
As
you
know,
they
have
over
200
partners
who
work
with
us
so
as
not
to
compete
with
some
of
those
programs
or
being
mindful
and
getting
students
a
plan.
B
We
also
do
have
summer
school
planned
for
social
emotional
supports
this
summer.
We
plan
on
hiring
additional
social
workers.
I
don't
have
the
final
number,
but
I
think
it's
somewhere
around
10
or
more
social
workers.
That
will
be
working
with
us
and
then
some
psychologists,
they're
working
on
the
final
plans
now
for
the
summer
support
systems
around
our
families
and
students
in
terms
of
their
mental
health
and
re-engagement.
M
B
B
B
I
know
that
there's
been
a
number
of
school
leaders
who
have
done
support
with
our
with
our
rebuilding
of
community
within
their
own
schools
and
so
they're
private,
providing
support
that
way.
As
for
families,
we
have
our
family
liaisons
in
schools.
The
addition
of
the
family
essence
for
next
year
are
to
help
parents
access
any
kind
of
support
that
they
have
if
they're
in
crisis
or
if
they
need.
You
know
if
their
house
was
a
fire.
All
of
those
types
of
things
will
be
what
our
family
liaisons
are
helping
with.
Yes,.
M
To
that
point
in
regards
to
when
I'm
thinking
about
family
engagement-
and
I
really
do
appreciate
the
investments
on
the
family
liaisons,
I'm
just
curious
when
we
really
think
about
how
do
we
engage
families?
What's
the
plan
for
ensuring
that
parent
council
meetings
are
robust,
are
there
any
opportunities
to
provide
parents
with
stipends?
We
always
ask
parents
to
who
are
already
experiencing
enough
financial
hardship
to
show
up
what
is
in
place
to
help
support
parents
or
even
by
providing
them
stipends
for
participation
or
or
food
budget.
B
I
know
our
federal
funding
can't
be
used
for
direct
payments
to
to
families,
and
so
I'm
not
certain
about
the
stipends,
but
sometimes
we
do
have
other
types
of
partnerships
and
things
that
we
can
do,
but
I
can
certainly
explore
that
with
our
family
lay
as
an
office,
our
parent
university
has
been
working
all
year
around
working
with
parents
and
how
they
could
access
remote
learning
or
how
they
can
do
parenting
during
this
difficult
time
and
providing
additional
time
for
parents
just
to
connect
with
other
parents.
No.
M
M
What
how
is
it
composed
the
role
that
how
many
parents,
how
many
students-
and
I
would
like
to
know
how
you
got
to
that,
because
we
made
recommendations
and
those
recommend
we
didn't
even
know
that
there
was
a
task
force
being
put
together.
So
just
like
the
information
is
not
trickling
down
to
folks.
So
I'm
just
curious
about
what
that
process
has
been
like
if
active
engaged
parents
and
people
like
me,
aren't
in
the
know,
I'm
just
curious
about
your
dissemination
of
communication
around
that.
B
So
I'm
glad
to
share
with
you,
so
we
put
out
a
press
release
today.
I
think
we
shared
it
with
all
the
counselors,
so
you
should
have
the
list
of
everybody
who's
on
it.
We
tried
to
have
an
external
body
that
is
going
to
be
looking
at
recommendations
that
are
going
to
be
from
our
internal
body,
so
we
will
be
talking
to
school
leaders
we'll
be
talking
to
all
of
the
formal
groups.
B
Citywide
parent
council
we'll
be
talking
to
spedpack
dlac
ell
task
force,
the
oag
task
force
all
of
folks
who
are
very
familiar
with
our
strategic
plan.
The
reason
that
I
selected,
the
individuals
on
our
current
commission
that
I
did
on
the
invitee
list
was
because
it
is
an
external
group
of
stakeholders
to
give
them
an
opportunity
to
be
able
to
weigh
in
on
any
draft
plans
that
we
put
together
and
to
help
us
refine
our
planning
and
give
us
the
lens
of
the
community.
B
So
those
are
two
from
higher
ed
two
from
faith-based
community
two
from
our
business
community.
You
know:
there's
all
these
different
types
of
categories-
philanthropic,
philanthropy
nonprofit.
So
it's
really
an
externally
based
group
to
give
them
an
opportunity
to
weigh
in
on
the
on
the
work
of
this,
this
funding
and
to
give
voice
to
that.
There's
also
reopening
task
forces
that
we're
doing
with
our
teachers,
who
will
give
us
feedback
as
well
school
leaders.
We
have
parents
on
that.
B
B
We
will
have
broadcast
that
in
our
parent
newsletter
in
multiple
languages
and
make
it
available
for
them.
So
there'll
be
a
lot
of
opportunity
over
the
next
two
months
for
our
internal
group
to
be
able
to
provide
information.
So
that's
why
parents
haven't
heard
about
it.
We
still
are
yet
waiting
on
our
guidance
from
the
state
who
hasn't
yet.
We
have
not
received
that
guidance
yet
so
we
didn't
want
to
get
ahead
too
much
of
that,
but
we
do
know
that
we
are
going
to
want
to
have
external
voices
as
well.
I'm.
B
M
I'm
also
curious
when
you,
when
you
and
I
do
appreciate
the
the
level
of
engagement
in
terms
of
like
making
sure
that
parents
and
students
have
a
voice,
I'm
just
curious
about
the
there's,
a
formal
and
then
there's
an
informal
voice,
and
I'm
just
curious
about
what
role
the
the
parents
and
the
students
are
going
to
play
in
educa
and
bringing
in
their
commute
their
constituencies
into
the
space
like.
What's
what
is
that
going
to
look
like
yeah.
M
B
M
And
you
know-
and
I
appreciate
that-
and
I
also
just
think
in
terms
of
just
a
best
practice,
if
we're
really
serious
about
building
trust
and
community
engagement,
that
we
can't
continue
to
just
engage
the
usual
suspects
and
those
who
are
well-versed
because
those
who
are
living
the
realities
often
aren't
participating
in
the
equity
roundtables
and
the
equity.
Roundtables
are
not
happening
all
across
all
schools,
and
so
there's
just
a
lot
of
gaps
and
opportunities
for
us
to
really
strengthen
our
family
and
community
engagement.
M
B
This
body
is
one
of
multiple
bodies
that
we
will
have
providing
input,
and
so
this
is
the
external
body
of
stakeholders
and
partners,
more
so
than
it
is
the
on
the
grounds,
folks
who
will
be
involved
at
the
school
level,
providing
input
to
our
schools
and
their
school
budgets
as
well
as
the
district
and
centralized
supports
that
we're
planning
on
putting
out
to
the
school
out
to
all
of
our
schools
and
students.
So
multiple
opportunities
for
people
to
be
involved.
A
A
N
N
B
Absolutely
the
the
desi
guidance
says
that
you
can
have
two
kids
per
bench
now.
The
biggest
thing
is
making
sure
that
the
windows
are
down
and
so
we're
working
with
them
on
that.
In
terms
of
that,
so
capacity
is
not
an
issue
for
us,
but
having
monitors,
we
have
openings
right
now
for
monitors
and
we
are
going
to
have
to
bring
our
monitors
on,
I'm
not
sure
nate.
If
you
want
to
talk
about
any
of
the
shifts,
we're
making
with
the
monitors.
C
Yeah
we
just
had
so
we
there
is
a
planned
investment
around
bus
monitors,
both
in
terms
of
how
we
how
many
bus
monitors
we
have
so
we
have
greater
availability
for
all
of
our
buses,
but
then
also
thinking
about
that.
How
do
we
root
and
deploy
bus
monitors
and
thinking
about
sort
of
the
reform
of
the
process?
One
of
the
things
that
we
have
is
we
know
that
some
of
the
schools
are
writing
into
the
iep
process.
C
Bus
monitors
for
every
student
when
they
want
one
on
the
bus
as
opposed
to
needing
a
one-to-one,
but
they're
writing
them
in
that
way.
So
it's
it's
a
reform
process,
we're
thinking
about
how
do
we
distribute
those
bus
monitors
differently?
Transportation
will
be
the
topic
of
a
hearing
later
and
I
don't
want
to
sort
of
misspeak.
N
C
N
C
N
N
Another
question
of
the
approximately
342
bps
contracts
to
my
calculation.
Only
one
is
a
minority
owned
and
small
locally
owned
business,
which
represents
only
0.29
of
bps
contracts.
Is
that
correct?
Is
that
the
most
up-to-date
information
and
if
it
is
or
if
it
isn't,
what
efforts
are
being
made
by
bps
to
ensure
that
we're
actually
contracting
with
small
local
minority
or
women
on
businesses.
C
C
We
have
been
working
very
closely
with
the
mayor's
office
of
economic
development.
We
have
a
new
business
manager,
naveen
reddy,
who
some
of
you
may
know
from.
He
was
at
city
hall,
most
recently
working
in
the
auditing
department,
but
he's
come
over
and
made
this
an
area
of
emphasis
for
for
his
team
and
our
work,
and
so
at
bps.
C
C
That
is
our
biggest
opportunity
to
really
promote,
and
so
the
guidance
that
has
been
given
to
us
from
the
mayor's
office,
of
course,
is
to
require
that
we
secure
quotes.
What
we're
doing
is
increasing
our
training.
We
have
a
plan
for
making
sure
everyone
understands
the
new
rules
emphasizing
this
as
part
of
our
procurement
process
and
then
also
then
working
with
them
to
figure
out.
How
can
we
promote
and
make
sure
that
we
are
doing
enough
outreach
to
minority
women-owned
businesses?
C
This
is
an
area
that
we
have
not
done,
particularly
well
in
the
past
and
probably
an
understatement,
and
it
is
an
area
that
we're
putting
together
a
specific
plan
to
address
across
the
schools,
because
there
are
significant
opportunities
to
invest
in
local,
owned
businesses.
Women
and
minority
owned
businesses
through
the
bp.
N
So,
okay,
so
I'm
gonna
ask
my
last
question,
which
is
hopefully
a
very
quick
one,
which
is
bps
last
year,
had
an
online
tool
that
basically
broke
down
the
fiscal
year
21
budget
process
and
allowed
people
to
look
at
where
funding
for
each
school
was
directed
and
also
a
side-by-side
comparison
of
weighted
student
funding
for
each
school.
Are
there
any
plans
to
bring
that
back
for
this
year?.
C
N
O
N
A
L
Thank
you
console
buck
and
it's
good
to
be
with
the
school
superintendent.
Thank
you
for
being
here
with
us
brenda
and
with
the
our
dedicated
and
professional
team
as
well.
I've
worked
with
the
superintendent
since
she
started,
especially
on
outreach
to
our
asian
students,
and
obviously
it's
been
a
terrible
and
difficult
year
for
everybody,
but
it's
also
been
an
especially
difficult
and
terrible
year
for
our
asian
students
in
in
bps
in
our
city,
so
superintendent
as
we
slowly
come
back
in
person.
L
We
still
know
that
asian
students
are
at
the
highest
number
of
almost
declining
to
come
back
for
for
many
reasons,
including
safety,
including
some
bullying,
not
not
necessarily,
not
I'm
not
saying
in
the
school
but
bullying
outside
of
the
of
of
the
school.
I
was
just
on
a
meeting
with
the
golden
age
chinese
golden
age
home
an
hour
ago,
and
we
were
talking
about
anti-asian
violence,
but
I
just
wanted
to
ask
you
superintendent,
what
are
some
of
your
plans,
knowing
that
we
had
an
awful
year
for
the
asian
community
as
well?
L
B
Well,
I
just
want
to
thank
you
counselor
for
your
leadership
as
well
and
always
including
us
in
your
meetings
and
making
sure
that
we're
responsive
and
holding
us
accountable.
So
that's
really
important
to
us.
Our
department
of
equity
under
dr
granson's
leadership
has
been
meeting
with
the
asian
community
for
several
months
now.
B
And
so
I
share
your
concern
about
the
numbers
and
the
and
the
surveys
that
we're
seeing.
Some
of
that
is
just
the
general
numbers
we're
seeing
around
disproportionate
numbers
of
families
of
color
choosing
to
keep
their
children
at
remote.
Some
of
some
children
are
actually
doing
okay
in
remote
learning
and
it's
working
well
for
them,
and
then
some
of
them
have
expressed
that
they
are
more
fearful
to
come
out
into
the
community,
and
so
we'll
continue
to
lift
that
up.
We've
sent
family
letters.
L
Thank
you,
superintendent.
I
appreciate
your
leadership
on
this
important
issue
and
you
have
been
working
hard
in
making
sure
that
the
asian
community
is
is
engaged
in
part
of
the
process
and
discussion.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
you,
superintendent
and
my.
My
final
question
is:
if
students-
maybe
it's
it's
more
of
a
general
question.
If
students
want
to
engage
in
summer
school
programs.
L
I
I
received
a
couple
calls
from
parents.
I
just
want
to
provide
them
with
the
the
correct
information
on
exactly
what
steps
they
need
to
do
and
where
what
school
they
would
go
to
and
would
it
be,
would
it
be
math
and
science
and
english
and
reading
or
or
is,
did
it
or
is
it
a
curriculum,
that's
more
geared
toward
the
student.
If
you
can
just
give
me
a
little
bit
of
that
type
of
information.
B
Well,
there
will
be
both
counselors,
so
there
will
be
academic
programming,
that's
geared
to
the
students,
in
particular
those
who
are
doing
extended
years.
So
teachers
know
where
they're
at
and
then
there
will
be
other
programs
and
opportunities
for
students
to
engage
in,
in
course,
work
there'll,
be
credit
recovery
coursework
for
our
high
school
students
who
maybe
are
going
to
be
summer
grads,
and
they
want
to
get
caught
up.
They
maybe
had
an
incomplete
this
year
and
want
to
get
caught
up,
and
so
that
will
be
available.
B
B
You
can
go
to
bostonpublicschools.org
and
click
on
the
summer,
stuffs
icon
and
you
can
find
information
there
we'll
be
doing
a
launch,
I
think
next
week
on
summer
school,
so
that
we
can
more
publicly
talk
about
all
our
final
plans
for
summer
school.
As
you
know,
all
of
our
attention
has
been
on
this
week
and
opening
up
schools,
and,
and
so
we
will
try
to
get
our
communications
out
to
all
of
our
families.
L
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
superintendent.
Council
block.
I
have
no
further
questions.
I
just
want
to
acknowledge.
Over
the
last
several
months,
liz
sullivan
has
been
extremely
helpful
on
a
lot
of
related
issues,
so
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
liz
for
working
with
my
staff
and
my
team
on
on
various
bps
issues.
A
P
Sorry,
good
morning,
good
morning,
man
of
chair
good
morning,
superintendent
and
and
her
team
a
couple
quick
things
on
the
capitol
just
wanted
to
talk
about.
Obviously,
obviously
the
build
his
work
won.
His
previous
administration
squandered
significant
opportunities
to
revitalize
and
to
build
new
schools
under
the
school
building
assistance
program.
So
I'm
happy
to
see
that
our
former
mayor,
mayor
walsh
and
his
administration
led
those
efforts
on
that
front
and
we're
starting
to
see
that
pay
dividends.
P
What's
the
word
repositioning
some
of
our
school
building
assets
to
accommodate
the
demand
for
early
education
and
to
preschool
on
the
capital
side
of
the
house
and
then
on
the
operating
side?
Obviously,
I'd
like
a
per
pupil
cost
and
get
an
assessment
as
to
whether
or
not
that's
enough
to
accommodate
the
the
lost
learning
throughout
covid
as
it
pertains
to
to
our
boss,
public
school
students
and
what
efforts
will
be
undertaken
and
how
much
money
will
be
spent
for
summer
programming
to
again
get
our
kids
caught
up.
P
I
don't
need
to
tell
folks
on
on
this
zoom
that
we're
in
a
global
economy
and
we've
got
ceos
moving
their
companies
here
because
of
the
brain
power
because
of
our
academic
institutions
because
of
our
health
care,
because
we're
a
walkable,
livable,
relatively
safe
city
compared
to
cities,
our
size
and
bigger.
So
we're
attractive.
It's
what
and
it's
that
mojo
along
with
our
championship
teams.
It's
what
gives
boston
street
cred
and
I
think
a
lot
of
folks
want
to
be
able
to
participate
in
that
economy.
P
P
I
guess
our
subject
matter
thought
process
around
the
jobs
that
will
be
coming
online,
as
opposed
to
sort
of
like
the
teaching
to
the
mcas
test
and
making
sure
that
we
have
curriculums
that
support
that
type
of
growth,
the
job
growth
and
the
to
close,
not
only
the
achievement
gap
but
the
opportunity
gap
in
addition
to
that,
what
are
we
doing
for
our
for
our
intellectually
gifted
students
by
way
of
advanced
work
program
in
ap
classes?
I
understand
that
there's
a
lot
of
frustration
around.
P
You
know,
availability
of
both
advanced
work
and
and
ap
classes.
And
again
you
know,
obviously
it's
it's.
Never
a
one
size
fits
all.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
the
best
we
can
representing
you
know,
particularly
as
we
opened
for
for
those
that
have
been
impacted
the
most,
but
we
also
need
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
forget.
P
Students
there
that
are
trying
to
compete
in
the
global
economy,
make
sure
that
we're
advancing
their
their
education
as
well.
So
that's
in
a
nutshell.
For
me,
a
couple
cap
capital
questions
a
couple
operating
questions
as
it
pertains
and
then
finally,
as
folks
know
that
the
council
to
create
a
new
committee
on
the
covet,
reopening
and
I'll,
be
chairing
that
so
I'll
be
working
closely,
obviously
with
the
superintendent
so
does
to
date.
P
Does
the
district
have
a
solid
idea
as
to
what
levels
of
federal
funding
will
be
arriving
for
our
schools
and
and
to
date,
what's
the
time
frame
and
what
plans
have
been
set
for
that
funding
and-
and
let's
surround
the
lady,
let's
get
together
and
start
to
sort
of
coordinate
schedules
around
when
we
should
start
to
have
hearings
around
that?
So
that's
it
in
a
nutshell.
For
me,
madam
chair
and
I'll
I'll,
put
myself
a
mute
and
listen
to
the
responses.
B
C
B
I
do
want
to
just
echo
and
share
your
concern.
You
know
one
that
there
are
a
lot
of
assets
within
the
community
within
boston
that
are
wonderful
places
that
make
this
place
a
city
very
attractive
and
one
is
its
people
and
the
way
that
they
come
together
around
challenge
and
the
resilience
and
that's
just
absolutely
fabulous.
B
For
you
know,
high-end
arts,
programming
for
our
gifted
students
and
then
athletic
programming
as
well,
and
making
sure
that
students
have
athletic
programs.
All
the
way,
from
the
elementary
grades
to
the
middle
and
high
school
and
part
of
our
pathways
program
to
a
more
well-rounded,
more
rigorous
opportunity
across
our
schools.
We
are
also
planning
on
additional
access
for
high
quality
seats
across
the
city,
both
in
our
community-based
organizations
and
in
our
schools.
B
If
we
can
expand
seats
in
our
schools
that
maybe
are
choosing
no
longer
to
have
the
seventh
and
eighth
grade
because
there's
a
high
school
in
the
corner,
that's
going
to
have
seventh
or
eighth
grade
so
then
we
can
exchange
some
of
those
seats
for
early
childhood
over
the
next
several
years.
So
that's
in
the
planning
around
our
capital
planning
and
our
academic
plan
for
acceleration
I'll.
Let
nate
answer
the
other
questions.
C
I
think
the
only
question
I
I
think
you
didn't
touch
upon
is
the
question
around
hvac
improvements.
The
thing
I'll
just
note
is
we.
We
are
assessing
the
hvac
for
buildings
that
have
hvac
units
already
in.
We
are
assessing
the
maintenance
needs
and
investments
that
we
need
to
make
sure
that
they,
you
know,
don't
fall
into
the
situation
that
we
had
at
the
jackson,
man
around
the
air
handling
units
that
we
do
have
a
number
of
our
buildings.
C
We
intend
this
capital
budget
is
going
to
include
new
construction
of
elementary
schools.
So,
of
course,
we're
also
have
a
project
around
the
horace
mann
school
for
the
deaf
and
getting
them
new
modern
facility
as
part
of
a
long-term
planning
and
then
you're
going
to
see
upgrades
around
windows
and
air
quality
handling
units.
As
part
of
this
capital
budget
as
well,
so
those
are
two
things
I
just
wanted
to
go
ahead
and
touch
upon,
as,
as
you
mentioned,
specifically
about
capital.
A
And
council
flaherty,
I
think,
before
you
were
on,
we
did
mention
the
fact
so
that
the
capital
focused
hearing
will
be
on
thursday
and
then
we've
also
got
another
bps
capital
focused
hearing
later
in
may,
which
will
come
after
their
presentation
of
the
updated,
build
bps
to
the
school
committee.
So
just
there
is
a
little
bit
of
of
hold
that
question
on
some
of
the
capital
stuff.
A
A
I
think
I
mean
the
first
thing
I
just
want
to
say
is:
I
think
I
think
the
idea
of
a
consultative
committee
which,
as
you
say,
superintendent,
is
amongst
many
groups
being
consulted
vis-a-vis,
the
federal
money
makes
good
sense.
What
I
don't
think
is
going
to
work
for
the
city.
Council
is
not
knowing
how
much
of
that
money
is
dedicated
for
fy
22
and
to
what
purposes
prior
to
our
vote
on
the
fy
22
school
budget.
A
So
I
think
that
we
need
to
talk,
and
I
also
think
that
you
know
one
of
the
things
that
we've
seen
this
year
is
that
there's
lead
time
on
spending
money
and
that
if
we
want
to
use
it
effectively
in
fy,
22,
there's
probably
got
to
be
some
some
preparation.
That
starts
pretty
imminently,
especially
when
you
think
about
the
first
half
of
the
year,
so
I
think
you
know
on
with
my
kind
of
ways
and
means
hot
on
in
this
process.
I
do.
A
I
do
want
to
us
to
have
further
conversation
about
how
to
coordinate
that
piece
a
bit
better,
because
I
I
think
that
for
the
council
we've
we've
got
to
have
a
sense
of
what
the
anticipated
supports
from
the
federal
money
in
fy.
22
are
everything
else,
there's
time
for
the
deliberative
process
and
all
the
stakeholders
to
play
out,
but
that's.
A
G
A
A
Is
oh
we're
going
to
propose
those
supports
in
fy
22
to
be
funded
through
federal
funds?
But
if
the
council
doesn't
know
that
because
we're
waiting
on
a
july
1st
announcement,
then
it's
hard
to
set
people's
minds
at
ease
that
all
of
the
pieces
that
need
to
be
in
place
for
the
first
fiscal
year
of
this
funding
are
in
place.
So
I
think
that's
my
challenge
with
the
timeline.
B
But
with
this
funding,
the
majority
of
the
funding
that
we're
asking
from
the
council
for
this
operational
budget
is
the
18
and
a
half
million
to
hold
harmless
our
schools
around
their
staffing
levels
within
their
schools.
Otherwise
we
would
see
massive
cuts
right
now
to
almost
all
of
our
schools,
so
I'm
sure
that
that's
something
that
we
want
to
invest
in,
so
that
is
absolutely
essential
and
that
funding's
already
gone
out
and
principals
are
starting
to
hire
on
that.
B
The
social
workers
also
help
us
with
our
tier
two
interventions
for
school
for
students
and
then
all
the
the
rest
of
it
is
really
around
health
and
safety
for
our
custodial
staff
and
pushing
out
our
our
hub
school
hub
community
school
model
in
the
grove
hall
community
and
within
our
dual
language
schools.
So
that
is
the
major
portions
of
our
operational
budget
that
we're
asking
you
to
consider
and
to
support
the
funding.
That's
going
to
come
on
the
400
million
additional
funding.
That's
coming
to
us
is
federal.
B
B
You
know
one
year
recovery,
it's
going
to
take
multiple
years,
especially
for
our
high
school
students
and
our
students,
who
are
at
the
youngest
ages.
We
anticipate
we
want
to
use
all
three
years
so
we're
looking
at
somewhere
around
100
125
million
dollars
each
of
the
three
years
that
we
would
like
to
use.
Some
of
that
will
have
to
be
for
still
mitigating
the
covid
response.
B
For
things
we
don't
anticipate
now
or
don't
even
know
about,
we've
had
to
reinvent
all
of
education.
So
we
have
to
have
that
the
20
set
aside
for
recovery.
We
plan
on
giving
schools
additional
funding
for
them
to
use
for
supporting
their
quality
school
improvement
plans
and
then
some
centralized
deployment
of
resources
which
I'm
not
certain.
B
We
will
know
yet
and
then
some
money
for
partnerships,
and
so
we
can
activate
some
partnerships
and
leverage
some
contracts
and
support
services
that
we
need
for
students,
tutoring
mentoring,
mental
health
providers,
additional
staffing
that
we
might
need
within
schools
to
support
as
to
support
the
recovery
as
we
return
to
school.
So
that's
kind
of
how
we're
thinking
about
that
400
million.
A
A
C
A
I
think
it's
just
like
that.
From
the
council's
perspective,
you
know
we
from
our
constituents
are
getting
all
kinds
of
questions
about
how
the
supports
are
going
to
exist
in
this
coming
year.
We
it's
sort
of
like
it's
sort
of
like.
If,
if
we're
building
a
house-
and
I
said
I-
I
really
want
to
know
about
what
the
roof
is
going
to
be
like,
and
you
said
to
me,
you
have
a
counselor.
What
I'm
asking
you
to
initial.
Is
these
like
four
critical
walls
and
I'm
like?
N
A
Everybody,
the
council
has
a
kind
of
duty
to
make
sure
also
that
we
can
tell
people.
Yes,
there's
going
to
be
like
that
125
that
gets
expended
in
fy
22
there's
going
to
be
an
actionable
plan
that
can
be
implemented
fast
enough
that
it
actually
comes
in
to
support
and
being
realistic
about
what
what
that
looks
like.
I
just
think
that
it's
all
of
a
piece
for
us,
so
I
just
wanna.
B
You
know
as
soon
as
I
can.
It
was
just
past
congress
about
a
month
ago
so
and
we're
still
waiting
on
desi
guidance
as
soon
as
we
get
the
state
guidance,
we'll
have
more
brass
tacks
on
what
the
state's
expectations
are,
and
so
as
soon
as
we
get
it,
we'll
make
sure
that
we
try
to
communicate.
Megan
will
get
you
out
drafts
and
make
sure
that
you
have
it
as
soon
as
we
possibly
can.
A
Great
and
then
my
my
follow-up
is
just
enrollment,
so
totally
agree
about
holding
harmless
and
we
don't
know
which
way
things
are
going,
and
I'm
also
not
gonna
not
going
to
push
us
right
now
to
say
what
would
we
do
if
we
were
in
a
disaster
in
the
sense
that
in
a
year
from
now,
enrollment
is
still
declining?
Obviously,
several
counselors
have
referred
to
that.
That
creates
major
structural
issues
that
we
were
already
grappling
with,
and
that
would
be
deepened
by
the
trajectory
that
we're
on
right
now.
A
The
hope
that
enrollment
will
increase
that
it
will
turn
out
that
we
had
just
this
temporary
inflection
from
the
pandemic,
and
things
will
bounce
back.
But
in
terms
of
like
because
to
me
it's
sort
of
like
red
alert
right,
and
so
it's
like
what
are
we
doing
to
proactively
drive
back
up
enrollment
like?
Are
we
adding
funding?
That's
that
we
see
as
being
an
investment
in
that
activity
specifically
or
how
should
I
think
about
that.
B
Environment
for
the
past
four
years
has
been
quite
challenging
to
the
school
district
in
terms
of
our
enrollment,
because
we
have
such
a
large
and
beautiful
immigrant
population
that
comes
in
so
we're
hoping.
The
change
in
policy
at
the
largest
administrative
level
will
help
with
that,
and
we
will
continue
to
see
our
families
feel
more
comfortable
coming
to
to
to
our
schools
here
in
boston.
Also
state
to
state
travel
has
been
very
challenging
because
of
the
pandemic
over
the
past
year,
and
that
was
unanticipated.
B
You
know
we
didn't
know
that
we
had
the
pandemic,
so
a
lot
of
folks
just
not
moving
during
this
time
period,
state
to
state.
So
there's
some
less
of
that.
We
also
see
at
the
little
at
the
younger
grades
with
our
little
students.
You
know
where
parents
took
a
gap
year,
so
that
has
been
a
struggle
for
us
and
then
some
of
our
older
students,
not
continuing
to
persist,
would
be
another
area.
So
I
would
say
that
you
know
we
are
continuing
to
work
on
access
for
early
childhood
as
a
pro-enrollment
strategy.
B
B
So
I
think
that
that's
another
big
piece
for
us
to
be
able
to
pro
have
a
pro
enrollment
strategy
so
to
speak,
and
we
are
throwing
money
not
throwing
money
but
putting
money
on
that
and
putting
money
on
early
childhood
and
putting
money
on
this
pathway
work
in
terms
of
improving
our
rigor
across
our
school
school
district.
The
other
thing
that
I
think
is
really
important
and
I'll
just
I'll
be
brief.
Is
arts
programming
and
athletic
programming
and
our
kids
being
able
to
have
a
well-rounded
education
school
to
school?
B
A
G
G
I
would
I
just
say:
superintendent
caselli
is
just
to
your
point
around
high
quality
schools
in
all
of
our
neighborhoods
and
that
kids
have
access
to
high
quality
schools.
The
answer
really
is
making
sure
that
all
schools
in
all
classrooms
are
high
quality,
and
that
removes
that
challenge
around
kids.
G
Some
new
constructions
and
pretty
large
rebuilds
and
they've
been
able
to
take
advantage
of
some
tax
credits,
both,
I
think
at
the
state
and
federal
level,
at
least
at
least
certainly
at
the
state
level.
I
wonder
if
we
have
any
opportunities
to
learn
from
how
they
access
those
investments
or
those
tax
credits
and
how
we
can
maybe
take
advantage
of
that
as
a
district.
C
The
the
federal
programs
and
state
programs
that
I
saw
that
the
charter
schools
were
leveraging
were
not
available
to
to
governments,
local
governments,
so
they're
not
eligible
for
us
at
the
same
time,
we're
eligible
for
msba
funding
and
then
have
our
independent
bonding
ability.
Through
this
you
know
the
city's
bonding
ability,
and
so
I
think,
questions
around
borrowing
really
are
about
overall,
the
city's
capacity
for
borrowing
and
also
our
capacity
for
for
managing
and
lining
up
our
projects.
G
I
think
that
or
more
is
the
critical
piece,
because
with
the
first
billion
dollars,
just
thinking
about
whether
it's
a
significant
renovation
or
rebuild
or
some
more
cosmetic
renovations,
we're
only
getting
10
schools
out
of
that
billion
dollars,
and
we
know
we've
got
125
buildings
across
the
district.
So
that's
you
know
it
wasn't
a
math
major,
but
that's
we're
looking
at
15
billion
dollars
or
so
to
to
make
that
happen.
G
B
Thank
you.
I
just
want
to
mention
councillor
also
that
we
anticipate
a
hundred
billion
dollars
from
the
biden
infrastructure
bill
coming
to
cities
across
the
nation
for
their
schools,
and
so
as
we
think
about
that,
if
there
is
a
a
hundred
billion
dollars,
that's
coming
across
the
nation
to
schools.
That's
still
not
going
to
be
enough
to
you
know.
B
A
Great,
thank
you
so
much
and
thanks
counselor
asavi
george.
We
definitely
we
are
all
awaiting
the
infrastructure
plan,
although
obviously
we
need
to
plan
for
the
bird
in
hand
first,
but
but
the
infrastructure
plan,
if
it
comes
through
anything
like
proposed,
would
make
a
big
difference
across
a
number
of
city
departments.
A
M
Thank
you,
so
thank
you
to
dr
castillos
and
her
whole
entire
team.
I'm
going
to
be
really
quick
again
trying
to
get
through
all
my
questions.
I
just
wanted
to
follow
up
on
counselor
flaherty's
question:
is
it
the
plan
for
bps
to
replace
all
schools
that
are
not
able
to
be
retrofitted
with
the
hvac
systems?
M
I'm
just
if
you
can
provide
me
some
more
specifics
around
that,
and
I'm
also
curious.
Are
we
planning
to
have
a
to
reduce
the
class
size
to
provide
more
focused
support
for
students
as
they
re-enter
and
on
the
excuse
me,
the
on
the
stated
bps
goals
for
the
budget
is
to
graduate
quote-unquote
all
students
from
high
school
prepared
for
college
and
career.
We
saw
that
in
the
budget
book
that
there
are
some
schools
that
have
80
success
rates.
M
Congratulations,
schools,
like
the
boston,
latin
academy
and
boston
latin
school,
but
I'm
curious
to
get
the
graduation
figures
for
every
school
is
that
information
that
you'd
be
able
to
pass
over
to
us
and
what
schools
have
the
lowest
graduation
rates?
If
you
can
share
that
with
us,
that
would
be
great.
I'm
also
curious.
What
is
being
done
to
support
mckinley
students
in
particular,
it
seems
to
me,
like
it's,
a
feeder
for
the
school
prison
pipeline.
Most
of
our
students
are
ending
up
in
dys
and
with
with
up
to
77
000
per
student.
M
What
does
that?
The
return
on
those
investments
look
like
and
what
are
we
doing
to
support
madison
park
high
school?
Why
aren't
they
part
of
the
be
build
bps
plan?
What
is
bps
doing
to
leverage
their
networks
to
secure
paid
internships
with
voc
tech
students,
and
can
you
just
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
the
languages
that
the
family
liaison
speak
and
how
does
the
languages
they
speak,
determine
where
they're
placed
in
our
district
and
if
I
can
get
people
who
I
will
but
for
now
those
are
what
I
have.
A
B
We'd
be
glad
to
get
you
all
the
graduation
figures.
I
I
do
think
that's
on
our
on
our
website
that
we
post
our
school
by
school
graduation
so
we'll
make
sure
that
we
get
that
to
you
so
that
you
can
have
that
and
you
can
see
where
that's
at.
We
are
not
planning
on
reducing
class
size
across
the
district
as
a
major
strategy.
However,
I'm
sure
that
there
are
some
schools
that
will
choose
to
do
flexible
grouping
with
students
where
needed
to
to
bring
down
class
size.
B
B
We
do
not
plan
at
this
time
to
replace
hvac
in
every
single
125
schools,
but
attending
to
hvac
is
an
important
piece
of
the
work
that
we're
doing
moving
forward
as
part
of
our
capital,
budget,
mckinley
and
madison
park
are
on
our
list
of
schools
to
definitely
have
as
priorities
so
more
to
come.
On
that,
in
terms
of
our
planning
around
that
and
then
languages
for
for
our
family
liaisons
are
chosen
based
on
the
languages
spoken
at
the
school.
M
Thank
you
for
that,
and
so
I'm
just
curious
about
accountability
around
school,
based
management
and
curious
about
what
is
what
investments
are
going
to
be
made
so
that
families
feel
authentically
represented
and
include
the
voices
of
parents
like
what
does
the
budget
look
like
for
that
for
a
family
engagement?
I'm.
M
I'm
curious
so
just
let
me
just
read
this
is
a
question
from
the
community
is
what
investments
are
being
made
in
supporting
a
more
systemic
way
to
involve
families
and
community?
The
bpsb
btu
steering
committee
that
guides
governing
boards
at
schools
recently
reconvened
after
several
years
of
absence?
What
investments
are
we
making
to
ensure
families
and
communities
are
included
in
meaningful
ways
to
support
school-based
decision-making,
school
site
councils
at
traditional
schools
and
governing
boards
at
pilot
schools,
etc?
So
what
what
investments
are
being
made
in
that
space.
B
Yeah,
I
think
that
the
nate
might
be
able
to
speak
in
or
david
to
the
specific
dollars
that
go
directly
to
the
training,
but
we
have
significant
department
in
our
family
community
engagement
office.
They
do
a
lot
of
work
with
our
families
and
keeping
them
engaged.
They
train
our
parent
councils.
They
do
parent
universities,
so
we
have
investments
there.
We
also
have
our
equity
roundtables
at
our
school,
based,
of
course,
those
are
maturing
at
different
levels.
We
started
those
last
year,
so
many
of
them
are
getting
trained.
B
We
have
a
position
in
our
equity
office
that
works
to
train
our
equity
roundtables.
So
we're
we're
happy
with
that,
and
then
we
have
all
of
our
different
and
parent
and
community
engagement
groups.
Like
sped
pack,
dlac
city-wide
parent
council
parents
sit
on
all
of
our
other
task
forces
so
involving
them
that
way
as
well.
B
C
Yeah
there
is
part
and
it
it
depends
on
specifically
what
you're
talking
about
around
ethnic
studies.
There
was
additional
funding
in
the
academic
team
to
fund
a
position
for
ethnic
studies
to
be
able
to
support
the
curriculum
there's
also,
we
had
implemented
new
literacy
curriculum
rollout
last
year
as
part
of
the
funding
that
funding
is
continued
into
fy
22
and
is
bolstered
by
planned
additional
curriculum
investments.
You
know,
as
we
start
to
think
about
ways
to
spend
the
esser
funding.
C
Curriculum
is
a
great
way
for
us
to
be
able
to
invest
in,
because
when
you
implement
a
curriculum
and
you
train
teachers
in
a
new
curriculum,
that's
a
multi-year
investment
there's
also.
The
reason
I
mentioned
the
ethnic
studies
is
is
combined
in
sort
of
like
us
thinking
about
culturally
and
linguistically
sustaining
practices
across,
as
we
start
to
think
about
dual
language
program.
Implementation,
kabul,
verdian
and
vietnamese
are
the
two
programs
that
we
are
actively
implementing
now
as
part
of
it,
as
well
as
the
heritage
language
program
at
burke,
high
school
and.
M
Then
speaking
of
investments
being
made,
I'm
just
curious:
are
you
guys
thinking
of
hiring
more
reading
and
math
interventionalists
that
can
help
support
our
students
get
back
on
track,
and
can
you
tell
me
what
that
dollar
investment
is
and
I'm
just
curious
about
what
feedback
you've
gotten
around
the
equity
roundtables
just
curious
about?
Why
aren't
they
happening
at
all
schools
and
what
what
are
you
all
doing
to
engage
more
families,
and
particularly
those
who
are
usually
not
engaged
in
the
process.
B
Yeah,
so
that's
a
at
the
school
level,
and
so
it's
working
with
our
school
leaders
embedding
that,
within
our
systems
of
feedback
and
feedback
loops
making
sure
that
they
know
that
this
is
something
that
they
are
expected
to
do
so
the
school
superintendents
do
check
in
with
them.
Dr
granson's
office
is
providing
training
to
all
of
our
school
equity,
roundtables
and
working
with
them.
Well,.
M
How
is
that
where's,
the
accountability
around
that
like?
Where
are
we
and
you
know,
in
terms
of
determining
outcomes
and
the
return
on
investment
and
time
around
these
equity
roundtables
like
what
are
we
doing
to
hold
schools
accountable
if
the
communication
is?
Is
that
it's
important
to
have
these?
What
is
the
district
doing
to
hold
these
schools
accountable
to
ensure
that
all
schools
are
hosting
the
equity
roundtables?
What
does
that
look
like
in
terms
of
accountability,.
B
So
dr
granson
takes
accounting
of
that
in
his
office
and
how
many
meetings
there
have
been.
We've
asked
for
membership
from
our
school
leaders
who's
the
members
on
the
teams
who
has
and
has
not
participated
in
the
training
as
of
yet
and
parent
and
community
engagement
is
part
of
the
principal
evaluation.
M
And
so
what
happens
if
they're
not
participating
fully
on
the
equity
roundtables
like?
What
are
we
doing
around
that?
Can
you
just
kind
of
walk
me
through
what
the
process
looks
like
if
my
daughter's
school
is
not
participating
in
the
equity
roundtables,
what
accountability
measures
are
being
put
in
place?
How
are
they
being
held
accountable
and
again?
I
really
want
to
talk
about
what
are
we
doing
to
ensure
that
all
voices
are
at
the
table
literally.
B
So
we've
collected
the
membership,
so
dr
granson
has
that
and
he's
been
looking
at
our
schools
and
and
who's
members
on
each
of
the
of
the
ground
tables.
We
also
have
a
specialist
within
our
our
equity
team
that
is
going
out
and
training
when
we
hear
of
school
leaders
who
are
having
difficulty
getting
them
started,
they
go
out
and
provide
training
to
the
school
leader.
B
The
school
superintendents
are
working
with
their
school
principals,
that's
holding
them
accountable
to
doing
these
equity
roundtables,
and
so
we're
still
developing
all
of
the
systems
around
our
accountability
and
making
sure
that
they
are
conducted
more
regularly.
It's
my
expectation
that
we
have
the
district-wide
equity
roundtables,
that
information
gets
fed
into
the
school
equity
roundtables
we're
developing
dashboards
so
that
their
data
driven
decision
making
is
happening
at
the
equity
round
roundtables,
but
some
of
the
work
around
them
is
still
maturing
and
getting
the
proper
training
to
all
125
schools.
B
M
And
then
I
I
don't
think
I
got
the
ques.
The
question
answered
in
regards
to
whether
or
not
the
commission
and
the
task
force
that
you
created
around
these
federal
dollars.
Would
that
would
that
sustain
throughout
the
year
or
just
this
is
a
one-time
situation
like
what
is
gonna?
What
what
are
gonna?
What's
gonna
be
the
communication
beyond
it?
Are
we
gonna?
Is
it
gonna
stay
in
operation?
And
what
does
what
does
the
plan?
Look
like
moving
forward
beyond
the
initial
community
conversations,
yeah.
B
Currently,
this
is
just
a
way
to
ask
to
have
the
external
partners
provide
input
into
the
plan?
I
have
not
yet
decided
on
what
would
be
the
structure
for
an
advisory
moving
forward.
I
know
that
our
equity
roundtable,
it
has
been
on
zoom,
we
have
had
you
know
upwards
of
100
150
180
people
beyond
those
calls,
and
that
might
be
some
sort
of
way
to
structure
an
advisory
around
that.
So
I'm
just
not
certain
yet
how
I
want
to
have
as
an
advisor
an
ongoing
advisory
capacity
and
who
will
help
with
the
monitoring
just
yet.
M
And
with
all
the
learning
loss,
we
know
that
literacy
is
a
big
concern
for
a
lot
of
families
and
I'm
just
curious.
This
is
a
question
that
we
received
in
regards
to
libraries
and
what
investments
are
being
made
to
support
our
schools,
particularly
our
schools
that
don't
even
have
libraries,
as
we
learned
last
year,
there's
some
organizations
that
are
funding
libraries
in
certain
schools
like
the
blackstone
and
I'm
just
curious
since
last
year.
B
You
know
there
are
trade-offs
with
the
amount
of
funding
that
we
have
and
therefore
we've
put
our
investments
this
year
into
the
supports
to
families
and
to
students
recovery,
and
that's
where
our
supports
are
in
this
budget,
but
that
doesn't
mean
future
budgets
and
or
even
this
funding
that
we
have
coming
from
the
federal
government
might
not
help
us
be
able
to
lift
up
some
of
our
libraries
across
some
of
our
schools.
If,
if
that's
a
priority
of
the
community.
M
Yeah
I
see
that
gavel
and
before
I
get
shout
out,
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
the
indulgence
and
and
for
answering
these
questions.
We
really
do
appreciate
you
all
being
here
and
I'm
very
proud
to
say
that
we're
getting
better
at
answering
these
questions,
so
I
can
get
through
all
of
them.
So
thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
much
councilmember
all
right
and
then
just
my
second
round
questions
and
then
we'll
wrap
up.
I
don't
have
any
signed
up
for
public
testimony
right
now.
So
if
you
want
to
testify
you
should
email
ccc.wl
or
come
to
one
of
the
other
hearings
or
the
6pm
one
tomorrow
night,
but
I
I
guess
my
last
round
would
just
be
on
on
the
family,
liaisons
and
social
worker
that
we're
hiring.
I
was
sort
of
wondering
I
know
nate.
A
You
said
the
sort
of
spend
by
deadline
just
went
by
I'm
wondering
like
what
our
success
rate
was
in
filling
the
positions
that
we
funded
for
the
transformation
schools
last
year
and
sort
of
like
based
on
that.
What
we
think
the
kind
of
timeline
for
getting
folks
actually
in
these
positions
are
because
I.
A
Know
hiring
you
know,
diverse
qualified
social
workers
is
sometimes
a
challenge,
and-
and
you
know,
I
know
that
there
was
some
back
and
forth
about
sort
of
how
quickly
positions
were
getting
filled
this
year.
So
if
we're
going
to
really
double
down
on
that
personnel
approach,
kind
of
wondering
how
it
it
went
over
the
year
past.
C
Yeah,
I
would
the
no
the
the
spending
deadline
was
for
this
current
fiscal
year
and
for
our
non-personnel
spending
and
so
part
of
the
reason
that
you're
seeing
a
lot
of
these
family
liaison
the
family
liaison
physicians,
social
workers
were
prioritized
in
this
budget
on
general
funds
was
so
that
we
could
begin
the
planning
and
hiring
now.
So
we
went
through
our
school-based
budgeting
process.
C
C
C
I
would
just
for
anyone
who
is
a
licensed
social
worker
in
the
greater
boston
area,
which
is
from
the
vps
we
pay
very
well,
particularly
compared
to
most
of
our
nonprofit
and
even
for-profit
mental
health
providers.
So
we
tend
to
not
have
a
problem
with
hiring.
I
will
say
we
we
are
taking
intentional
efforts
to
recruit
candidates
of
color
and
candidates
to
speak
other
languages
as
part
of
the
social
worker
investment,
because
we
know
that
that
cultural
match
is
critical
to
providing
services.
A
Like
a
you,
know,
the
vanguard
and
now
we're
kind
of
following
with
this
type
of
support
in
all
the
schools.
It
would
be
helpful
to
know
kind
of
what
the
lessons
learned
from
that
first
year
are
granted.
It
was
a
year
like
no
other,
so
I
recognize
some
of
those
lessons
won't
be
relevant,
but
just
in
terms
of
I
know
we
we've
talked
in
another
hearing.
H
D
A
O
A
Yeah
and
then
I'll
just
say,
I
think
I'll
also
given
the
time
and
everything
bracket
this
for
future
conversation.
But
you
know
I
I'm
very
torn
between.
Like
you
know,
I
think
that,
given
the
the
challenges
and
the
trauma
of
this
year
that
these
kinds
of
supports
are
really
important
for
our
students,
and
I
also
recognize
that
the
18
or
18
and
a
half
million
that
we're
spending
to
sort
of
hold
schools
whole
is
significantly
benefiting
a
number
of
our
high
schools.
A
But
you
know
I
I
do
regret
the
fact
that
this
sort,
of
course,
of
things,
has
caused
us
to
have
to
to
shift
the
second
year
investments
away
from
the
high
schools,
which
is
where
we
thought
we
were
talking
about
them
last
year
into
this
other
space,
and
I
just
I'm
very
antsy
about
that.
I
you
know
I
I
represent
a
bunch
of
the
high
schools.
A
I've
got
the
snowden
and
the
fenway
in
my
district,
along
with,
of
course,
the
once
in
future
home
of
baa
and
bls,
and
I
just
and
the
emk
as
well.
So
you
know
I
just
I
I
do
want
us
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
besides
the
fact
that
we're
holding
our
high
schools
harmless
like
how
are
we
creating
a
path
into
really
strong,
because
I
think
that's
been
a
thing.
A
B
Yeah,
I
agree
with
you
this.
We
it's
a
major
priority
for
us.
Parents
look
to
the
top
and
move
work
way
backwards,
and
so
we
it's
critical
work
for
us
in
terms
of
our
enrollment
and
in
terms
of
our
building
confidence
of
our
of
our
parents,
so
that
they
don't
leave
mid
mid,
mid
term
in
their
careers
in
our
schools.
A
B
We
I'm
I'm
going
to
be
trying
to
convince
people
that
part
of
creating
a
well-rounded,
rigorous
education
and
also
addressing
the
health
and
wellness
of
our
students
is
going
to
be
adding
the
arts
and
adding
athletics
this
this
year
and
that's
something
we
can
do
with
this
additional
funding.
And
hopefully
the
community
will
agree
with
me.
A
All
right
all
right,
great
well,
looking
forward
to
that
conversation
and
and
also
the
capital
conversation
you
guys
know
as
a
desire
in
my
district,
I
think
thinking
about
growing
pre-k
seats
in
elementary
seats
is
good,
but
that's
my
own
timer
going
off
saying.
I
think
it's
time
to
draw
this
to
a
close
and
and
give
ourselves
a
lunch
break
before
the
2
pm,
so
I
think
still
no
public
testimony.