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From YouTube: BPS Press Availability 5/18/22
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Join Mayor Wu in celebrating the launch of a Green New Deal for Boston Public Schools at the Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
A
A
So
a
quick
recognition
to
our
student
body
government
officers,
who
are
present
with
us
today
and
our
let
you
all
know
our
community
is
so
excited
about
the
green
new
deal.
It's
very
very
exciting.
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
my
much
respected
colleague,
principal
enriquez,
from
the
jackson,
man,
school
and
his
community.
B
Thank
you
principal
eisen
smith,
and
thank
you
all
for
being
here
with
us
today
and
thank
you
mayor
for
your
leadership
on
the
green
new
deal.
We
can't
be
more
excited
about
it.
We
announced
this
last
week
and
we
are
just
incredibly
hopeful
for
the
buildings
that
our
children
are
finally
going
to
get
that
they
deserve.
I
want
to
thank
our
guest
president
weingarten
for
being
here
today,
she's
over
on
this
side,
just
aft
national,
because
I
hope
that
this
is
going
to
be
a
model
for
the
nation.
B
Our
school
buildings
across
the
nation
are
in
terrible
disrepair
and
need
this
kind
of
attention
that
mayor
wu
and
her
entire
cabinet
dion
irish
who's
over
pfd
is
doing
to
support
our
boston,
public
school
students
and
their
families.
I
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
charlie
kim
who
is
the
president
of
one
of
the
parent
groups
here
at
horace
mann
school.
B
B
We
have
121
schools
that
need
a
lot
of
support
and
help,
and
with
this
investment
we
are
going
to
be
able
to
not
only
give
the
schools
the
learning
environments
that
they
need,
the
amenities
that
they
need,
like
libraries,
gymnasiums,
working
bathrooms
and
sinks,
all
of
the
things
that
children
should
have.
We
are
also
going
to
be
able
to
give
them
greener
schools
for
our
environment,
so
it
is
a
twofer,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
everyone
here
for
their
incredible
work.
B
C
Thank
you,
dr
casalias.
Thank
you
mayor.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
this
morning,
when
we
used
to
say,
if
you've
seen
one
boston
public
school,
that's
all
you've
seen
we
have
121
wonderful
communities
and
coming
here
this
morning
and
seeing
again
the
incredible
work
that
goes
on
in
the
horace
mann
school
that
has
gone
on
forever.
Here
we
are
the
first
school
for
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
in
the
nation,
but
for
so
long
that
work
has
gone
on
here
in
a
building
that
does
not
support
their
vision
or
the
program.
C
We
have
babies
inside
parents
and
infants
who
are
learning
to
be
bilingual,
do
a
language
from
the
day
of
birth,
because
this
school
is
about
giving
kids
an
opportunity
to
be
heard
to
be
a
contributor
and
they
need
an
environment
that
does
that
make
do
makeshift,
won't
do
for
our
kids
for
any
of
our
children.
We
have
a
hundred
and
twenty
plus
amazing
communities,
many
working
in
buildings
forever
that
have
not
supported
their
needs.
C
This
green
new
deal
is
a
game
changer,
a
long
time,
game,
changer
and
again
this
amazing
city
of
boston,
that
when
you
go
to
the
seaport,
you
see
a
city
bursting
with
new
buildings,
and
now
hopefully,
we
will
see
bursting
with
new
buildings,
our
neighborhoods,
for
whom,
for
our
kids
for
our
residents
for
boston's
future
the
future.
That
boston
is
growing
here,
not
importing
that
comes
from
around
the
world
to
take
on
our
treasures,
but
we
are
going
to
support
from
the
ground
up
our
kids
in
our
families.
D
D
After
that,
our
schools
are
the
foundation
that
is
preparing
our
young
people
for
their
fullest
selves
to
step
into
the
opportunities
that
we
are
creating
in
the
city
to
take
leadership
on
the
issues
that
we
are
facing
right
now,
and
I'm
so
grateful
to
stand
with
this
group
of
leaders,
our
superintendent,
our
school
committee
chair.
We
also
have
school
committee
member,
dr
alkins
here
with
us.
Thank
you
for
for
your
service
and
your
leadership,
we're
here
with
our
commissioner
for
the
commission
for
persons
with
disabilities.
D
Commissioner
kristen
mckash,
who
I've
been
at
many
events
recently
with
all
across
the
city.
Thank
you
for
all
that
you
do
to
ensure
that
all
means
all
I'm
here
with
jessica
tang,
president
of
the
boston
teachers,
union
and
leaders,
from
her
team,
of
course,
with
randy
weingarten,
representing
t-shirt
teachers
nationally,
and
also
someone
who
is
a
hero
and
mentor
of
mine
in
the
education
space.
D
Paul
revel,
who
has
led
and
served
this
commonwealth
in
a
way
that
has
set
a
standard
for
the
rest
of
the
nation
and
continues
to
ensure
that
boston
and
massachusetts
will
be
leading
the
way.
Okay.
Did
I
miss
anyone
and
I'm
not
I'm
purposely,
not
recognizing
council
braden,
because
I'm
handing
it
over
to
her
next.
D
Thank
you,
charlie.
Thank
you
to
the
school
committee
community
and
thank
you
to
our
incredible
school
leader,
michelle
our
first
deaf
school
leader
in
the
district,
who
brings
her
whole
heart,
who
brings
her
full
passion
to
every
conversation
that
we
have
had
about
the
needs
of
our
students
here
in
this
community
and
across
the
entire
city,
I'm
here
to
emphasize
that
the
green
new
deal
for
boston
public
schools
is
the
pathway
to
the
most
rigorous
academics,
the
most
nurturing
learning
environment
for
our
kids.
D
D
Our
children
deserve
state
of
the
art
science
labs,
acoustically,
designed
performing
arts
spaces
play
areas
that
allow
them
to
let
loose
for
a
few
minutes
during
recess
school
lunches
that
are
healthy,
nutritious
locally
produced
and
by
the
way,
our
new
vendor.
Putting
that
funds
of
putting
that
that
those
taxpayer
dollars
right
back
into
a
local
roxbury-based
business.
D
We
got
to
spend
some
time
with
the
young
people
and
the
incredible
teachers
here,
randy
and
I
got
to
crouch
down
and
play
with
a
little
girl
who
was
playing
in
a
large.
There
was
a
sort
of
bin
of
soil
and
she
was
all
ready.
She
refused
the
the
gardening
gloves.
She
said
she
was
just
going
to
get
right
into
it
with
her
bare
hands
and
had
a
little
watering
can
and
we
were
planting
carrots,
and
I
think
you
had
green
beans,
and
I
had
tomatoes
and
I
think
that's
what
all
this
is.
D
The
nourishment
that
they
will
get
here
truly
will
allow
them
to
take
root
and
then
blossom
for
the
rest
of
their
lives,
and
so
I'm
excited
for
this
boston.
Green
new
deal
for
for
a
great
new
deal
for
boston,
public
schools,
because
this
is
how
we
connect
our
students
to
the
opportunities
in
the
city.
This
is
how
boston
continues
to
lead
once
again
as
the
birthplace
of
public
education
and
the
place
where
we
can
show
everyone
across
the
country
how
we
support
the
whole
child
and
in
doing
so,
support
our
whole
communities.
E
So
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
I
I
will
continue
to
advocate
strongly
for
the
jackson,
man
and
the
harassment
community
here
and
the
the
broader
community
of
students
with
special
special
needs,
who
need
all
the
support
that
we
can
give
them
to
succeed
and
develop
their
full
potential.
So
thank
you
very
much.
I'd
like
to
hand
it
on
to
jessica
tang.
Thank
you.
F
F
It
also
addresses
much-needed
investments,
including
ac
green
spaces
and
facilities
upgrades
that
impact
both
air
quality
and
climate
change,
and
over
the
last
year
we've
been
negotiating
our
updated
union
contract
with
the
district
and
one
of
our
main
priorities.
Priorities
is
modernizing
our
school
buildings,
and
our
community
deserves
a
clean,
green,
safe
and
welcoming
school
buildings
for
our
students
to
learn
in
and
our
educators
to
work
in,
and
this
administration
is
taking
huge
steps
to
make
that
happen
and
make
it
a
reality.
F
So
all
of
us
are
here
today
because
we
are
confident
in
the
plans
this
administration
has
to
revitalize
our
school
district,
both
inside
and
out.
No
one
knows
boston
schools
and
what
our
students
need,
as
well
as
the
educators,
families
and
students
who
make
up
our
school
communities,
and
our
mayor
is
a
part
of
that
community,
as
a
parent
with
children
in
boston,
public
schools,
too,
and
being
at
the
horace
mann
this
morning,
especially
highlights
the
need
for
high
quality
spaces
that
accommodate
all
students,
with
all
abilities
for
students
who
are
deaf.
F
We
need
to
make
sure
that
there
is
a
visual
pa
system,
visual
fire
alarms
and
room
setups
that
facilitate
visual
learning.
The
same
is
true
for
students
with
special
needs
across
the
city
whose
facilities
may
not
match
their
needs
and
services,
whether
it
be
for
physical
therapy
or
therapeutic
settings.
F
We
also
know
that
students
are
more
likely
to
feel
respected
and
cared
for
when
their
school
buildings
and
classrooms
are
up
to
date,
welcoming
and
facilitate
their
learning.
We
have
the
opportunity
now
to
inspire
and
energize
students
with
facilities.
They
are
proud
of
and
excited
to
walk
into
each
day.
So
our
members
are
so
grateful
to
the
mayor,
wu
and
the
school
department
for
this
crucial
step
toward
progress
within
bps
to
create
the
schools
our
students
deserve.
G
Thank
you
very
much
jessica,
it's
great
privilege
for
me
to
be
here.
It's
been
a
long
time
since
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
tour
schools
and
see
teachers
and
students
at
work
and
the
the
good
work
of
education
going
forward.
I
I
have
an
adult
child
with
special
needs
who
lives
in
this
neighborhood
actually,
and
I've
been
on
the
journey
that
parents
and
children
who
are
in
this
school
have
been
on
as
a
parent
myself
and
today,
when
we
come
together
to
talk
about
buildings,
it
seems
to
me
to
be
a
matter
of
common
sense.
G
It
seems
to
be
to
be
a
matter
of
decency
and,
above
all,
a
matter
of
equity
in
terms
of
what
we're
doing
in
the
school
system.
Our
students
need
buildings
that
support
them.
Everybody
else
has
said
that
in
a
long
line
of
speakers
today,
but
I
just
want
to
underline
the
message
that
we
send
in
the
buildings
that
we
provide
for
our
teachers
and
students
to
do
the
business
of
education.
G
G
In
some
regards,
I
remember
when
superintendent
cassellius
first
came
to
town-
and
I
won't
quote
her-
but
I
remember
here's-
a
national
senior
educator
touring
the
city
and
having
a
look
at
our
buildings
and
really
amazed
shocked,
disappointed
at
some
of
the
kinds
of
things
that
we
see
by
comparison
with
other
cities
who
aren't
as
privileged
as
we
are
in
terms
of
wealth
and
opportunity.
So
I
think
this
is
a
huge
step
forward,
we're
very
fortunate
to
have
a
mayor
who's
made
this
a
priority.
G
All
of
our
public
officials
at
the
local
state
and
federal
level
to
provide
the
necessary
support
to
meet
this
commitment
and
not
only
meet
the
commitment
but
to
extend
it
beyond
what's
already
been
promised,
because
we've
got
a
long
way
to
go
in
this
city
and
there's
a
lot
of
hard
work
to
do.
Last
thing
I'll
mention
it's
just
sort
of
a
practical
point.
G
G
So
I
would
urge
us
all
to
get
foursquare
behind
this
and
do
our
utmost
to
support
mayor
wu
and
what
she's
pledged
to
do,
because
it's
a
vitally
important
part
of
providing
an
equitable
excellent
education
for
each
and
every
child.
In
the
boston,
public
schools,
so
thank
you
for
that.
We
are
privileged
today
to
have
with
us
one
of
the
most
influential
leaders
in
the
nation
in
public
education,
president
randy
weingarten
of
the
american
federation
of
teachers.
Randy.
Thank
you
for
joining
us.
H
H
That
is
dilapidated?
What
signal
does
it
send
when
they
don't
have
science
labs
when
they
don't
have
places
to
play
when
you're
at
this
amazing
school
for
the
deaf?
And
you
don't
have
the
visual
work
that
jessica
just
talked
about
what
signal
and
you
have
a
mayor
in
this
city
and
cities
are
where
it's
at
right.
H
H
There's
no
quick
fix
for
what
just
happened
in
covid
for
what
happens
with
social
media
and
conspiracy
theories
and
the
distrust.
That's
all
around
the
nation.
But
one
of
the
ways
we
change
things.
One
of
the
ways
we
move
together.
One
of
the
ways
we
make
every
public
school
a
place
that
parents
want
to
send
their
kids,
that
educators
want
to
work
and
kids
thrive,
places
that
are
safe
and
healthy
and
welcoming
is
that
we
create
trust,
and
that
is
what
the
mayor
is
doing.
H
H
We
need
to
let
the
mayor
do
this
work
in
a
way
that
boston
thrives
on
a
local
level,
not
on
a
state
level,
but
on
a
local
level.
So
I
am
here
today
to
give
the
afts
support
full
support
not
only
for
the
green
new
deal
but
to
let
boston,
be
boston
and
make
sure
that
there's
local
control
of
this
school
system
so
that
these
actors
can
help
give
kids
a
chance
to
dream
their
dreams
and
achieve
them.
Thank
you.
D
I
D
I
try
to
spend
time
in
at
least
one
school
a
week,
often
multiple
as
part
of
my
regular
schedule,
and
unfortunately,
some
of
the
you
know
there's
some
commonalities
across
basically.
Every
school
visit
that
I
get
the
chance
to
do,
one
is
how
amazing
our
young
people
are,
and
I
love
looking
up
and
seeing
the
adults
eyes
light
up
when
we're
in
a
classroom,
because
there's
so
much
joy
from
our
young
people
they're
ready
to
learn,
they
are
eager.
D
They
are
so
smart,
so
talented,
there's
so
much
happening
with
our
educators
who
are
holding
up
the
world.
We
saw
incredible
examples
of
the
world-class
education
that
is
happening
here,
that
our
teachers
and
educators
are
putting
their
whole
selves
into
every
day
when
you
walk
through
the
hallways.
D
The
fire
alarm
system
is
not
designed
for
a
school
for
deaf
students
here
in
terms
of
the
visual
signal
that
is
needed
and
and
would
be
required
in
a
you
know,
forbid
some
sort
of
emergency,
and
so
for
this
school,
the
horse,
man
and
the
jackson.
Man
are
part
of
the
first
phase.
I
want
to
emphasize
that
2
billion
dollars
is
a
big
number.
We
are
proud
that
this
is
the
first
set
of
schools
we
are
putting
into
the
pipeline.
D
Schools
that
are
in
the
study
phase
and
then
schools
that
are
in
the
needs
assessment
phase,
but
that
two
billion
dollars
certainly
will
grow
as
more
schools
move
from
needs
assessment
into
design
into
construction
as
well,
so
for
once
in
boston,
we're
not
starting
with
a
deficit-based
view.
We're
not
starting
with
this
is
all
we
can
scrap
together.
Let's
try
to
make
it
stretch.
We
are
going
to
deliver
to
our
students,
our
school
communities,
our
educators
and
the
entire
city,
the
schools
and
learning
environments
that
our
young
people
deserve.
D
I
mean
I
send
my
four-year-old
and
seven-year-old
to
boston
public
schools
every
day,
so
I
know
what
it
takes
to
release
your
child
into
a
different
environment:
that's
not
your
home
and
how
you
know
I,
my
kids
were
at
city
hall
daycare
when
they
were
younger.
I
cried
just
going
downstairs
two
floors
to
drop
them
off
that
first
day,
so
I
that
is
what
I
think
about.
D
When
I
wake
up
when
I,
when
I
go
to
bed
at
night,
our
schools
are
incredible
learning
environments.
We
need
to
do
better
by
all
of
our
school
communities
in
in
the
incidents
that
have
been
highlighted
recently,
there
have
been
clear
protocols
that
that
I
have
reviewed.
I
have
seen
the
the
procedures
that
have
been
followed
and
we
are
in
touch
with
each
of
the
families.
No
child.
D
D
I'm
about
six
months
in
now
and
every
single
day
of
those
six
months,
we
have
been
able
to
accomplish
something
that
shows
even
more
as
possible
and
things
don't
have
to
be
done.
The
way
they
have
been
done.
Sometimes
it's
a
really
small
thing,
and
sometimes
it's
a
bigger
thing.
We
work
on
that
every
single
day.
D
This
is
a
moment
of
great
challenge
for
our
city
and
and
for
our
country
and,
as
president
weingarten
mentioned,
the
breakdown
of
trust
nationally
does
spill
over
into
local
policy
making
and
local
politics
as
well,
but
I
have
never
felt
more
hope
about
the
direction
for
this
city,
based
on
the
energy
that
I've
received
across
every
neighborhood.
Every
meeting
that
I'm
in
whether
it's
at
a
neighborhood
association
in
a
board
room
of
a
large
company
at
a
small
restaurant
people
are
always
asking
me.
How
can
I
help
boston
public
schools?
How
do
I
get
involved?
D
How
do
I
contribute
to
the
momentum
that
we
are
building,
and
so
we
are
ready
and
moving
forward
to
to
deliver
on
all
of
the
issues
that
we
just
discussed
as
a
city
over
the
last
mayoral
election.
Our
new
administration
is
running
on
full
cylinders.
We
are
partnering
with
community
members
with,
of
course,
school
communities,
but
also
with
our
partners
in
business
in
philanthropy
in
non-profit,
getting
everyone
on
the
same
page
over
the
last
week.
D
In
addition
to
the
green
new
deal
for
boston,
public
schools,
we've
announced
major
partnerships
around
early
college
and
innovation
pathways
that
directly
allow
for
our
students
and
empower
them
to
accumulate
college
credits
and
get
on
a
vocational
track,
while
still
in
boston,
public
schools.
So
I'm
really
excited
about
where
we're
headed
and
we
expect
and
demand
partnership
from
the
state
on
that.
We
need
resources
and
investment
and
partnership
from
every
single
sector
city,
state,
federal
government,
all
sectors
of
our
community.
Here
we
will
continue
pushing
for
that.
Receivership
does
not
move
us
in
that
direction.