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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Boston School Committee holds "virtual" meetings online in order to practice safe social distancing and stay current with issues important to the Boston Public Schools.
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Ms
sullivan
president,
I
believe
mr
tran
has
joined
us
and
it's
just
trying
to.
I
see
him
on
the
video
I
think
he's
just
trying
to
get
his
audio
going.
A
You
tonight's
meeting
is
being
shared,
live
on
zoom.
It
will
be
rebroadcast
on
body,
boston,
city,
tv
and
posted
on
the
school
committee's
webpage
and
on
youtube
for
those
of
you
joining
us
on
zoom
or
at
a
later
date.
You
can
find
tonight's
meeting
documents
posted
on
the
committee's
webpage,
bostonpublicschools.org
forward,
slash
school
committee.
Under
the
january
3rd
meeting
link
the
2022
meeting
calendar
will
be
publicly
posted
once
it
is
approved.
Any
translations
that
are
not
ready
for
the
start
of
the
meeting
will
be
posted
as
soon
as
they
are
finalized.
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The
committee
is
pleased
to
be
offering
live,
simultaneous
interpretation
in
spanish,
haitian
creole,
cabo,
veriano,
cantonese
mandarin,
vietnamese
and
american
signed
language
after
the
interpreters
finish
introducing
themselves
and
providing
zoom
instructions.
We
will
activate
the
interpretation
icon
the
globe
at
the
bottom
of
your
screen:
click
the
icon
to
select
your
language
preference.
Well,
our
spanish
interpreter.
Please
introduce
yourself
and
give
zoom
instructions.
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Totally.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
good
evening.
Everyone,
my
name,
is
juan
bernal.
I
am
the
spanish
interpreter
whom
will
be
providing
consecutive
interpretation
for
miss
rafaela,
polanco,
garcia,
school
member,
spanish
speaking
well,
the
other
interpreter,
mr
randolph
dominguez,
will
be
providing
simultaneous
interpretation.
I
will
now
explain
how
to
access
the
interpretation
icon
in
spanish.
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Good
evening,
madame
chair,
my
name
is
jose:
I'm
going
to
be
the
cave
in
chapter
tonight.
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The
mayor's
office
has
informed
me
that
mariwou's
appointments
to
the
school
committee
have
been
delayed
by
the
city's
response
to
the
recent
surge
in
the
kobe
pandemic.
Major
mayor
wu
looks
forward
to
announcing
her
appointments
in
the
near
future
and
we
are
hopeful
that
the
new
members
will
be
able
to
join
us
at
our
first
regular
meeting
of
the
new
year,
which
is
scheduled
for
january
12..
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Yes,
I
would
like
to
nominate
miss
jerry
robinson
to
return
as
the
chair
for
the
committee
for
one
more
term,
given
her
expertise
and
experience,
and
I
know
that
we
all
are
committed
to
to
the
work
of
of
the
committee,
along
with
the
superintendent,
but
miss
robinson
has
steered
the
committee
for
the
last
year
variably.
So,
with
all
the
respect,
I
would
like
to
nominate
miss
jerry
robinson
again
for
one
more
turn.
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I'm
sorry
to
take
up
this
much
time,
but
I
would
like
to
again
nominate
mr
michael
o'neill
to
reassume
the
position
of
vice
chair
for
one
more
year.
I
must
admit
that
for
the
last
three
years
working,
you
know
being
a
partner
with
you
all,
of
course,
with
the
new
members
as
well.
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I
particularly
learned
a
lot
from
mr
michael
o'neill.
There
is
no
doubt
in
my
mind
how
committed
he
is.
You
know
to
all
the
to
all
the
children
of
the
boston
public
school,
in
addition
to
his
expertise
and
his
knowledge
on
school
issues,
I
wholeheartedly
request
that
he
accept
my
nomination.
I
would
like
to
nominate
him
again.
Thank
you.
Thank.
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Thank
you,
chair,
robinson
and
and
first
of
all,
thank
you
to
mr
tran
for
his
very
kind
words
much
appreciated
and
to
my
fellow
members
for
the
vote,
I
am
honored
to
continue
to
serve
in
this
role
to
support
ms
robinson
as
chair,
and
I
am
extremely
grateful
to
madam
chair
for
stepping
up
in
this
past
year
in
the
leadership
that
she
has
shown
and
the
closest
of
the
relationship
she
has
developed
with
superintendent
casilius.
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It
is
by
the
school
committee
and
the
superintendent
working
together
that
we
are
best
able
to
serve
the
50
000
children
in
our
care,
and
now
more
than
ever,
they
need
us.
I
am
also
deeply
appreciative
of
my
fellow
members
from
mr
tran
and
and
our
newer
members
miss
libero
or
miss
palenco
garcia.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
and
the
incredible
voice
you've
been
bringing
to
this
effort
and
to
miss
mercer,
our
student
member,
who
also
was
extraordinarily
thoughtful
and
giving
up
her
time
and
of
her
comments.
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Yes
again,
thank
you
and
congratulations
once
again,
the
body
is
grateful
for
your
concern.
Continued
service
and
leadership.
That
concludes
our
business.
For
this
evening.
The
next
school
committee
meeting
will
take
place
on
wednesday
january
12
at
5
pm
here
on
zoom.
If
there's
nothing
further
I'll
entertain
a
motion
to
adjourn.
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No,
mr
tran,
yes,
I
I
I
would
like
to
take
this
opportunity
to
specifically
thank
that
well,
not
too
lou
anymore,
but
you
know
the
recent
members
of
the
committee
miss
polanco,
garcia
and
mr
lopera.
I
I
have
not
been
able
to
get
in
touch
with
either
one
of
you
given
the
hectic
schedule,
especially
my
my
physical
condition,
but
I
would
like
to
have
some
time
to
touch
touch
base
with
you
both
and
thank
you
for
for
stepping
forward.
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A
take
up
the
the
the
chairs,
the
the
seats
in
in
this
committee,
given
all
the
controversial
issues
that
we
are
dealing
with,
so
your
bravery
and
your
commitment
are
really
appreciated.
Thank
you.