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From YouTube: Exam School Task Force Meeting 3-10-21
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Exam School Task Force Meeting 3-10-21
A
Want
me
to
do
this
I'll,
be
happy
to
and
then
we'll
start
the
formal
agenda.
So
the
we're
pleased
to
offer
live.
Simultaneous
in
spanish,
haitian
creole,
cape
verdean,
portuguese,
cantonese,
mandarin,
vietnamese,
somali,
arabic
and
american
sign
language.
I
will
introduce
the
individuals
who
will
then
introduce
themselves
to
their
respective
constituents.
C
D
E
A
F
I
A
I
A
K
K
A
Before
we
move
on
to
the
approval
of
the
minutes,
I
think
all
of
you
have
received
the
minutes
and,
as
you
can
see
from
having
read
them,
we
all
on
the
meeting
in
february
introduced
ourselves
for
those
of
you
that
were
not
here.
Would
you
just
simply
tell
us
in
20
words
or
less
who
you
are,
who
you
represent
and
we'll
go
from
there?
Let's
begin
with
tanya
freeman
wisdom.
N
O
P
A
A
We
move
on
to
the
meeting
schedule
and
sort
of
put
tanisha
on
the
spot
a
little
bit
in
a
minute,
but
primarily
to
let
us
know
that.
Let
you
know
that
I
was
informed
by
the
district
that
one
of
our
student
representatives
is
no
longer
on
the
task
force,
having
resigned
as
I
understand
it,
from
b
sac,
it
now
behooves
the
district
to
find
another
representative
who,
I
am
told
will
be
joining
us
at
the
next
meeting
next
week.
A
But
perhaps-
and
I
would
ask
tanisha
since
she
did
a
terrific
job
last
night,
presenting
the
two
sides
here-
that
you
at
least
bring
us
all
up
to
date
on
the
on
what
took
place
at
the
first
meeting
and
what
is
anticipated
for
the
second
who
the
participants
are
and
we'll
stop
it
at
that.
Whatever
else
you
think
is
critical.
B
So,
thank
you,
mr
contemposis.
You
know
not
much
to
share
in
this
forum,
but
certainly
want
to
first
and
foremost
make
sure
that
our
parents
and
our
families,
our
students,
who
are
so
anxiously
awaiting
a
decision
with
respect
to
this
year's
admissions
process.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
they
all
know
that
the
process
is
still
moving
forward
and
that,
although
we
would
typically
have
you
know,
families
would
typically
receive
notifications,
probably
within
the
coming
weeks.
B
Certainly
before
the
end
of
march
about
about
assignment
opportunities
about
invitations.
Those
invitations
will
not
come
before
the
middle
of
april.
So
if
you
don't
hear
something
don't
get
nervous,
the
process
is
still
moving,
but
the
district
has
graciously
agreed
to
delay
its
invitation
window
by
a
few
weeks.
So
that's
first
and
foremost.
B
B
I
certainly
encourage
folks
to
pay
attention
if
you're
interested
to
pay
attention
to
the
federal
district
court
website,
because
there
is
an
opportunity
for
those
who
are
interested
to
actually
sit
in
on
these
hearings.
I
I
I
must
admit
I
do.
I
do
get
a
little
excited
about
the
weeds.
So
if
you're
like
me-
and
you
want
to
know
the
details,
I
encourage
you
to
participate
in
that
those
are
open
to
the
public.
B
You
know
recognizing
that
it's
been
gosh,
I
mean
mr
contemposis,
it's
been
maybe
a
couple
decades,
since
we
last
revisited
the
the
process,
and
so
it's
certainly
time
for
us
to
to
look
at
it
again
and
to
see
where,
on
from
a
permanent
standpoint,
adjustments
may
be
appropriate,
so
one
the
process
continues,
don't
get
nervous
if
your
children,
if
your
families
don't
receive
their
notice
in
a
couple
of
weeks,
that's
intentional.
They
won't
receive
anything
for
until
probably
mid
april.
B
Second,
if
you're
interested
in
learning
more
about
the
the
lawsuit
or
even
sitting
in
on
some
of
the
the
hearings,
you
can
do
that.
It's
public
visit,
the
u.s
district
court
website,
u.s
district
court
of
massachusetts
website
and
third
for
us
as
a
task
force.
Our
work
continues,
and
I
just
look
forward
to
to
learning
with
this
body
and
being
able
to
present
a
recommendation
that
that
we
as
a
city
can
all
be,
can
all
stand
behind.
A
A
B
N
I
just
just
wanted
to
pipe
in
madam
chairman,
mr
chairman,
that
there
were
several
you
know
and,
and
ms
sullivan,
I
think
I
would
prefer
to
defer
to
you,
but
I
think
it's
also
important
to
note
that
there
were
several
community
amicus
briefs
that
were
filed
and
most
many
of
them.
In
fact,
you
know
supporting
the
position
of
the
exam
school
working
group
and
the
decision
of
the
boston
school
committee.
B
So,
just
just
a
point
of
clarification
to
my
knowledge,
there
have
been
no
amici
filed.
However,
there
have
been
certainly
public
statements
made
to
your
point:
pastor,
acevedo.
There
have
been
public
statements
made
in
support
of
of
the
school
committee
policy,
the
temporary
policy
that
the
school
committee
adopted
last
fall.
B
But
again
I
want
us
to
remain
focused
on
our
task,
that
is
in
front
of
us,
and
that
is-
and
we've
got
a
very
short
window
to
to
accomplish
this
audacious
task,
and
that
is
to
present
our
school
committee
with
a
recommendation
on
a
policy.
The
permanent
policy
for
for
these
admission
for
admissions
to
these
schools.
A
A
E
A
A
B
B
A
A
B
You
know
tonight
we'll
start
that
process.
It
will
continue
tomorrow
and
then,
as
mr
condom
passes,
shared
we'll
you
know
as
a
as
as
a
task
force
we'll
be
jumping
into
into
the
work.
Looking
at
the
other
aspects
of
the
work
looking
at,
you
know,
what's
happening
other
best
practices
of
best
practices
and
models
for
us
to
explore,
but
tonight
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
hearing
and
listening.
So
you
know
with
that.
B
You
know:
there's
not
going
to
be
an
exchange
back
and
forth
between
the
task
force
members
and
in
the
public,
but
we
really
are
going
to
spend
our
time
listening
and
you
know
to
be
able.
We
do
have
some
folks
who've
signed
up
for
you
know
for
for
public
comment
for
this
listening
session,
and
I
know
that
you
know
I'm
sure
there
are
others.
We've
got
a
you
know.
B
K
Thank
you
very
much,
so
we
have
eight
speakers
this
evening
that
signed
up
and
they
will
have
two
minutes
per
person.
Those
who
require
interpretation
services
would
receive
an
additional
two
minutes.
Please
state
your
name
affiliation.
What
neighborhood
you
are
from
before
you
begin
and
when
I
call
your
name,
please
raise
your
hand
virtually
on
zoom
and
also,
please
make
sure
you're
signed
in
to
zoom
with
the
same
name.
You
use
to
sign
up
for
public
comment
that
will
allow
us
to
identify
you.
Our
first
speaker
this
evening
is
luis
lui,
luis
liu.
R
Good
evening,
everyone,
my
name,
is
louis
liu.
I
am
a
jq
us
6th
grader.
I
am
in
abc
living
at
dorchester.
I
come
from
a
low-income
family.
I
have
never
been
to
any
paid
tutoring
institution
since
I
was
young.
My
mom
found
a
lot
of
free
one-to-one
tutoring
sessions.
For
me
from
the
past
year.
To
now
my
free
tutoring
resources
are
bls's,
a
helping
elbow
tutoring
covet
ed
possimus
training,
paraclete
community
and
boston
partners
in
education.
R
Since
fourth
grade,
I
always
study
hard
every
day
to
get
into
the
exam
schools.
I
was
a
jqes
awc
student,
so
my
8th,
my
5th
grade
report
card
might
not
be
very
high,
but
I
hope
that
the
bps
could
evaluate
my
4th
grade.
Mcas
scores
my
6th
grade
report
card
in
my
6th
grade
nwea
map
ela
in
math
test
scores
after
bps
did
an
analysis
about
all
my
grades.
K
S
Oh
okay
for
the
task
force,
I'm
adam
tm,
I'm
from
baxter
roxbury,
my
I
have
a
fifth
grader
now
this
year
and
that's
going
to
be
next
year.
Gonna
be
sixth
grader.
So
I
I'm
also
concerned,
of
course,
that
concern
this
year.
Schools
exam
school
process,
but
I'm
more
concerned
for
the
next
year,
because
my
my
my
case
is
going
to
be
going
to
this
force
of
next
year
so
for
the
future
exam
school
unitation.
S
This
code
should
not
be
including
into
any
consideration.
There
are
many
flaws
in
the
difficult
location
there
are.
Even
zip
codes
are
not,
including
in
the
plan
like
some
of
the
things
called
the
chestnut
hill
02467,
which
is
in
the
neighborhood
around
the
west.
Rocketberry
belong
to
boston,
but
they
never
considering
the
simple
typical
plan.
S
S
S
Also
gpa
have
big
virus
in
different
schools,
especially
private
public
school
grading
philosophy.
There's
no
way
to
evaluate
students
fully
using
the
gpa.
So
I
think
last
year
the
the
the
map
test
is
recommended
by
by
our
superintendent.
I
think
that's
the
best
way
to
go
and
in
combining
with
the
gpa.
Maybe
that's,
but
I
I
definitely
think
in
the
next
year
we
should
still
have
the
math
test
and,
along
with
the
gpa.
J
S
R
K
K
K
T
Okay,
great
okay,
oh
my
goodness,
okay.
Well,
first
of
all,
I
would
like
to
thank
everybody
for
this
opportunity
to
express
my
views
as
I've
shared
in
the
past.
I
am
an
alumna
of
one
of
the
exam
schools,
an
alumni
of
the
boston
public
schools
and,
as
we
all
know,
the
boston
public
schools
is
the
oldest
school
system
in
the
nation.
T
T
Boston
is
routinely
around
the
world.
Looked
at
as
an
intellectual
mecca.
Academic
mecca
is
seen
as
a
premier
destination
for
higher
education,
so
I
think
that
people
would
normally
naturally
expect
that
all
of
our
schools
are
giving
our
children
an
education
that
can
only
be
referred
to
as
exemplary,
but
that's
not
the
case.
T
We
have
many
hard-working
teachers,
many
hard-working
administrators,
but
it
must
be
said
that
our
feeder
schools
are
suffering
now.
I
think
that
we're
all
concerned
about
having
a
student
body
that
is
reflective
of
the
city.
We
want
people
to
have
opportunities,
but
I
would
argue
that,
in
order
to
have
opportunities,
we
need
to
have
students
that
are
prepared,
and
I
would
say
that
we
need
to
have
our
feeder
schools.
We
need
to
invest
more
in
them.
T
That's
absolutely
unacceptable.
So
what
I
would
say
is
that
we
need
to
focus
if
we
want
more
inclusivity,
we
need
to
focus
on
our
feeder
schools.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
whatever
is
wrong
with
them
is
remedied
and
it
you
know
fixed
and
so
that
when
our
children
are
ready
should
they
choose,
they
will
have
the
skill
set.
They
will
be
prepared
to
take
the
exam
schools.
T
The
idea
is
to
pro
to
preserve
the
rigor
of
the
exam
schools,
but
we
also
want
to
make
sure
that
there's
excellence
and
rigor
throughout
our
educational
system.
I
think
that
our
youth
deserve
that,
and
I
think
that
the
reputation
of
boston
depends
upon
that.
Thank
you
so
much
for
this
opportunity
to
to
express
my
ideas
and
my
views
and,
and
I
do
hope
that
they're
taken
into
consideration.
K
U
Great
yeah,
I
mean
first
thank
you
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
voice
my
concerns.
I
I
guess
at
first.
I
think
I
cannot
agree
more
the
previous
lady,
what
she
said.
I
I
think
the
the
more
critical
issue
I
mean
is
how
to
make
all
the
feeders
look
better,
because
I
mean
that's
affecting
most
students.
If
we
need
a
task
force,
I
think
that's
definitely.
These
are
one
more
than
this.
I
don't
think
this
is
not
a
problem,
it
is,
but
that
is
more
critical.
U
On
the
last
note,
I
would
think
just
ask
like
we
think
all
the
three
exams
with
the
banter
right.
Otherwise
we
won't
have
even
have
this
meeting,
but
I
mean
I
don't
want
to
ask
what
makes
these
three
examples
better
than
other
schools.
I
always
think
exam
is
a
part
of
the
reason.
I
won't
say
it's
all
the
reason,
but
I
think
it's
part
of
the
factor
I
go
through
my
daughter
with
her
exam.
U
I
don't
the
for
sure
is
not
perfect,
but
I
think
the
process
makes
her
a
better
student
so
make
her
focus.
Make
her
set
up
a
goal
at
a
young
age
like
sixth
grade
set
up
a
goal
and
to
pursue
it,
but
basically
that's
the
case
like
they
can
play
a
half
an
hour,
video
game,
but
if
they
want
to
pass
last
year
test,
they
need
to
spend
half
an
hour
memorize
the
vocabulary
so
basically
teach
them.
Discipline
set
up
a
goal
to
pursue
it
as
soon
as
what
do
they
learn.
U
Not
the
example
itself,
I
think,
is
the
process
because
I'm
a
more
academically
prepared,
meaning
I'm
a
better
student.
So
I
guess
when
you
consider
the
exam,
I
would
urge
the
committee
members
to
think
about
what
makes
the
three
examples
of
a
better
place
and
there's
some
downside
of
the
exam,
but
there
is
also
good
side.
So
that's
one
point.
U
The
second
point
I
think,
last
july,
the
superintendent
considers
have
a
statement
said
I
am
excited
to
partner
with
nwea
and
appreciate
their
desire
to
work
with
the
dps
on
our
shared
goal
of
increasing
the
diversity
of
our
exam
schools.
Pbs
has
identified
a
fair
assessment
that
is
aligned
to
the
massachusetts
state
standard
test,
students
on
materials
they
have
learned
in
school
and
has
been
reviewed
and
valued
for
bios
administration.
This
new
entrance
test
is
an
important
step
forward
in
expanding
access
to
exam
school
to
our
students.
U
So
looks
like
we
already
spent
a
lot
of
effort
and
time
to
weld
with
some
exams,
so
I
would
give
in
the
difficulty
normalize
the
grades
from
various
school
districts,
as
well
as
the
subjective
nature
of
the
grading
process
itself.
So
it
would
be
seems
to
be
evident
that
exam
could
be
used
as
a
part
of
the
process
to
provide
objective
since,
like
we
already
kind
of
identify,
some
example
has
served
the
problem
so
yeah.
U
K
V
Okay,
that's
great
first,
thank
you
for
giving
me
this
opportunity
to
share
my
opinions
tonight.
My
family
moved
from
braintree
to
boston
roughly
five
years
ago
and
at
the
time
we
knew
nothing
about
the
school
system
in
boston
such
as
exam
schools
right.
So
we
didn't
consider
where
to
live
in
terms
of
zip
code
at
the
time,
but
now
I
think
for
other
people
who
have
to
think
about
this
zip
code.
You
know
before
the
move
to
boston,
I
think
that's
kind
of
crazy.
V
A
few
minutes
ago
I
was
reading
an
online
article
which,
which
is
a
letter
from
a
graduate
of
boston,
latin
school
and
a
lifelong
resident
of
dorchester.
The
title
of
his
letter
is
exam
examination.
Not
zip
code
should
be
the
key
factor
in
the
admissions
for
bps
exam
schools.
I
agree
with
him
for
the
future
exam
school
invitations.
V
V
Actually,
it
will
negatively
impacts
them
from
low
income,
zip
code
as
well,
and
it
will
divide
our
student
and
our
community
in
boston.
I
don't
want
my
kid
to
be
asked
some
questions
like
how
did
you
get
into
this
exam
school
which
zip
code
are
in
ayu
from
in
the
first
day
when
they
meet
their
classmates
at
the
exam
school
right?
And
the
second
point
I
want
to
make
is:
we
should
not
evaluate
students
solely
using
gpa,
because
gpa
had
big
variants
in
different
schools,
private
versus
public
awc
versus
regular
classes.
C
W
B
Miss
pervex
does
this
also
apply
to
attendees?
Yes,
okay,
so
everyone,
hopefully
you
see
the
the
little
globe
at
the
bottom
of
your
screen
on
my
screen.
It's
next
to
the
raised
hand,
but
it's
the
bottom
panel.
You
should
see
a
little
globe.
It
says
interpretation
we're
clicking
on
that
and
then
we're
clicking
english.
B
L
W
B
I
actually
I
want
the
just
for
the
for
the
record
to
be
clear,
given
that
this
is
and
I
want
to
be
fair,
could
we
get
a
direct
translation,
I'm
going
to
ask?
Could
you
miss
miss
yang?
If
you
could
please
again,
my
apologies.
Could
you
please
repeat
your
testimony
so
that
we
can
get
a
direct
interpretation.
W
F
K
B
C
K
X
X
We
were
we
both
attended,
advanced
work
classes.
So
I
go
back,
I
believe,
to
the
and
at
that
time
there
were
advanced
work
classes,
probably
in
every
at
each
elementary
school
right.
So
I
think
we
go
back
to
the
either
the
first
or
second
speaker
who
emphasized
the
need
for
the
feeder
schools
to
be
adequately
to
adequately
prepare
our
students.
So
I
think
that
is
lacking
in
when
my
son
transitioned
from
a
private
school
to
a
boston,
public
school.
That's
where
some
some
of
his
deficiencies
were
noticed
right.
X
He
was
thriving
in
a
in
a
private
school
when
he
transitioned
to
a
public
school.
The
curriculum
was
totally
different,
didn't
teach
phonics
where,
as
he
had
had
learned
that
so
I
I
would
really
like
to
see
the
city
put
the
money
into
the
schools.
I
also
served
on
a
school
assignment
task
force
under
mayor
menino.
So
we
we
spent
a
lot
of
time.
X
You
know
looking
at
school
quality,
so
this
is
an
issue
that
we
have
been
looking
at
for
decades,
but
I
I
must
say
that
I
do
support
the
temporary
policy,
because
I
I
have
a
nephew
right
who
is
in
sixth
grade
a's
and
b's
recommended
by
his
teacher.
He
lives
in
high
power.
We
are
just
praying.
I
am
praying
that
he
gets
into
boston
latin
school.
I
drove
him
over
there,
the
other
day
he
is
so
so
excited,
and
the
last
thing
I
want
to
see
for
him
is
disappointment.
X
The
last
comment
I
want
to
make
is,
I
don't
quite
understand,
with
gentrification
happening
in
our
city
right,
especially
roxbury,
dorchester
right
now.
It's
happened
already
in
other
parts
of
our
city.
How
can
anyone
tie
race
to
a
zip
code
now?
Nowadays,
I
think
it's
very
difficult
if
someone
says
yes,
my
zip
code
is
0.2119
very
difficult
for
anyone
to
say
that
that
person
is
a
person
of
color
nowadays.
X
So
I
strongly
support
you
know
putting
money
into
our
schools
to
better
equip,
not
you
know,
taking
away
the
advanced
work
classes
because
they
were
because
they
work,
they
definitely
work
for
students
and
also
supporting
the
temporary
policy
in
place
for
this
coming
school
year.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
Wonderful,
well
certainly,
we
have
thank
you,
miss
parvex,
so
we
have
saturday
again
10
a.m,
we're
starting
at
10
a.m.
On
saturday,
I
believe
the
notif,
the
notice
has
been
posted,
and
again
it's
really
important
that
we
hear
from
you
know
the
city
of
boston.
You
know
about
again
in
our
focus
as
a
task
force
is
on.
B
You
know
the
policy
to
be
potentially
and
so
really
wanting
to
hear
from
our
fellow
residents
about
you
know
your
thoughts
as
it
relates
to
that.
Your
suggestions,
your
recommendations
that
you
may
have
that
that
could
help
to
inform
our
work
that
we
have
been
charged
to
do
so.
I
I
you
know
want
to
thank
all
who
who
spoke
this
evening
for
our
first
listening
session
and
again
look
forward
to
hearing
from
folks
on
saturday,
mr
contemposis.
B
So
in
terms
of
next
steps
again
we'll
we
are
meeting
on
this
coming
saturday
and
then
our
following
the
meeting
after
that
will
be
next
tuesday,
the
16th
at
5
00
p.m.
We
look
forward
to
seeing
folks
there
before
we
close
out
just
want
to
go
around
to
the
members
of
the
task
force
to
see.
If
any
of
you
have
anything
that
you'd
like
to
add.
F
Y
Echoing
those
things
from
mr
kreger
and
also
just
wanted
to
recognize
the
two
student
groups
at
bls
that
were
mentioned
by
the
josiah
quincy
student,
who's
receiving
free
one-to-one
tutoring,
a
helping
elbow
and
doc
and
docimus
both
of
those
programs
have
really
kind
of
gotten
underway
during
the
pandemic,
and
it's
been
really
inspiring
to
see
our
students
taking
on
service
efforts
in
a
virtual
space.
So
it's
really
wonderful
to
meet
a
young
person
who's
benefiting
from
that.
So
thank
you
for
that.
B
N
B
Z
Z
Sure
there
is
an
exam
high
school
in
grand
rapids
michigan
that
over
the
last
six
or
seven
years
has
changed
their
admissions
policy
and
significantly
diversified
their
school
and
on
u.s
world
news
I
hate
to
say
it
miss
carrot.
They
are
ranked
higher
than
you
not
that
that's
like
the
end-all
be-all,
but
I
know
that
is
you
know.
That
is
something,
and
you
know
every
city
is
different,
but
I
think
hearing
all
the
different
cities.
We
could
probably
potentially
come
up
with
the
best
idea
possible.
B
Any
other
it's
hard
in
the
virtual
when
we're
in
the
same
room.
It's
easier
sometimes
to
have
these
comments,
but
certainly
don't
want
to
lose
that
in
the
virtual
space
anyone
else
want
to
add
before
we.
I
guess
I'm
looking
at
my
my
notes
that
miss
parvex
provided
to
us
if
all
right
well,
if
there
is
nothing
further
I'll,
entertain
a
motion
to
adjourn
the
meeting.