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From YouTube: Boston School Committee Meeting 9-12-18
Description
The Boston School Committee is the governing body of the Boston Public Schools. The School Committee is responsible for: Defining the vision, mission and goals of the Boston Public Schools; Establishing and monitoring the annual operating budget; Hiring, managing and evaluating the Superintendent; and Setting and reviewing district policies and practices to support student achievement.
A
Guys
for
that
earlier
in
the
evening,
we
convened
at
5:30
p.m.
for
executive
session,
and
we
are
now
returning
to
open
session
I
believe
6:35
p.m.
so
in
any
case
welcome
back
we're
in
a
new
school
year.
I
hope
everyone
had
a
restful
and
restorative
summer
we're
looking
forward
to
getting
down
to
business
once
again
for
those
that
were
interested
in
the
executive
session
earlier,
we
did
adjourn
to
speak
about
collective
bargaining
strategy
with
United
Steel
Workers
of
America
local
87
51.
A
Now
that
we
are
moving
to
open
session
once
again,
I
want
to
remind
folks
that's
nice
meetings
being
broadcast
live
by
Boston
City
TV
on
YouTube,
as
well
as
Comcast
channel
24,
our
CN
channel
13
and
FiOS
1962.
He
will
be
rebroadcast
at
a
later
date.
If
you'd
like
to
speak
this
evening,
but
have
not
yet
signed
up.
Please
see
our
staff
person
miss
lina,
paar
vyx
in
the
hallway
sign
up
for
comment
this
evening
will
close
at
6:30
p.m.
and
I
notice,
I'm
reading
that
that
it's
now
6:35
p.m.
A
but
we'll
allow
five
extra
minutes.
If
anyone
that
hasn't
had
an
opportunity
to
sign
up
we'd
like
to
step
out
and
see
our
staff
person
first
we're
gonna
begin
this
meeting
with
the
approval
of
minutes
from
the
July
16th
school
committee
meeting.
If
the
minutes
are
approved,
has
presented
hard,
copies
will
be
made
available
immediately
in
the
hallway,
with
the
other
handouts.
If
changes
are
made,
you
can
access
the
minutes
tomorrow
on
the
bps
website.
At
this
time,
we'd
like
to
entertain
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes
of
the
July
16th
meeting
as
presented.
B
A
You
Miss
Robinson.
Is
there
a
second?
Thank
you,
mr.
O'neill,
is
there
any
discussion
or
objection
to
the
motion?
Is
there
any
objection
to
approving
the
minutes
by
unanimous
consent?
Hearing
none?
The
minutes
are
approved
now,
we'll
move
on
to
the
release
of
executive
session
minutes,
as
we
do
periodically
about
once
per
year.
Bps
legal
counsel
reviews
all
the
outstanding
executive
session
minutes
and
recommended
and
is
recommended
for
executive
session
minutes
for
public
disclosure
at
this
time.
A
So
at
this
time,
I'd
like
to
entertain
a
motion
to
approve
the
executive
session
minutes
of
December
14
2016
December
6th
2017,
June,
27th,
2018
and
July
2nd
2018
as
presented.
Is
there
a
motion?
Thank
you,
Miss
Robinson!
Is
there
a
second
thank
you
Miss
Oliver
Davila.
Is
there
any
discussion
or
objection
to
the
motion?
Is
there
any
discussion?
Excuse
me
to
approving
the
minutes
by
unanimous
consent.
Hearing
none.
The
minutes
are
approved,
we'll
move
on
now
to
the
interim
superintendent
report.
I
present
you,
our
interim
superintendent,
miss
Laura,
parole.
C
Thank
You
chairman
LeConte
Oh
members
of
the
School
Committee
mm-hmm,
it's
good
to
be
here
with
all
of
you
tonight.
It
is
back-to-school
season
for
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
and
that
means
it's
the
time
of
year
that
our
teachers,
staff
and
parents,
and
even
our
students,
despite
the
end
of
summer
vacation,
get
excited
about,
but
I
want
to
start
out
on
a
serious
note,
one
of
the
topics
that
has
understandably
been
on
everyone's
mind
is
school
bus
transportation.
C
We
have,
we
know
this
ourselves
through
the
work
that
we
do.
We
are
hearing
it
from
parents.
We
hear
we
understand
the
demands
that
this
places
on
school
leaders
and
believe
that
this
is
incredibly
important,
because
what
is
most
important
about
our
work
is
what
happens
inside
our
school
buildings,
and
so
getting
our
children
safely
and
promptly
back
and
forth
to
school
is
a
necessary
precondition
for
the
work
that
our
staff
have
been
preparing
for
all
summer,
which
is
to
welcome
our
children
into
the
learning
environments
inside
our
building.
We
take
this
very
seriously.
C
C
We
do
have
a
standing
commitment,
not
to
speak
publicly
about
details,
pertain
pertaining
to
collective
bargaining,
but
I
would
like
to
remind
the
public
that
we
are
very
much
engaged
with
the
Union.
Both
parties,
including
our
vendor
Transdev,
as
well
as
the
Union,
have
been
diligently
engaged
in
ongoing
discussions.
I
know
that
many
families
and
staff
are
concerned
about
on-time
performance
for
our
school
buses.
C
Even
amid
these
ongoing
conversations,
there
are
always
challenges
at
the
first
week
of
school,
but
that
does
not
mean
that
we
are
content
with
any
performance
delays.
We
understand
the
very
real
impacts
that
delays
have
on
our
students,
family
and
staff
and
I
say
this
as
a
longtime
bps
parent,
whose
children
also
rode
the
yellow
school
bus.
However,
we
are
striving
and
continued
to
do
better
around
the
operational
management
of
this
incredibly
important
priority.
C
We
have
increased
the
number
of
call
takers
this
summer
in
preparation
for
the
school
year
in
our
transportation
call
center
from
32
to
40.
On
the
morning
of
the
first
day
of
school,
the
average
call
center
weight
decreased
from
18
minutes
last
year
to
14
minutes
this
year.
That
is,
that
being
said,
I've
heard
of
cases
where
parents
waited
significantly
longer
than
that,
and
we
are
working
very
hard
to
address
that.
But
I
do
want
to
let
you
know
how
closely
we
monitor
that.
C
Additionally,
our
on-time
bus
performance,
while
not
a
hundred
percent,
is
ahead
of
last
year's
benchmarks,
but
still
not
where
we
want
it
to
be,
and
I
want
to
say
that
very
clearly
and
transparently
on
the
morning
of
the
first
day
of
school,
this
past
Thursday
the
very
first
day
that
buses
were
51%
on
time
versus
forty-one
percent
on
time
last
year.
The
other
number
we
measure
quick
carefully
is
those
buses
arriving
within
15
minutes
of
on
time.
That
was
80
percent.
C
This
opening
day,
the
on-time
percentage
increase
to
71%
on
the
morning
of
the
second
day
of
school,
on
Friday,
with
93%
arriving
within
15
minutes
by
Monday
the
third
day
of
school.
The
morning
on
time,
performance
was
at
80%
and
within
15
minutes
had
reached
96%,
and
the
afternoon
numbers
were
similar.
C
Yesterday,
the
first
day
of
kindergarten
is
always
a
little
bit
of
a
dip,
and
that
was
true
as
well.
That
happens
every
year,
but
those
numbers
were
71%
and
then
rose
to
91%
within
15
minutes
in
the
morning
and
79%
in
the
afternoon,
rising
to
94%
within
15
minutes.
On
the
back
end
of
the
day.
Are
these
numbers
great?
C
Despite
the
challenges,
I
do
want
to
thank
and
acknowledge
the
staff
and
our
transportation
department.
All
of
these
folks
work
from
very
early
in
the
morning
from
4:45
or
5:00
a.m.
and
well
into
the
evening
under
stressful
conditions,
stressful,
because
we
take
very
seriously
our
responsibility
to
demand,
respond
and
ensure
that
every
child
is
is
safely
home.
C
There
is
an
enormous
reservoir
of
talent
within
central
office
and
throughout
the
district,
particularly
in
our
schools.
This
summer,
I've
hosted
11
principal
listening
sessions
reaching
72
of
our
school
leaders
in
my
first
few
weeks
in
this
role,
along
with
central
office,
listening
sessions
across
nearly
every
department
and
with
more
to
come,
I've
also
been
meeting
and
will
continue
to
meet
with
numerous
community
groups,
staff
and
families.
Last
night,
I
spent
time
with
the
teacher
leaders
on
the
btu
academics,
committees
and
I
just
came
from
a
brief
meeting
with
the
btu
building
wraps.
C
All
of
these
conversations
are
helping
to
inform
my
understanding,
as
well
as
that
of
my
team,
of
some
of
the
strategic
shifts
needed
in
central
office
to
most
effectively
support
our
schools
and
our
students.
I
want
to
thank
everyone
who
has
taken
the
time
already
to
share
their
experiences
and
recommendations,
and
particularly
to
the
many
who
have
offered
problem-solving
approaches
to
our
shared
challenges.
C
As
the
interim
superintendent
I
understand
that
it
is
my
responsibility
to
listen
carefully,
to
make
important
and
sometimes
difficult
decisions
when
necessary
and,
most
importantly,
to
leverage
the
expertise,
talent,
resources
and
commitment
to
public
education
on
behalf
of
our
students
and
Families
that
our
staff
and
teachers
lead
so
impressively
in
our
schools.
That
is
what
I've
endeavoured
to
do
over
the
last
two
months
and
the
approach
I'll
use
to
guide
the
work
that
we
will
do
together
in
the
coming
school
year
in
the
coming
months.
I'll
continue
this
listening
and
I
hope.
C
Staff,
faculty
and
community
members
will
continue
to
engage
with
me
and
with
all
of
us,
at
bps,
making
recommendations,
pushing
me
and
pushing
others,
while
also
working
with
to
problem-solve
and
identify
solutions.
I
believe
that
is
our
best
hope
for
decisions
that
serve
the
interests
of
our
students
and
advance
the
mission
of
the
Boston
Public
Schools.
C
That
being
said,
it
has
also
been
an
exciting
week
for
all
of
our
teachers
and
staff
and
the
bps,
as
we
did
welcome
all
of
our
57,000
students
back
into
our
buildings
and
what
happens
inside
our
school
buildings
is
incredibly
important.
As
well
so
I
want
to
thank
all
of
the
staff
faculty
and
school
leaders.
Who've
worked
so
hard
to
prepare
for
this
school
year.
C
There,
on
Tuesday
the
first
day
of
kindergarten
I,
was
out
at
the
Mildred
ABS
School,
the
Winthrop
in
the
Higginson,
some
of
the
things
that
we
saw
while
out
and
about
in
these
schools
the
21st
century
furniture
which
all
of
our
schools
are
receiving
this
year
as
part
of
the
13
million
allocation
from
build
bps
examples
include
adjustable
desks
and
tables.
The
teachers
can
move
around
in
the
classroom,
ergonomic
chairs
and
portable
teacher
lecterns
all
designed
to
be
flexible
to
encourage
collaborative
learning
in
our
classrooms.
C
It
should
be
noted
that
since
2017,
the
city
and
the
bps
have
spent
more
than
forty
five
million
to
carry
out
major
system
repairs
of
school
buildings
through
bill
BPS
through
the
bill
BPS
process,
with
assistance
from
the
massachusetts
school
building
authorities
accelerated
repair
program.
This
meant
replacing
threatt
and
windows,
repairing
roofs
and
boilers
at
six
schools,
including
this
past
summer
and
with
six
more
beginning
in
the
coming
year.
As
I've
stated
before,
one
of
my
major
priorities
as
interim
superintendent
is
to
move
forward
with
a
transparent
and
authentic
process
on
bill
BPS.
C
So
we
can
re-engage
this
important,
citywide
conversation
about
the
future
of
our
schools,
but
it
is
nonetheless
important
to
note
some
of
these
early
projects
that
are
already
in
the
pipeline
to
repair
the
buildings
that
we
do
have
and
we'll
need
into
the
future.
Also
new
this
school
year
was
the
expansion
of
the
my
way
cafe
school
meals
program
in
collaboration
with
the
Shaw
Family
Foundation.
This
summer,
the
city
of
Boston's
public
facilities,
department
renovated
kitchens
and
schools
in
Mattapan
Roxbury,
a
nice
Boston.
C
This
expands
the
program
to
a
total
of
30
schools
which
can
now
prepare
and
cook
meals
on-site.
What
really
struck
me
the
most
about
the
first
day
of
school,
is
seeing
the
smiles
on
the
faces
of
students,
parents,
teachers
and
staff
of
all
ages
and
backgrounds.
It's
a
reminder
of
how
eager
everyone
is
to
start
the
new
year
off
right
and
how
we
all
share
in
the
collective
effort
to
provide
the
best
possible
learning
environments
for
our
students.
C
I
cannot
express
in
words
how
much
effort
the
staff
has
put
in
over
the
summer
to
make
sure
the
first
day
of
school
went
as
smoothly
as
it
did
and
as
a
former
bps
parent
I
know
firsthand
how
much
preparation
goes
on
at
home
as
well,
so
I'm
equally
grateful
to
all
of
the
families
who
entrust
their
children
to
the
Boston
Public
Schools
and
who
create
the
positive
learning
environments
that
happen
in
our
school
buildings.
I
also
have
to
give
a
huge
hat
tip
to
our
custodians.
C
I've
mentioned
all
many
of
our
staff,
but
to
get
our
buildings
ready
to
welcome
our
children
and
with
that
I
want
to
hand
things
over
to
my
colleague,
Mary
Driscoll,
because,
as
I
talked
about
the
staff
welcoming
our
school,
our
students
into
the
new
school
year,
we
have
17
new
school
leaders
who
we
would
like
to
honor
tonight
and
so
Mary
Driscoll.
The
assistant
superintendent,
for
elementary
and
middle
schools
is
here
to
join
me
for
that.
C
D
D
D
So
I
want
to
start
by
introducing
this
team.
These
are
the
team
of
people
who
support
the
school
leaders
they're
out
in
schools
every
day.
Doing
deep,
dives,
coaching
and
some
of
them
are
will
be
familiar
faces
and
some
of
them
are
new
faces,
so
I'm
excited
to
reintroduce
or
introduce
them
to
you.
First,
we
have
Christine
Landry,
who
is
supporting
elementary
schools.
D
D
D
The
national
average
in
districts
like
ours
of
school
leader
turnover,
is
27
percent,
so
we're
managing
to
hold
on
to
our
very
talented
leaders
once
we
find
them,
and
so
with
that
I'm
going
to
toss
it
to
my
team
members
and
as
the
new
leaders
as
your
name
is
called.
If
you
want
to
just
come
up
and
maybe
stand
on
the
ramp
behind,
so
we
can
get
the
full
full
picture
of
everyone.
E
Testing,
okay,
Carolyn
Alston,
this
HBCU
Hampton
to
be
exact,
grad
and
UMass
grad
is
a
Boston
native
and
be
LA,
and
recently
Lynch
Leadership
Academy
grad
as
well.
She
leads
the
Roger,
clap
innovation
school
after
having
developed
her
instructional
expertise
at
the
Dearborn
and
serving
as
an
administrator
at
the
Harvard
Kent.
F
All
right
good
evening,
I'd
like
to
welcome
Kevin
brill
to
the
stage
our
interim
headmaster
at
Greater.
Eggleston
Kevin
brings
to
us
a
wealth
of
experience,
23
years
at
Fenway,
15
of
which
14
of
which
he
was
assistant
headmaster.
But
this
year
he
is
joining
us
with
Greta
Eccleston
and
helping
us
to
reshape
and
rethink
how
we
serve
our
children
in
the
educate
and
the
alternative
education
space.
So
welcome
Kevin,
Brill.
F
And
I
also
have
the
pleasure
of
introducing
headmaster,
Dana
Brown,
our
one
of
our
newer
additions
to
the
staff
he's
going
to
be
supporting
the
high
school
half
of
the
house
at
the
Dearborn
stem
Kevin
also
brings
a
wealth
of
experience
from
Malden
and
other
other
parts
of
the
local
Boston
area.
Kevin
is
also
a
2016
Massachusetts
principal
the
year,
so
we
were
able
to
recruit
a
really
good
one
over
here
with
some
experience
to
help
us
lead
the
way
at
the
Dearborn
stem
so
welcome.
Dana.
D
I'm
just
gonna
say
in
advance
this
next
slide.
This
is
the
leader
who
we
added
to
the
deck
this
afternoon,
when
Richard
Chang
pointed
out
that,
with
his
stepping
out
of
his
school,
there
was
someone
who
obviously
had
to
step
in
it
looks
like
the
deck
was
transferred
and
it's
sort
of
half
way
when
we
were
making
the
slide.
So
there's
a
oh,
no,
it's
all
there
well.
G
Mary
did
most
the
introduction
here
so
I'm
very,
very
gratified
and
very
proud
to
introduce
Sarah
Chang,
since
she
was
just
informed
this
afternoon
that
there
was
this
introduction
and
she
couldn't
get
childcare
in
place,
but
she
sends
her
regrets
but
nevertheless
very
proud
to
introduce
her
no
relationship
by
the
way
some
people
have
asked.
Who
knows
this
a
little
bit
of
despotism
here?
No,
no
relationship,
but
Sarah
is
definitely
a
homegrown
leader.
B
I'd
like
to
introduce
mr.
Derrick's
Isla,
he
is
joining
us
as
the
principal
of
the
Russell
school
and
he
began
his
career
in
Boston
at
the
Perkins.
He
was
an
administrator
at
the
Mildred
at
Mildred.
Ab
school
he's
been
a
principal
in
the
Rhode
Island
state
of
Rhode
Island
for
the
past
ten
years
and
has
come
back
to
Boston
and
I'm
thrilled
to
have
him
with
us.
F
All
right,
Jolene
Jon,
please
come
up.
Jolene
is
serving
as
our
interim
headmaster
for
the
West
Roxbury
Academy
position,
she's
continuing
I'm
here
from
last
year.
She
was
able
to
step
in
and
help
cover
the
school
last
year.
So
we
were
super
appreciative.
You
continue
in
the
work.
I
met
her
through
her
work
at
the
English
high
school
about
four
years
ago,
as
well
as
through
her
experience
as
an
interim
principal
at
the
Philbrick.
So
brings
lots
of
history
and
experience
to
the
school,
and
now
we
welcome
you.
Julie
I.
D
Have
the
pleasure
of
introducing
Darlene
marcano,
who
is
now
leading
urban
science
academy?
Darlene
is
one
of
our
bps
grads
she's
a
19
year
veteran
of
Boston
Public
Schools.
As
a
teacher
and
an
administrator,
she
was
already
providing
a
very
steady
hand
at
urban
science
academy,
and
so
when
it
was
time
to
look
for
a
new
leader,
the
community
was
very
clear
that
she
was
the
only
an
obvious
choice.
E
B
Mr.
Daniel
movi
is
has
been
appointed
the
principal
at
the
Mary
Lyon
k-8
school
on
Beechcroft
Road,
Austin,
Brighton
and
I.
He
has
been
previously
in
alternative
ed
settings
and
with
the
first
story
he
told
me
was
that
he
felt
like
he
was
at
home
when
he
was
at
the
Mary
Lyon,
which
he
has
served
there
for
the
last
six
years
and
is
now
principal
welcomed
in.
F
And
I'd
like
to
introduce
miss
Caitlin
Murphy,
the
headmaster
of
the
English
high
school.
She
previously
worked
at
the
school
for
ten
years
and
she's
joining
her
first
year
as
a
principal
this
year,
I
was
with
her.
Actually
you
saw
some
of
the
pictures
of
her
on
the
screen
a
very
first
day
of
school.
She
had
the
mayor,
the
interim
superintendent,
the
president,
be
to
you,
the
vice
president,
so
no
pressure,
no
pressure.
First,
ten
minutes.
F
So
it's
gonna
get
easier
from
here
for
her,
so
she's,
a
Dorchester
native
and
she
brought
her
family
in
the
back.
You'll
see
a
whole
bunch
of
cute
little
Murphy's
back
there.
So
welcome
Caitlin.
D
Next
I'm
excited
to
introduce
Shelley
Olsen.
She
is
going
to
be
the
leader
of
the
Dearborn
STEM
Academy,
six
through
eight
and
Shelley
has
been
at
Dearborn
for
two
years
as
the
director
of
math
and
filled
in
last
year
for
a
time
as
interim
headmaster
prior
to
her
work
in
Boston.
She
worked
in.
She
was
a
teacher
and
a
leader
in
the
Chelsea
Public
Schools,
and
we
are
excited
about
the
leadership
this
former
math
teacher
is
going
to
bring
to
the
Dearborn
STEM
Academy.
H
Graduate
of
the
o
Bryant
and
a
longtime
educator
in
Boston,
she
served
as
an
elementary
teacher,
a
literacy
leader
in
the
district
for
many
years
recently
supporting
the
GRU
and
his
turnaround
efforts
as
the
coach
there
and
then
moving
on
to
the
Roger
Clapp
School,
where
she
served
as
a
proud
principal
for
two
years.
So
we
were
thrilled
to
have
her
at
the
mother.
H
I
Am
very
pleased
and
proud
to
present
to
you
the
proud
principle
of
the
Irving
middle
school.
This
is
Miss
Jamila,
Smith,
Miss,
Smith
and
I
have
two
things
in
common
right
off
the
bat
she
holds
a
bachelor's
degree
in
biology
from
per-view
annum.
University
and
I
have
a
degree
in
biology
as
well,
and
we
both
attended
the
HBCU
known
as
purview
in
him,
so
we're
very
proud
Panthers
so
that
we
have
in
common
and
share
that
love
of
Texas.
Miss
Smith
is
an
internal
promotion.
I
D
E
Ms
Megan
Welch
is
a
two-time
athletic
hall
of
fame
inductee,
who
now
leads
the
Charles
Sumner
in
my
new
neighborhood
in
Roslindale,
bringing
her
near
20
years
of
experience
in
public
education,
both
in
Washington
DC
and
in
Boston
to
bear.
She
has
recently
completed
the
Lynch
Leadership
Academy
fellowship
and
is
bringing
her
competitive
spirit
to
the
Charles
Sumner
ready
to
win.
D
Although
she's
not
able
to
join
us
tonight,
it
is
my
pleasure
to
introduce
Kimberly
Williams
Kimberly
is
another
bps
grad,
a
lifelong
Boston
resident,
who
has
held
a
variety
of
positions
within
Boston,
Public
Schools,
including
at
one
time
being
the
senior
officer
for
the
office
of
equity
and
also
serving
as
the
assistant
principal
as
at
the
Edison
k-8
school.
And
we
are
very
excited
that
she
is
now
at
the
helm
of
the
comer
school
in
West.
Roxbury.
D
J
J
A
That's
the
pipeline
that
we're
working
to
put
in
place
to
build
a
diverse
teacher
pool
and
school
leadership
pool
through
our
work,
with
City
Year
and
through
our
work
in
the
office
of
human
capital,
and
we
want
to
see
more
of
that
to
come,
and
so
we
we
can't
look,
wait
to
get
to
work.
I
know
these
folks
have
hit
the
ground
running
sounds
like
miss.
Murphy
had
a
very
eventful
first
day,
but
we'll
look
forward
to
hearing
more
from
our
our
school
leaders
as
they
they
continue
through
the
year.
A
I
want
to
note
just
a
couple
of
items
before
I
move
on
and
ask
for
my
colleagues
input
on
the
superintendent's
report.
I
first
want
to
recognize
miss
Evelyn,
Reyes
she's
in
the
front
row
in
the
jeans
and
the
the
flannel
miss
Reyes.
If
you
stand
up,
miss
reyes
gonna
be
joining
us
at
our
next
meeting.
As
our
student
representative
from
the
boss
institute.
A
A
Told
people
can't
hear
me
so
I'm
gonna
use
my
teacher
voice.
Miss
Reyes,
we're
very
excited
to
have
you
join
us
in
in
a
few
short
weeks
and
for
folks
that
are
interested.
Miss
Reyes
is
a
junior
at
the
John.
Do
Bryan
school
of
math
and
science
I
also
had
the
extreme
pleasure
of
joining
MS
Reyes,
testifying
at
the
State
House
last
year
in
in
support
of
improved
state
funding
for
our
public
schools,
and
so
I've
known
of
you
for
a
while
and
I've,
been
very
impressed.
A
A
Is
my
hosting
items
like
this
so
I'm
going
to
tweet
this
out
in
a
moment
and
we'll
share
this
through
the
Madison
Park
website?
But
it's
Saturday
September
22nd
2018
from
11:00
a.m.
to
3:00
p.m.
in
the
Madison
Park
High
School
parking
lot,
it'll
be
a
car,
show,
there's
a
modest
entry
fee
and
there's
also
a
swap
meet
all
the
mentary
fees
and
the
swap
meet
fees
are
going
to
be
going
to
the
Madison
Park
Car
Club.
So
with
that,
I
will
open
it
up
to
my
fellow
members
for
comments
and
questions
and
mr.
K
We
were
delighted
you
were
here,
but
every
future
time
you
hear,
we
are
gonna,
ask
if
you
have
a
representative
to
the
citywide
parents,
Council
from
your
school
and
if
you
have
a
representative,
is
fed
back
from
your
parents
as
well
and
if
you're
a
high
school
leader,
do
you
have
a
be
sac
representative,
because
we
want
be
sac
to
represent
all
of
our
high
schools
and
we
want
the
citywide
parents,
council
and
sped
back
to
represent
all
of
our
schools
and
we
need
the
school.
The
school
leaders
are
the
ones
who
make
that
happen.
K
So
we
encourage
you
to
know
that
whenever
you're
in
front
of
us
as
I'm
sure
our
headmaster,
who
is
speaking
a
little
bit
later
tonight,
know
from
past
experience,
we'll
be
asking
those
questions
and
I
just
want
to
flip
for
a
second
to
transportation,
and
thank
you
interim
superintendant
Burrell,
for
your
comments
beforehand
and
I
recognize
that
we
are
in
a
interesting
situation,
because
we
are
deeply
involved
and
you
and
your
team
are
deeply
involved
in
collective
bargaining
right
now.
It
is
very
active.
K
K
K
I
was
watching
as
other
buses
so
aligned
behind
him,
because
the
bus
drivers
are
part
of
the
family
and
so,
but
we're
still
having
a
number
of
issues,
and-
and
thank
you
for
acknowledging
that
even
74
percent
immediately
and
and
94
percent
94
percent
within
15
minutes
still
means
six
percent
are
showing
up
late
and
then
missing
educational
opportunities,
they're
often
missing
breakfast
and
on
the
flip
side,
they're
not
getting
home
in
time
now.
I
know
how
bad
the
traffic
is
in
the
city.
K
It
took
me
an
hour
to
get
here
tonight
from
Charlestown
and
including
going
through
a
police
activity
and
I
showed
up
late
for
school
committee
tonight,
as
Miss
Robinson
did
because
we
were
stuck
in
Boston
traffic.
Parents
are
very
understanding
about
that.
But
it's
all
about
communication,
communication,
communication
and
I
do
want
to
stress.
I.
Do
want
to
stress
that
you
have
built
I
have
seen
already
a
great
ways
of
reservoir
of
goodwill
from
the
school
leaders
that
I
have
been
talking
to.
They
were
so
impressed
by
the
listening
sessions
you
held
over
the
summer.
K
They
were
much
more
impressed
by
the
fact
that
they
saw
a
change
in
behavior
from
people
in
the
in
the
bowling
building
phones
being
answered
quicker.
They
get
any
answers
quicker.
They
were
extremely
impressed
by
that.
So
I
encourage
you
as
strongly
as
possible
to
be
communicating
with
school
leaders,
not
about
the
negotiation,
so
they
should
know
it
is
active
and
ongoing
and
good
faith
on
all
parties
part,
but
about
what
specifically
is
going
on
day
by
day.
K
What
some
of
the
roadblocks
are,
what
your
team
is
doing
to
change
it
I
know
you're
spending
time
in
the
transportation
Center
listening
to
calls
with
parents.
People
should
know
that,
but
communicate
with
the
school
leaders,
so
they
can
communicate
with
their
individual
school
communities
on
a
daily
basis,
if
possible,
until
we're
at
a
level
that
people
across
the
city
feel
we're
in
great
shape
on
transportation.
L
You
I
also
want
to
echo
mr.
O'neill's
points,
so
I'll
begin
with
transportation
as
well.
Since
that's
what
you
ended
with
I
want
to
acknowledge
the
good
work.
The
district's
been
doing
to
make
sure
that
buses
are
arriving
but
I
think
I,
probably
suspect
you're
going
to
hear
not
from
the
51%
of
those
whose
buses
were
on
time,
but
the
49%.
So
it
may.
L
We
may
start
a
hashtag
tonight
the
49%,
because,
knowing
that
all
four
of
my
kids
are
either
on
in
the
morning
or
the
afternoon,
I
was
able
to
hear
the
on-the-ground
feedback
in
real-time
and
to
you
know,
to
meet
the
mother
who's
leaving
the
school
saying.
I
watched
the
bus,
you
know
drive
by
my
stop,
so
we
know
that
the
first
day
of
school,
the
second
day
of
school,
maybe
even
the
third
or
fourth
day
of
school.
L
It's
really
important
that!
Yes,
we
applaud
school
leaders.
We
applaud
staff
members
behind
the
scenes,
but
the
front
lines:
the
the
school
secretaries
who
are
getting
the
names
of
every
bus
and
getting
the
numbers
and
and
and
really
trying
to
calm
the
teachers
and
the
students
and
assure
their
school
leaders
that
they're
on
top
of
it.
L
So
please
acknowledge
the
school
secretaries
when
you're
visiting
schools
and
when
you're
working
as
parents
when
you're
working
with
the
school
staff,
because
they're
working
extra
hard,
they're
working
extra
hard,
so
I
want
to
acknowledge
them
and
then
I
want
to
also
recognize
that
behind
the
scenes
we
do
have
these
ongoing
negotiations,
and
that
is
a
lot
of
hard
work.
But
we
have
some
great
bus
drivers.
L
I've
met
several
of
them
when
I
visited
the
schools
and
I
want
us
to
acknowledge
some
of
those
good
men
and
women
who
are
doing
their
best,
pulling
up
I've,
seen
three
or
four
buses
at
one:
stop
and
they're
doing
their
best
to
figure
out
which
child
is
coming
on,
which
bus
is
that
bus
going
to
this
school
and
in
there
nodding
so
I
want
to
also
acknowledge
the
bus
drivers,
because
they
they
have
tough
jobs.
They
have
tough
jobs.
L
So
thank
you
for
just
the
thoroughness
of
your
transportation
update
and
we
do
look
forward
to
hearing
more
of
those
updates
in
the
coming
weeks,
because
we
want
to
hear
that
the
49%
are
being
heard.
We
want
to
hear
that
the
school
leaders
are
feeling
as
though
they're
being
heard
from
central
office.
So
that's
that's.
One
thing
to
note
second
component
with
the
school
leaders
and
I
also
want
to
echo
mr.
L
O'neil's
comments
since
they've
already
left
I
am
excited
to
see
the
the
leaders
who
have
come
in
I
want
us
to
think
about
is
especially
a
dr.
Coleman
I
want
us
to
think
about
some
of
these
colleges
and
grad
schools.
I
saw
a
number
of
Harvard
grad
school
of
education.
They
have
a
new
dean.
We
need
to
connect
and
find
out
how
we
can
you
know
partner
with
some
of
these
colleges
and
grad
schools
where
their
graduates
are
now
in
our
school
systems.
M
L
Yes,
as
well
as
well
NBC,
so
I
think
that
is
something
I'm
always
wanting
to
think
about
the
higher
ed
partnerships
that
we
could
have
and
when
I
see
graduates
from
several
colleges.
We
want
to
think
about.
Those
partnerships
as
well
and
I
would
be
interested
I
know
is
something
that
we
were
reflecting
on.
I
would
be
interested
to
hearing
the
languages
spoken
from
many
of
the
school
leaders
because
of
the
diversity
in
our
schools.
It
is
really
important.
L
L
So
you
had
already
only
had
a
couple
of
meetings
with
school
leaders,
but
now
that
you've
met
with
them
all
and
then
met
with
them
again,
you
know
in
the
August
Leadership
Institute.
What
has
been
just
you
know
something
key
that
that
has
emerged.
That's
emerged
maybe
as
a
theme
from
those
returning
superin
those
returning
school
leaders,
but
then
a
theme
that
maybe
you
heard
of
the
hope
for
the
new
school
leader.
So
what
have
you
heard
from
the
returning
school
leaders
and
then
what
have
you
heard
from
the
new
school
leaders?
C
So
I'll
be
sharing
the
key
themes
and
highlights
then
and
and
I
will
make
sure
that
we
look
at
that
new
old
split
as
well,
or
let
me
rephrase
that
sorry,
new
and
veteran
school
leaders
in
our
system.
Thank
you.
John
mud
for
tipping
me
off
there,
so
yeah
I
will
bring
that
at
the
September
26th
school
meeting.
Okay,.
L
I
think
that
would
be
really
great
because
we
heard-
and
we
read
in
the
BIOS-
that
we
have
some
really
experienced
leaders
and
I
love
to
hear
fresh
thinking
and
just
new
approaches
to
the
way
that
we
can
listen,
learn
and
lead
possibly
differently,
but
then
also
hearing
from
the
returning
leaders.
What
do
they
want
to
see
continue
and,
and
what
do
they
want
to
hopefully
shift
so
that
would
really
be
encouraging
to
hear.
Thank
you.
Thank.
L
A
Weeks
over
the
summer,
I
also
want
to
note
as
well
thank
you
for
raising
the
issue
of
the
the
graduates
programs
that
we
work
with
all
around
the
city,
Dean
Coleman's,
no
stranger
to
that,
but
calling
out
specifically
the
new
dean
at
the
Harvard
Graduate
School
of
Education,
dr.
Karen,
Mapp
she's,
a
veteran
of
this
district.
She
knows
his
district
well,
she
knows
parent
engagement,
especially
well,
and
so
it's
it's
a
great
reminder
that
you've
you've,
given
all
of
us
to
reach
out.
J
A
N
Just
wanted
to
again
welcome
miss
Reyes
I'm,
really
excited
that
you're
gonna
be
sitting
next
to
me.
So
we'll
do
a
lot
of
chatting
it's
great
to
have
young
people
as
part
of
our
committee.
I,
actually
think
we
should
have
more
than
one,
but
I'm
really
excited
that
you're
gonna
be
joining
us
I
also
just
wanted
to
I.
Don't
want
to
repeat
everything
that
everybody
said,
but
I
would
just
say
that
I
appreciate
the
sharing
of
information
around
transportation
and
ditto
mr.
N
O'neil's
comments
around
communicating
with
school
leaders
and
really
urging
school
leaders
communicate
with
teachers,
teachers
to
communicate
with
families
around
all
the
work,
that's
being
done,
realizing
that
we
are
trying
to
make
sure
to
get
young
students
older
students
on
time
to
school
at
the
same
time
realizing
some
of
the
challenges
we
have
so
I
just
appreciate
your
really
highlighting
that
and
talking
about
the
percentages,
and
you
know
acknowledging
staff
but
at
the
same
time
also
acknowledging
that
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
so.
Thank
you.
N
N
So
I
saw
diversity
in
the
school
leaders,
but
I
I
would
like
to
ask
mistress
galore
I,
don't
know
if
you
have
the
information
when
we
say
61%
people
of
color
I,
don't
know
what
that
means,
and
so
I
would
like
to
understand
better
the
breakout
and
again
back
to
Dean
Robinson's
point
about
the
languages
piece.
So
we
do
have
a
diverse
district
and
we
know
42%
of
our
student
body
is
Latino,
so
I
would
definitely
be
interested.
Also
in
knowing
how
many
Latino
school
leaders.
N
Human
capital
conversations
and
if
I
can
just
say
now
also
for
that
conversation
that
I
would
like
to
understand
better
their
turnover.
So
it's
great
that
we
have
13
percent
versus
27
percent,
but
what
I've
heard
you
know
over
and
over
is
or
have
seen
statistically
also
just
in
research
and
I've
heard
at
these
school
committee
meetings
that
we
have
a
really
challenging
time,
retaining
Latino
teachers
and
retaining
African
American
and
black
teachers.
N
So
I
would
also
like
to
understand
better
what
how
we're
doing
in
that
and
what
we're
doing
to
increase
that
you
know
to
really
routine
and
I
know.
We
have
a
couple
like
the
week,
the
MEAC
and
the
we
are,
but
I'd
like
to
also
hear
just
more
around
our
strategies
for
for
that
retention
and
and
I'm
glad
that
it's
lower
I
think
that's
great,
that
it's
lower.
You
know
the
nationally
I
just
would
like
to
know
what
are
the
best
practices
that
we're
doing.
O
I
was
very
happy
to
see
you
coming
with
a
smile
and
I
can't
imagine
that
it
has
been
easy,
but
but
I
think
as
we
talk
to
people,
there
is
a
there
is
a
sense
that
you're
listening
and
that
it's
a
really
good
thing,
I
think
it's
important
I
think
everybody's
concern
about
transportation,
I'm,
sorry,
I
missed
the
executive,
say
executive
session,
but
I'm
hoping
you
know,
I'm
hoping
that
we
can
get
to
the
other
side
of
this
as
fast
as
possible
and
and
I
think
I'd.
You
know
both
mr.
O
O'neal
and
and
Dean
Robinson
really
talked
about,
and
Alex
also
talked
about
the
importance
of
communication
and
I
think,
particularly
with
parents,
so
that
parents
understand
that
we
are
actively
engaged
with
the
bus
drivers
and
that
were
actually
actively
trying
to
move
it
forward
and
that
it
you
know,
and
what
is
going
well
and
what
is
going
badly.
I
do
have
to
underscore.
O
Alex's
comment
about
the
language
and
the
diversity
of
the
other
population.
I
was
you
know
when
somebody
said
this
really
reflects
the
you
know
the
the
the
you
know,
the
makeup
of
our
student
body
I
had
to
really
sort
of
look
away
because
actually
did
not
so
I'm
I'm,
really
I
think
we
really
need
to
continue
to
push
so
that
it
does
and
because
I
think
they
will
be.
O
You
know
it's
to
the
detriment
of
a
lot
of
kids
around
40,
some
percent
of
our
kids
that
don't
see
a
teacher,
don't
see
a
leader
in
their
in
their
school.
That
looks
like
them.
I'm
again,
I
mean
I.
Think
it's
important
that
we
recognize
that
we.
This
is
a
this
was
a
really
you
know
good
group
of
people,
but
you
know
we
were
missing
some
faces
in
here
that
should
have
been
here
and
so
I'm,
hoping
that
we
can
really
gain
consciousness
of
that
that
this
is
good.
O
But
not
you
know
this
is
necessary,
but
not
enough
to
really
meet
that
to
meet
the
challenge
that
we
have
in
this
district
at
this
time
with
these
students
so
I'm,
you
know,
I
just
want
to
put
it
out
there
and
I'm
gonna
continue
to
say
it.
I
know
how
I
continue
to
say,
and
you
know
we
just
need
to
be
conscious
that
it's
good,
but
not
enough.
So
thank
you.
P
I
agree
wholeheartedly,
particularly
we
did
make
the
comment
about
the
diversity
issues
within
the
teacher
leaders,
but
I'm
just
want
to
congratulate
everyone
on
the
hard
work
that
has
happened
to
over
the
summer
to
get
us
where
we
are
today
and
that
people
are
really
thinking
critically
about.
What's
going
on
bus
drivers
what's
going
on
within
schools,
we
don't
often
celebrate
our
successes.
We've
got
30
schools
that
are
getting
better
lunches
and
I.
Think
we've
got
to
think
about
how
we
can
balance
better.
P
The
good
news,
that's
helping
students
on
an
everyday
basis,
but
also
keeping
ourselves
to
the
pushing
forward
to
make
sure
the
things
that
we
all
know
that
still
are
not
where
we
want
them
to
be
that
we're
not
not
paying
attention
to
those
things,
but
there's
got
to
be
a
better
balance
and
so
the
smiles
that
we
all
saw
on
children's
faces
on
the
first
day
of
school.
We
want
to
see
those
same
smiles
as
the
week's
go
on,
and
parents
becoming
happier
as
we
work
forward
on
the
program
on
the
problems
that
we're
facing.
A
I
think
that's
a
good
segue
and
it's
talking
a
little
bit
more
about
what
we've
come
together
as
a
group
and
thought
about
with
regard
to
the
way
that
we
organize
ourselves
and
the
meetings
that
we
conduct
throughout
the
year
as
a
committee
and
as
you
know,
and
as
a
number
of
the
folks
in
the
audience
as
well
as
a
committee.
Now,
we've
dedicated
ourselves
to
increasing
the
number
of
retreats
that
we're
taking
on
a
yearly
basis
and
those
retreats
are
open
to
the
public.
A
A
We've
taken
this
step
to
make
sure
that
these
timely
issues
are
issues
that
we
can
all
take
a
step
back
and
think
about.
How
do
we
want
to
plug
those
in
throughout
the
year?
And
how
do
we
want
to
make
sure
that
these
issues
that
are
timely
and
meaningful
to
our
community
are
being
heard
by
members
of
the
public
that
I
have
an
interest,
as
well
as
members
of
the
committee
that
have
a
fiduciary
duty
to
oversee
this?
This
district?
A
So
with
that
I
was
going
to
note
it
at
the
the
end
of
the
meeting,
but
I'll
noted
here
as
well,
since
we
probably
won't
see
as
many
of
you
towards
the
end
of
the
meeting
this
evening.
Next
Thursday,
which
I
believe
is
the
20th.
We
have
a
retreat
in
this
building
from
5
to
7
p.m.
and
the
agenda
will
include
discussion
about
the
upcoming
calendar,
a
visioning
session
with
interim
superintendent
Perl
and
some
brief
conversation
about
the
superintendent
search.
Are
there
any
of
the
comments
and
questions
from
the
membership
before
we
move
on.
P
I
didn't
congratulate
the
early
childhood
Department
they've,
given
us
all
a
copy
of
a
new
book
that
was
published
by
the
Harvard
University
Press
children
at
the
center,
transforming
early
childhood
education
in
the
Boston
Public
Schools
again,
I.
Don't
think
many
people
realize
that
the
work
that
the
early
childhood
Department
has
been
doing
for
the
last
seven
or
eight
years
under
the
leadership
of
Jason
Jason
Sachs.
P
It's
nationally
known,
we
have
some
of
the
very
best
early
learning
going
on
in
the
country.
People
come
from
all
over
the
world
literally
to
see
the
work
that's
going
on
here
and
it's
been
capitulated
in
this
book.
So
please,
if
you
have
a
chance
to
take
a
look
at
it,
and
congratulate
and
support
continue
to
support
our
early
learners.
K
A
Thank
you
for
adding
that
mr.
Neal
that's
appreciated
and
again
your
reputation
precedes
you.
Miss
Reyes
I
did
want
to
just
note
as
well.
We've
been
joined
city
councilor,
mrs.
Abby
George,
our
chair
of
the
council's
Committee
on
education
this
evening
welcome
councilor
just
to
close
out
the
comments
once
again.
A
I
just
want
to
give
a
heartfelt
thanks
to
all
the
hard
work
from
staffers
all
the
way
from
custodians
to
kitchen
to
staff
in
the
schools
all
the
way
through
the
bowling
building,
and
especially
in
the
transportation
department,
I
had
an
opportunity
to
stop
down
there
earlier
this
evening
and
speak
to
a
number
of
the
staff
and
just
the
the
the
beehive
of
activity.
That's
happening
in
that
room
every
day,
trying
to
make
sure
that
our
buses
are
performing
better
each
day,
responding
to
family
and
and
parent
and
student
and
school
requests.
A
It's
much
appreciated
it's
what
makes
this
school
district
hum
and
we
are
indebted
to
their
their
hard
work,
and
we
know
that
will
continue
so
moving
on.
If
there's
no
further
discussion,
I'll
now
understand
a
motion
to
receive
the
interim
superintendents
report
has
presented.
Second,
thank
you.
Miss
Robbins
excuse
me
Dean
Robinson
and
thank
you
dr.
Coleman.
Is
there
any
discussion
or
objection
to
the
motion
there?
Is
there
any
objection
to
approving
the
interim
superintendents
report
by
unanimous
consent
hearing
none?
The
motion
carries
we'll
move
on
now
to
general
public
comment:
miss
Sullivan,
Thank.
Q
You
mr.
Lowe
canto,
the
public
comment
period
is
an
opportunity
for
parents
and
other
concerned
parties
to
make
brief
presentations.
The
School
Committee
on
pertinent
school
issues,
questions
on
specific
school
matters
and
audience
it
at
this
time,
but
refer
to
the
superintendent
for
later
response,
questions
on
specific
policy
matters
and
not
answered
at
this
time,
but
may
be
the
subject
of
later
discussion
by
the
committee.
Q
We
have
20
speakers
this
evening,
so
in
accordance
with
our
policy,
time
will
be
reduced
to
minutes
per
person
and
I
remind
you
when
you
have
one
minute
room
and
then
30
seconds.
Those
who
require
interpretation
services
will
be
a
lot
of
additional
two
minutes.
Speakers
may
not
resign
their
time
to
others.
Large
groups
addressing
the
same
topic
are
encouraged
to
consolidate
their
remarks
or
choose
a
spokesperson
to
provide
testimony.
Written
testimony
is
appreciated
and
encouraged.
Please
state
your
name
and
affiliation
before
you
begin.
Tv
cameras
were
only
record
speakers
who
face
the
committee.
Q
R
Thank
you
good
evening,
chairman
Meccano
superintendent,
parrell
and
members
of
the
Boston
School
Committee.
First
I'd
like
to
wish
everyone
a
wonderful
new
school
year,
our
kids,
our
teachers
and
school
staff
staff
here
at
the
bowling
who
I
know,
are
working
tirelessly
to
make
sure
that
the
school
year
starts
starts
right
and
selfishly
our
parents
at
home.
My
triplets
have
moved
this
year
into
the
seventh
grade
and
have
switched
from
a
9:30
start
school
to
a
7:20
and
745
start
school,
so
we've
and
a
little
bit
more
homework.
R
So
we've
got
some
adjusting
to
do
so.
I
am
sneaking
out
as
soon
as
I'm
done
here.
As
a
chair,
my
name
is
an
Easter
sigh,
B
George
I'm,
a
Boston
City,
Councilor
at-large,
chair
of
the
council's
Committee
on
education,
as
well
as
the
chair
of
the
council's
Committee
on
homelessness,
mental
health
and
recovery.
This
fall
starting
in
about
two
weeks.
I
am
hosting
a
series
of
town
halls
across
the
city
of
Boston
particular
to
our
top.
R
We
will
have
a
student
only
Town
Hall,
as
well
as
a
teacher,
only
Town,
Hall
and
I
look
forward
to
those
in
particular.
All
topics
will
be
up
for
discussion.
As
you
know,
I
have
a
particular
interest
in
school
committee:
governance,
the
eventual
superintendent
search
grade
configurations,
school
safety,
transportation,
student
and
family
homelessness
and
vocational
IDI
in
during
these
town
halls.
I
hope
that
they're,
productive
I
will
be
officially
we
finalize
the
dates
and
the
locations
today.
R
So
you
will
all
be
invited
and
I
hope
that
you
will
participate,
as
you
are,
might
be
inclined
to
do
appreciate
the
moment.
Wish
you
all
a
good
school
year
as
you
are
charged
with
leading
the
school
district
and
partnership
with
the
school
department
and
our
school
leaders
excited
especially
to
have
met
the
acquaintance
of
O'bryant
graduates
and
I
know.
Miss
Ray's
is
also
no
bright.
Graduate
I
am
a
class
of
91
from
Boston
Technical,
High
School.
So
thank
you
and
have
a
great
night
Thank.
Q
S
S
Bps
had
full
knowledge
of
our
traumatic
diesel
history
and
current
situation.
They
were
involved
step-by-step
and
I,
feared
that
negligence
would
happen
as
it
did.
There
was
no
loopholes,
so
there
was
no
space
for
misunderstandings.
I
was
on
top
of
my
children's
mental
health
and
special
ed
plan.
For
many
years,
all
of
the
parry
staff
know
I
had
about
12
professional
collaterals
involved
due
to
mental
health
and
safety
concerns
in
school
and
at
home.
I
requested,
my
older
son
be
evaluated
in
school.
S
November,
2016
and
I
did
not
receive
a
response
until
September
2017,
my
youngest
son's,
a
vow
was
requested
in
January
2017
and
his
eval
meeting
took
place
two
months
after
I
was
pressured
and
harassed
to
sign
documents.
I
did
not
feel
comfortable,
signing
I
reported
school
again
because
of
their
behavior,
and
they
were
upset
because
I
continued
to
challenge
them
about
education
and
deadlines
loss.
Soon
after
I
challenged
the
school
staff,
I
noticed
the
tones
and
staff
actions
towards
my
children
as
they
became
targets.
S
My
older
son
was
bully
assaulted
by
students
because
of
his
color
and
sexual
preference,
the
students
behaviors
so
with
my
son
and
staff,
not
following
protocol
raised
many
concerns
for
collaterals
and
myself.
My
younger
son
was
coincidentally
because
there
a
trouble
child
and
a
threat
to
staff
and
students.
I
became
more
concerned
for
my
children,
school
environment
because
of
retaliation
became
another
concern.
My
son
made
many
reports
being
abused
by
students
pushed
downstairs.
S
S
Gay
boy
etc.
My
youngest
son
reported
his
homeroom
teacher
allegedly
said
only
white
people
celebrate
st.
Patrick's
Day
I
requested
an
explanation
and
never
received
one,
because
I
was
being
dramatic.
I
finally
got
answers
through
ICC
requesting
immediate
hearing
dudes
who
the
fact
my
son
was
suspended
again
and
again
he
was
suspended
three
times.
You
know
in
a
week
back
to
back,
he
was
suspended
two
to
three
times
out
of
assumptions
of
retaliation
staff,
manipulated
other
children
or
twisted
scenarios,
not
documents
in
the
full
facts.
S
I
agreed
with
some
suspensions,
however,
I
do
not
agree
with
children
being
suspended
due
to
their
disability.
I
was
threatened
to
have
my
kids
removed
and
was
threatened
to
have
DCF
involved
by
bps
staff.
Vps
know,
I
had
all
kinds
of
evidence
and
chose
to
not
listen
to
me
or
give
us
a
fair
chance
I
having
our
concerns
investigating
the
operation
manager.
That
Willie
told
me
after
complaining
so
much
rather
than
complain
about
my
staff
being
neglectful.
S
S
I
mean
look
at
me:
I'm,
a
young
minority
lying
mom,
with
some
credits
in
college
for
criminal
justice
who
suffers
from
chronic
PTSD,
going
against
the
union
of
educators,
represented
by
the
system
that
has
less
for
many
years,
a
system
that
has
proven
to
the
people
that
is
not
so
reliable
when
it
comes
to
their
children's
education
and
safety.
This.
A
If
I
may
suggest,
I
understand
and
thank
you
by
the
way
for
being
brave
enough
to
come
up
here
and
share
your
story
with
us,
I
noticed
you're
reading
from
something
if
you
would
have,
if
you
would
be
so
kind
as
to
provide
us
with
your
written
testimony,
we'll
make
sure
that
everybody
on
the
committee
receives
a
copy
of
it
and
I'll.
Ask
chief
of
staff.
Rob
can
Salva
to
meet
you
in
the
back
of
the
room
to
speak
about
your
your
issues
in
further
detail.
S
A
A
Miss
can
if
I
may
I
appreciate
your
concerns.
I
will
ask
mr.
Ken
salvo
to
speak
with
you
or
any
number
of
the
other
staff
here,
they're
with
us
from
district
central
staff
this
evening
to
hear
about
your
concerns
and
we
will
follow
up
as
appropriate.
We've
heard
you
tonight.
We
can't
respond
to
any
sort
of
concerns
that
a
public
speaker
brings
to
us
as
part
of
this
part
of
the
the
meeting,
but
we
will
certainly
follow
up
as
appropriate
and.
C
J
Q
T
U
T
My
daughter
is
a
5th
grader
at
the
Hailey
pilot
school
I
believe
in
the
bps,
because
I
believe
in
the
heroic
work
that
is
done
in
our
individual
school
communities
every
day,
despite
horrible
conditions
and
things
that
they
cannot
control,
but
it
becomes
harder
and
harder
to
place.
My
trust
in
an
institution
that
time
and
time
again
violates
that
trust,
while
figuring
out
how
my
son
would
get
to
Latin
Academy
this
year.
Neither
bps
transportation
nor
the
MBTA
could
provide
me
with
a
list
of
his
options
to
get
to
school.
T
I
figured
that
out
on
my
own,
with
Frant
help
from
friends
on
Facebook
the
door-to-door
bus
for
my
son
that
were
in
the
process
of
trying
to
cancel,
but
that
is
on
record
at
the
moment,
never
showed
up
day
one
and
showed
up
at
7:50
on
day
2
and
he's
required
to
be
in
his
seat
at
7:20
plan
in
place.
We
sent
him
off
on
his
first
trip
by
himself
on
the
MBTA
with
a
bunch
of
other
students,
the
Latin
Academy
students
on
the
36
bus
that
goes
from
Forest
Hills
to
Latin.
T
Academy
Express
dropped
the
children
off
at
Forest
Hills
with
no
explanation
and
no
instructions
on
how
they
were
supposed
to
get
to
school.
Neither
bps
Transportation
nor
the
MBTA
could
tell
me
why
the
students
were
dropped.
There
I
found
out
from
Facebook
that
there
had
been
an
accident
at
Forest
Hills,
necessitating
a
change.
That's
understandable.
What's
not
understandable
is
that
the
MBTA
employee,
my
son,
went
to
for
assistance,
responded
with.
What
do
you
want
me
to
do
about
it?
He's
12!
T
Back
to
the
summer
of
2007,
you
assigned
the
book
dear
bully
to
rising
seventh
graders.
It
is
filled
with
vulgarities
and
inappropriate
content.
I
will
spare
you
that
content,
but
it's
page
10
is
the
beginning
in
this
book.
I'll
leave
it
for
you.
I
spoke
with
the
head
of
the
committee
that
assigns
the
book
and
she
told
me
they
were
aware
of
it,
but
felt
it
was
appropriate
content
that
books
now
been
assigned
to
rising
seventh
graders.
T
You
didn't
follow
that.
That
means
the
same.
Children
have
now
been
assigned
the
book
twice
the
start
time.
The
start
time
issue
you
said:
you'd
minimize
the
impact
to
children
with
disabilities.
Yet
you
changed
the
start
time
of
almost
every
single
one
of
the
schools
that
serves
those
children.
There
was
no
sped
representative
at
the
West
Roxbury
parent
meeting
and
no
one
noticed
until
I
mentioned
it.
Every
question
asked
by
parents
was
100%
predictable
and
you
had
no
answers
and
I
do
not
consider
we're
working
on
it.
An
answer
for
years.
T
A
V
Good
evening,
everyone
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
My
name
is
Lisa
guys
bond
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
citizens
for
public
schools
and
the
wife
of
a
bps
graduate
CPS
has
been
advocating
for
a
well
resourced
high
quality,
democratically,
accountable
public
schools.
For
almost
she
said,
students
for
more
than
30
years,
we
joined
with
other
organizations
calling
for
a
permanent
superintendent
search
process
that
results
in
the
most
highly
qualified
educational
leader
possible.
V
This
is
an
extremely
consequential
decision
that
will
affect
not
only
50,000,
diverse
bps
students
and
their
families,
but
the
broader
community
and
residents
of
Greater
Boston.
We
support
the
letters
three
demands,
one
that
the
interim
should
not
be
considered
for
a
permanent
appointment.
Two.
There
should
be
a
timeline
for
the
search.
The
new
superintendent
is
in
place,
at
least
by
the
2019
2020
school
year,
and
there
should
be
a
plan
for
a
transparent
process
with
authentic
community
engagement.
V
The
first
demand
is
particularly
important
as
it
supports
the
goal
of
attracting
a
quality,
diverse
and
experienced
pool
of
applicants.
We
know
it
is
not
unusual
to
hire
an
interim
how
your
interim
school
leaders,
who
are
barred
from
consideration
for
the
permanent
position
for
precisely
that,
and
other
good
reasons.
Interim
superintendents
have
a
specific
role
to
come
in
for
a
finite
period
of
time
to
handle
the
transition.
Let
all
the
stakeholders
take
a
breath
and
give
them
a
chance
to
figure
out
exactly
what
they
will
need.
V
We
also
know
that
at
a
prior
meeting,
school
committee,
member,
Marin
or
arte
had
put
forward
the
names
of
candidates
of
color
who
wanted
the
job,
but
was
told
that
those
candidates
of
color
would
not
be
put
forward
now
that
there
would
not
be
a
permanent
possibility
for
the
person
who
took
this
position
again
in
the
interest
of
finding
the
most
highly
qualified
experienced
candidate
who
reflects
and
represents
the
diversity
of
the
students
and
families
in
bps.
We
strongly
support
the
demands
of
the
joint
letter,
thanks
again
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
tonight.
V
W
My
name
is
Janet
Fillion
and
I've
been
teaching
Latin
at
Boston
Latin
Academy
for
49
years
now,
I
have
been
the
advisor
to
the
Boston
ela
classics
Club
for
24
years.
The
classics
Club
is
a
member
of
the
state
organization
called
the
Massachusetts
Junior
Classic
League,
and
also
of
the
national
junior
classical
league,
the
classics,
Club
fieles
largest
club
between
150
and
200
members.
W
Transportation
is
the
main
expense
for
our
club.
It's
it's
really
99
percent
of
what
we
spend
our
money
on
I,
try
to
pay
part
of
one
bus
trip
every
year
by
using
DonorsChoose,
but
that's
just
a
drop
in
the
bucket.
For
instance,
the
bus
to
New
York
City
costs
twenty-five
hundred
dollars.
The
flights
per
person
are
about
six
hundred
dollars.
For
this
reason,
our
club
has
a
history
of
serious
fundraising.
W
In
addition,
if
a
student
does
a
really
good
job
of
fundraising
and
maybe
raises
two
hundred
dollars
for
the
club
by
selling,
maybe
six
hundred
dollars
worth
of
items
I
promise
them
that
if
they
go
to
the
state
or
the
National
Convention
that
they
that
the
money
that
they
raise
for
the
club
isn't
for
the
club,
it's
for
them,
it
pays
their
registration.
So
it's
a
really
good
deal
for
the
kids.
Every
year,
I
have
one
two
or
three
kids
going
to
state
convention
which
cost
about
$200
free
because
of
their
fundraising.
W
In
addition,
I
try
to
give
a
subsidy
to
any
student
going
to
the
National
Convention
in
order
to
lessen
the
fees
for
that
and,
like
last
June
I
was
able
to
give
$200
to
the
eight
people
who
went
to
the
National
Convention,
so
I'm
talking
in
case
you
don't
know
about
the
students
activities
funding.
What
is
the
problem
with
this
new
system
of
checks?
Well,
last
June
I
tried
to
pay
a
small
bill.
102
dollars
to
a
bus
company
I,
gave
the
invoice
and
then
was
given
the
third
degree
by
the
downtown
Treasury
people.
W
What
was
this
for
where's
the
invoice
and,
of
course
they
had
already
given
the
invoice
twice.
My
school
secretary
had
to
call
me
in
to
ask
me
further
questions
about
this
charge.
102
dollars
miss
hailey.
This
money
was
the
club's
money,
not
the
city's.
It
took
over
a
month
to
get
that
check.
Furthermore,
this
minor
standing
that
no
check
will
be
written
by
the
city
until
after
the
service
is
performed.
Well,
that's
not
how
bus
companies
or
Airlines
work.
They
want
their
payment
before
you
ride,
not
after.
C
Q
Y
Good
evening,
all
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
be
heard
tonight.
My
name
is
Anne
savage
and
I've
been
a
parent
volunteer
at
Boston
Latin
Academy
for
about
four
twelve
years
now
you
can
see
a
theme
here
and
and
I've
also,
if
for
the
past
four
years,
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
the
treasurer
as
a
volunteer,
mostly
working
on
the
payments,
processing
and
bookkeeping,
including
student
activity
funds.
Y
The
reason
I'm
here
tonight
is
to
ask
you
to
take
a
very
close
look
at
the
new
student
activity
funds
policy,
which
will
soon
be
presented
to
your
committee
for
approval.
In
my
opinion,
the
proposed
policy
does
not
conform
to
Mass
General
law.
Chapter
71,
section
47,
as
amended
by
chapter
66,
of
the
acts
of
1969
t96
I
won't
say
that
again
and
should
not
be
approved
by
the
Boston
School
Committee.
Until
it's
revised
to
reflect
the
original
intent
of
that
law.
Y
Mgl.
Seventy
one
forty
seven
states
quote
the
School
Committee
may
authorize
the
municipal
or
regional
school
district
treasurer
to
establish
a
checking
account
hereinafter
referred
to
as
the
Student
Activity
checking
account
to
be
operated
and
controlled
by
a
school
principal
and
from
which
funds
may
be
expended
exclusively
for
student
activity
purposes.
Section
four
of
the
proposed
BPS
policy
states
that
it
quote
authorizes
school
leaders
to
request,
authorized
disproof,
/,
authorized
disbursements
for
recognized
student
activity
organizations,
meaning
that
these
payments
will
be
processed
through
the
city's
base
based
financial
system.
Y
The
system
which
is
already
in
place
is
a
cumbersome
and
drawn-out
process
which
can
take
as
much
as
a
month
to
complete
when
the
Student
Activity
found
training
materials
were
presented
to
principals
and
had
masters
in
the
summer
of
2007.
The
process
for
dispersing
student
activity
funds
was
laid
out
saying
that
each
school
Student
Activity
checking
account,
was
required
to
be
with
citizens.
Y
Bank
must
utilize
the
city's
tax
ID
and
then
no
other
funds
could
be
held
in
that
account
in
the
months
since,
however,
the
procedure
has
morphed
into
a
requirement
that
all
student
activity
fund
payments
be
processed
through
base,
which
is
an
unnecessary
and
cumbersome
and
complex
process.
This
lengthy
process
may
actually
have
a
chilling
effect
on
students
and
teachers
who
are
engaged
in
planning
and
managing
student
activities.
They
may
feel
that
it's
just
not
worth
it
to
go
to
all
this
trouble
and,
as
a
result,
students
may
miss
out
on
valuable
extracurricular
opportunities.
Y
A
Q
A
Z
If
you
do
not
publicly
state
that
superintendent
/
l
is
not
eligible
to
apply
for
the
role
of
permanent
superintendent,
strong
candidates
may
be
discouraged
from
applying
for
the
role
under
the
assumption
that
she
has
a
preference.
Our
pool
may
lack
the
quality,
experience
and
diversity
that
we
seek,
and
because
of
this
I
ask
that
she
publicly
states
she
will
not
apply
for
the
job.
It
has
now
been
almost
three
months
since
superintendent
Chang
has
resigned.
No
timeline
has
yet
been
provided
on
the
search
for
a
new
superintendent.
Z
Given
the
number
of
initiatives
I
previously
referred
to,
it's
imperative
that
we
have
a
permanent
superintendent
in
place
to
engage
with
our
communities
and
move
bps
forward.
Miss
Burrell
herself
has
noted
that
the
school
system
will
have
to
make
some
hard
choices
and
that
these
will
require
multi-year
decisions.
Z
It
seems
a
fair
request,
then,
that
we
have
one
leader
to
lead
us
through
these
hard
choices
she
referred
to,
rather
than
changing
the
rate
reins
halfway
through
once
again,
it's
vital
that
we
hire
a
new
superintendent
by
the
start
of
next
school
year
who
can
begin
to
tackle
the
hard
multi-year
choices
that
need
to
be
made,
whilst
also
offering
us
consistency
and
stability
22nd.
Currently,
every
bps
decision
seems
shrouded
in
mystery
with
limited
explanation
to
community
members.
Information
about
the
algorithm
around
the
start
times
or
details
about
the
bill.
Z
Bps
plan
are
seemingly
as
difficult
to
find
as
the
Holy
Grail.
Therefore,
in
order
for
a
new
superintendent
to
hit
the
ground
running,
make
the
difficult
decisions
referred
to
by
the
current
superintendent
Perel
and
rebuild
the
trust
that's
been
eroded
in
the
past
few
years.
It
is
essential
that
students,
parents,
teachers
and
community
leaders
are
given
a
true
place
at
the
table
for
the
hiring
of
the
next
superintendent.
Therefore,
I
and
start
smart
bps
stand
behind
the
joint
statement
submitted
tonight.
Q
AA
Evening
my
name
is
Erin
Birmingham
and
Nadu.
I
am
a
Boston
resident
a
broker
and
an
attorney
I'm.
Also
a
bps
parent,
co-founder
of
start,
smart
bps
I
stand
behind
the
statement
that
Jayne
Miller
just
provided
to
the
School
Committee.
We
are
proud
to
be
working
United
with
civil
rights
groups
and
other
parent
organizations
to
address
the
ongoing
issues
within
the
boston
public
school
systems
not
limited
to
the
superintendent
search.
I
also
stand
behind
the
statements
of
chairman
O'neill,
requesting
direct
communication
with
school
leaders
relating
to
the
transportation
issues.
AA
I
further
ask
for
a
direct
communication
with
parents.
I
will
say
it's
not
fair
to
blame
the
bus
drivers
for
all
the
issues
that
are
happening
right
now,
with
transportation
siblings,
going
to
the
same
school
yet
being
assigned
to
different
buses
is
not
the
fault
of
a
bus
driver.
Bus
drivers
are
not
being
properly
trained
and
educated
on
bus
routes
being
left
to
ask
parents
how
do
I
get
to
the
school?
That's
not
the
fault
of
the
bus
driver,
so
it's
unfair
to
pin
that
on
them.
AA
I
further
would
just
after
reviewing
the
documents
that
have
been
left
out.
I
reviewed
the
document
of
the
official
minutes
of
the
school
committee
executive
session,
December
14th,
relating
to
a
meeting
that
was
held
at
10:35
p.m.
and
I
questioned
the
assertion
of
attorney-client
privilege
under
your
summary
of
the
discussion.
I
do
not
see
an
attorney
listed
in
attendance,
so
I
question.
If
it
is
work
privilege,
then
a
log
should
be
attached
or
it
should
be
specifically
stated
as
such.
Thank
you.
Q
AB
A
AB
So
a
few
of
my
parents
who
were
supposed
to
be
here
to
testify,
are
unable
to
be
here
because
by
the
time
the
kids
get
off
the
bus,
they
got
to
get
them
home.
So
it's
already
late,
since
this
Kipp
school
has
moved
to
Matapan,
the
parents
and
I
have
had
to
enjoy
the
hassle
of
being
notified
days
prior
to
school
start
when
we're
gonna
get
our
buses,
so
parents
are
shuffling
around
trying
to
figure
out
wait
who
do
I?
How
do
I
figure
out
dropping
and
picking
up
my
kids?
AB
But
at
the
same
time
our
kids
are
not
getting
the
transportation
their
need.
Our
school
starts
at
7:30
and
many
of
our
buses
are
getting
there.
Late,
I
have
dropped
off.
My
kids
and
I
stood
there
and
for
an
hour
I'm
watching
buses
arrive
by
8:30
school
buses
are
still
arriving.
I've
even
watched
buses
show
up
with
no
kids
on
the
bus
and
that
those
are
red
flags.
No
bus
drivers
should
be
showing
up
to
a
school
with
no
kids
on
the
bus.
AC
AB
AB
One
of
the
parents
were
supposed
to
be
here
today.
Her
son
gets
door-to-door
for
the
last
seven
days,
she's
had
to
drop
her
son
to
school.
His
bus
has
not
arrived.
It's
not
fair
to
her
that
our
son
has
an
accomodation
and
he's
not
receiving
it.
I
wish
she
was
here
tonight
to
share
her
story,
not
only
that
in
the
evening
her
buses
get
her
bus
gets
here
after
6
o'clock.
He
has
to
take
a
medication
by
6:00.
This
is
the
ripple
effect
of
what's
happening
with
transportation.
AB
AB
My
kids
have
to
endure
getting
home
extra
late
off
the
bus
and,
by
the
time
they
get
off
the
bus,
the
transition
to
get
them
something
to
eat
the
transition
to
get
their
homeworks
done
before
you
know
it
it's
time
for
bed,
so
they're
a
limited
amount
of
time
for
them
to
participate
in
any
activities
they
would
have
to
in
the
community.
I
believe
a
lot
of
parents
would
be
here
tonight
sharing
their
stories
if
the
buses
showed
up
on
time.
I
miss.
A
Q
AD
Evening,
hello,
my
name
is
Nicole
Williams.
My
child
currently
attends
2nd
grade
at
Kipp
Academy.
My
issue
is
that
currently,
for
the
past
three
years
he's
been
on
the
bus.
My
issue
is
transportation.
Last
year
the
bus
was
late,
also
transportation,
putting
him
off
on
Columbia
Road
like
down
there,
where
KFC
is
at
that
time
he
was
young,
he
didn't
know
where
to
go
or
what
to
do
another.
AD
Child
parent
was
taking
their
child
off
the
bus
and
there
was
like,
where
is
this
child
supposed
to
go,
and
the
child
said
well
he's
in
my
class,
so
that
parent
was
able
good
thing.
He
knew
my
number.
He
was
able
to
call
me
and
said
well,
I
have
your
child
here,
waiting
with
me
and
I'll.
Wait
for
you
to
get
here
to
get
him.
That
was
a
busy
intersection
to
people
where
that
was
there
was
an
incident
and
that
treat
was
blocked
off
due
to
violence
in
that
area.
AD
AD
P
AD
AD
A
AE
I'm,
just
gonna
speak
from
the
heart.
Okay,
my
son.
Well,
my
son
is
in
second
grade
at
Kipp.
Academy
and
I
am
very
disturbed
that
there
are
no
bus
monitors
on
the
bus,
I've
I've
been
in
traffic
driving
in
traffic,
seeing
kids
just
fight
aggression,
we're
not
living,
are
no
longer
in
Sesame
Street
and
Mister
Rogers
neighborhood
and
creature
double-feature.
All
that
is
gone.
This
is
2018.
AE
Okay,
I
believe
some
of
the
kids
are
being
terrorized
on
the
bus
and
I'm
here
to
one
to
ask:
where
are
the
bus
monitors?
Is
it
funding
in
taxi
juice?
It's
I'm
outraged
I
want
to
do
something
about
it.
I
plan
to
volunteer
as
a
bus,
monitor
and
I
implore
everybody
to
fill
out
a
quarry
check
for
all
of
those
who
are
concerned.
If
you
can,
you
know,
fill
out
a
quarry
check
and
pass.
AE
The
quarry
then
volunteer
to
become
a
bus,
monitor
I
plan
to
that's
how
outraged
I
am
it
hurts
me
to
see
some
of
the
stuff
that
I
see
I
go
to
bed
at
night,
like
wow,
they're,
being
terrorized
September
through
June?
Does
anybody
care
I
feel
like
filming
it?
Sometimes
or
stopping
at
the
bus
stop
or
whatever
bus
drivers
they
just
keep
on
driving
while
they
have
a
WWE
scene
in
the
back
and
and
and
it's
it's
hurtful,
another
thing:
I
had
a
convenient
stop
for
pickup.
AE
AC
AE
C
J
AF
AF
As
a
parent
of
three
EPs
grads
I
stand
with
the
community
and
civil
rights
groups
who
you'll
be
hearing
from
through
Reverend
Broderick
regarding
the
superintendent
search
demand,
one
is
aimed
at
the
mayor
and
for
time.
I
just
did
out
the
comments
of
citizens
for
Public,
Schools
and
start
smart,
but
since
I
was
abroad
and
was
getting
multiple
texts
at
midnight,
I
can
say
that,
speaking
for
myself,
the
abrupt
departure
of
superintendent
Chang,
which
the
media
reported
June
22,
was
negotiated
by
the
mayor.
AF
The
mayor
selected,
Laura
parrell,
as
interim
before
this
committee
met
and
apparently
without
the
committee
being
asked
for
names
of
possible
candidates
for
interim
the
minutes
of
your
executive
session
June
27th
now
public
revealed
that
the
chair
said
that
quote,
he
and
Mayor
Walsh
recommend
for
the
position
Laura
Parral
and
recommends
scheduling
a
school
committee
meeting
Monday
July
2nd,
at
which
time
the
committee
would
vote
to
offer
the
position
to
interim
to
mr.
parelle,
unquote
state
law,
the
School
Committee
is
responsible
for
appointing
personnel
to
the
following
positions:
superintendent.
AF
In
addition,
the
School
Committee
may
establish
the
positions
of
an
appoint
assistant
and
associate
superintendent.
When
he
says
you
are
the
hiring
authority,
not
the
mayor
who
appointed
you,
you
need
to
announce
a
timetable
and
authentically
engage
the
community.
You
also
I,
would
say
just
humbly
need
a
policy
for
succession
in
case
something
unplanned
happens
to
a
superintendent
deci
Commissioner
Mittal
Chester
died
on
a
Monday
evening
after
a
short
illness.
AF
Much
as
a
shock
to
many
of
us,
the
board
of
elementary
and
secondary
education
voted
the
next
day,
June
27th,
to
appoint
Deputy
Commissioner
Jeff
Wilson
as
Acting
Missouri
Board
of
Education
on
December,
1st
of
2017
removed
the
Commissioner
of
Education,
citing
a
need
to
move
in
a
new
direction
in
public
education,
and
they
voted
to
appoint
a
deputy,
a
then
Deputy
Commissioner.
As
interim.
AF
AF
AG
Evening,
everyone,
chairperson
la
canto,
to
interim
superintendent
Poirot.
My
name
is
Reverend
Willy
Bobby,
the
second
I
service,
chairperson
of
the
Boston
Network,
for
black
student
achievement.
However,
today
I
come
representing
11
organizations
with
our
concerns
about
having
a
successful
search
for
the
next
Boston
Public
Schools
Superintendent
I'll.
First
start
with
mentioning
each
of
these
organizations
that
have
come
together
collaboratively
for
this
statement
for
I.
Think
that
is
important
to
list
a
name.
Each
of
those
groups
who
work
very
hard
on
this
statement
and
then
I'll
commence
with
the
statement.
AG
At
this
time
of
this
stark
inequality
and
an
access
of
opportunity,
as
we
deal
with
opportunity
and
achievement
gap
across
this
district,
and
we
deal
with
the
extremely
impactful
decisions
regarding
our
future
of
schools
and
as
a
relationship
facilities,
we
think
right
now
is
a
very
critical
juncture,
particularly
for
the
choosing
of
our
next
superintendent.
To
that
end,
it
is
imperative
that
the
process
is
one
that
will
generate
the
most
highly
qualified
educational
leader
and
that
that
process
is
an
inclusive
and
transparent
one.
AG
As
organizations
are
committed
to
the
success
of
every
student
in
every
school,
we
have
come
together
to
declare
that
the
following
actions
are
mandatory
for
successful
search
first
at
the
school
committee,
and
the
mayor
must
state
publicly
that
the
interim
superintendent
will
not
be
considered
for
a
permanent
appointment.
Our
goal
and
expectation
is
that
quality,
diverse
and
experienced
pool
of
candidates
will
apply
without
a
definite
statement.
Regarding
the
interim
superintendent,
however,
strong
candidates
may
conclude
that
this
search
is
not
a
serious
one
and
they
would
decline.
They
would
be
reluctant
to
apply
this.
AG
We
also
ask
that
the
school
committee
must
approve
a
firm
timeline
for
the
search
and
that
superintendent
must
be
in
place
as
soon
as
possible,
but
certainly
within
time
for
the
2019
and
2020
school
year.
Delays
in
the
search
process
will
potentially
hinder
the
likelihood
of
drawing
highly
qualified
candidates
and
could
delay
a
permanent
hire
of
the
superintendent
for
another
full
academic
year.
AG
This
would
be
a
detriment
to
the
city
students
and
to
our
schools
and
to
our
families
and
parents
last
as
I
understand
that
the
time
is
up
that
the
school
committee
must
quickly
develop
a
plan
for
a
transparent
search
process
with
authentic
community
engagement.
This
to
us
is
very
critical
for
the
next
school
superintendent
and
we
hope
that
this
will
not
be
a
decision
that
is
made
behind
closed
doors.
All
stages
of
this
process
we
request
and
ask,
including
the
decision-making,
must
include
a
diverse
body
of
students,
teachers,
parents,
educators
and
community
members.
AG
These
voices
must
not
be
silenced
in
favor
of
private
foundations
and
business
interests.
This
is
not
rhetoric.
This
is
reality
and
we
ask
that
the
School
Committee
take
these
requests
into
their
consideration
and
that
we
hope
that
these
requests
at
the
next
meeting
on
September
26
will
be
answered
and
responded
to.
We
will
provide
further
requests
regarding
the
composition
of
the
search
committee
in
the
future.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
all
Thank.
X
AH
Students
as
well
as
parents
and
community
groups,
finding
a
superintendent
who
reflects
the
diversity
of
bps
students
and
families
who
listens
to
and
genuinely
engages
families
in
the
community
and
is
able
to
turn
hopes
and
visions
for
equity
and
opportunity
and
institutional
reality
is
the
difficult
but
not
impossible
task.
But
that
possibility
requires
the
conditions
articulated
in
the
statement.
Reverend
Broderick
just
read:
you
will
not
find
candidates,
reflective
of
our
districts,
diverse
students
with
the
training
and
experience
to
meaningfully
confront
opportunity
and
achievement
gaps
and
the
institutional
racism
that
can
create
them.
AH
If
you
effectively
bar
the
door
to
applicants
of
color
a
candidate
who
is
already
inside
the
door,
you
will
not
find
a
candidate
who
earns
the
trust
and
buy-in
of
families
by
deliberating
behind
closed
doors
or
with
a
pseudo
process
that
pretends
to
listen
to
parents
while
actually
giving
more
weight
to
the
opinion
of
the
mayor's
office
and
business
and
nonprofit
leaders.
Above
all,
you
will
not
end
up
with
a
superintendent
who
effectively
develops
and
advocates,
or
policies
and
budgets
that
meet
all
our
children's
needs.
AH
Unless
parent
and
community
voices
are
at
the
center
of
the
decision
maker
I
hope
we
can
all
agree
that
the
process
through
into
the
interim
superintendent
was
selected,
did
not
reflect
the
best
we
can
do
to
quote
lin-manuel
Miranda's
Hamilton.
No
one
else
was
in
the
room
where
it
happened.
We
can
do
better
and
that
should
start
with
the
School
Committee.
Responding
immediately
to
the
points
in
the
statement
from
11
community
and
civil
rights
organizations
and
beginning
work
on
a
genuine,
timely
and
fully
transparent
search
process.
Thank
you.
AI
AI
AI
Do
that
I
feel
like
I
shouldn't
have
to
go
to
channel
5
just
to
express
my
concern
about
my
six
year
old,
one
of
seven
bps
children
that
was
left
at
a
bus
stop
for
hour
and
a
half
or
who's
busting
short
the
entire
week
following
the
second,
we
didn't
sure
what,
but
an
hour
hour
and
a
half
now
that
I've
been
built,
broke
down
many
barriers
by
going
on
Channel
five,
the
situation
got
fixed.
Thank
you.
I
would
like
to
see
more
diversity
and
inclusion
in
the
bps
principles.
AI
Echo
with
Dean
Robinson,
said:
I
accept
you.
Please
take
your
time
to
go
out
to
Cambridge
College
UMass
Boston
get
to
know
these
recent
grad
I'm
a
Cambridge
college.
Grad
I
just
got
a
promotion
at
a
hospital.
I
am
doing
very
well.
They
were
impressed
about
my
knowledge
and
how
long
how
much
I
knew
about
Joint,
Commission
and
2cms
and
survey
transportation?
Why
is
the
union
in
place?
How
do
we,
as
parents
vote
Transdev
out?
AI
How
do
we
put
transportation
drivers
back
in
the
hands
of
the
school
system
where
they
are
hired
directly
from
the
school?
Let's
cut
the
third
man?
Is
it
hard
to
change
your
policy?
Why
is
it
hard
I
feel
like
changing?
Your
policy
is
like
committing
murder.
Once
someone
gets
a
murder
sentence,
it's
hard
to
change
anything.
AI
Let's
get
rid
of
the
politics,
all
we're
asking
as
parents.
If
you
listen
to
us
when
you
get
up
in
the
morning,
think
about
my
children,
think
about
my
son,
my
six-year-old
being
left
and
you
get
a
call
that
fell
in
the
hospital
you're
on
ninety
days.
Grace
period
cuz,
you
just
got
a
promotion.
You
can't
get
off
think
about.
My
son
has
stuck
there
and
I
had
to
leave
him
with
a
complete
stranger.
I
didn't
know
that
woman
I'd
leave
him.
She
could've
raped
my
son.
AI
Anything
I
had
to
leave
him
with
her
and
she
drove
him
to
the
school
for
me.
So
I
think
her
for
being
a
good,
this
constituent
of
Boston.
What
is
the
budget?
Let's
look
at
the
budget,
I've
called
Beverly
I've
called
Lexington
I've
done
some
research
for
you
guys
I
can
share
the
breast
practice
now.
I'm
gonna
leave
it
in
your
hands.
I
am
requesting
a
meeting.
I
can
get
some
parents
together,
we're
not
gonna
jump
when
you
were
not
gonna
yell
at
you.
We
just
want
a
positive
conversation.
AI
I'm
just
gonna
show
people
out
mr.
Dorsey.
We
need
you
Ron
Dorsey.
We
need
you.
Please
help
me.
I'm,
Shonda
I
need
Shonda
in
that
meeting.
I
need
mostella
Verne
and
not
me
that
I
need
Mel
mayor
Walsh.
Definitely
in
the
meeting
cuz
he's
over
this
district
I
need
you
guys
all
in
the
meeting
with
us
and
I.
You
tell
us
the
number
of
parents
we
can
bring
unless
she
a
best-practice
I've
done
a
lot
of
research.
AI
I'm
a
college
grad
I'm,
very
smart
I'm,
very
educated
I
have
answers
and
as
a
parent
just
hold
the
form
just
hold
up.
Listen
to
us
hold
of
form
I
can
share
what
I
found
Beverly
Lexington.
This
does
not
happen.
My
situation
happens
it's
going
on
my
fifth
year.
This
situation
has
happened,
my
IEP
students
get
left
at
the
door
and
he
gets
door
to
door
because
Transdev
didn't
download
the
DB
or
it's
not
on
the
bus
drivers
DVR
it's
a
term
that
they
use
it.
AI
If
you
don't
know,
I've
already
I've
been
inside,
your
I've
already
got
my
inside
scoop.
I.
Did
this
research
on
my
own?
How
does
your
operation
work
I
already
know,
but
let
us
meet
with
you
to
try
to
share
best
practice
on
what
I
found
out.
Maybe
that
can
help
our
district.
What
Beverly
is
doing?
What
Lawrence
is
doing?
What
the
mecco
students
are
mecha
bus
drivers
are
doing.
They
don't
have
a
third
party.
I'm
gonna
tell
you
that,
so
how.
AI
Q
AJ
J
AJ
Is
Julia
Mejia?
Thank
you
so
much
for
blessing
me
with
your
presence
tonight.
I
am
Boston
Public
School
graduate
I
am
considered
a
hybrid
parent,
I
have
kids
in
different
spaces,
and
so
for
me,
this
conversation
is
very
personal
and
professional
I
want
to
just
basically
make
a
few
points
in
regards
to
representation
or
lack
thereof.
AJ
AJ
While
we
applaud
a
lot
of
the
efforts
that
you've
made
I
think
that
we
need
to
do
a
little
a
better
job
at
making
sure
that
parents
who
don't
speak
English
and
those
who
are
undocumented,
understand
what
this
is
so
they're
not
forced
to
wait
and
pray
that
their
children's
were
not.
You
know
snatched
up
the
other
thing
that
I
want
to
point
out
and
I
left
my
notes
over
there,
because
you
know
I
was
so
excited
to
be
here.
AJ
Okay,
that's
great,
but
we
need
to
do
better
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
it's
representative,
so
if
we
have
42%
of
students,
I,
would
really
hope
and
pray
that
we
do
all
that
we
can
to
ensure
that
at
least
there's
a
few
Latino
candidates
in
that
pool
to
choose
from
and
I
hear
the
little
buzzer
and
I
know.
Elizabeth
is
gonna,
tell
me
to
shut
the
mic
down
and
that's
it
for
now.
Thank
you.
A
A
M
A
Thank
you.
Dr.
Coleman
sounds
like
a
second
from
Miss
Oliver
Dowell,
a
very
anticipatory
second.
Is
there
any
discussion
or
objection?
Is
there
any
objection
to
approving
the
grants
by
unanimous
consent
hearing
none?
The
grants
are
approved
all
right
move
on
now
to
our
first
report,
a
Memorandum
of
Understanding
between
the
Boston
Public
School
System
and
the
Edward
M
Kennedy
Academy
for
health
careers.
At
this
time,
I'd
like
to
invite
the
emk
Head
Master,
dr.
Karen,
Walker
Gregory.
A
C
You,
chair
LeConte,
oh
and
thank
you
dr.
Walker
Gregory,
for
joining
us
tonight.
As
you
know,
dr.
Walker
Gregory
is
the
headmaster
of
the
Edward
I'm
Kennedy
Academy
for
health
careers.
She
will
make
a
presentation
tonight
on
renewing
the
district's
memorandum
of
understanding
with
the
school
which
operates
as
a
Horace
Mann
charter.
This
renewal
is
required
every
five
years.
The
school
is
doing
some
amazing
work
as
you'll
hear
a
bit
about.
They
have
tremendous
partnerships
with
area
colleges
and
universities,
local
businesses
and
corporations
and
the
school
continues
to
boast
a
high
graduation
rate.
AK
Thank
you
doctor.
Yes
good
evening
chairman,
the
cantos
superintendent,
parelle
and
members
of
the
Boston
School
Committee
I
I
just
do
want
to
say
that
this
has
been
a
listening
tour
in
itself
being
here
and
whatever
I
can
do
to
help
and
support
please
with
29
years
in
the
district
and
18
years
at
emk.
Please
use
me
as
a
resource,
but
just
wanted
to
let
you
know
I'm
here,
to
help
I
just
also
want
to
just
thank
mr.
la
canto
for
joining
us
at
graduation.
I
want
to
also
specially
thank
mr.
AK
Rob
Quinn
solve
and
Donna
Muncie
and
Karen
Castaneda
feather
their
support
in
this
whole
process
and
then
just
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
talk
about
the
mission
of
emk.
As
you
know,
we
are
college
preparatory
high
school
that
is
focusing
on
the
vocational,
not
only
college
but
vocational
high
school
and
health
assisting.
We
continue
to
to
make
sure
all
our
students
are
college
ready
in
terms
of
just
a
history
of
our
school.
AK
We
were
originally
a
pilot
school
and
then
went
into
a
Horace,
Mann
charter
school
and
had
a
five-year
charter
renewal
in
2008,
13
and
17,
and
thanks
to
Mayor
Menino,
we
were
able
to
rename
our
school
in
honor
of
the
late
Senator
Edward
Kemeny.
Our
enrollment
continues
to
grow.
We
have
a
second
sight
and
in
2016
we
had
the
first
chapter
74
program
with
health
assistant.
We
continue
have
some
great
success
around
graduation
in
college.
AK
AK
Equity
is
still
a
major
priority
for
our
school.
We
continue
to
grow
in
the
in
the
e
ll
population,
an
IEP
population
from
2011
to
2018,
with
an
increase
over
the
years.
So
just
you
know
just
highlight
that
my
our
job
is
to
educate
every
student
that
walks
in
this
building.
So
no
matter
where
you
come
from
how
you
got
there.
AK
We
continue
to
be
a
level-two
school
at
this
point.
I
know
levels
are
gonna,
be
changing,
but
continue
to
educate
our
kids
and
be
successful
with
them
Cass
and
and
proficiency
rates.
You
have
tons
of
partnerships
but
I've,
just
named
a
few
being
northeastern
Wentworth
and
Brigham
and
Harvard
and
vertex
again.
We
are
been
approved
for
a
chapter
74,
Career
and
Technical
Education
and
Health
assisting
program.
AK
So
again,
our
quest
is
really
to
seek
approval
of
them
MOU.
It
is
an
agreement
between
the
Boston
Public
Schools
in
our
school,
and
it
talks
a
little
bit
about
areas
of
operation,
budget
facilities,
staffing
and
compliance
again.
This
is
not
a
new
mo.
You
I'm
so
happy
to
say
that
this
is
my
fourth
one
being
at
the
school
for
18
years.
A
Thank
you,
dr.
Walker
Gregory,
and
we
appreciate
your
brief
presentation,
especially
at
this
late
hour.
You
know
you
have
school
early
in
the
morning,
so
we'll
try
to
make
this
brief
and
I.
Thank
you
for
recognizing
my
attendance
at
the
graduation.
That
was
my
honor
and
it
was
especially
my
honor,
given
that
you
graduated
our
former
student
representative,
mr.
macclay
who's,
now
off
in
his
freshman
year
at
the
the
Holt
School
of
Business.
Just
briefly,
I
did
want
to
ask,
and
maybe
this
can
help
make
the
questions
from
the
members
more
efficient.
A
I
gave
the
MOU
a
brief
review
and
it
seemed
it
appeared
to
me
that
there
were
no
material
changes
to
the
MOU
or
very
minor
language
changes,
and
so
I
just
asked
you.
If
there
are
any
specific
changes
you
want
to
call
out
for
us
that
are
notable.
Otherwise,
if
there
aren't
you
can
let
us
know
that
as
well.
Yes,.
AJ
AK
A
L
So
thank
you
for
your
presentation
and
I'm,
always
fascinated
with
just
the
specialized
attention
that
you
have
particularly
at
your
school
I,
just
wanted
to
ask
not
necessarily
a
you
know
about
the
MOU
but
I'm
just
about
the
school
in
general,
your
additional
pathways,
because
biotech
is
booming
in
this
city
and
in
this
region.
Can
you
highlight
just
vision
cast
for
us
a
bit
of
what
do
some
of
those
additional
pathways
look
like
so.
AK
In
this
brand-new
building
that
I'm
gonna
get
some
right,
I
hope
to
have
pathways
for
all
my
juniors.
The
idea
right
now
is
for
health,
assisting
perhaps
expanding
into
biotechnology
and
Dental
Assisting.
So
the
idea
is
to
have
tracks.
Well,
you
know
choices.
Actually
we're
juniors
begin
to
choose
which,
which
which
program
which
pathway
they
like
so
I,
can't
at
this
point
expand
into
other
programs
until
I.
Have
it
sufficient
space
that.
L
Will
be
really
critical
for
the
the
pathways
even
into
higher
ed,
but
then
also
to
allow
different
organizations
to
see
the
the
great
talent
coming
out
of
emk
very
early
on
and
they
can
help
groom
the
talent
for
their
organizations
that,
for
me,
as
a
school
committee,
member
is
kind
of
the
greatest
one
is
when
the
community
of
organization
sees
the
talent
within
BPS.
So
I'm
really
excited
that
this
is
a
vision
of
yours
kind
of
in
the
you
know
in
the
near
future,
and
I
look
forward
to
hearing
the
updates.
Thank
you
thank.
J
P
So
I
mean
I
think
this
is
an
issue
back
for
the
district.
You
know.
Clearly,
students
are
looking
for
focus
and
our
lack
of
ability
to
handle
significant
numbers
of
kids
wanting
this
kind
of
an
opportunity.
How
does
that
help
us
to
think
in
general
about
the
kinds
of
opportunities
that
were
offering
at
the
high
school
level?
Because
this
is
the
glaring.
J
P
A
AK
Close
your
mouth,
sorry
about
that.
Yes,
so,
like
I,
said
I
think
over
600
becomes
like
unmanageable.
For
me.
If
I
want
to
continue
to
have
that
impact,
I
know
my
kids
in
and
out
it'll
be
more
challenging.
I
do
think
small
is
always
better,
but
I
understand
with
you
know
the
budget
you
can't
only
you
can
only
do
so.
Much
I
see
started
with
200
kids
right.
AK
That
was
like
wonderful
and
now
that's
200
is
not
gonna
work
with
the
budget
anymore
right
and
so
we've
expanded
and
we
still
are
making
impact
and
we're
still
making
progress.
I
just
do
know
that
being
a
graduate
of
the
Boston
Public
Schools
and
being
at
amk
for
18
years,
when
you
can
send
your
own
kids
to
your
own
school
you're
you're,
making
progress
so
I
feel
like
I'm
in
a
space
where
we
I
can
send
my
own
kids
to
my
own
school
I'm,
making
progress
not
there
yet,
but
we're
making
progress.
M
M
Thank
you.
We
create
these
opportunities
and
we
fund
them
fully,
so
we
can
do
some
experimentation
and
find
out
what's
working
well,
my
question
to
you
and
you
offered
it
earlier-
is
what
would
be
a
good
replication
model
not
necessary
you
getting
bigger,
obviously,
new
school
that
you
can
would
be
wonderful,
but
what?
What
for
the
district
would
be
a
reasonable
model
replication?
And
what
would
your
role
be
in
that?
And
how
can
we
start
to
think
about
that
cuz?
That's
what
about
huge
knees!
We.
J
AK
Every
high
school
should
have
a
track
like
we're
health
right,
not
that
I
wouldn't
be
interested
in
computer
technology
or
libo
or
law,
but
I
think
every
high
school
should
have
some
kind
of
vocation,
because
that's
is
what
that's
what's
going
to
attract
families
and
students
and
so
we're
new
in
the
process,
but
we're
learning
about
how
it
works,
and
it
also
provides
additional
support
for
schools.
So
as
we
look
at
the
configuration
for
for
schools
and
redesign
I,
think
vocational
can
be
a
very
great
piece
of
information
to
review.
Ok,.
M
So
in
terms
of
replicating
in
the
dis,
pragmatics
of
it
and
the
reason
I'm
following
up
cuz
I
I,
do
think
this
is
one
of
the
biggest
challenges
facing
us
in
getting
you
know,
wisdom
and
guidance,
and
this
is
gonna,
be
very
useful.
So
if
you
think
about
replicating
and
say,
ok,
you're
gonna
have
another
vocational
focus
at
another
career,
technical
education
pathway.
M
How
do
we
think
about
an
English,
high
or
Charleston
West
Roxbury,
where
you
had
these
significant
physical
plants,
where
the
idea
of
tricking
them
to
two
hundred
five
hundred
students
wouldn't
I,
don't
think
would
be
a
reasonable
option?
How
do
we
get
the
small
within
our
large
physical
plants
when
we
try
this
before,
with
West
Roxbury,
complex
being
an
example
of
having
three
smaller
schools
that
we
then
end
up
combining?
So
given
the
fact
that
it's
been
a
struggle
in
the
past,
what
would
your
ideas
about
how
he
could
be
more
successful
in
the
future?
AK
It's
really
it's
not
about
the
facility
right.
It's
about
the
culture.
If
you
start
focusing
on
the
culture
of
your
school,
you
can
do
eat.
That's
like
the
foundation,
and
once
you
build
that
culture,
then
you
can
strategically
plan
and
figure
out
what
makes
by
asking
students,
families
staff.
That's
how
we
came
about
right.
It
it
stemmed
from
the
community,
and
then
we
there
was
this
need
of
more
more
nurses
of
color
right,
and
so
it
started
grassroots.
AK
They
be
that's
how
in
HCA
at
that
time
came
about,
and
then
you
start
building
that
culture
right.
So
it's
not
like.
Oh
okay,
we're
gonna
go
in
English
Hein
and
fix
it,
or
it's
really
like
what
is
the
need
and
starting
with
the
need
of
the
community.
You
start
to
be
it
build
a
culture
so
that
everybody
is
on
the
same,
not
easy
right,
and
so
you
know
I
can
continue
to
talk
about
this
all
day
because
I'm
very
passionate
about,
but
look
at
something
like
English
hi.
It's
really
I
mean
they're.
AK
M
One
last
question
that
Allah,
so
one
of
I
suspect
just
like
BC
and
Harvard,
and
some
of
the
great
universities
you
have
in
this
community.
You
have
the
gift
of
high
being
able
to
be
selective.
You
have
a
high
application
rate
for
a
lower
number
of
seats,
so
you
already
have
a
level
motivation.
So
how
do
we
think
about
taking
some
of
your
successes?
M
What
you've
done
well
in
your
program
into
the
comprehensive
high
schools,
where
you
have
number
of
kids
who
didn't
choose
it
their
ninth
grade
repeaters
and
how
do
we
think
about
the
value
of
a
vocationally
focused
program
where
kids
are
not
necessarily
know
to
choose
it?
And
how
do
we
think
through
that
dilemma
and
that,
maybe,
if
you
could
say,
look
it's
too
late
at
night
and
I'll
come
back
tomorrow
and
I'm
fresh
I'd
be
willing
to
lay
it
but
I
think
there's
a
critical
question
that
we
have
to
think
through
I.
Think.
AK
What
needs
to
happen
around
this
is
parents
want
choice
right.
We
have
an
application,
yes
right,
it's
just
address
and
phone
number
really,
and
so
why
not
have
that
for
everybody
right?
But
the
idea
is
if
there
is
a
focus
like
I'm,
Health
Careers,
the
other
one
may
be
law,
so
then
people
begin
to
apply
to
whatever
interest
that
they
have
I'm,
not
an
expert
but
I
know
there's
other
school
systems
that
are
doing
this
work
and
if
we
continue
to
research
and
and
look
at
those
models,
I
think
we
can
have
some
more
success.
AK
M
K
AK
K
Was
a
wonderful
representative
to
us
for
two
years
and
he's
very
proud
of
being
a
graduate
of
your
school.
So
a
quick
question
for
you:
I
want
to
go
to
page
eight
of
the
operate
proposed
operating
agreement,
a
Memorandum
of
Understanding,
specifically
with
regards
to
student
discipline,
Section
C,
and
this
statement
that
emk
certifies
and
acknowledges
that
it
has
read
and
review
the
BPS
code
of
conduct.
K
Emk
may
adopt
the
BPS
code
of
conduct
and
or
may
adopt
its
own
policies
pertaining
to
the
conduct
of
students,
and
you
go
on
and
say
of
course,
you'll
you'll
comply
with
federal
law.
I
want
to
push
into
this
a
little
bit,
and
this
is
a
conversation
we
have
had
with
every
in
district
charter
because,
as
you
know,
we're
very
proud
of
the
work
that
we
have
done
around
code
of
conduct
and
we
have
really
pushed
on
memorandums
of
understanding.
K
AK
AK
AK
K
A
A
Thank
you
again,
mr.
Neal.
Thank
you
dr.
Walker
Gregory
were
we're
always
happy
to
have
you
before
us.
You've
been
a
long-standing
supporter
of
the
district
and
a
member
of
the
district
in
many
capacities,
and
we
always
appreciate
visiting
your
school
and
seeing
the
work
that
goes
on
there,
and
we
appreciate
the
fact
that
you're
coming
back
to
renew
this
agreement
once
again,
so
we'll
look
forward
at
the
next
meeting
to
take
action
on
this
MOU
and
that'll
be
September
26.
Thank.
AK
A
You
I'll
move
on
now
to
our
next
report,
an
update
on
Student
Activity
accounts
at
this
time,
I'd
like
to
invite
our
chief
financial
officer,
miss
Eleanor
Lauren's,
as
well
as
a
new
jonatha
of
federal
and
state
grants
to
join
to
please
step
forward
with
their
presentation.
First
I'll
turn
it
over
to
the
interns
to
print
enter
for
opening
comments.
That's.
C
Right
and
Eleanor
Lauren's,
our
CFO
is
going
to
be
joined
both
by
Edie
Laura,
our
business
manager,
as
well
as
on
a
giant
our
senior
director
of
grants
and
external
funding
and
I
want
to
thank
all
three
of
them
for
their
incredible
effort
in
building
a
new
system
rolling
forward
that
supports
the
administration
of
Student
Activity
account
funds
across
the
district
on
August
31st
as
I.
Think.
All
of
us
know
the
city
of
Boston
publicly
released
the
findings
of
an
extensive
audit
by
the
firm
Ernst
&
Young
on
118
school
student
activity
counts
in
bps.
C
C
Cfo
Eleanor
Lauren's
will
provide
an
overview
of
those
findings
and
the
protocols
that
have
already
been
put
to
place
to
ensure
fiscal
stewardship
of
these
funds.
As
part
of
our
action
plan
for
improvement
tonight,
we
are
proposing
the
adoption
of
a
policy
that
would
establish
a
comprehensive
set
of
rules
and
procedures
for
student
activity
fund
management,
so
I'll
hand
things
over
to
Eleanor,
add
and
I
knew
from
here.
AL
I'll
start
by
defining
what
is
a
Student
Activity
account.
Student
Activity
accounts
are
bank
accounts
that
are
used
by
individual
schools
to
manage
funds
associated
with
student
activities.
The
Massachusetts
General
Laws
defined
what
Student
Activity
accounts
are,
and
they
include
three
criteria:
one
that
the
activity
is
co-curricular
in
nature;
second,
that
it's
contingent
on
fees
from
students
and
families
and,
third,
that
it's
for
the
benefit
of
students.
AL
So
with
that
definition,
some
of
the
examples
of
eligible
student
activities
include
from
yearbook
student
clubs,
field
trips,
ineligible
activities
include
things
such
as
staff,
gifts
and
luncheons
staff,
appreciation
events,
because
those
are
not
directly
for
the
benefit
of
students
before
and
after
school
programs
and
supplies,
equipment
and
other
materials
for
the
classroom.
Those
are
considered
not
to
be
co-curricular,
but
to
be
foundational
to
the
core
delivery
of
instruction
in
the
classroom.
AL
Ey
Ernst
and
Young,
the
accounting
firm,
was
retained
by
the
city
of
Boston
following
an
audit
by
the
Internal
Revenue
Service
that
included
a
review
of
student
activity
accounts
at
16
randomly
chosen
schools,
the
ey
work
included,
reviewing
fund
and
activity
use
in
these
accounts
assessing
key
internal
controls
that
we
had
district-wide
and
reviewing
historic,
historical
transaction
and
118
of
our
schools.
As
Laura
mentioned,
the
results
of
the
report
have
been
posted
online,
and
that
includes
a
memo
for
each
of
those
118
schools
that
were
in
scope
just
to
frame
our
conversation
for
the
evening.
AL
AL
At
this
point,
we
believe
we
have
addressed
our
in
the
process
of
addressing
every
one
of
the
recommendations
that
was
in
the
ey
report.
We've
been
working
very
closely
with
the
city
of
Boston
I
want
to
recognize,
in
fact,
the
CFO
from
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
handi
who's
joined
us
this
evening.
This
has
been
a
real
partnership.
AL
Some
of
the
steps
that
we've
taken
our
outlines
here
on
page
four,
we've
set
up
a
master
bank
account
which
we
call
the
agency
account
at
Citizens
Bank,
which
houses
all
student
activity,
funds
for
all
bps
schools
and
that
master
agency
account
includes
sub
accounts
for
every
school
and,
in
fact,
every
single
activity
as
well.
We've
completely
discontinued
the
use
of
debit
cards
and
cheque
books.
AL
Each
school
will
spend
their
Student
Activity
funds
through
the
city's
PeopleSoft
financial
system,
just
as
any
other
city
funds
would
be
expended,
and
we
have
launched
what
we
consider
quite
robust
training
and
resources
for
our
school
staff.
We
trained
all
of
our
school
leaders
in
small
groups
during
the
August
Leadership
Institute.
A
couple
of
ago,
we've
trained
our
school
secretaries
central
office
staff.
We
published
a
large
and
comprehensive
manual
and
we
also
made
everything
available
online
electronically,
so
it
would
be
easy
to
use
and
search.
AL
We
are
here
tonight
to
ask
for
your
approval
on
the
proposed
policy.
The
policy
has
been
distributed.
It's
a
fairly
simple
one-page
document,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
Mass
General
Laws
outlined
what
is
a
Student
Activity
account
and
the
M
GLS
do
ask
that
school
boards
and
school
committees
authorize
the
district
and
the
superintendent
to
conduct
these
activities.
So
that's
what
this
policy
does.
We've
summarized
it
on
the
slides
five
and
six
I'll
go
through
a
few
highlights
of
the
proposed
policy.
AL
AL
AL
The
policy
also
highlights
a
number
of
what
we
consider
best
practices,
for
instance,
going
forward
with
our
new
system
in
place.
The
policy
outlines
that
school
leaders
have
the
responsibility
to
ensure
that
their
schools
and
compliance
with
the
policy
aye
I
do
want
to
highlight
that.
We
believe
strongly
that
its
central
offices
responsibility
to
ensure
that
school
leaders
have
the
tools
and
resources
they
need
to
meet
the
terms
of
the
new
policy,
but
we
also
still
believe
in
delineating
the
responsibilities
of
school
leaders
once
those
appropriate
supports
are
in
place.
N
I
am
just
curious
about
the
school
leaders
accepting
money.
How
do
you
track
that?
So
is
there
or
we
see
I
mean?
How
do
you
even
know
so
I
mean
I,
just
think
of
in
my
own
work,
if
somebody
gave
me
money
so
how
I
don't
know
if
I'm
asking
the
question
well
enough,
but
basically
just
making
sure
that
I'm
not
saying
that
any
school
leader
would
take
money
but
I
just
you
know.
R
N
AL
The
majority
of
funds
we
expect
to
have
collected
by
check
and
the
checks
will
be
deposited
to
the
citizens
bank.
We
have
outlined
a
very
detailed
cash
management
process
which
includes
issuing
receipts
for
the
receipt
of
cash,
so
we
have
outlined
process
by
which
each
school
should
have
a
cash
box
without
lines
the
amount
of
cash
that
should
be
present
in
the
cash
box.
It's
not
recommended
to
exceed
$200
at
the
beginning
or
the
end
of
the
year.
AL
N
AL
Are
we
are
making
a
transition,
and
I
said
this
to
every
one
of
our
school
leaders?
I
said
we
are
balancing
on
one
hand
the
very
clear
need
to
address
the
issues
that
were
outlined
in
the
EUI
report
and,
on
the
other
hand,
the
fact
that
we
are
all
here
to
serve
our
schools
and
our
students,
and
we
are
trying
to
balance
that.
AL
N
That
would
be
great
just
because
I
mean
I.
Think
of
you
know
running
a
youth
organization
we
have
to.
We
can't
expect
you
know,
as
somebody
said
it
a
bus
or
a
plane
or
whatever
that
they're
gonna
on
good
faith.
You
know,
take
us
there,
so
I
just
would
appreciate.
Definitely
thank
you
for
saying
that
in
that
to
work
more
closely
because
we
don't
want
to
make
it
more
challenging
for
any
any
school.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
P
Thank
you
for
this
and
a
really
understand
the
reasoning
for
the
policy,
but
also
realizing
that
we
have
to
train
our
school
staff.
What
about
the
folks
on
the
other
end?
Who
also
will
be
interacting
with
them,
and
so
in
terms
of
some
of
the
issues
that
we
heard
tonight
about
people
feeling
that
they
were
not
respected
from
folks
that
they
need
to
get
the
money
back
from
or
to
get
checks
written
from
we're
not
being
as
respectful
to
their
needs
so
that
it's
not
just
training
the
school
side.
P
J
P
AL
AM
Sure
one
of
one
of
the
goals
of
what
we
are
trying
to
do
is
to
to
bring
the
management
and
the
expenditure
of
Student
Activity
accounts
in
line
with
how
all
other
funds
are
expended
in
the
in
the
district
and
in
each
school
is
at
least
two
staff
members
that
are
trained
in
the
use
of
the
financial
system,
and
they
should
be
familiar
with
the
operations
of
the
system
with
where
there
is
a
void
there.
We
have
had
ongoing
training.
AM
There
was
one,
as
recently
as
today,
we've
incorporated
and
brought
focus
on
student
activity
accounts
into
that
training.
Those
trainings
will
continue
throughout
the
year.
I
wanted
to
echo
what
Eleanor
had
said
earlier.
We
worked
in
great
collaboration
with
the
city
finance
departments.
There
were
cases
where
fundraising
ended
on
a
particular
day
at
noontime
for
one
of
our
larger
high
schools
and
they
needed
a
check
in
advance
of
the
prom
the
next
day
and
working
with
the
city
departments.
AM
AL
O
You
know
thinking
through
how
people
operate
with
small
funds,
which
is
what
we're
talking
we're
not
talking
about
big
funds
were
talking
about.
You
know
by
you
know
so
I.
It
was
pretty
clear
to
me
that
there
needs
to
be.
You
know
there
needs
to
be
rules
about
paying
people
without
paying
taxes.
I
mean
the
kinds
of
things
that
God
is
in
trouble.
Mm-Hmm.
You
know,
I
am
less
concerned
about
the
payment
for
transportation,
for
the
Latin
club
that
you
know
from
B
la
that
was
testifying
and
I.
O
O
O
O
If
you
don't
goes
right
over
your
head,
so
I
want
to
know
a
little
bit
about
the
kind
of
training
how
you're
doing
the
the
kind
of
follow
up
that
you're
doing
with
this?
Well,
we
don't
want
it
to
be
him.
Sort
of
victim-blaming
type
of
situation
in
which
the
poor
secretary
in
a
school
is
not
gonna.
Bear
the
burden
of
you
know
of
doing
this
right
when
she
has
never
had
any
training.
So
that's
my
first
question.
O
A
AL
AC
O
AL
You
look
at
the
ey
report,
it's
clear,
we
need
to
act
and
we
need
to
make
changes
and
we
believe
we've
been
planned,
implemented
a
system
that
addresses
the
concerns.
We
need
to
be
equally
concerned
about
making
sure
schools
can
conduct
their
business,
and
so
that
is
why
a
new,
IDI
and
I
personally
went
to
every
training
for
our
small
groups
of
principals
and
we've
made
ourselves
personally
available
to
hear
from
them
because,
as
I
said,
we
are
still
working
some
of
the
kinks
out,
but
I
knew.
Why?
U
So
I
think
the
beauty
of
how
we've
built
this
process
is
that
it
mirrors
exactly
how
schools
spend
their
grant
and
general
funds
right
now.
So
it's
all
coming
through
the
financial
system,
so
you're
right
there.
The
training
so
far
has
just
been
in
small
group
settings
with
in
the
August
Leadership
Institute.
U
So
what
we've
built
is
a
user-friendly
website
which
is
very,
very
clear
dropdowns
as
to
how
do
I
make
a
deposit,
how
do
I
expend
money
from
this,
how
to
make
a
transfer
but
built
within
that
that
is
a
30
page
manual
that
speaks
to
the
intricacies
of
a
cashbox
policy.
How
do
you
do
your
checks
and
balances
we
have
templates
built
in
to
show
how
schools
can
collect
revenue
at
a
fundraiser.
U
U
Y
O
Expenditures
over
fifty
dollars
go
through
this
process.
Anything
under
fifty
dollars
the
school
can,
you
know
deal
with
that
I'm
concerned
about
school
sort
of
keeping
money
in
a
drawer
for
the
kinds
of
expenditures
that
are
too
small
to
generate
this
level
of
bureaucracy
from
their
point
of
view,
cost
them
more
to
go
throughout
this
level
of
bureaucracy
than
it
is
to
actually
just
have
a
you
know,
have
some
money
in
a
corner
that
they
just
use
when
I'm
trying
to
get.
That
is
the
unintended
consequence
that
I
am
seeing
in
what
you're
proposing
well.
AL
We
we
have
concerns
about
allowing
petty
cash
in
schools.
We
think
when
there
is
cash
floating
around
schools,
it
opens
us
up
to
bad
things
happening,
and
there
is
a
cost
to
addressing
that,
and
it
is
some
degree
of
what
you're
calling
the
bureaucracy
which
I
admit.
There
is
some
of
that
here.
I
think
I
hope
that
there
is
a
transition
period
that
feels
a
little
bit
painful,
as
people
are
learning
the
new
system,
but
once
we
get
through
that,
it
really
won't
be
overly
burdensome.
AL
Just
to
give
examples
we
have
people
can
get
reimbursed.
People
give
this
example
that
came
up
was
the
batteries
died
in
the
remote
control
for
the
clicker
right
before
my
parent
presentation,
I
need
to
run
out
and
get
batteries.
Well,
we
can
reimburse
you
and
once
you
get
through
the
first
time
of
being
set
up
to
get
reimbursement
which
will
feel
like
something
new,
the
first
time
you
do
it
every
time.
After
that,
it
will
be
a
lot
easier.
So
we
really
feel
like
in
order
to
ensure
the
appropriate
fiscal
controls
for
the
district.
AL
O
What
I'm
concerned
about
is:
is
people
getting
into
more
trouble
by
hiding
money
from
you
unintended
consequences
when
you're
setting
up
very
complex
systems
you
you
know
that
people
are
gonna,
try
to
go
around
them.
So
what
I'm?
What
I'm
saying
is
pay
attention
to
that
and
figure
out
how
you
can
help
people
be
good
help
people
be
good
with
this
money
so
that
they're,
not
they're,
not
sort
of
saying
this
is
gonna.
Take
me
three
hours
to
get
to
you
know
get
refunded,
maybe
just
you
know
put.
AL
Money
in
a
box
so
and
and
just
to
be
crystal
clear,
because
there
are
certain
lines
here
that
we
have
to
be
very
firm
about.
That
is
why
there
is
a
statement
that
going
forward
once
we
have
the
appropriate
supports
in
place.
We
do
need
school
leaders
to
take
the
responsibility
that
they're
not
going
to
say
the
bureaucracy
is
too
difficult.
I
just
know
I'm
going
to
work
around
it.
AL
So
knowing
that
that
bar
needs
to
be
high
and
we
need
to
not
move
it
again,
I
think
of
my
job
and
our
team's
job
is
to
make
it
as
easy
and
painless
as
possible,
but
not
to
lower
the
bar,
because
I
think
what
we
found
is
that
when
there
is
cash
running
around
schools,
it
may
people's
lives
a
little
bit
easier,
but
it
also
led
to
some
mistakes
that
we
really
don't
want
to
have
in
the
future.
No.
O
U
O
O
AL
O
AL
N
A
L
Helping
people
be
good
and
recognizing
that
probably
what
people
are
spending
the
funds
are
for
the
kids,
and
so
there
is
that
sense
of
the
clicker
ran
out
or
I
wanted
to
do
something
for
the
kids.
So
knowing
that
there
are
good
people
doing
good
things
for
our
kids,
is
it
possible
just
to
the
point
of
the
training,
the
30
pages?
Is
it
possible
to
the
training
and
the
access
so
easy
kind
of
like
a
video
tutorial,
I'm
watching
middle
schoolers,
just
YouTube
videos
all
day
long
of
easy
things?
L
There's
not
a
lot
of
talking
is
just
showing
you
how
to
make
this
happen,
and
it's
very
much
three
to
four
minutes.
Is
it
possible
you
all
can
think
really
creatively
in
the
simplest
way
to
just
allow
new
leaders,
new
school
leaders
and
new
teachers
staff
members,
because
we
saw
earlier
many
new
school
leaders,
everyone
has
to
get
on
board
very
quickly,
understanding
new
processes,
new
systems
in
place.
U
U
We've
tried
before
so
and
as
part
of
that,
we've
also
been
talking
about
actually
putting
out
a
webinar
or
some
kind
of
other
live
videos
which
are
like
step-by-step.
How
can
we
show
school
leaders?
The
reason
why
we're
also
leaning
more
towards
just
the
one-on-ones
and
having
these
trainings
and
maybe
different
areas
of
the
city
is
because
so
many
school
leaders
have
you
more
unique
questions
that
may
not
all
be
answered
with
just
like
one
video
right.
L
Right
and
I
would
I
know
our
be
Sakura,
isn't
here,
but
I'm
always
a
fan
of
employing
high
schoolers
to
help
think
about
solving
these
problems
and
because
they
are
the
generation
that
is
very
tech
savvy.
They
could
probably
provide
some
solutions
to
skimming
down
3
minutes,
making
it
user
friendly,
so
that
multiple
audiences
can
understand.
Yeah.
Thank.
AL
L
K
You
mr.
Chia
so
I'll
be
real
short
with
my
comments
because
I
the
notes
I
actually
wrote
down.
They
wanted
to
ask
about
dr.
UOIT,
already
hit
I
had
what
are
the
under
candidate
unintended
consequences
you
concerned
about,
and
what
a
potential
workarounds
that
you
were
afraid
school
leaders
to
do,
because,
like
everyone,
I,
am
concerned
about,
what's
the
expression,
don't
we
don't
want
to
throw
the
baby
out
with
the
bathwater
right
that
do
we
have
serious
issues
of
what's
going
on
in
student
accounts
absolutely
and
miss
Lauren?
You
are
absolutely
right.
K
K
You
don't
understand
what
we're
doing,
but
it's
there
for
a
reason
and
the
bottom
line
is
this
is
in
just
about
every
case
money
from
parents
or
community
members
of
students,
and
we
can't
forget
that
and
is
it
a
pain
in
the
neck,
for
that
we're
gonna,
put
staff
members
and
school
leaders
who
have
18,000
other
jobs
to
do
to
follow
a
paperwork
trail?
Yes,
but
is
it
about
trying
transparency
to
our
community
members
and
parents
and
students
that
their
dollars
are
being
spent
appropriately?
K
That's
the
bottom
line,
and
so
we
do
have
to
remember
that
and
yes,
it's
gonna
be
a
pain
in
the
neck.
But
I
really
appreciate
your
comments
where
you
said
you
were
gonna
heard
from
you're.
Gonna
speak
to
the
folks
who
testified
earlier,
because
that's
some
great
grassroots
beats
on
the
ground.
Experience
of
how
this
may
impact
them
and
to
hear
the
comment
from
one
woman
who
testified
about
and
I'm,
not
sure.
If
this
is
proper,
it
may
not
be.
Maybe
she
was
told
it
earlier
on.
K
AM
J
K
Through
but
the
commitment
from
you
to
work
with
the
school
leaders
and
I
know
it's
there
from
you,
you
and
I
work
closely
together.
We
hear
it
through
the
budget
process
from
the
school
leaders,
but
this
is
critical
and
it's
not
just
the
school.
It
is
it's
the
school
secretaries.
It's
the
club,
volunteers,
it's
the
athletic
coaches,
its
all
the
others
that
are
doing
things,
it's
a
pain
in
the
neck
process,
but
we
do
have
to
get
there,
but
I
particularly
want
to
concur
with
what
dr.
reality
was
saying
of.
K
Let's
think
about
how
we
test
on
the
pain
level.
Here
right,
we
don't
want
to
have
a
blanket
policy.
That's
on
everything,
particularly
as
you
look
through
how
much
is
reimburse
for
this.
How
much
is
reimburse
for
that?
Look?
How
can
we
streamline
processes
that
take
care
of
75%
of
the
reimbursements
and
school
leaders,
knowing
that
I
know
that
the
five
things
that
you
know
you
have
20
requests
in
the
past
year
and
15
of
them
when
these
three
categories-
and
we
would
streamline
process
for
these
three
categories?
K
AL
AL
K
The
proposed
policy
line
item
six.
The
super
intent
of
the
chief
financial
officer
shall
review
insurance
coverage
to
ensure
that
all
employees
who
handle
the
student
activities
monies
are
covered
either
by
an
endorsement
to
a
liability
policy
or
through
a
separate
bond
issue
by
insurance.
Company
is
in
the
city
of
Boston
in
the
and
the
district
self
enjoyed
do.
AM
K
A
You
mr.
O'neill
I,
just
I,
want
to
take
a
moment
to
say
thank
you
once
again
for
all
this
hard
work,
that's
gone
into
reviewing
the
initial
audit
that
occurred
last
year.
I
know
you
put
a
lot
of
work
into
thinking
about
not
only
where
the
holes
here
but
and
working
with
our
partners
at
ey.
Of
course,
thank
you,
but
thinking
about
how
to
you
know,
make
this
a
digestible
policy
and
that's
the
product
that
we
have
before
us
today.
I
want
to
say,
you
know,
I
think
you've
heard
it
throughout
the
comments.
A
These
are
strong
financial
controls.
Those
are
controls
that
we
need
to
ensure
that
we
avoid
any
sort
of
embarrassing
snafus
and
in
the
in
the
future.
Sometimes
they
can
be
the
product
of
ill
intent.
Sometimes
they
can
just
be
the
product
of
not
knowing
how
to
properly
handle
funds
and
so
providing
people
with
the
the
guidance
to
on
how
to
do
that
through
a
policy
is
very
important.
I
think
we've
had
a
few
questions
around
training
this
evening.
Something
stuck
out
to
me
when
looked
in
the
policy
was.
A
It
appears
that
you
mandate
some
not
in
the
policy,
but
you
you
you're,
looking
to
mandate
some
sort
of
training
before
people
have
access
to
funds
at
the
school
level.
Is
that
something
that
you
contemplated
putting
into
the
policy
as
a
mandate
prior
to
granting
someone
access
to
funds?
And
if
not,
why
not?.
AL
AM
AM
The
instances
and
the
necessity
of
reimbursements
is
what
we're
encouraging
schools
to
do,
and
it's
a
big
change
for
them,
because
they
are
used
to
expending
funds
and
getting
reimbursed,
but
rather
minimize
that
by
encouraging
them
to
using
rec
to
Pio,
so
that
they're
not
putting
money
out
of
pocket
and
that's
not
necessary
for
schools,
guest
school
staff.
To
do
that,
and
that's
a
big
change
for
them
and
and.
J
AM
We
were
able
to
open
up
dialogue
with
schools
and
encourage
them
to
do
that.
They
are
finding
a
bit
of
relief
in
that
and
they
are
already
familiar
with.
They
have
several
members
staff
members
in
each
school
that
are
already
familiar
with
the
peoplesoft
financial
system
and
the
efficiencies
in
that
system
make
it
very
easy
for
them
to
work
through
and
get
whatever
goods
or
services
their
need.
I'm.
A
V
AM
AM
A
AM
By
law,
there
are
some
flexibilities
that
exist
with
those
funds
that
don't
exist
with
other
funds
that
managed
through
the
city,
because
the
state
procurement
law
chapter
30b,
does
not
apply
to
those
funds,
so,
for
instance,
when
the
school
was
having
their
prom,
the
East
Boston
high,
for
instance,
was
having
that
prom.
They
were
able
to
select
the
location
where
they
were.
They
were
gonna
have
that
problem,
but.
A
AM
A
So
I
have
one
other
question
about
some
of
the
funds
that
may
have
been
previously
utilized
out
of
the
Student
Activity
accounts
for
non
Student,
Activities,
so
I
know
I,
don't
want
to
go
down
the
road
of
paying
for
staff
that
maybe
worked
in
it
before
care
or
aftercare,
that's
obviously
out
of
bounds,
and
that
would
be
proper
for
an
independent
contractor
or
some
other
employment
type
similar
relationship.
But
if
we're
thinking
about
expenditures
for
say
a
staff,
retirement
party
or
pizzas,
at
a
PD
session
or
something
along
those
lines,
what
are
the?
A
AL
Here's
the
right
way
to
do
it
and
with
dozens
of
instances
that
we
were
given,
we
could
only
come
up
with
one
instance
that
we
couldn't
find
an
appropriate
path
for
which
was
to
reimburse
parents
for
travel
every
other
school
leader
request.
We
were
able
to
give
an
alternate
and
more
appropriate
financial
mechanism
for
making
the
payment
and.
AL
G
AL
A
O
O
A
You
know
I
neglected
one
more.
Thank
you,
Miss
Emma
handy
our
our
treasurer
for
the
city
of
Boston
CFO.
Thank
you.
I
know
she
moved
wears
many
hats.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
this
evening
and
supporting
us
in
this
process.
Okay,
we'll
move
on
now
to
our
final
report.
It's
an
update
on
the
school
committee's
internal
audit
task
force.
You
recall
that
last
December,
the
committee
approved
the
formation
of
an
internal
audit
task
force
by
a
vote.
I
want
to
thank
my
colleague
mr.
A
O'neill
for
spearheading
this
effort
on
behalf
of
the
committee
and
really
continuing
over
the
last
year,
two
to
move
this
internal
audit
task
force
into
into
its
present
form
tonight.
Mr.
O'neil
is
going
to
submit
for
the
committee's
consideration
a
formal
charge
for
the
task
force
and
it's
recommended.
Membership
I
want
to
also
welcome
to
the
podium.
Mr.
Scott
perranoski
he's
a
partner
with
wolf
and
company,
and
an
audit
firm
in
the
city
of
Boston
who's
going
to
be
a
recommended.
A
K
You
mr.
chairman,
first
of
all,
I
was
delighted
that
the
city's
chief
financial
officer,
miss
handy,
was
with
us
I'm.
Sorry.
She
just
walked
out.
It
was
so
nice
to
finally
be
able
to
put
a
face
to
the
signature
that
I
see
on
the
quarterly
tax
bill
and
the
tax
bill
and
the
bills
in
the
city.
So
it
was
delightful
that
she
was
able
to
join
us
and
and
thank
her
for
her
work
with
the
district
so
good
evening.
Fellow
members,
this
is
a
follow-up
to
the
vote.
K
We
took
in
December
2017
regarding
the
formation
of
an
internal
audit
task
force
as
a
task
force
of
the
School
Committee.
As
the
chair
said
in
front
of
you
is
mr.
Scott
perranoski
he's
a
partner
at
wolfen
company,
one
of
Boston's
many
outstanding
accounting
firms,
and
he
absolutely
happens
to
be
the
partner
in
charge
of
the
internal
audit
process.
So
I
met
mr.
K
Barron
hausky
through
the
president
and
CFO
mark
O'connell,
who
a
gentleman
at
Wolfe
and
company
by
the
name
of
Peter
Wolfe,
who
was
former
CFO
of
the
Chamber
of
Commerce,
a
Greater
Boston
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
explained
our
interest
and
putting
in
place
an
internal
audit
process,
and
we
wanted
to
get
help
from
the
internal
audit
community
in
the
city
of
Boston,
wolf.
&Amp;
Company
is
extremely
well
respected
for
their
internal
a
lot
of
practice.
Mr.
K
We
wanted
an
independent
CPA
from
the
Boston
neighborhood.
Hopefully,
one
college-level
student
of
accounting,
preferably
a
graduate
of
Boston
Public
Schools
and
one
BC,
a
Boston,
School,
Committee
member,
and
so
the
chair
asked
me
to
follow
up
on
this
and
working
with
Verena
mr.
Bartowski,
we
were
able
to
reach
out
and
I'm
gonna,
ask
mr.
K
Barron
hausky
to
speak
about
this,
the
outreach
effort
that
we
undertook
and,
quite
frankly,
we
were
overwhelmed
by
the
amount
of
people
interested
in
helping
us
from
large
small
companies
nonprofits
a
whole
range
of
industries,
and
this
is
actually
a
call
down
list
from
a
many
conversations
we
had
together
over
the
course
of
the
spring
and
the
summer.
I
think
mr.
Bartowski
knows
my
pitch
about
why
internal
audit
is
so
important
for
bps
and
for
the
School
Committee
by
heart.
K
To
begin
with,
we
are
stewards
of
taxpayer
dollars
and
if
parents,
as
we
talked
about
in
student
accounts,
if
parents
and
students
and
teachers
and
taxpayers
in
the
city,
don't
believe
that
we
judiciously
spending
taxpayer
dollars,
we
have
difficulty
and
asking
for
more,
quite
frankly,
and
so
good
housekeeping
starts
at
home
and
is
wonderful.
A
job
as
Miss
Lauren
has
done
succeed
mr.
McDonough,
as
chief
financial
officer
for
our
district
and
the
work
that
they
have
done.
K
A
good
organization
has
an
independent
group
internally
that
checks
things
over,
that
does
sanity
checks
that
looks
around
the
corner.
As
someone
who
has
run
business
units
in
the
past,
I
have
always
tried
to
have
great
relationships
with
the
legal
department,
the
compliance
department
in
the
internal
audit
department,
because
I
view
those
as
the
partners
to
look
around
the
corner
and
see
risk
coming
that
you
don't
see
otherwise.
K
She
has
been
very
supportive
of
this
effort
to
have
bps
looking
more
closely
at
internal
audit
itself
and
but
that
it's
not
a
gotcha
mentality
trying
to
catch
staff
in
problems,
but,
in
fact,
is
a
proactive
partner
working
on
high
level
risks
of
what
are
the
natural
things
that
folks
should
be
looking
for
and
digging
down
over
time.
As
part
of
last
year's
budget,
there
were
positions
there
was
money
put
in
the
budget
for
internal
audit
and
several
staff
members,
and
so
this
task
force
would
be
charged
with
what's
the
overall
philosophy.
K
What
is
a
policy
we
should
consider
and
then
what
would
a
sample
audit
plan
look
like
in
the
first
year
and
in
successive
years?
And
lastly,
what
are
the
characteristics?
Are
we
looking
for
in
an
internal
audit?
That
would
make
sense
for
the
district
to
choose
in
that
position,
but
I'd
like
to
stop
for
a
moment
and
turn
it
over
to
mr.
Barrow
and
I'll
ski,
and
you
can
talk
for
a
little
bit
about
how
we
tried
to
put
together
this
task.
For
us.
The
folks
we
spoke
with
and
who
was
recommended
sure.
AN
Thanks
very
much
mr.
O'neill
and
again
good
evening,
everyone
and
thanks
very
much
for
having
me
tonight.
This
is
an
exciting
opportunity.
It's
one
that
doesn't
come
along
all
that
often
you
know
Boston
Public
Schools,
looking
for
help
in
the
internal
audit
field
and
guess
what
I'm
an
internal
auditor,
so
that
was
a
nice
fit
right
out
of
the
gate
and
I'm
glad
that
Michael
reached
out
to
my
CEO
mark
O'connell,
to
see
how
a
wolf
and
company
might
be
able
to
help.
AN
It
was
an
easy
sell.
Mike
did
a
real
good
job
with
it
trying
to
be
able
to
position
it
in
a
way
of
how
can
you
give
back
to
a
community?
That's
given
so
much
to
us.
The
schools
are,
you
know
the
where
the
future
leaders
are
being
made
as
we
speak,
and
it
was
a
rewarding
opportunity
to
come
out
and
try
to
not
necessarily
pitch
but
just
identify
what
the
opportunity
is
and
find
people
who
have
the
time
and
the
availability
to
do
it.
So
it
was
a
reach
out
of
personal
network.
AN
It
was
reach
out
of
colleagues
at
wolfin
company.
It
was
a
reach
out
to
different
organizations,
the
Institute
of
internal
auditing,
the
Boston
chapter,
as
well
as
the
mass
bank
internal
audit
group.
That
allowed
us
to
have
those
dialogues
and
find
people
who
had
the
time
and
the
skill
sets
needed
in
order
to
properly
represent
the
diversity
of
the
school
district
and
to
be
able
to
provide
their
experience
and
expertise
on
a
volunteer
basis
over
the
next
several
months.
As
we
try
to
identify
what
mr.
AN
AN
AN
100
company
to
be
headquartered
here
in
Boston,
be
able
to
tap
into
those
worldwide
resources
and
knowledge
as
to
what's
going
on
in
the
internal
audit
group
at
her
institution,
as
well
as
how
that
transfers
off
to
off
to
the
Boston
Public,
Schools
I,
think
it's
just
a
home
run
and
something
that
I'm
real
excited
about
those
opportunities.
One
thing,
though,
that
I
needed
to
keep
in
check
was
we're
talking
with
a
grassroots,
a
small
effort
right
out
of
the
gate,
and
that's
where
mr.
Tom
Burton
comes
into
play.
AN
AN
David
Dyson
is
currently
at
the
Nature
Conservancy
Conservancy,
which
is
obviously
a
not-for-profit
organization,
but
Dave
also
has
a
large
experience
with
businesses
as
well
and
run
shops
of
all
shapes
and
sizes
on
the
internal
outside,
including
iRobot,
to
name
a
few.
So
if
you
have
a
vacuum
cleaner
that
does
the
work
for
you
at
home
and
Dave's
company
helped
with
that
so
known,
Dave
for
a
while
and
I
think
his
insights
and
a
whole
host
of
areas
would
be
real
beneficial
to
the
group.
AN
We
do
have
one
tentative
member
on
the
roster
and
that's
dr.
joy,
gray,
out
of
Bentley
some
time
constraints
have
come
up
and
she's
working
on
things
with
her
department
head
just
to
be
able
to
identify
whether
or
not
she'll
be
able
to
invest
the
time
needed
in
order
to
be
successful
with
the
task
force.
AN
Again
doing
more,
with
less
and
being
able
to
take
lessons,
learn
that
Ron
Johnnie's,
seen
at
other
organizations
and
bring
forward
to
the
Boston
Public
Schools
I
think
is
an
exciting
thing
for
us
to
be
able
to
do
and
look
forward
to
that.
Hopefully
I'm
not
on
the
clock,
all
right,
the
next
individual
on
the
task
force
and
we
took
a
flier
on
this
one.
It's
mr.
Mike
O'neill.
So
again,
Mike
thanks
very
much
for
your
time
and
guidance
so
far
and
look
forward
to
working
with
you.
AN
The
task
force
actually
starts
putting
some
elbow
grease
into
the
process
and
gets
pen
to
paper
and
moves
forward.
Mike's
been
an
invaluable
resource
up
to
this
point
in
time
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
him
on
this
project
into
the
future.
Just
two
more
individuals.
The
next
is
Marsha
Chou
out
of
menu
life,
John,
Hancock
and
Marcia's.
AN
K
You
very
much
so
I
did
also
want
a
comment
on
miss
Shay
array
away
because,
interestingly
she's,
a
finance
professional
at
at
State
Street
and
runs
a
business
line
and
is
now
a
compliance
officer.
So
she's,
not
an
internal
audit
professional
but
the
reason
we
were
extremely
attracted
to
this
and
to
her,
and
not
just
for
the
fact
that
she's
a
bps
grad,
but
that
she
also
brings
a
business
line
perspective
of
not
just
having
all
intra
and
audit
professional
city
in
there.
K
But
the
business
line
will
often
think
in
terms
about
how
how
would
this
work
and
so
bringing
that
perspective
of
how
they
could
work
with
finance
and
other
various
units
within
bps
is
critical.
I
will
also
say
about
Ms
Wade.
We
have
all
had
the
experience
when
we
meet
a
young
person
and
we
find
out
after
the
fact
that
they
were
posse
scholar,
and
we
say.
Of
course
you
were.
J
K
Same
thing
with
Miss
Wade,
she
was
also
a
posse
scholar
and
went
to
Bryn,
Mawr
and
she's
I
will
say
Miss
Robinson
putting
it
mildly.
When
I
say
she
is
extraordinarily
proud
to
be
a
BL,
a
grad.
So
and
then
we
are
still
working
on
a
couple
of
other
potentials.
We
were
not
able
to
identify
a
local
CPA
in
the
community,
but
I
thanks,
miss
thang,
miss
Oliver
Davila
for
some
suggestions,
as
well
as
dr.
K
AL
Want
to
start
by
thanking
mr.
Barron
esky
and
mr.
O'neill
for
spearheading
this
I
am
incredibly
enthusiastic
about
this
line
of
work
and
appreciative
of
all
of
the
work.
That's
already
gone
into
it
and
that
will
go
in
in
the
future.
You
know
I
think
mr.
O'neill
just
said
it
perfectly.
We
we.
It
is
so
important
that
we
deserve
and
earn
the
public's
trust
about
the
work
we
do
to
be
responsible,
stewards
of
public
dollars
and
I
think,
to
the
extent
that
this
work
helps
us
reinforce
that
trust,
identify
risk
mitigate
risk.
AL
It
helps
us
serve
kids,
because
that
trust
is
really
important
to
the
work
we
do
every
day.
So
thank
you
both
in
advance,
I'm,
just
incredibly
supportive
I,
look
forward
to
partnering
I
appreciate
all
the
things
mr.
O'neill
said
about
making
this
practical,
making
it
something
we
can
operationalize
and
implement,
even
if
we
do
have
a
small
and
lean
team,
and
so
I
look
I
really
look
forward
to
working
with
with
everyone
on
this.
Likewise,.
K
K
Did
we
want
to
make
sure
that
there
were
that
the
task
force
as
much
as
possible
represented
the
district
absolutely,
but
the
driving
factor
was
folks
that
have
financial
experience
and
particularly
internal
audit.
That
can
really
bring
some
best
practices
for
us
as
the
deciding
body
to
decide
on,
and
so
we
did
take
a
very
different
tact.
K
We
had
laid
it
out
originally
that
way
that
the
primary
in
December
we
said
the
primary
phone
call
qualification
would
be
focused
on
auditing
expertise,
but
I
just
want
to
point
out
that
this
is
different
from
what
we
typically
do.
When
we
say
is
there
a
parent?
Is
there
a
school
leader
so
on
and
so
forth,
but
it
was
done
intentionally
for
that
independence
factor.
A
Thank
you,
mr.
O'neill
and
I
do
want
to.
You
know
again
return
to
what
my
initial
comments
were,
which
was
thank
you
so
much
for
continuing
the
work
on
putting
together
this
task
force.
As
you
rightly
pointed
out,
this
is
a
much
more
intense
of
a
process
in
in
terms
of
going
out
and
trying
to
find
and
then
select
appropriate
members,
given
the
this
specified
expertise
that
we
needed
for
this
group-
and
you
know
we
really
at
the
outset
in
the
policy
that
we
voted
on.
A
That
was
also
the
product
of
quite
a
bit
of
work
on
your
end
in
in
consultation
with
others,
Council
of
great
city
schools,
members
to
get
a
view
on
what
other
districts
do.
In
this
regard,
we
were
very
precise
in
making
the
statements
about
what
type
of
individuals
we
wanted.
You
know
we
wanted
an
audit
professional.
You
know
in
a
independent
firm.
We
wanted
a
professional
in-house.
We
wanted
a
CPA
I.
Think
one
of
the
other
individuals
that
were
so
recruiting
for
is
an
accounting
major
at
a
local
university.
A
So
we'll
continue
to
look
for
that
as
well.
Putting
together
a
group
like
that
takes
time
and
trying
to
find
folks
that
live
in
the
city
have
a
vested
interest
and
reflect
our
the
population
of
our
city
is
a
is
no
small
task,
and
so
we
appreciate
quite
frankly,
though,
that
the
work
that
Wolfen
company
and
mr.
Barron
hausky
and
as
well
as
mr.
O'connell
mr.
Miguel
mr.
A
rocket,
have
have
done
in
furtherance
of
this
and
tapping
into
your
professional
networks
and
your
local
networks
in
finding
individuals
to
to
work
in
this
group
is
extraordinary
and
much
appreciated.
I'd
also
thank
miss
Lauren's
as
well.
It's
really
really
a
breath
of
fresh
air
to
know
that,
were
you
know,
moving
in
lockstep
between
what
can
be
viewed
as
sometimes
a
you
know,
an
intrusion
right.
It's
an
audit.
You
know
sometimes
people
Apple
up
right
when
I
know
it
when
the
lawyer
walks
through
the
through
the
door.
A
It's
a
it's
a
similar
type
of
reaction,
but
to
know
that
we
have
our
finance
office.
Working
in
lockstep
with
with
our
auditors
is,
is
a
good
thing
and
ensures
that
we
continue
to
have
good
financial
practices
that
minimizes
risk
so
I'm
apologizing.
My
my
statement
in
front
of
other
members,
but
superintendent,
if
you
had
any
questions,
I'd,
be
happy
to.
C
A
C
I
think
I,
just
obviously,
this
process
started
before
my
arrival,
but
given
my
close
and
intimate
work
with
Eleanor
Lauren's
and
our
finance
team
through
certainly
the
Student
Activity
account
process,
but
also
knowing
how
a
Blee,
but
yet
how
significant
the
funds
are,
that
the
district
manages.
We
welcome
this
process.
I
really
appreciate
the
thoughtful
formation
of
the
committee
and
having
an
extra
set
of
eyes
to
advise
and
guide
us
is
always
beneficial
to
the
transparency
and
security
of
the
funds
that
we
manage
on
behalf
of
our
students
and
families.
So
thank
you,
mr.
L
Kind
of
questions
and
comments,
I
also
want
to
thank
you
for
your
service
and
I
get
excited
when
people
are
excited
to
work
with
us,
and
you
think
that
it's
a
perfect
fit
for
your
skillset
and
the
time
that
you
have
to
give
to
us
and
you're
absolutely
right.
Mr.
O'neill
can
sell
anything.
He
can
sell
phone
books,
so
I
can
see
how
this
was
a
match
made
in
heaven.
So
thank
you,
mr.
L
O'neill,
for
your
thoughtfulness
and
how
you
want
it
to
leap
this
effort,
it's
good
to
see
your
energy
and
expertise
in
this
area,
because
it
is
something
that
you're
passionate
about
accountability
and
even
the
way
you
framed
this.
This
isn't
about
having
gotcha
moments,
but
it
really
is
about
accountability,
transparency,
building
trust,
and
it's
been
your
brand
for
quite
a
while.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
continuing
to
lead
the
same
way.
L
You've
been
leading
I
also
want
to
thank
you
for
the
thoughtfulness
behind
the
task
force,
members
that
you
have
I'm
glad
that
there
are
still
I
guess,
a
couple
of
options
still
and
you've
already.
Mr.
O'neill
you've
already
connected
with
our
two
leading
ladies
here
who
do
speak
about
diversity,
often
because
I
think
it
would
be
helpful
to
think
about.
You
know
a
man
of
color
and
because
the
financial
field
and
the
risk
management
field
can
sometimes
really
be
underrepresented
for
people
of
color
and
having
a
brother-in-law
who's.
L
You
know
who
is
a
partner
of
a
firm
in
Tennessee
I
was
my
eyes,
were
open
to
this
growing
up
and
so
I
was
always
seeing
him
as
the
as
we
would
say,
the
only
chocolate
chip
in
the
bunch.
So
it
is
it's
very
clear
that
this
is
an
underrepresented
field,
and
so
the
fact
that
you
can
be
intentional
on
identifying
a
man
of
color
would
show
again
as
the
School
Committee
stands
firmly
behind
being
deliberate
and
intentional
and
diverse
representation.
It
would
just
continue
to
build
that
brand
that
we
are
intentional.
L
When
we
hear
different
organizations
and
different
sectors
of
society
say
we
can't
find
people
who
can
do
X,
Y
&
Z
in
the
field
of
color.
We
can
continue
to
hold
that
brand
of.
Yes,
we
can.
Yes,
we
can
I'm
thinking
of
Dean's
of
MBA
programs
all
around
the
city
that
could
help
you
identify.
You
know,
maybe
a
you
know
a
student
of
color,
so
I
would
love
to
you
know,
help
point
you
in
that
direction.
I'm
glad
you
have
Bentley
here
because
they
lose
the
area
yeah.
L
L
gray
could
also
help
you
identify
I'm
sure
they
know
of
they're,
bright
stars
and
their
programs
and
then
just
a
little
sidebar
I'm,
very
encouragement
still
nail
that
you
found
a
BL
a
grad
and
not
a
BLS
I.
Just
Wow
and
I
know
the
roster
isn't
complete,
so
maybe
you're
still
out
there
looking
but
I
was
quite
impressed
and
you're
right,
posse
scholar
is
a
win-win
for
us,
but
I'm
sure
you're
gonna
keep
your
eye
out.
L
K
You
for
that
feedback
and
I
and
I
neglected
to
thank
mr.
Paul
Francisco
at
State
Street,
who
was
quite
helpful
in
identifying
miss
Wade
and
spoke
very
highly
of
her,
and
she
is
extraordinarily
well
thought
of
inside
State
Street,
and
so
this
is
a
chance
for
her
as
well
to
build
her
a
network.
So
there's
a
lot
of
interactions.
K
L
A
K
And
mr.
chair
may
also
just
point
that
this
will
be
subject
to
open
meeting
law.
Absolute
Task
Force
as
all
of
our
task
forces
are
so
there
will
be
open
meetings,
I'm
sure
we
will
be
testing
the
stam
and
I'll
be
talking
about
internal
audit
for
several
hours
at
a
time,
so
we'll
be
testing
the
stamina
or
mr.
Mudd
and
miss
wiesen
Berg.
But
it's
a
fascinating
subject
and
we'd
love
to
have
people
show
up
and
give
us
thoughts.
K
AF
They
also
you
also
moved
Mission
Hills,
Elementary,
School
off
of
Mission,
Hill
nearby
and
so
I
just
raised
these
quickly,
because
we
many
of
the
same
civil
rights
and
community
organizations
that
spoke
earlier
and
sign.
This
statement
about
the
superintendent
search
is
a
coalition
that
came
together
and
we'll
be
back
to
ask
for
the
the
10-year
master
facilities
plan.
We
want
it
public,
transparent
and
we
know-
and
mr.
O'neill
and
others
of
you
have
said
many
schools
are
in
limbo
and
we
don't
want
what
I
believe
mr.
Y
Y
Y
For
example,
the
only
thing
I
was
able
to
access
as
a
non-employee
was
the
new
fin
for
all
of
the
other
things.
The
the
manual
and
other
things
aren't
not
available
to
the
general
public,
so
I
think
that's
something
that
it's
probably
just
an
oversight,
because
everybody
in
the
district
looking
at
it
would
automatically
get
in
so
I
would
ask
that
that
be
fixed
if
possible.
The
thing
I
would
mention
to
what
particularly
struck
me
about.
Y
The
comments
that
were
made
by
the
finance
folks
is
how
the
school
should
be
able
to
adapt
to
this,
because
this
is
the
way
they
disperse
all
their
funds.
Now
they
their
budget
grants
and
so
forth.
But
this
money
is
supposed
to
be
belong
to
the
students
and
it
is
supposed
to
be
kept
separate
from
all
other
school
monies
which
isn't
something
that
has
been
done
for
the
last
22
years
now.
Y
Finally,
we're
coming
into
compliance
with
the
law,
we've
transferred
the
student
activity,
funds
to
the
agency
account
and
that's
good,
that's
the
way
it
should
be.
They
should
be
completely
separate,
but
the
Knik
euler
incident
I
have
is
that
with
this,
as
dr.
early
artie
said
the
bureaucracy,
it
takes
the
control
of
the
student
funds
out
of
the
hands
of
the
students
and
their
advisors.
Y
So,
for
example,
the
prom
prom
was
mentioned.
How
there
was
this.
You
know
marathon
effort
to
get
the
check
for
prom.
In
fact,
for
Latin
Academy,
our
headmaster
had
to
get
into
an
uber
and
go
to
City
Hall
pick
up
the
check
to
be
able
to
take
to
the
venue
in
order
for
prom
to
happen.
I,
don't
think
that's
something
we
can
do
every
year.
I,
don't
think!
That's
something
that
every
school
who
has
a
prom
can
do
every
year.
Also
it
take
with
something
like
prom.
Y
Y
Let
me
just
read
a
paragraph
that
I
didn't
get
a
chance
to
say
earlier:
there's,
certainly
a
need
for
better
policies
and
procedures
to
distribute
student
activity
funds,
as
well
as
other
non
budgetary
school
funds.
As
the
recent
Ernst
&
Young
audit
of
all
Boston
Public
Schools
makes
evident
the
observation
in
a
wise
summary
reports
state
over
and
over
again
some
version
of
the
phrase.
A
policy
did
not
exist.
Y
C
sides
not
having
a
framework
of
policies
and
procedures
to
follow
schools
were
not
given
the
proper
oversight
in
central
office
through
the
years
that
would
have
enabled
school
leaders
and
staff
to
understand
what
their
responsibilities
were
and
to
learn
how
to
execute
those
responsibilities
properly.
Thank.
A
Well,
I
have
one
item
to
note
on
a
new
business.
I
want
to
note
that,
as
many
of
you
know,
we
received
an
open
meeting
law
violation
over
the
summer
following
the
executive
sessions
that
were
held
in
June
and
July
I've,
with
your
assent,
I'm,
going
to
ask
the
office
of
the
legal
adviser
to
be
empowered
to
respond
to
that
violation
on
our
behalf
to
the
complainant,
who's
a
citizen
with
a
copy
to
the
attorney
general's
office.
I
will
note,
as
many
of
you
recall,
that
would
have
seen
that
violation.
A
The
remedy
requested
was
release
of
the
minutes
for
the
June,
27th
and
July
2nd
meeting,
which
we
have
approved
this
evening.
So
I
wanted
to
note
it
on
the
record
that
the
violation
was
received,
that
we
intend
to
respond
that
we've
taken
the
action
that
was
requested
and
that
the
office
of
the
legal
adviser
will
take
action
as
appropriate
to
respond
to
the
complainant
in
short
order.
Any
questions
on
that
or
it
concerns
mr.
K
A
AN
A
It
I
should
know
better
any
other
questions
or
concerns
all
right.
Well.
That
concludes
our
business.
For
this
evening,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
School
Committee
will
be
holding
a
planning
retreat
on
September
20th
from
5:00
to
7:00
p.m.
that
will
be
open
to
the
public
in
this
building.
Our
next
regularly
scheduled
school
committee
meeting
will
take
place
on
Wednesday
September
26th
at
6:00
p.m.
if
there's
nothing
further.
I
will
entertain
a
motion
to
adjourn
so.