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From YouTube: Boston School Committee Meeting 2-28-18
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
A
Thank
you.
Tonight's
meeting
is
being
broadcast,
live
by
Boston
City
TV,
Comcast,
channel
24,
RCN,
channel
13
and
FiOS
channel
19.
Excuse
me
in
1962.
It
will
be
rebroadcast
at
a
later
date.
If
anyone
wishes
to
sign
up
for
public
comment,
please
see
our
school
committee
staff.
Miss
Lina,
Parr
vex
in
the
hallway
sign
up
for
public
comment,
will
close
at
6:30
p.m.
A
first
we'll
begin
with
the
approval
of
minutes.
If
the
minutes
are
approved
has
presented
hard
copies
when
we
made
immediately
available
immediately
in
the
hallway
with
other
handouts.
If
changes
are
made,
you
can
access
those
minutes
tomorrow
on
the
bps
website.
At
this
time,
I'd
like
to
entertain
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes
of
the
February
7
2018
school
committee
meeting
as
presented.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
Miss
Robinson,
a
second
from
mr.
O'neill.
Is
there
any
discussion
or
objection
to
the
motion
there?
Any
objection
approving
the
minutes
by
unanimous
consent,
hearing
none
the
minutes
are
approved.
Okay,
well
with
this
great
group
tonight,
we're
proud
to
honor
some
very
talented
and
dedicated
teachers
who
have
earned
their
national
board
certifications
over
the
past
year.
At
this
time,
I'd
like
to
invite
my
colleagues
on
the
committee
and
superintendent
Chang
to
join
me
on
the
floor
for
the
presentation
of
citations.
A
It
will
hello,
unfortunately,
the
president
of
the
Boston
Teachers
Union,
Jessica
tan,
could
not
be
with
us
here
this
evening.
She
usually
joins
us
to
present
the
pins
for
the
National
Board
Certification
on
a
yearly
basis,
but
there's
a
annual
mint
excuse
me
a
regular
membership
meeting
of
the
Union
tonight.
She
sends
her
regrets
and
her
congratulations.
A
National
board
certified
teachers
are
highly
accomplished:
educators,
as
we
all
know,
and
who
meet
high
and
rigorous
standards
like
board-certified
doctors
and
accountants
and
lawyers.
Teachers
who
achieve
national
board
certification
have
honed
their
skills
throughout
intensive
study,
expert
evaluation,
self-assessment
and
peer
review.
It's
quite
an
accomplishment,
as
we
all
know,
and
we
are
grateful
for
them
for
raising
the
level
of
excellence
in
our
school
tonight.
A
Miss
Gail
reach
a
citation
for
you.
The
Boston
School
Committee
extends
his
appreciation
of
suzanne
gill,
a
teacher
at
greater
legis
in
high
school
for
renewing
her
National
Board
Certification
in
science
and
adolescents
and
young
adulthood
from
the
National
Board
for
professional
teaching
standards.
The
chairperson
and
the
members
of
the
School
Committee
of
the
City
of
Boston
joined
with
the
Superintendent
of
Schools.
In
congratulating
you
for
continuing
to
uphold
excellence
in
your
teaching
practice
and
for
the
example
you
continued
to
set
for
your
fellow
educators
dated
this
day,
February
28th
2018.
B
B
B
Only
the
chairperson,
the
chairperson
and
members
of
the
School
Committee
of
the
City
of
Boston,
joins
with
the
Superintendent
of
Schools
and
congratulating
you
for
continuing
the
upholding
of
excellence
in
teaching
teaching
practices
and
for
the
example
of
continuing
to
set.
B
Sorry,
Wendy
Wells
from
Excel
High
School
for
renewing
the
National
Board
Certification
in
exceptional
need
special
specialists
early
childhood
through
young
adulthood
for
the
National
Board
for
professional
teaching
standards.
The
chairperson
members
of
the
School
Committee
of
the
City
of
Boston
join
with
the
superintendent
of
schools
and
congratulating
you
for
your
continuing
to
uphold
excellence
and
your
teaching
practices
and
for
the
example
you
continue
to
set
for
your
fellow
teachers.
I.
C
C
So,
congratulations
for
earning
the
National
Board
Certification
in
English
as
a
new
language,
early
in
middle
childhood,
from
the
National
Board
for
professional
teaching
standards,
the
chairperson
and
members
of
the
School
Committee
of
the
City
of
Boston
joined
with
the
superintendent
of
schools
in
congratulating
you
for
continuing
to
uphold
excellence
in
your
teaching
practice
and
for
the
example
I
know
you
continue
to
set
for
your
fellow
educators.
Congratulations.
A
A
A
C
C
A
A
Miss
Johnson
have
Elias
is
a
teacher
at
the
Curley
K
to
eight
school
and
she
is
our
National
Board,
Certification
and
literacy
for
reading
and
language
arts
in
the
early
and
middle
childhood
grades
from
the
National
Board
for
professional
teaching
standards,
miss
Johnson,
Hannah
Lewis.
Thank
you
and
congratulations.
C
A
A
A
We
have
three
other
teachers
from
Brighton
High,
School,
Bridget,
Driscoll,
Cheban,
duelling
and
Carlene
Kelly
Bowen,
who
have
all
also
earned
or
renewed
their
National
Board
Certification
mister
iskele
in
English,
as
a
new
language
for
early
adolescence
and
young
adulthood,
ms
dueling
for
renewing
her
National
Board
Certification
in
English
language,
arts,
adolescence
and
young
adulthood,
and
MS
Bowen
for
renewing
her
National
Board
Certification
in
English
language,
arts,
adolescence
and
young
adulthood.
Congratulations.
A
A
D
Just
really
quickly
I
just
want
to
say
a
few
words
and
we
and
I
really
say
something
on
behalf
of
Jessica
tang
as
well.
She
asked
me
to
pass
along
message.
National
boards
is
the
highest
certification
for
a
teacher
and
I
just
want
to
say:
congratulations,
it's
a
commitment
to
your
own
craft.
It's
a
commitment
to
improving
your
practice
and,
most
importantly,
its
improved.
It's
a
commitment
to
making
sure
that
you're
raising
the
achievement
of
young
people.
A
D
Thank
you
so
much
good
evening,
School
Committee
good
evening,
everyone
who
is
here
this
evening,
thank
you
for
joining
us.
I
would
like
to
begin
tonight's
report
by
addressing
the
horrific
Valentine's
Day
shooting
a
stolen
Douglass
High
School
in
parkland
Florida,
once
again,
our
hearts
ache
as
a
country
as
we
watch
the
news
reports
showing
yet
another
school.
D
A
long
long,
a
sanctuary
for
learning
in
this
country
become
the
scene
of
a
mass
killing
and
we
grieve
the
loss
of
the
17
victims,
including
14
students,
whose
hopes
and
dreams
were
extinguished
by
this
senseless
act,
and
we
were
awed
by
the
bravery
of
the
football
coach
and
a
geography
teacher
who
lost
their
lives,
protecting
students
and,
once
again
we
asked
ourselves.
How
do
we
stop
this
from
happening?
It's
been
suggested
that
we
should
arm
teachers
with
guns.
Last
week,
I
took
a
pretty
strong
public
stance.
D
I
said
I
believe
the
mere
thought
of
teachers
should
be
armed
in
order
to
ward
off
violence
is
utterly
illogical
and
will
only
result
in
the
making
of
our
students
and
our
teachers
less
safe.
The
real
issue
here
really
continues
to
be
access
to
guns.
The
role
of
educators
is
to
nurture,
to
live
up,
live
to
inspire,
to
teach
young
people
not
to
pack
a
weapon
and
serve
as
security
guard
or
a
SWAT
officer.
We
must
come
together
as
a
nation
and
find
ways
to
make
our
schools
safer,
and
that
should
be
our
primary
focus.
D
Just
this
last
year
we
held
a
New
England
regional
gun
summit
here
at
the
Bolton
building
to
work
with
our
neighboring
cities
and
states
on
preventing
the
illegal
flow
of
firearms
into
our
city
and
when
it
comes
to
making
sure
our
schools
are
safe,
each
and
every
single
day.
We
know
that
our
focus
should
be
around
prevention
and
creating
a
culture
of
inclusion
for
all
our
students,
and
that's
why
BPS
has
partnered
with
the
Sandy
Hook
promise
and
I.
D
Think
I've
shared
that
in
the
past
we've
been
we've
been
deep
in
our
efforts
with
start
with
Hello,
which
is
an
initiative
that
helps
students
connect
with
each
other.
Our
office
of
social,
emotional
learning
and
wellness
provides
support
through
our
safe
and
welcoming
schools
specialists.
They
help
address
issues
of
school
issues
that
may
arise
with
school
climate
at
schools.
We
collaborate
closely
with
Boston
Police
and
the
city
of
Boston
every
single
morning
and
get
a
safety
report.
D
D
Second
thing:
bps
graduation
rates
reach
historic
Heights
Heights
on
Monday.
This
Department
of
elementary
Secondary
Education
released
statewide
high
school
graduation
rates
for
the
2016-2017
school
year.
I
am
proud
to
say
that
Boston
Public
Schools
high
school
graduation
rates
reached
a
historic
high
last
school
year
and
continues
a
decade-long
ink
rise
in
the
numbers
to
instant
earning
and
diploma
in
four
years.
Our
graduation
rate
now
is
seventy
two
point:
seven
percent
we'll
round
up
to
seventy
three.
Seventy
three
percent,
which
represents
off
nearly
fifteen
percent
increase
since
2016
2017,
that's
for
the
last
ten
years.
D
The
statewide
graduation
rates
have
also
increased
over
the
past
ten
years,
but
what
is
key
here
is
bps
is
closing
the
gap
where
our
rise
is
actually
a
faster
rate,
helping
the
district
close
the
gap
with
a
state
average
by
more
than
one-third
that
gap
which
in
2007
was
23%,
has
narrowed
down
to
fifteen
point.
Six
percent
dropping
seven
point:
five
points
in
ten
years:
bps
also
significantly
increased
graduation
rates
of
students
who
earned
a
diploma
within
five
years
altogether.
D
Seventy
eight
point:
four
percent
of
all
students
who
entered
high
school
as
freshmen
in
2012
graduated
within
five
years
of
entering
high
school
up
from
seventy-six
percent
a
year
before.
So
that
represents
a
two
point.
Four
percent
increase
two
hundred
fifty
one
additional
students
received
a
diploma
with
that
extra
year.
Also,
in
addition
to
improving
graduation
rates,
bps
has
also
made
gains
in
reducing
its
annual
dropout
rates,
which
fell
district-wide
by
nearly
1
percent
for
2016-2017
year.
D
I
think
what
is
most
important
is
some
of
the
subgroups
dropout
rates
have
decreased
for
black
students
from
four
point:
nine
to
four
point:
one
for
white
students
from
three
point:
eight
to
two
point:
five
for
Asian
students
from
one
point
20.7
and
for
Latino
students
from
five
percent
to
four
point
cheese.
Two
percent
overall
bps
has
cut
the
dropout
rate
in
half
over
the
last
ten
years,
lowering
it
from
a
7.9
percent
in
2007
to
three
point.
D
Six
in
2007
and
I
want
to
finish
off
these
comments
about
graduation
rates
by
highlighting
a
few
schools.
One
of
the
most
impressive
is
East
Boston
high
school,
which
continued
to
make
impressive
gains
with
a
7%
increase
to
in
its
four-year
graduation
rates.
From
sixty
seven
point,
seven
percent
to
seventy
four
point:
seven
percent
in
2007,
the
school's
rate,
has
risen
by
twenty
seven
point.
One
percent
over
the
last
decade,
climbing
from
forty
seven
point
six
percent
in
2007
to
its
current
level
of
seventy
four
point.
Seven
tech
Boston
saw
a
4.5%
increase.
D
Noting
internationals
saw
a
nine
point.
Three
percent
increase
and
Jeremiah
Burke
high
school
continued
to
improve
its
graduation
rates,
which
increase
from
74
percent
to
seventy
six
point:
nine
percent
in
2007,
so
for
Jeremiah
Burke.
That
is
forty
five
percent
over
the
last
ten
years,
so
earn
from
thirty
two
point:
three
percent
in
2007
we
realize
this
is
due
to
the
hard
work
of
young
people.
They
deserve.
The
primary
credit
for
this,
but
I
also
want
to
thank
parents.
D
D
Really
quickly
before
we
can
jump
into
bright
spots,
I
want
to
mention
that
downstairs
right
now
there
is
exhibit
a
mural
called
partes
que
hablan,
so
walls
that
speak-
and
it
is
a
collaboration
effort
between
eighty
seventh
grade
students
from
the
garner
pilot
Academy
and
a
Lila
Frederick
pilot
middle
school
in
Dorchester
that
exhibit
it
is
a
collaboration.
The
work
is
a
collaboration
between
the
nonprofit
art
resource
collaborative
for
kids
and
the
students
and
teachers
of
garner
pilot
economy
and
a
Frederick
and
the
creation
of
the
mural
in
the
creation
Amero.
D
The
students
considered
and
experimented
with
how
the
themes
and
topics
from
reading
writing
in
the
borders
and
identity
unit
could
be
represented
in
symbols.
That
exhibit
is
gonna,
be
downstairs
until
Friday
at
a
minimum
Friday.
Maybe
we
can
keep
it
going
for
a
little
bit
longer
and
I
encourage
anybody
if
you're
an
audience
or
watching
on
TV
to
go
visit.
The
exhibit
downstairs
other
bright
spots.
D
Yesterday
we
had
some
Olympians
visit,
the
Perkins
school
students
at
the
Michael
J
Perkins
schools.
Yesterday
got
a
chance
to
me
to
pass
Olympians
three-time
world
champion
Olympic
track
athlete
Lolo
Jones
and
2012
US
Olympic
wrestling
gold,
medalist
Jordan
burrows
visited
to
South
Boston
School,
where
they
exercise
with
students
and
talked
about
physical
fitness.
Principal
Craig
Martin
explained
that
a
school
applied
to
host
event
through
the
morning
mile
campaign
because
they
saw
it
as
an
opportunity
to
stay
healthy
and
use
movement
to
energize
their
own
learning.
D
Principal
Craig
said
the
students
thought
it
was
amazingly
cool
to
run
together
with
Olympic
stars
who
pushed
them
to
be
on
there
to
be
their
own
superstars.
In
a
words
of
a
Perkins
student
named
Jada,
Jordan
burrows
told
us,
we
can
do
hard
things
and
I
inspire
me
to
try
harder
and
to
never
give
up
principal
Martin
now
plans
to
build
a
morning
exercise
into
that
schools
routine.
So
students
can
start
their
day
off
in
a
meaningful
way.
This
moment,
you
said,
will
strengthen
our
scholars
to
work
harder,
impressive
rear,
regardless
of
life's
challenges.
D
Next
bright
spot
on
Monday
New,
England
Patriots,
wide
receiver,
Malcolm
Mitchell
join
Mayor
Walsh
with
a
reading
valley,
with
students
from
the
Blackstone
elementary
and
automa
k-8,
along
with
others
to
celebrate
the
release
of
Mitchell's
newly
illustrated
edition
of
Mitchell's
book
The
Magicians
hat
the
event
held
at
Boston
Public
Library
as
part
of
the
athletes.
Youth
literacy
initiative
read
with
the
Malcolm
and
nonprofit
share
magic
foundation,
hosted
event
to
boost
reading
skills
and
access
to
books
for
students
in
under-resourced
communities.
D
The
students
all
lit
up
when
he
did
live
drawings
to
show
them
the
process
of
illustration
he
identified
with
them
on
a
cultural
level,
explain
McCormick
literacy,
coach,
Adina,
ash,
Lecter,
Schecter
Schecter.
The
students
got
to
meet
a
famous
published
author
who
looks
like
them
and
speaks
like
them.
It
is
so
important
for
our
students
to
meet
and
interact
with
adults.
Doing
great
work
in
the
world
will
also
reflect
their
identities.
D
This
really
engages
them,
and
the
author
voted
Boston's
best
visual
artist
in
2010
by
readers
of
Boston
Phoenix,
gave
this
to
and
signed
copies
of
one
of
his
books
lowriders
in
space
and
posed
for
pictures
with
them.
So
I
want
to
thank
the
author,
Raul
Gonzalez
and,
when
I
think
wonder
more,
which
is
a
local
nonprofit
that
helped
bring
this
all
together.
D
The
last
bright
spot
is
earlier
this
month,
I
joined,
Mayor,
Walsh
and
chief
of
staff.
Rob
can
solve
all
to
observe
the
Channing
elementary
school
k2
classroom
in
a
celebration
of
peace.
Our
tribute
to
dr.
Martin,
Luther
King,
the
students
sang
songs
such
as
singing
about
Martin
and
I'm,
on
my
way
cited
poems
about
dr.
King
and
peace
and
read
a
line
retelling
the
story.
Mlk's
life
from
birth
to
death.
They
also
decorated
their
room
with
peace
tubs
they
made
to
serve
as
a
reminder,
dr.
D
King's
message
to
choose
peace,
love
and
friendship,
Denise,
said
of
the
project.
We
continue
to
use
MLK
as
a
model
when
we
are
in
challenging
situations
with
a
friend.
The
last
words
of
our
wrested
recitation
are.
We
are
friends,
we
love
one
another,
we
believe
in
peace.
Of
course,
these
are
very
powerful.
Words
to
live
by
this
event
occurred
right
after
the
shooting
in
Florida,
and
so
it
was
a
such
an
uplifting
event
for
me
to
be
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor,
Walsh
for
also
being
there
as
well
and
I.
D
Have
one
last
just
reminder:
I
want
to
encourage
everyone
to
attend
a
citywide
and
mass
regional,
six
Science
Fair,
this
Saturday
March
3rd
and
Northeastern
University
students
report
at
8
a.m.
the
public
viewing
begins
at
1:30
p.m.
the
science
fair,
which
is
represented,
which
is
presented
by
the
bps
science
department
and
Northeastern
Center
for
STEM
education
provides
an
opportunity
for
students
to
do
science
and
solve
engineering
problems.
As
the
students
prepare
for
this
exhibition.
D
They
now
only
learn
important
important
science
and
engineering
concepts,
but
they
learn
most
importantly,
how
scientists
and
engineers
investigate
make
sense
of
the
world
world,
so
we
had
just
under
three
hundred
outstanding
exhibits,
showcasing
nearly
350
students
last
year,
and
so
we
hope
to
have
something
similar
this
year.
So
that
concludes
my
report
for
this
evening.
Thank
you.
So
much
thank.
A
C
You
for
your
report,
dr.
Chang,
two
questions
just
regarding
the
safety
and
the
in
response
to
the
tragedy
in
Florida
and
full
disclosure.
I
know
I've
shared
with
some
of
you
all
I
was
a
unfortunately,
a
part
of
a
middle
school
shooting
when
I
was
in
Middle
School
in
Virginia,
so
this
kind
of
reignites
the
reminder
for
me
of
why
safety
matters
and
you
know
how
we
work
with
our
students
and
our
families.
So
one
question
is
just
in
regards
to
the
safety
strategy.
C
I
know
you
spoke
about
the
executive
director,
schools
are
probably
asking
I
know:
I've
heard
it
from
parents
at
various
schools.
How
are
the
doors?
How
are
the
the
hallways?
What
is
the
exit
strategy?
Is
their
correspondence
going
to
the
homes
from
the
principals
in
regards
to,
and
this
is
how
we
conduct
safety
checks
or
fire
drills.
D
So
I
want
to
thank
all
our
teachers
and
all
our
parents
and
our
administrators
in
our
schools
who,
coming
back
from
the
break,
had
had
to
invest
a
time
need
to
make
sure
our
young
people
felt
safe
in
our
schools,
and
so,
unfortunately,
we've
had
a
lot
of
practice
with
these
things
and
then
so.
Our
teachers,
when
again
made
a
lot
I
heard
stories
and
stories
of
teachers
who
made
their
classroom
a
place
for
solace
for
young
people,
and
so
the
work
around
social
emotional
support
for
our
young
people
is
like
primary.
D
First
of
all,
we
conduct
regular
safety
checks
in
our
all
our
schools.
We
do
what
we
called
safe
mode:
internal
threat,
drills
at
least
twice
a
year
at
every
single
one
of
the
school,
our
schools,
the
situation
for
each
school
is
different
and
they're.
The
procedures
are
different
and
I've
been
asked
to
comment
about
how
we
do
safety
drill.
How
do
you
do
active
shooter,
drills
in
our
school
I
can't
actually
comment
on
those
things
publicly,
because
it
looks
so
different
for
every
single
school
and
when
it's
not
things
that
we
want
to
share.
D
But
what
I
can
say
is
that
we
work
very
closely
with
Boston
police,
to
conduct
disorder,
drills
at
schools
and,
more
importantly,
we
would
do
these
safety
checks
every
every
year
at
schools
to
make
sure
everything's
functioning
correctly.
It
doesn't
mean
everything
is
perfect.
We
have
issues
that
we
have
to
address
and
when
these
issues
come
up,
we
are
addressing
them
when
I
want
one
at
one
time.
C
The
drills
that's
really
necessary.
Is
there
a
look
into
facilities
and
just
to
see
if
I
don't
know
if
principals
I
know
I
walked
into
schools
with
fresh
eyes
in
the
last
couple
of
days
you
know
just
looking
at
the
way
you
know
some
of
the
schools
are
laid
out.
Is
there
conversation
moving
forward
in
regards
to
the
facilities
of
some
of
the
schools
that
may
feel
they
have
a
lower
lower
risk
of
safety?
So.
E
Robinson,
thank
you
for
bringing
that
up.
I
was
in
a
school
recently
that
I
won't
name
publicly,
that
the
front
door
breaks
all
the
time
and
a
lot
of
the
classroom
doors,
don't
shine.
It's
an
older
building,
as
we
have
many
of
them,
and
facilities
is
aware
of
it
and
it's
working
on
it
and
has
replaced
a
number
it
and
I'll
talk
with
the
superintendent
afterwards.
Only
because
you
brought
it
up
as
well.
I
also
did
want
to
mention
superintendent.
Thank
you
for
bringing
up
that
mural
that
is
downstairs
tonight.
It
was
incredible.
E
You
can
have
it
downstairs
till
Friday
and
that
wasn't
you
that's
the
manager
of
the
building,
but
maybe
there's
another
place
that
the
school
department
controls
that
we
can
figure
out
how
to
display
this
in
the
schools,
involve
the
garden
and
the
Frederick
I
believe
would
love
if
that
could
happen.
And,
lastly,
I
can't
go
without
talking
about
the
new
information
from
the
state
about
our
graduation
rate,
in
particular
I
dropout
rate,
for
a
number
of
folks
in
the
city
who
have
been
working
on
this
for
a
number
of
years.
E
We
engagement
specialists
in
2006,
making
a
presentation
to
the
ED
Vestas
board
about
why
they
should
help
fund
the
reengagement
effort,
which
was
a
new
idea
at
the
time,
and
at
that
point
there
were
1,800
dropouts
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
when
we
presented
to
the
board
we
said
if
we
cut
that
dropout
rate
in
half
over
the
next
10
years,
we
will
be
a
national
leader
and
they'll
still
be
900
kids
dropping
out
of
Boston
Public
Schools
and
this
year
were
under
700.
So
it's
the
lowest.
E
We
have
ever
had
huge
cars
for
celebration,
and
yet,
let's
not
forget
that
means
700,
youth
drop,
inaudible
and
I
know.
There's
a
lot
of
work
going
on
with
Parthenon
I
think
that
we
engagement
Center
has
been
critical
to
this
effort.
I
think
alternative
IDI
as
a
secondary
place
for
our
students
to
go
back
if
they're,
not
thriving
in
a
large
schools,
was
helpful
as
well.
I.
E
Look
forward
to
the
superintendent's
work,
continued
work
on
this
and
getting
that
number
lower,
but
we
should
stop
and
celebrate
for
a
minute
that
this
is
a
big
deal,
that
more
and
more
of
our
students
are
graduating
because
they
need
it
in
this
economy.
If
they're
gonna
thrive
in
Boston
in
the
coming
years,
they
need
not
only
a
high
school
education,
but
they
need
career
certification,
and/or
college
degrees
as
well,
and
they
can't
get
that
unless
they
graduated
from
icicles
and
graduating
from
our
schools
ready
to
succeed
at
those
next
levels.
E
A
You
mr.
O'neill
I
just
want
to
say
a
few
other
words.
You
know
just
first
remarking
on
Marjory
Stoneman,
Douglas
I'm,
a
Broward
County
native
I
I
knew
a
number
of
people
that
went
to
or
know
a
number
of
people
that
are
graduates
of
Stoneman
Douglas
had
a
roommate
in
college.
A
That
was
a
graduate
of
school,
and
so
you
know
any
gun
tragedy,
especially
in
a
school,
is
hard
for
our
community,
and
you
know
it
feels
sometimes
like
we
just
let
these
this
type
of
grief
and
this
type
of
senseless
and
it's
just
wash
over
us.
But
you
know
I
gotta,
say
that
I'm,
taking
particular
inspiration
from
the
students
at
Stoneman
Douglas
and
the
advocacy
and
the
tenaciousness
with
which
they're
approaching
this
issue,
it's
its
newfound
and
it's
it's
heartfelt
and
it's
serious.
A
You
know
and
I
think
it
speaks
to
a
lot
of
the
concerns
that
we
have
as
a
community
today
and
so
I
know,
I,
dr.
chan,
you,
if
you've
I'm,
sure
you've
been
in
touch
with
superintendent,
Runcie
down
in
Broward
County
and
sending
our
regards
and
our
best
wishes,
and
our
support
and
I
just
wanted
to
do
the
same
as
well.
I'd
also
just
like
to
third,
the
the
support
for
all
the
great
gains
that
the
districts
made
around
its
graduation
and
dropout
rates
and
something
that
really
struck
me
as
well.
A
A
You
know
those
are
the
school
is
where
a
lot
of
students
go,
that
are
their
general
ed
and
you
know
they
come
with
a
whole
spectrum
of
outside
influences
and
and
educational
backgrounds
when
they
come
into
those
schools,
and
so
the
efforts
at
those
four
schools
in
particular.
But
of
course
many
of
the
other
schools
in
our
secondary
offerings
across
the
district
that
have
made
to
get
those
students
up
to
up
to
grade
level
and
to
persist
towards
graduation
is,
is
something
to
be
commended
and,
as
dr.
A
F
When
you
mentioned
Marjory
Stoneman
Douglas
I
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
her
being
from
South
Florida.
Also
I
mean
we
know
about
her
as
a
great
activist
environmental
activist
who
has
fought
against
all
you
know,
I
and
to
try
to
preserve
the
Everglades
has
been
her
big
thing.
It
had
been
everything
she
I
posted
him
Facebook
a
little
talk,
I
mean
little
quote
from
her,
so
I
will
repeat
it.
People
know
who
she
is
and
how
close
the
kids
in
that
high
school
are
she
actually
embodied
in
her
life?
F
A
E
E
That's
why
you
saw
at
Dick's,
Sporting,
Goods,
change
and
say
we're
not
selling.
When
consumers
speak
up
and
start
to
change
and
say
how
can
we
folks
focus
on
education,
allow
our
retirement
dollars
to
be
invested
in
companies
that
are
creating
these
assault?
Well,
Phil's
wife,
holes
that
are
killing
our
children,
so
I
did
it
personally
and
I
encourage
anyone
else
to
do
it
as
well,
because
the
more
of
us
that
reach
out
to
the
fidelities
and
the
BN
guards
and
others
and
safe
enough
the
more
we
can
get
change.
H
Our
students
now
that
they're
back
in
session,
what's
the
conversation
amongst
the
young
people
around
standing
up
standing
in
support
of,
what's
going
on
because
I
mean
as
much
as
we've
all
been
impressed
by
the
voices
of
the
young
people
in
Florida.
I've,
often
been
very
impressed
by
the
young
people
and
boss
didn't
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
supporting
them
well,.
A
B
D
B
Walk
out
on
March
14th,
we
believe
that
this
is
very
important
for
people
in
power
to
stand
with
students
who
chose
to
walk
out
on
March,
14th
and
advocate
for
their
rights
to
feel
safe
in
school.
This
would
be
much
better
and
more
beneficial
to
oppose
to
the
more
beneficial
as
opposed
to
those
in
power,
shutting
down
the
students
and
our
end
is
or
disregarding
their
beliefs.
B
It
is
extremely
important
than
everyone
in
power,
not
just
the
superintendent
support
and
act
as
one
with
the
students
to
discipline
students
for
walking
out
for
the
cause,
we're
only
discouraged
participation
in
meaningful
civic
action.
Please
keep
in
mind
that
this
walk
out
in
this
reason
for
any
young
person
or
adult
participating
is
imperative.
This
is
an
issue
that
is
directly
impacting
young
people
it
could
have.
It
could
have
been
any
of
us
who
were
killed.
This
walkout
could
result
in
some
major
positive
changes
in
we
believe
in
Boston
needs
to
stay
in
the
unity.
B
We
ask
that
you
allow
students
and
teachers
in
Boston,
Public
Schools,
sustained
in
any
in
solidarity
with
thousands
of
students,
teachers,
families
from
across
the
country
that
were
participating
the
17-minute
walkout.
If
students
then
choose
to
leave
the
Statehouse
to
lobby,
then
bps
should
consider
this
as
early
dismiss
or
excused
absence,
but
not
penalize
students
for
taking
action.
Please
also
consider
providing
guidance
and
space
for
conversation,
while
adults
can
support
students
in
this
process.
As
always,
we
thank
you
for
your
support
and
hope.
We
will
take
our
recommendation
into
consideration.
B
A
You
mr.
macclay
and
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
this
statement
that
the
Boston's
Student
Advisory
Council,
submitted
to
dr.
Chang
and
I
had
just
a
little
bit
earlier
today
and
I
understand
that
dr.
Chang
is
hoping
to
respond
to
that
statement
sometime
later
this
week.
But
I'd
asked
her
dr.
Chang
to
make
a
few
comments
if
he,
if
he
wishes
at
this
time.
Yes.
D
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
supporting
student
voice
and
advocacy
and,
at
the
same
time
making
sure
our
students
are
doing
in
a
productive
way
and,
most
importantly,
they're,
safe
and
so
guidance
will
be
coming.
Friday
I
will
be
responding
to
you
that
letter
and
I
ask
for
our
teachers
and
our
parents
and
our
administrators
to
look
out
for
that
letter
on
Friday.
D
A
C
A
There
a
second
second
all
right,
Thank,
You,
Dean,
Robinson
and
dr.
Coleman.
Is
there
any
discussion
or
objection
to
the
motion?
Is
there
any
objection
to
approving
the
superintendent's
report
by
unanimous
consent?
Hearing
on
the
motion
carries
we'll
move
on
to
general
public
comment.
Miss
Sullivan
thank.
I
You
mr.
Liu
kanto,
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
are
not
answered
at
this
time,
but
I
referred
to
the
superintendent
for
leader
response
questions
on
specific
policy
matters
and
not
answered
at
this
time.
So
maybe
the
subject
of
later
discussion
by
the
committee,
each
speaker
will
have
three
minutes
to
speak
and
I
will
remind
you
when
you
have
one
minute
remaining
and
then
30
seconds.
I
Those
who
require
interpretation
services
will
be
a
lot
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
will
only
record
speakers
who
face
the
committee.
We
have
two
speakers
this
evening,
we'll
begin
with
Arianna
Perez
de
Elder,
Eddie
and
she'll
be
followed
by
Dolores
wood.
A
J
The
reason
why
I'm
here,
because
because
I
want
to
propose
the
ban
of
dissection
of
animals
and
all
BPS
schools
and
I'm
gonna,
you
all
received
a
copy
of
the
points,
the
major
points
that
I'll
be
covering
so
I'll,
just
so
millions
of
animals
every
year
deceptive
in
elementary
high
school
and
colleges,
cats
like,
for
example,
cats,
are
caught
in
the
wild
or
from
pet
stores,
shelters
and
off
the
streets.
So
if
you
I,
don't
know
how
many
people
on
the
panel
we're
in
the
audience,
have
animals
or
pets.
J
But
if
you
have
a
cat-
and
it
goes
missing,
it's
it's
likely
to
be
on
someone
dissection
table
and
that
personally
startled
me.
Yes,
it's
very
shocking
animals
removed
from
gas
chambers
and
injected
with
a
chemical
called
formaldehyde
without
having
their
vital
signs
checked,
which
is
actually
a
violation
of
the
Animal
Welfare
Act.
Now
the
hide
is
a
very
irritating
substance
that
causes
the
painful
death
to
the
animals
and
if
they
survive
the
injection,
they
then
drown
continuing
this
painful
cycle
classroom
my
section
actually
desensitizes
students
from
in
their
thoughts
on
living
things.
J
90%
of
medical
schools
have
also
abandoned
the
use
of
animals
in
their
standard
curriculum,
so
I
don't
see
any
for
other
schools
to
be
doing
it.
The
most
non-animal
tools
like
online
dissection
and
other
resources
like
that
saved
the
school
school
system,
money
and
it's
actually
better
its
last
long
and
it's
better
to
not
work
in
an
environment
that
reeks
up
formaldehyde
from
the
animal
which
is
a
card
cop,
collagen,
I,
don't
know,
I'm,
actually
bad
to
inhale
and
inhaling.
J
It
is
it's
known
to
cause
types
of
cancer
and
expressing
it
being
exposed
to
it
for
long
amounts.
A
period
of
time
is
like
I,
said
Canton,
which
sorry
and
the
ban
would
be
beneficial
because
of
the
fact
that
we
would
ultimately
avoid
a
significant
amount
of
lawsuits
that
would
be
on
our
hands,
because
teachers
are
exposed
to
formaldehyde
for
longer
periods
of
time
than
students
are
so.
I
J
Following
groups
are
the
ones
that
support
these
statements,
the
national
toxicology
program,
International
Agency
for
research
on
cancer,
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
and
the
National
Cancer
Institute?
If
side
effects
is
maldehyde
besides,
you
know
cancer,
our
watery
eyes,
burning
of
the
eyes,
throat,
nose,
coughing,
wheezing,
wheezing
and
nausea,
and
so
I
think
that
this
ban
will
be
beneficial
to
the
animals
and
to
the
school
system.
That
would
ultimately.
I
J
K
Good
to
see
you
again,
alright
I
just
wanted
to
come
up
and
discuss
a
little
bit
about
West,
Roxbury
Academy
again,
because
we're
coming
to
that
time
of
year,
where
who
are
under
scrutiny
I
just
want.
We
have
been
told
officials
have
spoken
to
us
privately
about
merging
West,
Roxbury,
Academy
and
Urban
Science
Academy,
and
we
understand
the
interest
of
the
district
in
merging
the
two
schools.
K
However,
in
consolidating
in
our
schools,
we
do
not
want
to
fall
victim
to
the
office
of
turnaround
and
transformation
by
becoming
any
kind
of
interim
intervention
transformation
or
turnaround
school.
There
is
no
excuse
for
us
to
lose
our
leadership
or
our
teaching
staff
or
our
autonomy.
We
don't
want
to
lose
our
community.
We
are
a
successful
school
despite
receiving
a
stepped-up
level
of
challenges
every
year,
the
state
and
the
district
are
not
accurately
measuring
our
success.
K
It
also
appears
that
the
district
may
be
forgetting
that
the
only
only
the
large
traditional
high
schools
like
ours
can
support
the
severely
handicapped,
multi
handicapped
population
that
BPS
services
in
the
house
WRA
remains
a
level-3
school.
Even
though
half
of
the
school's
ESL
1
and
2,
students
are
above
the
age
of
18,
including
I,
have
two
ESL
one
19
year
old
freshman
in
my
class
is
29
of
my
65
ESL
one.
Two
and
three
students
are
above
the
age
of
eighteen,
nine
of
my
18
ESL.
K
Three
students
are
19
years
old
and
above
these
eighteen
and
nineteen
year
old
students
have
not
been
identified
as
students
with
limited
or
interrupted
education
and
therefore
do
not
receive
special
accommodations,
though
they
deserve
them.
Many
of
these
students
have
taken
or
will
be
taking
them
cast
this
year.
All,
but
three
of
these
students
were
accepted
into
the
district
in
the
last
year
and
sent
on
to
us.
So
you
can
see
how
our
school
population
is
changing.
West
Roxbury
Academy
has
received
more
than
two
dozen
older
ESL
students.
K
In
the
past
year,
traditional
high
schools
are
being
given
a
job
that
not
even
Boston
international
newcomers
that
we
can
handle.
Though
their
mission
is
ESL.
These
students
used
to
be
taught
at
vinca
or
by
newcomers
program
before
Binga
became
a
separate
school.
Now
that
Binga
is
a
level
one
school.
They
are
sending
growing
numbers
of
formal
sliced
students
and
undetected
slice
students
and
sped
students
to
other
schools.
A
few
of
these
adult
students
are
taken
by
the
boston
adult
Technical
Academy,
but
there
is
a
long
wait.
K
K
But
we
must
raise
them
to
three
four
or
five
levels
for
them
to
pass
these
tests
and
to
keep
us
away
from
a
turnaround
level.
Okay,
also,
there's
a
lot.
A
growing
number
of
I'm,
almost
I'll,
just
just
mention
this
I've
attached,
some
things
and
you'll
see
them,
but
there's
a
growing
number
of
people
that
are
saying
the
turnaround
process
is
disruptive.
It
isn't
helping
it's
kind
of
we're
observing
were
observed
like
during,
like
during
the
WETA
test.
We
had
the
observers
in
who
asked
why
we
weren't
giving
cognitively
demanding
tasks.
A
D
L
Name's
Alex
I'm
from
Charleston
High,
School
I'm,
the
grant
manager
there
and
I'm
the
pi4
this
grant
so
for
students
from
Charleston
High
School
in
the
three
week
time
period.
They
won't
have
enough
instructional
hours
to
receive
credit,
but
they
will
do
additional
coursework.
At
the
beginning
of
the
fall
semester
for
students
from
outside
of
Charleston
High
School.
It
is
like
an
enrichment
opportunity.
A
G
A
You,
dr.
Coleman,
is
there
any
discussion
or
objection
to
the
motion?
Is
there
any
objection
to
approving
the
consent
calendar
by
unanimous
consent?
Hearing
none
the
consent
calendar
is
approved.
Okay,
we'll
move
on
now
to
our
first
and
only
report
tonight,
the
drinking
water
access
in
the
Boston
Public
School
is,
at
this
time
I'd
like
to
invite
Catherine
Walsh
the
sustainability
and
environmental
resources
manager
for
the
district
and
PJ
press
Guinness.
Our
assistant
director
of
Boston
Public
Schools
facilities
management
to
please
step
forward
with
their
presentation.
D
You
so
much
pj
and
k
today
will
provide
an
update
on
steps
we've
taken
since
this
school
committee
passed
in
2016
in
june
2016
the
new
BPS
water
policy.
They
will
provide
updates
on
improved
drinking
water
access,
testing
procedures
and
communication
protocols.
The
update
will
include
a
review
of
BPS
as
access
to
drinking
water
and
details
on
bright
spots,
such
as
our
annual
testing,
new
fountains
and
filters
new
online
schools,
new
assessments
of
all
drinking
water
infrastructure
across
the
district.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
this
evening.
D
M
M
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
to
you
an
update
on
drinking
water
access
at
Boston,
Public
Schools,
since
you
passed
the
bps
water
policy
in
June
of
2016
for
tonight's
presentation,
I
will
first
provide
a
review
of
access
to
drinking
water
as
it
relates
to
our
schools
and
the
bps
water
policy,
followed
by
an
update
on
our
progress.
Since
you
passed,
the
policy
I
will
also
finish
with
a
looking
forward
section
so
that
I
can
share
with
you
our
plans
for
continuing
our
work
on
drinking
water.
M
Access
first
and
foremost,
BPS
provides
safe
and
clean
drinking
water
at
all
of
our
schools,
and
it's
important
to
note
that
this
includes
the
schools
where
we
found
drinking
water
quality
issues
in
spring
of
2016,
and
I
will
go
into
more
detail
about
those
specific
schools
later
in
my
presentation.
When
I
talk
about
new
online
schools,
the
health
and
safety
of
our
entire
BPS
community,
especially
the
students,
is
our
top
priority
and
by
law
both
state
and
federal.
M
We
work
to
ensure
that
every
day
students
have
access
to
drinking
water
throughout
the
whole
day,
as
well
as
during
meals
or
in
any
food
service
areas.
Bottled
water
is
provide
to
our
schools
by
our
vendor,
ready
refresh
and
our
tap.
Water
is
provided
by
Boston,
Water
and
Sewer
Commission,
which
is
an
award-winning
public
water
source
whose
water
is
in
compliance
with
federal
lead
and
copper
action
levels
most
recently,
what's
exciting
is
that
Boston,
Water
and
Sewer
Commission
actually
won
the
2017
New
England
best
taste
tests
and
they'll
be
representing
us
nationally
at
this
spring.
M
Bps
has
taken
a
number
of
actions
to
improve
drinking
water
access,
since
the
passage
of
the
policy
and
this
progress
which
I
will
go
through
in
detail,
is
a
result
of
a
collaborative
effort
between
bps
departments
and
external
experts.
Bright
spots
include
bringing
online
11
new
schools
for
drinking
tap
water,
distributing
reusable
water
bottles
and
also
in
implementing
new
drinking
water
infrastructure
at
our
schools.
M
Since
the
passage
of
the
policy,
the
key
to
our
success
has
been
a
streamlined
collaborative
process.
Bps
water
access
is
no
longer
being
addressed
in
silo's,
but
rather
through
cross,
departmental
collaboration
and
communication,
as
well
as
partnership
with
external
experts
which
I'll
go
into
in
the
next
slide.
Facilities
management
is
comprised
of
building
services
and
planning,
and
engineering
planning
and
engineering.
Plumbing
division
is
responsible
for
repairing
replacing
and
maintaining
all
of
our
drinking
water
infrastructure.
M
M
Bps
is
drinking
water
efforts
have
been
evaluated
validated
and
supported
by
a
number
of
external
experts.
Many
of
these
experts
have
even
joined
us
at
school
site
councils
to
meet
directly
with
school
communities
who
have
questions
or
concerns.
As
previously
mentioned,
Boston
Water
and
Sewer
Commission
provides
our
tap
water.
We
engage
with
DEP
and
US
EPA
region
1
for
any
questions,
related
tests
to
testing
and
keeping
us
abreast
of
any
new
changes
in
federal
and
state
regulations.
M
M
We
have
actually
brought
those
in
line
online,
and
that
includes
another
course
to
college
Boston,
Green,
Academy
Lea
elementary
and
the
matter
when
we
evaluate
a
school
to
bring
online
which,
by
the
way,
turning
online
means,
we
are
turning
on
their
drinking
water,
fountains
and
tap
water
becomes
their
primary
source
of
drinking
water.
I
just
want
to
clarify
that's
what
we
mean
by
online
when
evaluating
a
school
to
bring
online.
M
We
consider
equity,
existing
infrastructure,
past
and
current
test
results
and
costs,
and
it's
important
to
note
that
before
any
drinking
water,
fountain
or
source
of
drinking
water
in
a
school
can
be
turned
online,
it
must
pass
three
consecutive
tests
for
lead
and
copper
action
levels.
Once
those
test
results
have
passed
those
three
consecutive
tests
and
we're
able
to
turn
a
school
online.
The
test
results
and
a
letter
are
communicated
home.
M
The
letter
comes
jointly
from
the
principal
bps
communications
and
facilities
management,
and
we
also
work
with
community
in
the
school
to
provide
that
letter
in
multiple
name
languages
based
on
whatever
the
particular
schools
needs
are.
Lastly,
any
new
online
school
gets
rolled
into
our
upcoming
annual
testing
as
well
another
bright
spot
related
to
bringing
these
11
schools
online,
as
we
have
distributed.
4400
reusable
water
bottles
across
the
district
across
these
11
schools,
students
and
staff,
and
that's
something
that
Mass
DEP
has
commanded
us
for
in
terms
of
trying
to
promote
more
drinking
water.
M
This
would
all
not
be
possible
without
looking
at
our
plumbing
infrastructure,
and
so
the
repair
and
testing
of
existing
infrastructure,
as
well
as
the
installation
of
new
infrastructure
and
testing.
That
infrastructure
is
what
has
made
it
possible
for
us
to
continue
to
bring
schools
online
for
tap
water.
M
New
infrastructure
includes
things
like
new
filtered
water,
fountains,
bottle,
refill
stations
and
external
filter
boxes,
which,
in
spring
of
2016,
we
had
not
yet
been
able
to
use
those
filter
boxes,
and
so
that's
been
a
new
thing
that
has
greatly
helped
us.
These
filters
have
proven
to
reduce
lead
levels
and
I
think
the
matter
is
a
great
example.
The
matter
was
a
school
that
had
elevated
lead
action
levels
thanks
to
the
new
infrastructure
and
the
work
that
we've
done.
M
There
levels
came
back
at
the
undetectable
range
below
our
method
of
detection,
which
is
0.5
parts
per
billion.
The
lead
action
level
is
15
parts
per
billion
in
terms
of
new
infrastructure.
We've
installed
45
new
fountains
and
25
new
filter
boxes
at
these
new
online
schools,
and
this
slide
contains
a
photograph
of
an
example
of
our
new
infrastructure.
On
the
Left
you'll
see
a
bottle
refill
station
as
well
as
a
standard
drinking
water.
Spigot
to
the
right
is
a
standard
drinking
water
fountain.
M
This
is
88
compliant
technology
that
we're
using
and
then
to
the
right
of
that
is
an
external
filter
box.
Both
the
bottle
refill
station
and
the
filter
box
have
indicator
lights
that
notify
us
when
we
need
to
change
the
filters.
So
that's
another
piece
that
we're
trying
to
stay
on
top
of
to
make
safe,
clean
water
available.
M
In
addition
to
the
aforementioned
bright
spots,
BPA
BPS
has
made
excellent
progress
in
the
following
areas
as
it
relates
to
the
water
policy,
as
previously
mentioned
since
April
2016
bps
annually
tests
all
online
schools
and
posts.
These
results
to
the
bps
water
website,
for
example,
the
2017
results
are
available
and
posted
there
again.
This
greatly
exceeds
state
regulations.
We
have
assessed
all
of
our
drinking
water
infrastructure
across
the
district,
including
bottled
water
coolers.
M
We
now
track
analyze
and
manage
all
of
this
infrastructure
in
order
to
assist
with
access,
maintenance
and
testing
this
also,
this
inventory
also
tracks
all
of
our
new
infrastructure
and
that
greatly
assists
us
with
planning
for
any
future
capital
work
and
the
maintenance
of
any
new
infrastructure.
With
regards
to
new
efforts
around
bottled
water
coolers,
this
fall.
We
initiated
a
professional
cleaning
contract
with
our
vendor,
ready
refresh
and
we've
been
going
from
school
to
school
to
clean
and
sanitize
all
of
our
bottled
water
coolers.
M
In
terms
of
looking
forward,
bps
will
continue
to
collaboratively
plan,
assess
and
communicate
our
progress
on
drinking
water
access
in
terms
of
our
upcoming
actions.
Annual
water
testing
will
commence
in
June
of
2018
and
per
our
policy.
All
of
those
test
results
will
be
posted
online
at
the
bps
water
table.
Excuse
me
water
website,
and
they
will
also
be
sent
directly
home
to
the
school
communities
who
are
being
tested
at
their
schools.
M
Bps
will
also
continue
to
safely
bring
schools
online,
and
we
are
currently
evaluating
two
schools
for
that
process.
We
have
also
developed
with
acuity
an
actual
digitized
water
infrastructure,
tracker
and
inventory
this
it's
basically
bps
centric,
but
it's
going
to
allow
us
to
barcode
every
single
drinking
water
source
in
our
district,
an
associate
with
that
barcode,
the
testing,
the
test
results,
the
testing
plan,
any
maintenance
and
operations
we
have
to
do
with
that
particular
fountain.
M
Lastly,
we
will
continue
to
work
with
capital
planning
in
alignment
with
the
build
bps
planning
process
so
that
we
can
continue
to
improve
drinking
water
access.
A
great
example
of
success.
There
is
the
new
Dearborn
building
and
the
new
Boston
Arts
Academy.
Building
both
of
those
we
have
already
incorporated
new
drinking
water
infrastructure
and
bottle
refill
stations
into
the
design
plans
and
construction
I
would
like
to
mention
that
we
absolutely
will
continue
to
update
the
bps
School
Committee
on
our
progress
as
we
carry
out
the
water
policy
and
I
really.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
miss
Walsh
excuse
me
and
mr.
Fisk
Ennis
really
appreciate
you
know
the
work
you've
done
over
I
think
it's
about
20
months,
since
we
first
passed
the
policy
and
the
presentation
here
tonight
is
evident
of
all
that
hard
work,
and
so
we
thank
you
for
that
open
it
up
now
to
the
committee
for
questions
and
comments.
Mr.
O'neill.
E
Yes,
first
of
all,
congratulations.
This
was
such
a
huge
issue.
Two
years
ago,
superintendent
I
think
you
had
just
joined
us
when
it
when
the
water
hit
the
wall,
so
to
speak.
So
thank
you
for
your
hard
work
on
this.
This
is
truly
a
national
leading
policy.
As
you
know,
you
must
hear
from
a
lot
of
districts
along
the
country
around
the
country,
because
I
did
and
we
did
about.
While,
let's
follow
your
policy,
can
you
share
with
us
your
policy?
E
So
the
fact
that
you
follow
in
it
so
closely
his
wonderful
couple,
quick
questions
for
you,
one.
You
brought
eleven
schools
on
board
and
that's
great
talk
to
me
about
the
restrooms
and
the
kitchens
as
well,
because
this
is
about
putting
drinking
water
in
the
fountains
right,
but
how
about
the
restrooms,
the
hand-washing
and
the
kitchens
sure.
M
So
we
address
medical
service
and
food
preparation
areas
as
well,
in
addition
to
the
drinking
water
fountains,
and
so
we
include
those
three
aspects
as
drinking
water
fountains.
At
this
time
we
haven't
been
addressing
the
sinks
as
drinking
water
sources,
and
we
do
have
very
clear
signage
in
all
those
places
that
therefore
hand-washing
only
I
think
that
would
be
something
we
could
evaluate
as
we
work
with
capital
planning
and
the
billed
bps
long-term
planning
process.
But
we'd
have
to
get
back
to
you
anything
beyond
that
and.
E
Correct
me:
if
I'm
wrong
did
you
need
to
get
a
waiver
from
the
state
or
from
the
EPA
to
use
the
filters
right
at
the
fountains?
Instead
of
so
that
way,
you
didn't
have
to
replace
the
piping
all
the
way
back
right.
Yeah
am
I
correct
in
that
memory
or,
as
you
showed,
the
picture
of
the
external
filter
was
right.
There
I
would.
M
Have
to
get
back
to
you
on
the
waiver.
I
do
know
that
the
filters
themselves
they
took
the
fountains
that
were
using
in
the
filtered
boxes.
Those
are
pretty
much
standard
best
practice
on
the
market,
there's
something
that
most
entities
are
using
all
without
any
kind
of
special
permissions
or
waivers
needed.
It's
just
the
best
product,
that's
available
on
the
market,
yeah.
E
E
M
E
M
E
We
need
to
really
step
that
up
at
11
at
a
time
we're
talking
10
plus
he
is
to
get
them
all
back
and
I
know
how
hard
it
is
for
our
students
to
deal
with
water
bottles,
and
it's
fine
this
time
of
year,
but
come
May
in
June.
I
know
how
hot
is
facilities
to
make
sure
that
all
the
schools
between
the
bubblers
and
or
the
whatever
they
called
now
the
what
the
big
water
bottles
plus
these
it's
a
lot
of
work
and
the
faster
we
can
get
more
background
line
would
be
great.
E
F
Thank
you
very
much
for
for
the
report.
I
did
ask
you
over
I
think
yesterday
to
give
me
a
list
of
the
schools
that
were
in
the
original
list
and
the
outcomes.
I,
don't
see
that
here
there
were
a
lot
more
than
just
four.
So
if
you
could
give
us
to
give
us
that,
because
I
think
you
know
you
neither
one
of
you
were
here
when
this
was
a
big
big
deal,
we
had
a
lot
of
people.
Parents
coming
in.
F
We
had
teachers
that
were
pregnant,
they
would
they
taking
water
with
LED
I
mean
you
know.
This
was
a
very
big
issue,
so
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
real,
clear
on
what's
happened
with
those
schools
that
were
in
so
much
trouble
just
about
18
months
ago,
so
I
mean
I.
You
told
me
that
you
had
done
it.
If
you
have.
M
F
M
There
were,
from
our
knowledge,
six
schools
in
particular
that
were
addressed
in
spring
2016
and
four
of
those
we've
brought
online
and
those
were
the
Mather
BGA
ACC
and
Lee
Elementary.
The
other
two
were
the
Trotter
and
the
Curley.
The
Trotter
is
one
of
the
two
schools
we're
currently
evaluating
and
we
have
the
curly
as
part
of
the
capital
planning
with
build
BPS
process.
F
I
think
it's
an
April,
16
I
mean
I,
remember
off
the
top
of
my
head,
the
teacher
from
their
nandus
school
and
you
did
not
mention
their
Hernandez.
So
there
there
were
around
12
schools
in
that
list.
So
if
you
could
give
us
that
list
and
the
outcomes,
so
many
of
those
you
know
now
have
safe
water
and
how
many
you
be
in
one
and
what
are
you
doing
about
the
ones
that
do
not
doctor.
F
F
F
What
could
you
do
the
public
with
this?
We
have
to
be
very
accountable
about
what
happened
because
we
told
them
that,
because
of
this
policy,
it
would
be
solved
see
we
don't.
You
know,
you're
doing
great
work,
but
it
doesn't
address
the
fact
that
there
were
kids
that
were
drinking
Leonard
water
doctor.
A
You're
asking
maybe
we
can
ask
miss
Walsh
and
mr.
Persky
knows
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
alternatives
that
the
the
district
has
taken
over
this
time
to
provide
bottled
water
and
their
implements.
Yes,
well,
I
think
that's
part
of
the
the
response,
so
that
might
be
something
we
need
to
be
refreshed
on
as
to
how
we're
dealing
with
these
other.
What
is
it?
98
schools.
N
F
I
mean
I'm
I'm,
I'm,
very
glad
we
were
working
together.
It
is
a
way
to
get
to
the
other
side
on
this,
but
I
think
we
all
the
public.
You
know
an
understanding
of
where
things
all
right,
I
think,
for
example,
you
know
what
mr.
O'neill
mentioned:
two
important
things:
kids
fill
up
their
water
bottles
in
the
sink,
so
that
was
an
issue
that
came
up
at
that
time
and
you
still,
you
know,
that's
still
an
issue,
and,
secondly
10.
F
E
I
just
wanna
say
one
thing
back
to
dr.
Yuri
at
ASA,
because
he
was
saying
you
know
we
need
to
be
transparent
on
this
and
and
I
just
want
to
correct
it.
Correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
but
my
understanding
of
the
state
policy
was.
We
were
supposed
to
test
about
five
school
buildings
per
year
and
in
fact
we
are
testing
every
single
building
every
single
year
and
we
are
posting
it
online.
E
So
you
can
go
if
your
interest
in
the
Hernandez,
you
can
go
to
bps
Boston,
Public,
Schools,
dot,
org,
backslash
water
and
look
up
there
Hernandez
and
read
the
report.
So
every
parent
can
look
at
any
school,
and
so,
when
you
talk
about
transparency,
I
think
the
district
is
being
very
transparent
compared
to
what
it
was
a
few
years
ago,
when
we
weren't
we're
now
testing
every
school
and
we're
posting
it
and
I
think
that's
a
huge
step
forward
and
I
also
would
assume
and
yes,
I
did
bring
up
about.
E
F
Am
talking
about
the
report
that
is
coming
to
us
about
this
policy?
I,
don't
expect
that
all
each
of
us
is
gonna,
go
to
it,
200
schools
and
read
the
reports
if
people
are
coming
before
us
with
a
report
on
the
effect
of
the
water
policy.
I
think
the
expectation
is
that
that
information
would
be
here.
I
was.
E
O
Anything
thank
you
very
much
for
allowing
a
team
to
present
tonight
on
the
good
work
that
we've
done
in
this
area.
Over
the
last
two
years.
I
do
have
the
luxury
of
being
around
a
little
bit
longer
than
PJ
and
Catherine,
who
we
want
to
salute
again
for
doing
a
tremendous
job
in
this
area
to
alleviate
a
lot
of
major
concerns
valid
concerns
from
a
couple
years
ago.
Their
leadership
has
been
unparalleled
in
this
area.
The
state
the
nation
is
watching
us
to
answer.
Mr.
O
It
was
asking
for
the
16
schools
which
came
up
during
the
spring,
and
summer
of
2016
were
busting
Green
Academy,
the
curly,
the
Lee
Elementary,
the
Mather,
the
Trotter
Boston
Latin
Academy,
their
Hernandez,
the
Kenny,
the
Murphy
Boston
Latin
School,
the
Burke
and
Dearborn
Lea
Academy,
the
Linden,
the
Quincy
Elementary
and
the
Winship
of
those
16
schools.
Only
four
of
them
have
been
turned
online.
Is
that
correct.
O
I
apologize,
we
thought
that
you
were
looking
just
for
those
that
have
been
turned
online,
that
were
part
of
that
group
back
then,
but
but
more
out
of
these
16
are
part
of
the
list
of
11
that
have
been
turned
online.
In
other
words,
once
we
turn
a
school
offline
because
of
an
elevated
result,
that
school
tends
to
rise
toward
the
top
of
making
sure
that
we
do
whatever
we
can
through
filtering
testing.
O
What
have
you
to
make
sure
that
that
school
comes
back
online
sooner
rather
than
later,
but
of
those
16
several
were
turned
back
online.
What
we'll
do
is
send
a
concise
list
to
the
school
committee,
so
you
have
all
of
that
broken
out,
and
the
last
thing
that
I
would
say
here
is,
as
Catherine
mentioned,
we
are
continuing
to
work
on
this
I
agree.
One
is
not
enough.
Jiayou
mentioned
that
the
reality
is
in
some
of
our
schools.
O
The
infrastructure
is
so
poor
from
the
facility
being
so
old
that
it
requires
major
investment
through
bill
BPS,
which
is
what
catherine
was
referring
to
in
terms
of
working
with
our
capital
planning
team,
to
make
sure
that
we
can
do
these
investments
the
right
way
at
schools
that
simply
have
inadequate
infrastructure
for
this
type
of
work.
Thank
you
again.
Thank
you.
A
Mr.
Hanlon
I
just
want
to
if
there's
no
further
questions
from
the
committee
or
comments
I
just
want
to
thank
you
and
commend
you
once
again.
My
my
fellow
colleagues
here,
if
asked
many
of
the
questions
I
had,
and
it's
great
to
hear.
You
know
particularly
the
work
that
you've
highlighted
in
your
presentation
and
and
answered
through
the
questions
tonight
around
the
work
that
we've
been
able
to
do
around
filters
using
that
type
of
technology
to
further
the
the
water
filtration
that
we
have
in
our
schools.
A
The
scanning
I,
don't
think
we
should
give
any
short
shrift
to
that
work
as
well
just
being
able
to
keep
such
a
gargantuan
project
in
order
as
we
try
to
figure
out
our
solutions
and
get
these
schools
back
online
I
think
it's
to
be
commended
as
well.
Taking
on
this
project
in
such
a
meaningful
and
organized
way,
and
again
you
know
we.
We
want
these
schools
to
be
back
online,
but
we
understand
that
there
are
constraints
and
we
understand,
there's
a
cost
and
there's
a
number
of
long-standing
infrastructure
issues
that
are
standing
in
our
way.
A
F
F
F
A
You
dr.,
you
RIT
there
any
other
new
business.
Well.
That
concludes
our
business
for
the
evening.
Our
second
and
second
in
a
series
of
f119
budget
hearings
will
take
place
next.
Tuesday
March
6
at
the
English
High
School
in
Jamaica
Plain
at
6
p.m.
all,
are
welcome
on
Wednesday
March
14th,
the
school
community
will
hold
another
our
third
budget
hearing
of
the
season
at
5:00
p.m.
followed
by
a
regular
School
Committee
meeting
at
6
p.m.
in
these
two
in
these
chambers.
Those
events
will
take
place
again
on
Wednesday
March
14th.