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From YouTube: Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 3-29-23
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Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 3-29-23
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With
that
I
will
hand
it
to
our
board
chair
Wesley
Ireland.
B
B
C
D
Good
evening,
everybody
and
thank
you
Wesley,
my
name
is
UCL
for
short
and
I
live
in
Boston
in
the
heart
of
Boston
in
Mission,
Hill,
specifically
and
I'm,
the
vice
chair.
Thank
you.
E
C
K
B
M
B
I
I
make
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes.
B
B
C
B
K
I
I
B
B
Okay,
so
if
you
have
not
read
them,
you
can
abstain
if
you'd
like
to
from
voting
but
I,
believe
the
vote
would
be
for
those
who
also
were
present
for
last
month's
meeting.
H
Is
the
proper
and
appropriate
thing
to
do
is
to
abstain
from
voting
on
the
minutes
if
we
were
not
in
attendance,
I
think
there's
more
of
a
little
question,
maybe
for
Andrea
or
Legacy
members.
B
Interpreter
correction:
my
Wes's
understanding
is,
if
you
were
absent
from
a
prior
month's
meeting,
then
you
would
not
be
able
to
vote
in
the
approval
of
the
minutes.
F
A
This
is
Andrea
yep,
that's
my
understanding
as
well.
Ultimately,
it's
in
the
Judgment
of
the
members
what
they
feel
comfortable
voting
for.
E
On
any
vote,
someone
can
also
can
abstain
from
voting
so
even
safe
for
minutes.
If
someone
chose
to
abstain,
it
doesn't
automatically
mean
that
they
weren't
present
I.
That
particular
category
doesn't
seem
like
when
someone
would
choose
to
abstain,
but
just
as
a
more
just
as
a
a
recognition
I
think.
Sometimes
we
weren't,
including
the
extension
category
as
a
voting
category,
even
though
it
seems
less
applicable
to
minutes
well,
yeah
I
mean
no.
It
is
applicable
in
case
someone
wasn't
there
or
chooses
not
to,
but
in
any
category.
I
B
Yes,
that
would
be
great
Jerry.
Thank
you
great.
I
I
I
moved
to
approve
the
February
minutes.
L
P
Good
evening,
everyone,
and
and
thank
you
for
having
me
here
tonight,
I'm,
really
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
join
you
all
Andrea.
Maybe
you
can
go
to
the
next
slide,
so
my
name's
Dan
Rosengard
I'm,
the
director
of
transportation
for
Boston,
Public,
Schools
and
I
want
to
to
give
a
a
brief
overview
of
Transportation
school
bus
transportation.
Services
for
students
with
disabilities
at
Boston,
Public,
Schools
and
I
can
also
look
forward
to
taking
any
questions
you
might
have
as
well,
so
BPS
transportation.
P
P
P
We
also
provide
yellow
buses
for
about
2,
500,
Athletics
trips
and
field
trips.
Each
semester,
as
well
as
we
provide
M7
MBTA,
passes
to
all
Boston
students
who
are
in
grades
7
through
12.,
and
one
thing
that
we're
really
excited
about
is
that
this
year.
For
the
first
time
when
we
provide
MBTA
passes
that
include
students
who
also
receive
a
school
bus
transportation
through
their
IEP,
so
students
and
all
students
in
seventh
grade
and
up
now
receive
a
t-pass,
regardless
of
whether
they
also
receive
a
school
bus.
P
The
221
schools
that
we
service
includes
both
Boston
Public
Schools,
as
well
as
other
schools,
non-bps
schools
inside
and
outside
of
Boston.
So
this
includes
123
Boston,
Public,
Schools,
45
charter
schools
in
private
parochial
schools
that
are
located
inside
Boston
and
right
now.
It's
53
special
education
out
of
district
schools
that
are
outside
of
Boston
and
so
for
those
schools
we're
transporting
students
who
live
in
Boston
but
attend
one
of
those
schools
located
outside
the
city,
about
23
percent
of
our
students
and
about
45
percent
of
the
schools
that
we
service
are
non-bps
schools.
P
Q
P
Students
who
receive
monitors
receive,
what's
called
a
general
bus,
monitor,
meaning
that
one
monitor
on
the
bus
can
can
support
multiple
multiple
students,
one
Trend
that
we
have
seen
is
in
the
past.
In
recent
years
we
have
seen
some
significant
growth
in
the
number
of
students
who
you
know
are
assigned
bus
monitors,
and
so
we've
seen
since
2015.
That
number
has
grown
by
137
percent
and
in
fact,
just
since
last
year,
number
of
students
with
monitors
grew
by
30.
P
And
you
know,
unfortunately,
our
our
Workforce
has
not
been
able
to
keep
up
with
the
the
growth
in
the
number
of
monitor
required
students,
and
so
we
know
that
one
of
the
areas
that
we're
following
significantly
short
right
now
is
in
providing
bus
monitors
for
the
students
who
require
them.
Unfortunately,
right
now
we
have
about
511
bus
monitors
to
support
this
200
2145
students
who
require
them,
and
that
leaves
us
significantly
short,
the
total
number
of
monitors
we
require,
and
so
you
know,
for
example,
right
now.
P
Unfortunately,
more
than
40
percent
of
our
trips
that
require
a
bus
monitor
are
not
covered,
meaning
they
don't
have
a
bus
monitor
on
board
on
a
daily
basis,
and
this
is
having
a
really
significant
negative
impact
on
students
with
disabilities
and
their
access
to
education,
and
so
this
is
one
of
our
top
priorities.
Right
now,
and
we
are,
we
are
working
really
really
hard
to
to
recruit
and
hire
and
train
bus
monitors.
P
I'll,
actually
note
we
had
a.
We
had
a
hiring
Fair
earlier
today,
which
we
were
really
really
excited
about,
the
the
turnout
we
received
and
I'll
I'll.
Thank
you
I'll.
Thank
the
board
here,
I
know
that
we
we
shared
the
the
hiring
Fair
flyer
with
Andrea,
and
you
know,
I
appreciate
the
support
getting
getting
that
flyer
out
into
the
community.
We
were
able
to.
P
We
had
over
a
hundred
people
who
came
in
to
our
hiring
fair
today,
who
you
know
will
be
submitting
for
hire
as
a
bus
monitor,
and
so
you
know,
we
know
that
we
still
need
to
get
all
those
people
through
the
hiring
process.
But
we
think
that
that
you
know
is,
is
a
a
really
good
first
step
towards
towards
helping
to
address
this.
P
So
they
don't
do
everything
so
BPS
is
responsible
for
the
bus,
routing
and
BPS
is
responsible
for
hiring
our
bus
monitors
and
PPS
also
manages
our
Communications
and
our
call
Center
for
Families,
and
then
we
work
with
transtev,
who
maintains
the
buses,
operates
the
buses
and
hires
and
manages
our
bus
drivers
and
actually,
just
last
week,
the
school
committee
recently
approved
a
new
five-year
contract
with
transdev
that
will
begin
on
July
1st
of
2023,
and
one
of
the
things
that
was
very
important
to
us
in
this
new
contract
was
making
sure
that
it
was
set
up
for
Student
Success
and
to
incentivize
student-centered
outcomes,
and
so
we
know
that
you
know
performance
has
not
been
where
it
needs
to
be,
and
so,
when
we
were
writing
this
contract,
we
entirely
restructured
it
from
the
current
contract.
P
P
You
know,
in
hopes
of
you
know,
really
making
sure
that
we
are
holding
our
vendor
accountable
for
their
performance
and
incentivizing
improved
performance
for
our
students.
And
that's
really
you
know
what
our
mission
is.
Every
single
day
is
about
our
students
and
providing
them
with
with
safe,
reliable
and
on-time
Transportation.
That's
what
drives
our
work
and
our
efforts
on
a
daily
basis,
and
that
was
that
was
just
a
brief
overview
and
now
I
really
want
to
use
the
bulk
of
the
time
here
to
open
it
up
for
any
questions
that
anyone
might
have.
D
O
G
This
is
Olivia
Richard.
My
question
is:
are
students
missing
school
because
they
don't
have
monitor
to
be
able
to
access
the
spots
to
get
them
there.
C
P
Thank
you
for
that
question.
Olivia.
It's
it's
a
really
really
important
one.
So
we
do
everything
we
can
to
make
sure
that
students
are
not
missing
school
and
so
there's
a
number
of
things
that
you
know
that
we
do.
One
is
that
you
know,
although
we
don't
necessarily
have
enough
monitors
to
provide
you
know
the
all
of
this,
the
services
within
student
IEPs.
P
P
We
might
only
be
able
to
provide
one
monitor
on
that
bus,
but
that
monitor
you
know
in
many
cases
can
support
both
of
the
students,
and
so
it's
not
it's
not
ideal,
and
it
we're
not.
You
know
we
don't
consider
that
fully
covered,
but
we
are
able
to
use
that
monitor
to
make
sure
that
both
of
the
students
get
to
school.
P
Although
we're
not
able
to
provide
a
monitor,
we're
stay
able
to
transport
the
students
who
you
know
who
should
have
a
monitor
and
deserve
a
monitor
and
then
in
cases
where
neither
of
those
things
can
happen,
we
offer
what
we
call
backup
buses
and
so
families
if
their
student
is
not
picked
up
by
their
normal
bus
because
they
don't
have
a
monitor.
They
can
call
our
transportation
hotline
and
arrange
for
a
backup
bus
to
be
sent.
P
And
when
you
call,
if
you
press
three
you'll,
be
connected
directly
to
a
member
of
our
bus
monitors
unit
staff.
So
if
you
have,
if
you're
calling
related
to
a
monitor
challenge,
you
can
press
three
and
connect
directly
to
someone
who's
best,
positioned
to
support
there
and
then
the
last
thing
we
do
is
if
none
of
those
things
work
family.
P
If
families
are
required
to
transport
the
students
themselves,
because
we're
failing
at
our
job,
they
can
get
reimbursed
by
BPS,
so
they
can
get
reimbursed
for
the
mileage
if
they
have
to
drive
their
student
or
if
they
use
Uber
or
Lyft
or
a
taxi.
They
can
get
reimbursed
for
those
costs
as
well,
and
so
that's
obviously
not
ideal.
That's
that's
kind
of
our
worst
case
situation,
but
you
know
we.
P
We
do
make
sure
that
we
offer
that
reimbursement
to
families
and
then
lastly,
I'll
say
is
you
know,
despite
all
of
those
things,
it's
it's
important
to
acknowledge
that
there
are
some
students
who
cannot
take
advantage
of
any
of
those
things,
and
so
there
certainly
are
some
students
every
day
who
are
not
getting
to
school
because
of
our
bus.
Monitor
shortage,
and
that
makes
it
really
really
critical
that
we,
you
know,
address
this
problem
very
quickly.
Q
H
I
was
on
mute,
thank
you
for
coming
on
Mr
Rosengard
and
giving
that
presentation
to
kind
of
give.
The
numbers
and
I
wanted
to
thank
the
commissioner
and
the
board
for
actually
being
able
to
reach
out
and
and
have
BPS
Transportation
come
as
it
is.
It
is
very
important.
I
know
that
there
are
families
here
and
there's
also
a
school
Committee
Member
here
that
are
trying
to
Advocate
the
the
difficulties
that
they're,
having
specifically
as
parents,
that
that
have
children
with
disabilities
I
think
I.
H
It's
less
of
a
question
and
more
of
a
statement.
If
that's
okay,
chairs
I,
think
the
thing
that
I
would
like
to
see
is
that
over
the
years
that
I've
been
a
parent,
the
transportation
has
seen
leadership
change
every
every
year.
H
The
first
thing
that
that
our
children
see
and
the
last
thing
that
that
our
children
see
is
basically
your
department,
your
transportation.
So
you
set
the
tone
for
both
how
the
day
goes
for
them,
and
then
you
also
set
the
tone
for
what
happens
when
they
come
home.
We
really
rely
on
you
and
your
Department's
significantly
I
mean
to
think
about
it
that
that
we
place
our
child,
entrust
you
in
your
department,
with
their
child,
to
transport
them
to
the
school
normally
and
once
they
get
to
school.
H
Everybody's
all
happy,
but
I
think
the
importance
that
I
want
to
convey
is
you're
the
first
and
you're
the
last
that
that
these
families
and
children
see
and
being
able
to
have
a
good
experience.
But
a
timely
experience,
along
with
consistency,
I
think
a
lot
of
children
that
we're
dealing
with
it
is
both
consistency
and
also
the
ability
for
them
to
gain
access
to
school
with
their
peers.
H
That's
the
most
important
thing,
and
it's
not
just
for
those
who
have
children
with
physical
disabilities,
but
then
there's
also
disabilities,
that
that
we
can't
see
and
so
I
think
again,
I
think
the
work
that
you're
doing
is
extremely
challenging
and
those
numbers
that
you
were
showing
show
that
it
is
a
it's
not
just
a
simple
math
equation,
especially
in
transportation.
So
I
I
hope
that
the
work
that
you're
doing
and
then,
as
you
continue
to
reach
out
to
other
City
departments,
and
even
here
at
the
commission
and
commissioner
McCosh.
H
P
Just
to
you
know,
because
of
how
important
this
is
and
also
how
complicated
it
is,
and
you
know
it
really
is-
requires
an
all
hands
on
deck
effort
to
make
sure
that
we're
giving
giving
the
students
The
Experience
they
deserve,
and
you
know
absolutely
would
be
happy
to
come
back,
would
welcome
the
opportunity
and,
in
terms
of
you
know,
ways
we
can
help
I
I
mentioned
we
had
a
monitor,
hiring
Fair
earlier
today
that
you
know
exceeded
all
expectations
and
we're
gonna
we're
gonna
plan
to
keep
doing
those.
P
You
know
every
every
few
weeks
or
once
a
month
or
as
often
as
we're
able
to
until
we
get
to
you,
know
where
we
need
to
be,
and-
and
since
you
mentioned,
that,
there's
a
school
Committee
Member
here,
I'll
I'll,
just
thank
Rafaela,
who
was
actually
at
our
hiring
Fair
earlier
today,
and
it
really
did
a
ton
of
work
to
help.
You
know
spread
the
word
and
bring
folks
in
who
are
interested
in
the
position.
So
thank
you,
Rafael
offer
for
all
of
your
efforts.
E
Yes,
thank
you.
Yes,
this
is
Elizabeth
Dean
Carl.
Thank
you
for
the
presentation,
I
on
a
quick
follow-up.
Could
you
very
briefly
tell
us
the
range
of
not
specific
diagnoses,
but
what?
What
are
the
kinds
of
reasons
that
students
have
a
monitor
and
what?
What
do
you
attribute?
The
30
increase
rise
in
the
year.
P
P
You
know
to
to
really
give
an
in-depth
answer
to
that,
but
in
terms
of
what
leads
a
student
to
be
assigned
a
bus
monitor
within
their
IEP,
it's
typically
either
a
a
physical.
You
know
a
physical
disability,
for
instance.
Students
in
wheelchairs
have
always
had
bus
monitors
assigned,
or
it
can
be
a
behavioral
a
behavioral
for
Behavioral
support.
P
You
know,
for
instance,
if
students
you
know
have
you
know,
challenges
you
know
interacting
with
many
other
students
on
the
bus
or
students
who,
because
of
their
you
know,
specific.
Your
diagnosis
or
needs
may
be
prone
to
you,
know
aggression
or
prone
to
wanting
to
run
off
the
bus
in
some
cases,
and
so
they
need
a
bus
monitor
for
safety
reasons.
So
it's
it's
and
then
the
last
one
would
be
medical,
for
instance,
students
who
may
have
a
seizure
condition,
or
you
know
some
sort
of
severe
allergy
or
something
like
that.
P
So
it's
it's
typically
one
of
those
four
categories.
You
know
a
physical
disability,
a
medical
reason,
a
safety
concern
or
a
behavioral
behavioral
supports,
and
then
the
second
part
of
your
question
was
kind
of
to
what
do
you
attribute
the
the
growth
in
recent
years?
And
it's
a
really
good
question.
It's
not
one
that
I
have
an
answer
to,
but
it's
one
that
we
are
we're
actively
kind
of
diving
into
the
data
with
the
office
of
special
education
to
try
to
better
understand,
what's
happening
there.
I
Yes,
thank
you
Wes.
This
is
Jerry
Boyd
and
thank
you
again,
Mr
Rosenberg,
for
for
presenting
to
us
and
for
being
willing
to
be
accountable
and
come
back
and
and
also
for
you
know
not
having
not
having
all
the
answers
and
but
but
being
willing
to
it
to
admit
that
I
just
have
a
question.
I
thought
it
was
kind
of
high
on
your
presentation
where,
where
it
says
23
percent
of
our
students
and
48
of
schools
served
are
not
BPS.
I
Do
you
know
either
in
the
surrounding
communities
here
in
Massachusetts,
or
talking
with
some
of
your
colleagues,
you
know
either
in
the
northeast
or
around
the
country
is,
is
that
is
that
high
of
the
23
or
is
that
is
that
is
that
about
the
norm?.
P
Yeah,
so
for
it's
a
really
great
question,
thank
you,
Jerry
I
would
say
it
is.
It
is
high
within
Massachusetts
and
it
is.
It
is
comparable
to
what
many
other
large
Urban
school
districts
see
and
part
of
the.
The
reason
for
that
is
that
in
in
Massachusetts
and
in
many
other
states,
the
public
school
district
is
responsible
for
providing
School
transportation.
P
To
you
know
two
charter,
schools
and
private
schools
within
the
city,
and
so
you
know
many
of
our
our
Charter
and
private
school
Partners.
P
You
know
do
take
us
up
on
that
that
service-
and
you
know
within
Boston,
there's
a
higher
proportion
of
of
those
types
of
schools,
maybe
compared
to
some
of
the
the
surrounding
towns
and
cities
in
Massachusetts.
But
it's
it's
not
neces
it.
They
are
comparable
to.
You
know
what
we
see
at
some
other
kind
of
similarly
sized
cities
across
the
country.
I
One
thing
that
I
wanted
to
also
point
out
and
I
and
I
assume
it
must
be
a
slip,
but
please
make
sure
that
I've
heard
you
addressed
Dan
a
couple
times.
You
said
you
know
student
in
a
wheelchair.
You
know
that's
not
the
nomenclature.
I
At
this
point,
you
really
should
be,
as
you
were
in
other
parts
of
your
presentation
and
your
answers
make
sure
that
you
put
the
student
student
forward
and
says
you
know
student
using
a
wheelchair
or
whatnot,
and
if
you
could
help
educate
the
rest
of
your
staff.
That
would
be
great.
P
I
I
think
it
wouldn't.
Let
me
unmute
for
a
second
or
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
Jerry
for
for
educating
me
there
and
I'll
make
sure
to
yeah
use
that
language
going
forward.
B
P
So
transdev
is
in
right
now
their
10th
year
working
with
us
under
their
prior
contract,
so
that
contract
was
initially
a
five-year
contract
with
five
one-year
extensions
after
that
and
so
they're
in
the
end
of
that
10th
year
now
and
we'll
be
starting.
A
new
five-year
contract
on
July
1st
you
know
and
I
can
I
can
talk
through
a
little
bit.
If
helpful.
Excuse
me,
the
procurement
process
that
the
district
went
through
so
about
two
years
ago.
P
We
began
the
process
of
thinking
about
what
is
our
next
vendor
contract
need
to
look
like,
and
we
we,
through
a
competitive
bidding
process,
brought
in
two
outside
Consulting
agencies
with
deep
industry
expertise,
so
one
consultancy
that
has
worked
a
lot
with
you
know,
with
with
Transit
agencies
and
School
District
transportation
and
another,
with
deep
expertise
in
public
procurement
of
Transportation
Services
and
those
consultancies
worked
with
us
over
about
a
year
and
a
half
period
to
develop
an
invitation
for
bids
for
our
next
Transportation
contract
and
some
of
the
the
key
things
that
we
thought
about
and
changed
within
that
invitation
for
bids
compared
to
our
current
contract
were
some
of
the
things
I
talked
about
earlier.
P
B
H
You
Mr
Rosenberg:
can
you
quickly
speak
to
I
I
I,
see
that
there's
one
member
of
the
new
newly
formed
task
force
that
that's
that's
part
from
the
special
education
parent
advisory
Council
Kelsey
brendell?
Is
it?
Can
you
speak
to
what
the
task
force
charge
is
and
and
if
there
is
that
task
force
going
to
be
also
reporting
out
to
other,
and
these
are
just
reporting
to
to
you
in
Boston,
Public,
Schools,
yeah.
P
P
This
came
out
of
some
work
that
going
back
the
Council
of
great
City
Schools
did
a
review
of
a
few
different
areas
within
BPS,
and
one
of
them
was
that
they
did
a
really
in-depth
review
of
the
transportation
department
and
the
transportation
operation
in
BPS
and
in
early
January.
They
delivered
a
report
to
the
school
committee
with
their
findings
and
their
recommendations.
P
For
you
know
what
we
know
are
pretty
significant
improvements
that
are
needed
across
many
different
facets
of
the
transportation
operation
to
you
know
to
improve
the
service
we're
providing
for
for
students
and
Families,
so
they
accounts
on
great
City
Schools,
presented
this
report
and
that
lays
out
a
whole
Suite
of
recommendations
and
one
of,
and
then
this
was
actually
came
out
of
something
that
the
superintendent
had.
P
You
know
wanted
to
create
a
advisory
Council,
so
a
transportation
advisory
Council
that
includes
kind
of
all
of
our
different
stakeholders
that
will
serve
as
kind
of
a
forum,
for
you
know,
for
advocacy,
for
input
and
feedback
and
to
hold
us
accountable
as
we're
moving
forward
with
you
know,
implementing
different
improvements
across
the
operation,
and
so
the
advisory
Council
includes
it
includes
students.
It
includes
parents,
it
includes
members,
you
know
a
member
of
the
the
special
education
parent
advisory
Council.
P
It
includes
School
leaders,
a
BPS
School
leader,
as
well
as
a
representative
from
the
charter,
the
Boston
Charter
Compact,
and
it
includes
representatives
from
a
few
other
community
organizations
and
then
finally,
it
includes
members
of
BPS,
Transportation,
BPS
office
of
special
education
and
I'm.
Also
a
member
of
the
implementation
manager
for
the
systemic
Improvement
plan
for
BPS,
so
I'm
really
kind
of
tried
to
look
at
pull
in
all
of
our
you
know.
P
All
of
the
different
stakeholders
who
you
know
provide
you
know,
can
provide
different
voices
and
perspectives
into
you
know
their
experience
with
BPS
transportation
and
the
group
will
kind
of
meet
monthly
for
at
least
the
next
year.
So
we
actually,
we
just
had
our
second
meeting
yesterday
yesterday
evening
and
we'll
continue
to
meet,
for
you
know
at
least
the
next
year,
on
a
monthly
basis
to
kind
of
review
the
work
that
we're
doing,
provide
input
and
feedback
into
that
work.
P
E
P
Right,
I
absolutely
will
thank
you
all
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here.
It
looks
like
I
may
not
be
able
to
chat
the
entire
group
anymore.
It
looks
like
so
I'll
do
my
best
and
if
not
I'll,
make
sure
that
Andrea
gets
the
information
out
to
everybody.
O
O
O
O
I
Yes,
I
nominate
this
here
for
Vice
chair.
A
I
O
O
O
O
O
O
M
Thank
you.
Sorry
I
had
to
get
permission
to
unmute.
Thank
you
Wes
for
that.
Raising
that
concern.
Yes,
my
office
has
been
following
this
story.
We
haven't
been
directly
impacted
involved,
I
should
say
I'm,
sorry,
not
impacted.
We
have
been
directly
involved,
but
we
did
work
on
with
BPS
talking
about
swing.
Space
I
know
that
the
Edwards
school
was
the
desired
school
by
parents
in
the
community.
So
we
helped
to
facilitate
that.
That
will
be
the
swing
space.
M
We
know
that
didn't
happen
so,
like
I
said,
we've
really
been
trying
to
to
ever
so
slightly
push
the
needle
from
our
end
in
City
Hall,
knowing
that
BPS
is
a
whole
different
operations,
cabinet
and
staff
and
Facilities.
So
what
we're
doing
now
is
we've
met
with
our
intergovernmental
relations
office
igr.
What
they
do
is
they
work
to
communicate
between
the
different
branches
of
government,
whether
it
be
State,
local,
even
city
council,
because
in
City
Hall
on
our
end,
we
work
for
the
mayoral
Administration.
M
We,
the
city
council,
is
a
separate
branch
of
government,
so
we
don't
work
for
them.
We
work
also
the
mayor
so
same
with
Boston
Public
Schools.
We
don't
work
directly
for
the
school
system,
so
what
we
do
is
we
go
through
our
intergovernmental
relations
office
to
raise
issues
of
concern,
so
one
thing
we
raised
to
them
was
funding.
We
want
to
push
all
we
can
for
funding
for
the
swing
space
and
the
new
school.
M
Also,
mayor
Wu
has
appointed
a
special
advisor
in
her
Administration
to
work
on
DPS
Community
wraparound
services
and
really
make
the
educational
experience
positive
and
beneficial
for
the
students
and
their
families.
So
we
know
that
deaf
education
is
a
priority.
The
Horace
Mann
school
has
been
a
treasure
in
Boston
and
it
should
be
elevated
as
a
success
story.
So
we
really
do
want
to
push
the
mayor
on
that.
M
So
we
we'll
have
some
meetings
coming
up
with
the
mayor's
Administration
who's
working
on
Horace
Mann,
but
I
don't
have
any
concrete
updates
as
far
as
details
of
a
building
or
a
time
frame,
but
just
so
you
know
that
we
are
continuing
to
raise
the
issue
and
I
will
Circle
back
if
we
do
have
any
updates.
O
I'd
like
to
talk
about
the
Supreme
Court
case
that
I've
been
following
recently,
the
National
Association
for
the
Deaf
went
to
the
United
States
Supreme
Court,
with
disability
rights
advocates
in
Michigan.
There
was
a
prestigious
law
firm
named
lotham
and
Watkins,
and
another
law
office
to
represent
a
deaf
client,
Miguel
Luna
pens
who
grew
up
in
a
public
school
district
without
any
access
to
sign
language,
interpreters
or
accommodations.
O
O
M
So
since
the
Commissioners
are
considered
special
employees
of
the
city,
we
can
share
it
with
you
individually.
We
are
not
sharing
it
as
a
group
and
Wes
wasn't
actually
reading
from
the
memo
he
was
reading
from
some
of
the
points
that
we
outlined
for
him,
so
it
wasn't
actually
the
memo,
but
thank
you
for
raising
that.
M
R
H
Thank
you
for
your
report.
Would
it
be
possible
to
have
some
of
that
report
that
that's
allowable
submitted
for
us
to
review
the
beginning
part
that
you're
speaking
of
the
advocacy
and
everything
I
think
is
I'd
like
to
be
able
to
read
it
too
I
think
some
things
may
have
been
The
Lost
in
interpretation
and
I
would
just
like
to
to
to
to
to
reread
it
I
guess
if
that's
possible.
I
Hey,
yes,
thank
you
Wes
for
that
report.
Just
so
I'm
clear
see
the
last
part
of
your
report.
You
were
going
over.
You
were
going
over
from
the
legal
department
about
about
you
know
what
we've
been
talking
about.
The
last
few
minutes
meetings
about
you
know
what
we
can
call
ourselves
and
whatnot
and
I
noticed
the
commissioner
referred
to
us
as
Commissioners.
So
I'm.
Sorry,
if
I
missed
something,
could
you
could
you
go
over?
That
again?
Are
we
still?
Are
we
still
an
Advisory
Board?
C
I
Well,
as
I
think
I've
said
before
you
know,
I
I
would,
if
it,
if
it
isn't
broken,
don't
don't
fix
it.
So
you
know
I
I.
If,
if
we
need
a
Claire
further
clarification
or
a
vote,
I
would
vote
for
leaving
our
name
names
as
is
but
again
I
I
defer
to
the
I'd
refer
to
you
Wes.
If
you
want
to
keep
debating
this
issue
or
or
whatnot.
Thank
you
for
that
clarification.
I
M
M
I
really
hate
to
see
this
conversation
devolve
into
semantics.
I
know,
I
did
just
say
Commissioners,
but
I
could
have
said
Advisory
board
members
and
really
the
point
of
the
memo.
Charlie
I
know
you
asked
that
you'd
like
to
get
clarification
on
the
duties,
but
really
all
the
duties
that
are
outlined
in
the
memo
are
the
same
things
that
were
like
the
responsibilities
of
the
board
are
the
same
things
that
were
talked
about
in
the
special
meeting
we
had
with
the
mass
office
on
disability.
M
Those
four
main
things
that
the
boy
does,
which
is
advise
review,
provide
information,
and
you
know,
work
with
other
disability
members.
So
we
are
still
calling
the
cells
ourselves
The
Advisory
board,
but,
like
Wes
said
it
could
be
Commissioners,
it
could
be
Advisory
board.
If
that
wants
to
be
discussed
among
board
members,
we
can
certainly
have
Wes
take
that
on.
He
can
call
for
a
committee
meeting.
M
He
can
call
for
more
discussion
at
a
future
meeting,
but
really
it's
just
clarifying
that
everything
is
above
board
and
I
think
that
it
really
clarifies
everything.
So
we
will
definitely
send
out
some
points
of
the
memo
and
we'll
get
that
out
to
you
soon.
Thanks.
B
A
Hi,
this
is
Andrea,
yes,
as
part
of
locking
down
the
meeting
to
prevent
repeats
of
the
unfortunate
Incident
That's
part
of
those
things
that
get
locked
down.
So
please
bear
with
me,
while
I
send
requests
for
folks
to
unmute
as
Wes
calls
on
you.
E
But
that's
fine
I
had
wondered
that.
Okay,
thanks
just
to
reiterate
a
prior
point
of
discussion
from
other
meetings.
I
I
think
after
people
have
had
a
chance
to
review
at
a
future
meeting.
I
think
it
would
be
helpful
to
take
a
vote
and
decide
on
a
consensus,
even
if
you
don't
have
unanimous
consensus
of
of
the
the
titles
because
I
the
point
I've
made
previously
is
I've
been
calling
ourselves
associate
Commissioners
or
that
terminology
is
confusing
and
my.
E
Might
imply
a
level
of
either
decision
making
or
oversight
or
even
salary,
or
something
to
other
people
who
are,
who
don't
know
the
nature
of
what
of
our
work
and
so
I
think
Advisory.
Board
might
be
something
that
not
only
for
our
own
purposes,
as
many
of
us
had
already
been
using,
and
that
there
is
that
language
as
partly
that's
what
what.
Q
E
E
I
think
it
helps
clarify
the
nature
of
our
relationship,
and
so,
although,
although
since
there's
been
a
request
to
have
our
West's
LSU's
a
a
summary
of
what
Wesley
said
for
today's
purpose,
but
I
do
hope
at
a
future
board
meeting,
we
can
take
a
vote
on
it
if
that
seems
appropriate
and
and
come
to
a
consensus
so
that
we
can
move
on
from
this
issue
and
focus
on
other
specific
work.
E
I
think
it
was
a
valid
issue,
given
that
there
was
a
discrepancy,
you
know
more
than
an
ambiguity
with
different
language
being
used
in
different
places,
but
I
think
having
had
an
opportunity
to
have
discussed
that
and
clarify
that.
That's.
That
is
my
position.
E
F
Ahead,
yeah,
so,
first
of
all,
I,
don't
know
that
we
need
to
talk
about
this
anymore.
That's
my
perspective,
number
two.
F
It's
not
an
issue
that
you
know
just
came
up
this
attorney-client
privilege,
I
mean
it
just
came
up.
I,
don't
really
know
the
answer
to
whether
or
not
it
applies
here,
but
I
think
we
should
at
least
be
cognizant
of
it,
and
you
know
if
we
are
going
to
have
further
discussion
which
I'm
not
advocating
that
we're
clear
on.
F
You
know
what
we
can
say
about
what
council
has
said
and
that
kind
of
thing,
because
I
I,
you
know
I
I,
I'm,
concerned
about
and
I'm
sure
it
was
inadvert
I'm
concerned
about
what
was
disclosed
and
whether
that
does
amount
to
a
waiver
of
the
privilege
to
some
extent
and
I
think
we
need
to
have
some
consideration
for
that.
Q
B
I,
don't
have
any
further
to
add
about
the
waiver
part,
the
waivering
of
the
privilege.
I
am
not
sure
on
that
part.
Q
B
B
For
the
wafer
part,
I
am
going
to
have
Andrea
follow
up
on
that
later.
M
Thanks
Wes
alrighty
I
have
a
brief
report
tonight,
because
I
know
we
have
a
lot
on
the
agenda,
but
just
to
wrap
up
that
conversation.
I
will
get
in
touch
with
our
corporate
Council
and
get
back
to
you
Richard.
Thank
you
for
raising
that
I
do
want
to
start
off
the
meeting
tonight,
just
to
say
a
few
words
about
a
local
political,
official
and
activist
and
civil
rights
leader
who
we
lost
yesterday.
You
may
all
know
that
Mel
King
passed
away
at
the
age
of
94.
M
and
we
in
the
city
will
be
paying
tribute
to
him
because
he
was
a
Fearless
civil
rights
leader
at
the
time.
A
lot
of
his
work
was
framed
as
radical.
Today
we
see
it
as
Justice
and
we
just
know
that
he
broke
so
much
ground
in
the
city.
M
As
far
as
you
know,
there
was
a
lot
of
racial
tension
back
in
the
80s
and
we
look
back
now
and
just
see
the
amazing
work
he
did
so
I
just
wanted
to
give
a
shout
out
to
Mel
King
and
ask
us
all
to
remember
him
moving
forward.
M
Okay
with
that,
I
will
jump
into
my
report.
So
some
updates
from
the
city
of
Boston
I
want
to
let
everybody
know
that
City
Council
meetings
are
held
every
week
on
Wednesdays
at
noon
and
they
also
call
for
hearings
on
different
topics.
M
So
I'd
like
to
encourage
board
members
to
bring
your
advocacy
on
disability
issues
directly
to
your
local
officials,
not
just
at
our
board
meeting
but
raise
it
Citywide
and
if
you
don't
get
the
newsletter
I
encourage
you
to
sign
up
the
email
address
is
here,
but
we
will
also
send
that
to
you,
so
you
can
sign
up
and
on
that
note,
my
office
also
sends
out
a
weekly
email
newsletter.
If
you
don't
get
that
I
encourage
you
to
also
sign
up
for
that
and
that
is
at
boston.gov
disability,
exciting
news
from
our
office.
M
We
are
starting
a
city
of
Boston,
employee,
Resource
Group
for
Disabilities.
So
if
you
have
friends
or
colleagues
who
work
for
the
city
tell
them
to
watch
out
for
an
invitation
next
week
to
to
join
the
ERG
ergs
are
places
where
staff
can
come
together
for
support
for
resources
and
fun.
The
city
currently
has
a
women's
ERG,
Aladdin
X
ERG,
active
Transportation
ERG
for
people
who
bike
to
work
and
like
to
bike.
So
now
we'll
have
my
disability
EIG
and
we're
really
excited
about
it.
M
I
also
want
to
let
people
know
that
the
Civic
Pavilion
on
City
Hall
Plaza,
is
now
open.
Programming
begins
in
April
and
it's
a
great
new,
accessible
Civic
space.
If
you
haven't
seen
it
yet,
it
is
on
Congress
Street
on
City
Hall
Plaza,
and
you
can
find
out
more
about
the
programming
there
at
boston.gov
and
then
finally,
I've
reminded
board
members
before,
but
the
annual
resident
listing
is
now
open.
The
city
makes
a
push
Every
Spring
to
have
all
residents
complete
this.
M
You
can
do
it
online
by
mail
or
by
calling
the
elections
Department
information
to
the
city,
so
that
we
can
engage
in
Fair
planning
and
distribution
of
city
services.
It
also
helps
us
maintain,
updated
and
accurate
voter
lists
and
there's
an
optional
disability
survey
that
you
can
fill
out
at
that
link.
So
please
do
that
as
soon
as
possible.
M
Next,
just
to
remind
people
of
some
events,
we
have
coming
up.
May
11th
is
our
annual
disability
Community
Forum.
It
will
be
held
at
the
same
place
as
we
had
it.
Last
year
at
Suffolk
University
law
school
on
Tremont
Street,
May
11th
from
2
to
3
30..
It
will
also
be
a
hybrid
event
like
we
had
last
year,
so
we'll
have
zoom
link
coming
soon.
I
would
like
to
invite
board
members
to
participate
along
with
me.
M
Usually
we
have
myself
and
the
board
members
sit
at
the
front
of
the
room
to
talk
about
our
work,
answer,
questions
from
the
community
and
just
generally,
you
know,
be
there
to
meet
people.
People
really
appreciate
when
they
get
to
meet
their
local
elected
and
appointed
officials.
So,
as
you
are,
you
know
Advisory
board
members
and
special
employees
of
the
city.
You
do
hold
that
status
and
the
community
would
love
to
meet
you
and
talk
about
priorities
with
you
as
well.
M
In
June
we
are
launching
our
public
education
campaign
on
safe
bike
riding
and
disability.
It's
called
Boston
breaks.
This
has
been
in
the
works
for
several
years.
It's
dedicated
to
our
friend
and
disability,
Advocate
David
J
Vieira,
who
passed
away
last
year.
So
we
know
that
he
advocated
for
a
long
time
for
raising
awareness
of
people
with
disabilities,
pedestrians
and
cyclists.
So
it's
a
really
great
campaign.
We're
going
to
kick
it
off
in
June
on
City,
Hall,
Plaza,
so
watch
for
a
date.
M
We
scheduled
our
Ada
celebration
for
July
18th
from
12
to
noon
on
City
Hall
Plaza,
so
you're
all
invited
to
attend
for
food,
t-shirts,
music
and
information
on
disability
organizations
around
Boston
and
then
every
September.
We
hold
a
disability
Civic
engagement
day
in
Boston,
City
Hall
on
the
fifth
floor.
So
we'll
let
you
know
when
we
have
a
date
and
then
my
last
update
is
about
a
national
collaboration
that
we're
working
on.
M
So
we
are
part
of
a
group
of
disability,
Commissioners
and
executive
directors
from
cities
around
the
country
who
all
have
leadership
roles
in
their
Municipal
governments.
We've
been
meeting
for
over
10
years.
We
hold
a
monthly
meeting
on
Zoom
to
share
updates
challenges
and
best
practices
on
common
issues
in
our
city.
Things
like
how
outdoor
dining
impacts,
people
with
disabilities
captions
ordinances,
San
Francisco
already
has
one
and
other
cities
are
looking
to
recreate
ours
in
their
City.
M
We
talk
about
pedestrian
access,
the
importance
of
remote
meetings
and
it's
really
a
place
to
share
ideas
and
to
come
to
consensuses
on
best
practices.
So
it's
a
very
valuable
meeting.
Cities
involved
include
New
York,
La,
San,
Francisco,
Chicago,
Houston,
Detroit,
Philadelphia,
St,
Louis,
Cambridge
and
Salt
Lake
City
is
joining
us
next
month.
We
recently
began
working
on
collaborative
initiatives
aimed
at
impacting
Federal
policies.
M
So
last
year
we
met
with
the
Department
of
Labor
because
we
had
an
end
with
the
Secretary
of
Labor
secretary
Walsh,
so
we
met
with
his
staff
to
discuss
barriers
that
impact
employment
for
people
with
disabilities,
because
we
know
there
are
so
many
barriers,
everything
from
losing
health
care.
If
you
exceed
income,
you
lose
Medicaid
to
things
like
reasonable
accommodations
to
transportation.
N
O
I
Yes,
Wes,
thank
you,
and
that
is
good
news,
but
I
just
wanted
to
clarify.
Has
that
been
approved
by
both
the
Senate
and
the
house?
I
I
had
seen
at
least
from
what
I
had
read.
It
seemed
like
it
was
approved
by
the
house
and
that
that
it
was
still
awaiting
a
senate
approval
and
then
I
would
assume
it
would
have
to
be.
I
You
know,
in
the
form
of
an
executive
order,
as
of
I
think
as
of
Monday,
the
the
State
website
had
been
hadn't
been
updated
in
regards
to
the
open
meeting
law
if
it
had
had
been
extended.
Maybe
if
you
don't
know,
maybe
if
Carol's
still
on
the
call,
he
could
clarify.
L
I'm,
the
this
is
Carl
I'm,
the
one
that
told
Wesley
that
I
have
been
extended
for
two
years,
but
I
was
mistaken.
What
the
legislature
did
is
allow
for
them
to
do
remote
participation
for
two
more
years.
Joey
is
right.
The
legislature
is
still
working
on
whether
30th
and
Tom
will
be
able
to
have
remote
participation,
so
that
has
not
changed
as
of
yet
and
it
does
potentially
expire
tomorrow.
But
my
understanding
that
the
legislature
working
previously
to
get
it
done.
I
So
the
just
to
clarify
again
Carl
there
may
be
another
executive
order,
extending
or
they'll
they're
working
feverishly
to
get
the
legislation
path.
L
I
Okay
and
where
it
stands
right
now,
it
has
been
passed
by
the
house,
but
is,
is
waiting,
Senate
approval.
L
I
Okay,
all
right!
Well,
it
definitely
sounds
like
the
governor
is
going
to
have
to
step
in
if
it's
going
to
be
extended
past
past
the
31st
or
the
30th.
R
G
Yes,
this
is.
Q
G
Correct
me,
if
I'm
wrong,
but
we
took
a
vote
for
ourselves
to
make
sure
that
we
could
still
do
remote
participation
and
perpetuity.
I.
Think
that
was
back
in
like
2021
or
2022..
R
M
Thanks
Wes,
yes,
I
mentioned
earlier
that
you
could
bring
your
advocacy
to
the
elected
officials.
So
there
is
a
city
council
here
and
tomorrow
on
remote
access
for
the
city
of
Boston
meetings.
It's
tomorrow
at
is
it
2
p.m?
Andrea?
Yes,
it's
tomorrow
or
2PM,
it's
a
virtual
meeting,
so
you
can
log
on
and
listen
and
you
can
give
public
comment
at
the
end.
E
Yes,
this
is
a
follow-up
question.
I'm,
going
back
to
announcements,
I
had
forgotten
to
say
that
there
is
an
archive,
a
writers,
Transportation
access
group,
meeting
general
meeting
tomorrow
from
5
30
to
7
30
as
a
meeting
and
there's
a
link
at
the
website,
so
anyone
who
is
able
to
attend
that
will
be
taking
place.
Thank
you.
N
I
Yeah
there
was
remote
meetings.
I
just
have
a
follow-up
in
regards
to
the
city
council's
hearing
because
it
was
brought
up
by
by
a
colleague
from
bcil
she's
not
able
to
attend.
The
meeting
tomorrow
is:
is
the
commissioner
or
someone
from
your
office
commission
gonna,
be
it
attending
and
and
providing
testimony,
or
how
can
this
board
can
we
do
something
collectively
is
there
is
there
you
know,
can
we
submit
if
we
can't
attend
the
meeting
tomorrow?
Can
we
submit
written
testimony
after
or.
M
Yep,
so
Andrea
is
going
to
testify
from
our
office
I'm
going
to
turn
over
to
her
for
details
because
she
knows
who's
on
the
other
panels.
A
Hi
everyone-
this
is
Andrea,
yes,
I
will
be
offering
testimony
as
one
of
two
people
from
the
administration.
There
is
also
a
panel
of
community
community
members,
including
someone
from
bcil.
Actually,
if
you
would
like
to
offer
testimony,
you
can
join
the
zoom.
If
you
would
like
to
offer
written
testimony,
you
can
send
it
to
I
will
put
this
in
the
chat
as
well.
A
Only
the
state
can
change
the
law
for
other
boards
and
commissions
to
allow
promote
remote
participation
of
board
members.
As
a
reminder,
slash
refresher
for
those
who
weren't
here
for
that
vote,
disability
commissions
are
allowed
to
be
remote,
based
on
a
vote
which
this
board
took,
but
all
the
other
boards
and
commissions
their
members
cannot
count
towards
a
quorum
if
they
participate
remotely.
O
R
F
Yeah
I
read
it
and
I
thought
it
was
fine.
I
just
had
one
question
that
sort
of
at
the
end
it
says
as
as
I
think
as
parents
with
disabilities
there's
a
line
there
at
the
end
that
says
his
parents
with
disabilities
and
I
don't
know
that
we're
all
parents
with
disabilities,
but
we
are
I,
think
that's
fine.
I
just
didn't
want
to
overstate
it,
but
otherwise
I
thought
it
was
a
nice
letter.
D
To
to
see
a
yes
thank
you,
Wesley
I
re-read
the
letter
actually
again,
because
that's
just
what
I
do
and
I
agree
with
the
letter
overall
I
want
to
mention,
although
I
know.
Besides
what
Richard
just
mentioned,
we
personally,
although
I'm,
not
a
parent
and
nobody
I've
never
mentioned
being
a
parent.
However
I
need
somebody
or
maybe
I,
should
better
wait
for
me
to
phrase.
D
It
is
I,
have
friends
or
acquaintances
who
are
parents
and
my
disabilities
and
I've
read
stories
about
some
of
them
who
had
issues
in
the
hospitals
because
we're
disciplines
when
they
were
like
there
was
like
issues
with
visiting
rights
and
whatnot,
and
child
welfare
was
called
because
somebody
had
like
doubts
about
their
capabilities,
clinicals
regarding
housing
and
whatnot,
and
so
I
I
do
I
will
I'm,
not
sure
confessing
is
the
right
word,
but
I.
D
Also
on
my
own
I,
remember,
sitting
out
there
in
emails,
saying
I,
support
or
I
asked
to
support
the
bill
for
the
parents
to
be
able
to
be
respected
as
parents
despite
their
disabilities,
because
it's
important
issue
and
I
mean
I,
don't
know
maybe
I
if
I
will
have
children.
It's
just
some
time,
but
it
just
generally
I
I,
just
I
care
about
the
issue,
because
I've
seen
that's
been
happening.
So
thank
you.
That's.
O
I
I
To
me
that
implies
that
I
mean
we
should
haven't
asked
like
what
what
what
you
want.
The
members
of
the
you
know
the
sponsors
of
the
legislation
to
do
or
or
should
the
letter
be
modified
to
just
say
you
know
we're
just
in
support
of
the
legislation.
I,
don't
know
what
what
what
you
meant
by
consider
us
full
partners.
I
Yeah,
no,
no
problem,
listen
I,
appreciate
that
you
know,
but
I
I
did
understand.
You
know
at
a
previous
meeting
that
this
is
the
this
is
the
time
since
it
is
an
open
meeting.
This
is
the
time
you
know
We've
set
aside
or
we
set
aside
on
the
agenda
to
to
go
over
the
letters.
So
I
wish
there
was
an
easier
way
to
kind
of
go,
go
over
things,
but
I
understand
because
of
the
open
meeting
law.
It
has
to
be
kind
of
in
an
open
Forum,
but
I
I
do
agree.
I
You
know
it's
a
it's
a
great
letter,
I
support
it.
You
know
with
with
you
know
some
minor
changes
so.
N
O
L
O
S
Yes,
oh
great,
thank
you
so
much
thanks
for
on
muting
me
and
understand
the
complications
of
of
running
this
in
this
day
and
age.
I
appreciate
the
opportunity,
knowing
that
we're
running
late
from
the
commissioner
and
everyone
here,
but
I
did
just
if
there
is
a
moment
want
to
get
back
for
a
quick
second
to
the
earlier
presenter,
when
Mr
Rosengard
was
here
from
Transportation
just
to
touch
upon
that
topic.
S
I
am
apparent
child
with
a
disability,
and
my
my
little
boys
were
lied
heavily
on
cbps
transportation
for
a
long
period
of
time,
and
I
also
am
serving
on
that
Transportation
advisory
committee
that
Dan
Rosengard
spoke
of,
and
also
a
member
of
sped
pack.
But
anyway,
I
I,
wanted
to
just
highlight
again
and
Charlie
did
I
think
a
beautiful
job
earlier
of
asking
a
really,
really
important
question
to
Mr
Rosengard.
While
he
was
here
and
I
wanted
to
stay
at
the
Forefront
of
our
minds,
which
is
that
this
is
you
know.
S
Well,
we
heard
all
the
numbers
about
how
many
students
in
the
district
I
think
you
said
the
number
is
something
40
of
students
are
not
operationally
getting
to
school
on
our
public
transportation.
That
number
is
very
clear,
but
I'm
just
really
hoping
to
offer
an
additional
lens
about
why
the
sense
of
urgency
around
the
very
Elementary
issue
of
compliance
and
accountability
is
so
huge
about
this
topic.
S
It's
obviously
very
personal
to
me,
but
I
told
you,
the
other
groups
that
I
represent
in
this
context
and
I
cannot
tell
you
how
many
parents
on
how
many
days
and
how
many
times
over
and
over
and
over
again
I
hear
despite
the
best
and
profound
efforts
of
Mr
Rosengard,
the
task
force
is
doing
I.
Think
really
excellent
work
in
this
way.
But
one
of
the
challenges
we're
really
trying
to
overcome
is
not
just
the
operational
piece
that
he
spoke
about.
S
You
know
not
just
how
do
we
reoptimize
all
the
school
buses
in
the
city
to
get
children,
as
Charlie
said
to
the
beginning
of
their
day
and
the
end
of
their
day,
which
is
the
ultimate
execution
of
of
access
right?
It
is
their
beginning
and
their
end
accessing
public
education.
There's
also
this
bit,
though,
about
really
having
a
total
mindset,
shift
that
I
wanted
to
highlight,
and
that
is
as
much
about
knowing
that,
despite
these
best
efforts,
often
the
root
cause
of
a
lot
of
these
troubles
with
transporting
this.
S
Many
children
with
disabilities
throughout
the
city
and
all
children
is
different
than
the
outcome
we're
experiencing,
and
so
I
I
really
am
hoping
that,
in
addition
to
to
the
efforts
about
safety
and
reliability,
we've
got
to
also
work
on
enshrining
our
level
of
public
trust
that
is
now
so
degraded
and
so
destroyed,
particularly
for
our
families
with
disabilities.
They
are
our
most
vulnerable
and
so
I.
Forgive
me
that
I
can't
remember
which
board
member
asked
this
question
of
Mr
Rosengard.
S
But
someone
really
aptly
said
you
know
who,
who
are
we
talking
about
right,
like
what
kinds
of
students
are
writing
the
bus?
What
kinds
of
disabilities
and
I
just
want
to
remind
everyone?
We
are
talking,
as
you
said,
about
the
whole
gamut,
but
for
many
of
those
families
these
are
students
for
whom
the
fatigue
factor
of
fighting
the
number
of
layers
who
get
to
you
know
the
call
center
the
re-rooted
bus
that
never
came
the
bus
that
is
so
late.
S
A
parent
can't
get
to
a
job,
a
delayed
piece
of
the
curriculum
that
a
child
can't
begin
because
they
can't
get
to
school.
Those
are
those
are
our
children
with
enormous
medical
complexities.
They
are
students
with
autism,
some
with
hidden
disabilities,
some
with
physical
disabilities,
but
for
every
student
we
know
about
anecdotally.
I
can
tell
you
they're
so
fatigued
with
this
issue
that
we
are
hearing
about
it
fast
and
furiously
on
the
ground,
so
I
won't
go
on
anymore.
I.
S
Just
wanted
you
to
hear
from
another
parent
and
another
voice
in
the
community
that
is
hearing
every
day
about
why
this
issue
around
compliance
and
accountability
is
so
important,
but
also
so
incredibly
urgent,
because
for
many
people
during
covid
we
put
on
pause.
You
know
the
transportation
piece
in
a
way
seemed
like
the
end
of
a
long
list
of
other
major
things
that
had
to
be
addressed
within
BPS,
for
our
students
with
disabilities
and
we're
now
realizing.
S
This
has
to
be
front
and
center
because
it's
like
anything
else,
no
matter
how
great
the
school,
the
curriculum,
the
product
that
you're
going
to
is,
if
you
can't
get
there,
it
doesn't
matter
so.
I
really
appreciate
the
time
and
and
staying
a
couple
of
minutes
late,
but
I
I
I
will
be
working
on
this
continuously
and
I'm
so
glad
that
you
had
Mr
Rosengard
here
as
a
guest
I
think
that
was
a
really
great
step.
I
applaud
the
commissioner
and,
and
all
you
know,
and
the
entire
committee,
and
very
much
appreciate
it.