DOCKET
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING (REMOTE)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2021
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
STATUTORY NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE TOWN CLERK.
This will be a remote meeting. Brookline Interactive Group (BIG) will broadcast live out to the cable channels and online via live stream at www.brooklineinteractive.org/live
BIG’s cable channels will replay the meeting and the meeting recording will be posted at http://www.brooklineinteractive.org for viewing after the meeting.
Meeting Documents are available on the PSB Website. https://www.brookline.k12.ma.us/Page/2087
NOTE: All times are approximate.
6:00 PM (5 minutes)
1. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS (Suzanne Federspiel)
a. Consent Agenda
i. Past Record: November 10, 2021 School Committee Meeting
ii. Acceptance of Gifts and Grants
iii. Acceptance of Funds to Establish the Harvey R. Harrison Memorial Scholarship
iv. Acceptance of Funds to Establish the Colonel Fred M. Halberstadt Vocational Scholarship
6:05 PM (20 minutes)
2. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT (Linus Guillory)
i. Spotlight on Excellence
6:25 PM (15 minutes)
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public may send written public comment to school_committee@psbma.org Written comments will be shared with all School Committee members. If you would like to provide comment in real time during the meeting please email school_committee@psbma.org by 12:00 PM on Monday, November 22, 2021. After signing up, you will receive an email with additional information on how to provide comment during the meeting. Speakers will be called on in the order in which they signed up (2 minutes per person).
6:40 PM (2 hours and 35 minutes)
4. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS OF CURRENT ISSUES
6:40 PM (45 minutes)
a. Pierce School Project Update - Preferred Schematic Design, Sustainability, and Schedule (Helen Charlupski; Leftfield, LLC; Miller, Dyer Spears, Inc.; and Sasaki Associates, Inc.)
7:25 PM (40 minutes)
b. FY 2022 Hiring Profile and Diversity Recruiting/Retention Efforts (Tye’sha Fluker and Jenee Uttaro)
8:05 PM (20 minutes)
c. Budget Updates (Sam Rippin and Mariah Nobrega)
i. FY 2022 Budget Update
ii. FY 2023 Budget Development Update
1) FY 2023 Budget Development Calendar (1st Reading)
2) FY 2023 Budget Development Guidelines (2nd Reading/Possible Vote)
8:25 PM (20 minutes)
d. Proposed Revision of Public Schools of Brookline Policy F1a. Adequacy Standards for School Facilities (1st Reading) (David Pearlman)
8:45 PM (30 minutes)
e. Discussion and Possible Vote on School Committee Communications Strategy (Steven Ehrenberg and Mariah Nobrega)
9:15 PM (30 minutes)
5. SUBCOMMITTEE AND LIAISON REPORTS
a. Finance (Mariah Nobrega)
i. Accounts Payable Warrants
b. Capital Improvements (Helen Charlupski)
c. Curriculum (Jennifer Monopoli)
d. Policy (David Pearlman)
e. Government Relations (Helen Charlupski)
f. Negotiations (Andy Liu)
g. Additional Liaisons and Updates
9:45 PM (5 minutes)
6. NEW BUSINESS
9:50 PM (10 minutes)
7. PROPOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion to meet in Executive Session, pursuant to Massachusetts General laws chapter 30A section 21(a) for the following purposes:
Purpose 3, to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the Brookline Educators Union (BEU) (Unit A and Unit B) and to discuss strategy with respect to potential litigation (EDCO Collaborative), if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining and litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares;
Purpose 7, to review and approve executive session minutes from the following meeting: November 10, 2021.
8. ADJOURNMENT
