Sep 16 2020 · Last Night at School Committee Meeting Recap · Ep.15

In this episode, Jill and Ross discuss the highlights of last night’s Boston Public School Committee Meeting. Almost 7 hours long, the meeting covered a lot of ground, with a lot of focus-- and concern-- on reopening plans.

The Superintendent and her team presented on a few items:

• Review of the re-opening plans for the 2020-2021 school year

• Memorandum of Agreement between the Boston Public Schools and Boston Teachers Union for the 2020-2021 School Year during the on-going COVID-19 Pandemic

The School Committee heard from over 50 members of the BPS community, expressing their concerns about reopening and the student information sharing policy. These concerns are echoed in an article from The Boston Globe. 

The meeting was concluded with unanimous votes to pass action items regarding a revised information sharing policy, a universal pre-kindergarten connector system, and Memorandum of Agreement between the Boston Public Schools and Boston Teachers Union.

Boston Public Schools will officially start on Monday, September 21st, remotely, before offering hybrid learning no earlier than October 1st. 

You can find more information on the School Committee’s website.

Resources:

• School Reopening Update PowerPoint

• MOU of BPS and BTU PowerPoint

• Boston Globe article on Reopening Concerns for BPS

• Boston Public Schools Reopening Website