SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING (REMOTE)
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2022
6:00 PM – 10:40 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
STATUTORY NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE TOWN CLERK.
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 (40 minutes)
1. STAFF RECOGNITIONS
a. Teachers/Staff with 30 Years of Service
2020 Honorees-Thomas Hantakas, Driscoll School; Deborah Mercer, Lawrence School;
and Hilory Rosenzweig, Lincoln School
2021 Honorees-Gretchen Albertini, Florida Ruffin Ridley School (unable to attend) and
Liz Cook, Lincoln School
2022 Honorees-Jacqueline Hallo, Baker; Yaping Tang, Pierce (unable to attend); and
Marian Voros, Runkle School
6:40 PM (15 minutes)
2. SCHOOL COMMITTEE ACTIONS
a. Possible Vote to Approve Memorandum of Agreement with the BEU
Unit A (September 1, 2020-August 31, 2023) (Andy Liu)
b. Possible Vote to Approve Memorandum of Agreement with the BEU
Unit A (September 1, 2023-August 31, 2026) (Andy Liu)
c. Possible Vote to Approve Memorandum of Agreement with the BEU
Unit B (September 1, 2020-August 31, 2023) (Andy Liu)
d. Possible Vote to Approve Memorandum of Agreement with the BEU
Unit B (September 1, 2023-August 31, 2026) (Andy Liu)
e. Possible Vote to Approve Memorandum of Agreement with AFSCME
School Food Service Employees (July 1, 2021-June 30, 2024) (Sam Rippin)
6:55 PM (5 minutes)
3. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS (David Pearlman)
a. Consent Agenda
i. Past Records: School Committee Meetings on May 12, 2022 and May 15, 2022
ii. Acceptance of Gifts
iii. Acceptance of Grants
7:00 PM (10 minutes)
4. STUDENT REPORT (Claire Gallion)
a. Farewell and Thank You to Outgoing Student Representative
Claire Gallion (David Pearlman)
7:10 PM (20 minutes)
5. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT (Linus Guillory)
a. Spotlight on Excellence
7:30 PM (15 minutes)
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public may send written public comment to [email protected] 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 [email protected] by 12:00 PM on Thursday,
April 26, 2022. 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).
7:45 PM (2 hours and 5 minutes)
7. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS OF CURRENT ISSUES
7:45 PM (45 minutes)
a. Update on Social Emotional Learning (SEL) (Casey Ngo-Miller, Director of Guidance and
Counseling Maria Letasz, and Assistant
Director of Guidance, Clinical Services, and
Social-Emotional Learning Matthew DuBois)
8:30 PM (1 hour)
b. K-8 Social Studies Update (Interim K-8 Social Studies Curriculum
Coordinator Greg Porter)
9:30 PM (20 minutes)
c. Discussion of 2022 Superintendent Evaluation Process/Timeline (David Pearlman and Suzanne Federspiel)
9:50 PM (30 minutes)
8. 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. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (Valerie Frias)
f. Government Relations (Helen Charlupski)
g. Negotiations (Andy Liu)
h. Additional Liaisons and Updates
10:20 PM (5 minutes)
9. NEW BUSINESS
10:25 PM (15 minutes)
10. 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, Unit B, and Paraprofessionals) and with AFSCME (Building Service Employees and
School Food Service Employees), 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 6: to consider the purchase,
exchange, lease or value of real property if the Chair declares that an open meeting may have a
detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the body (Maimonides School, 2 Clark Road, Brookline,
Massachusetts); and Purpose 7, to review and approve executive session minutes from the following
meetings: May 12, 2022 and May 15, 2022.
11. ADJOURNMENT