DOCKET
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2022
6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Attend in Person: Walsh School Committee Meeting Room, 5th Floor, Town Hall
333 Washington Street, Brookline, MA
Watch Remotely: 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.
STATUTORY NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE TOWN CLERK.
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 (David Pearlman)
a. Consent Agenda
i. Past Record: November 10, 2022 School Committee Meeting
ii. Acceptance of Gifts
iii. Acceptance of Grants
iv. Student Trip: Steps to Success Grades 6-8 to AMC Highland Center and
Bretton Woods, New Hampshire; February 21, 2023-February 23, 2023
v. Out-of-State Trip: Brookline High School Alternative Choice in Education (ACE)
to Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island; November 30, 2022
vi. Driscoll School Project: Leftfield, LLC Contract Amendment 9
vii. Driscoll School Project: Gilbane Building Company Change Order 16
viii. Driscoll School Project: Gilbane Building Company Change Order 17
ix. Brookline High School Project: Lambrian Construction Change Order 6
x. Brookline High School Project: William Rawn Architects Contract Amendment 30
6:05 PM (20 minutes)
2. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT (Linus Guillory)
a. Introduction of 2022 Recipients of the Massachusetts Association of
School Superintendents (MASS) Certificates of Academic Excellence
6:25 PM (15 minutes)
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public may provide public comment either in person or remotely. If you would like to
provide public comment, please email [email protected] by 12:00 PM on Monday, November
21, 2022. After signing up, remote speakers 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. All
speakers will be limited to 2 minutes per person. Members of the public may send written public comment
to [email protected] Written comments will be shared with all School Committee members.
6:40 PM (2 hours)
4. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS OF CURRENT ISSUES
6:40 PM (1 hour and 30 minutes)
a. Special Education Program Update (Linus Guillory and
Elizabeth O’Connell)
8:10 PM (30 minutes)
b. mCLASS Dyslexia Screener Overview/Update (Lesley Ryan Miller)
8:40 PM (5 minutes)
5. SCHOOL COMMITTEE ACTIONS
a. Public Schools of Brookline Equity Policy - Staff Recruitment
and Retention (1st Reading) (David Pearlman)
b. Public Schools of Brookline Staff COVID-19 Vaccination Policy
(1st Reading) (David Pearlman)
c. Possible Vote to Approve Contract with Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Linus Guillory (David Pearlman)
8:45 PM (30 minutes)
6. SUBCOMMITTEE AND LIAISON REPORTS
a. Capital Improvements (Helen Charlupski)
b. Curriculum (Jennifer Monopoli)
c. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (Valerie Frias)
d. Finance (Mariah Nobrega)
i. Accounts Payable Warrants
e. Government Relations (Suzanne Federspiel)
f. Negotiations (Andy Liu)
g. Policy (David Pearlman)
h. Additional Liaisons and Updates
9:15 PM (5 minutes)
7. NEW BUSINESS
9:20 PM (10 minutes)
8. PROPOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion to meet in Executive Session, pursuant to Massachusetts General laws chapter 30A section 21(a)
for Purpose 7, to review and approve executive session minutes from the following meeting:
November 10, 2022
9. ADJOURNMENT