Calendar

DOCKET
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023
6:00 PM – 9:55 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 (15 minutes)
1. REORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
a. Certification of Oath of Office
b. Nomination/Vote by Roll Call for Chair
c. Nomination/Vote by Roll Call for Vice Chair
d. Vote to Reappoint Secretary
6:15 PM (10 minutes)
2. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
a. Consent Agenda
i. Past Record: April 3, 2023 School Committee Workshop
ii. Past Record: April 10, 2023 School Committee Meeting
iii. Acceptance of Gifts
iv. Acceptance of Grants
v. Brookline High School Project: William Rawn Associates Contract Amendment 32
vi. Driscoll School Project: Gilbane Building Company Change Order 26
b. Possible Vote to Not Participate in the School Choice Program for the 2023-2024 School Year
6:25 PM (20 minutes)
3. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
a. Spotlight on Excellence
6:45 PM (15 minutes)
4. 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 Thursday, May 18, 2023. After signing up, remote speakers will receive an email with additional information on how to provide comment during the meeting. Speakers will be called upon 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. Public comment is broadcast and recorded by Brookline Interactive Group. 
7:00 PM (1 hour and 20 minutes)
5. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS OF CURRENT ISSUES
7:00 PM (45 minutes)
a. Overview of the K-12 Visual Arts Program
7:45 PM (20 minutes)
b. Discussion of 2023 Superintendent Evaluation Process/Timeline
8:05 PM (15 MINUTES)
c. FY 2023 3rd Quarter Financial Report
8:20 PM (30 Minutes)
6. SCHOOL COMMITTEE ACTIONS
a. Review and Possible Vote of FY 2024 User Fees: 
i. Proposed Hourly Rates, including hourly rates for PSB partners such as the Brookline Music School and school-based After School Enrichment Programs
b. Discussion and Possible Vote on Budget Appropriations Warrant Article 7 Statement, including the Pierce School Construction Project Appropriation (Advisory Committee)
c. Discussion and Possible Vote on FY 2024 Budget Request
d. 2024-2025 School Calendar (2nd Reading and Possible Vote)
8:50 PM (30 minutes)
7. SUBCOMMITTEE AND LIAISON REPORTS
a. Capital Improvements
b. Curriculum
c. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
d. Finance 
  i. Accounts Payable Warrants
e. Government Relations 
f. Negotiations
g. Policy
h. Additional Liaisons and Updates
9:20 PM (5 minutes)
8. NEW BUSINESS
9:25 PM (30 minutes)
9. 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 Paraprofessional Unit, if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining and litigating position of the Committee and the chair so declares; and Purpose 7, to review and approve executive session minutes from the following meeting: April 10, 2023.
10. ADJOURNMENT