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DOCKET
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 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 (5 minutes)
1. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 
   a. Consent Agenda
       i. Past Records: July 10, 2023 School Committee Workshop
      ii. Past Records: August 3, 2023 School Committee Meeting
     iii. Past Records: August 14, 2023 School Committee Meeting
     iv. Student Trip: Lawrence School 7th Grade, Farm School, Athol, MA, November 2023

6:05 PM (5 minutes)
2. STUDENT REPORT 

6:10 PM (1 hour and 15 minutes)
3. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT 
a. Introduction of New Staff
b. Update on School Opening

7:25 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 Wednesday, September 13, 2023. After signing up, 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. Public comment is broadcast and recorded by Brookline Interactive Group.

7:40 PM (1 hour) 
5. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF CURRENT ISSUES
a. Providing Safe Bike Routes to Schools by Connecting South Brookline to Brookline High School and Beyond
b. Presentation of the Brookline Community Foundation’s "Understanding Brookline: Economic Equality in Brookline" Report

8:40 PM (55 minutes)
6. SCHOOL COMMITTEE ACTIONS
a. Discussion and Possible Vote on FY 2024 Substitute Teacher and Substitute Nurse Pay Rates
b. Discussion and Possible Vote on Capital Improvements Subcommittee’s Recommended Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Request
c. Discussion and Possible Vote on District Mission, Vision and Core Values/Goals

9:35 PM (15 minutes)
7. SUBCOMMITTEE AND LIAISON REPORTS
a. Capital Improvements
    i. Discussion and Possible Vote to Issue Support Letter for DPW's Davis Path Footbridge Replacement Project Grant Application
b. Curriculum
c. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
d. Finance
e. Government Relations
f. Negotiations
g. Policy
h. Additional Liaisons and Updates

9:50 PM (5 minutes)
8. NEW BUSINESS

9:55 PM
9. ADJOURNMENT