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DOCKET
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2023
6:00 PM – 9:50 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 will be 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: October 12, 2023 School Committee Meeting, October 19, 2023 School Committee Workshop, and 
     October 23, 2023 Joint Convention with the Select Boar
    ii. Acceptance of Gifts
   iii. Acceptance of Grants
   iv. Student Trip: African American Latino Scholars Program Trip to Columbia University and Barnard University, April 26, 2024
b. Possible Vote to authorize Steps to Success, Inc. to serve beer and wine during their annual community fundraiser - the Step Up Celebration - from 6:00pm to 9:00pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at Brookline High School, 22 Tappan Street, subject to their successfully obtaining a Temporary Alcoholic Beverages License from the Office of the Select Board (approximately 20 students, who participate in the Steps to Success program, will be present).

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

6:10 PM (15 minutes)
3. SCHOOL COMMITTEE ACTIONS
a. FY25 Budget Guidelines (First Reading) 

6:25 PM (30 minutes)
4. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
a. Spotlight on Excellence
b. District Measures to Respond to Terrorism and War in Israel and Gaza

6:55 PM (15 minutes)
5. 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 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 3 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.

7:10 PM (2 hours and 5 minutes)
6. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF CURRENT ISSUES
   7:10pm (20 minutes)
     a. Update: Special Education Independent Program Review
   7:30pm (45 minutes)
     b. A New Individualized Education Program (IEP) Preview 
   8:15pm (1 hour)
     c. 8th to 9th Grade Course Recommendation Process

9:15 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

9:45 PM (5 minutes)
8. NEW BUSINESS

9:50 PM
9. ADJOURNMENT