DOCKET
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING (REMOTE)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2022
6:00 PM – 9:05 PM
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 Records: September 29, 2022 School Committee Meetings
ii. Student Trips: Driscoll School 8th Grade to Athol, Massachusetts (Farm School);
April 24, 2023-April 26, 2023 and April 26, 2023-April 28, 2023 (2 Groups)
b. Proposed Vote to Approve Pierce Project Proprietary Items
6:05 PM (5 minutes)
2. STUDENT REPORT (Laura Cleves)
6:10 PM (20 minutes)
3. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT (Linus Guillory)
a. Spotlight on Excellence
6:30 PM (45 minutes)
4. 2022 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT ARTICLES
a. PUBLIC HEARING, Discussion, Possible Vote on Articles
Members of the public may provide public comment remotely. If you would like to provide public
comment, please email [email protected] by 12:00 PM on Thursday,
October 13, 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. Article Petitioner(s) will have a combined total of 5 minutes to present their Article. All other 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.
2022 Special Town Meeting Warrant Articles-Public Hearing
Articles/Explanations can be found here
Special Town Meeting 1
Article 37. Resolution regarding a budget review for the School Department (Selwyn)
Article 10. Create a new Article 8.39 of the Town’s General By-Laws to create a Tree
Preservation By-Law. (J. Murphy, TMM16, Harris, et. al.)
Article 11. Amend Article 5.3.9 of the Town’s General By-Law to extend demolition delay (Heller)
Article 13. Amend Section 5.09 of the Town’s Zoning By-Law to require design review after the
expiration of a stay of demolition (Roberts, TMM17, Elperin, DeWitt)
Article 27. Create a new Zoning By-Law to prohibit new on-site fossil fuel infrastructure. (Gray,
TMM10)
Article 38. Resolution regarding the celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
(Wu, TMM7, Chanyasulkit, et. al)
Special Town Meeting 2
Article 2. New John R. Pierce School Project, a Grade PreK-8 school, 50 School Street, and other site
improvements, including reconstruction and repair of the Town Hall and Pierce School garages
7:15 PM (45 minutes)
5. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS OF CURRENT ISSUES
a. English Learner Program Review (Lesley Ryan Miller)
8:00 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 (Helen Charlupski)
f. Negotiations (Andy Liu)
g. Policy (David Pearlman)
h. Additional Liaisons and Updates
8:30 PM (5 minutes)
7. NEW BUSINESS
8:35 PM (30 minutes)
8. 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 (Grievance) 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 (Temple Ohabei
Shalom, 1187 Beacon Street, Brookline, Massachusetts); and
Purpose 7, to review and approve executive session minutes from the following meetings:
September 1, 2022 and September 29, 2022
9. ADJOURNMENT