SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING (REMOTE)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2022
6:00 PM – 9:55 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 Record: December 8, 2022 School Committee Meeting
ii. Acceptance of Gifts
iii. Acceptance of Grants
iv. Brookline High School Project: Skanska USA Building Change Order 28
v. Brookline High School Project: NB Kenney Company Change Order 10
vi. Brookline High School Project: Hill International Contract Amendment 11
vii. Driscoll Project: Jonathan Levi Architects Contract Amendment 22
viii. Driscoll Project: Leftfield LLC Contract Amendment 10
ix. Driscoll Project: Gilbane Building Company Change Order 18
x. Driscoll Project: Gilbane Building Company Change Order 19
xi. Driscoll Project: Gilbane Building Company Change Order 20
6:05 PM (20 minutes)
2. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT (Linus Guillory)
a. Spotlight on Excellence
6:25 PM (15 minutes)
3. FAREWELL AND THANK YOU TO DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT
FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING LESLEY RYAN MILLER (David Pearlman)
6:40 PM (15 minutes)
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
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,
December 15, 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.
6:55 PM (1 hour and 55 minutes)
5. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS OF CURRENT ISSUES
6:55 PM (40 minutes)
a. FY 2023 Hiring Profile and Diversity Recruiting/Retention Efforts (Tye’sha Fluker and
Jenee Uttaro)
7:35 PM (45 minutes)
b. Report on Child Study Teams and Multi-tiered Systems of Support (Lesley Ryan Miller
and the New Teacher Center)
8:20 PM (30 minutes)
c. Update on 2022-2023 District/Superintendent Goals/Priorities
and Update on Strategic Planning Process (Linus Guillory)
8:50 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)
i. Possible Vote on School Committee 2023 Legislative Priorities
f. Negotiations (Andy Liu)
g. Policy (David Pearlman)
h. Additional Liaisons and Updates
9:20 PM (5 minutes)
7. NEW BUSINESS
9:25 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 7, to review and approve executive session minutes from the following meeting:
December 8, 2022
9. ADJOURNMENT