DOCKET
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2023
6:00 PM – 9:30 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 (David Pearlman)
a. Consent Agenda
i. Past Record: December 15, 2022 School Committee Meeting
ii. Acceptance of Funds to Establish Awards for 10 9th Grade Avid Readers
iii. Student Trip: Brookline High School to New York City; February 8, 2023
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 (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,
January 5, 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 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.
6:45 PM (2 hours)
5. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS OF CURRENT ISSUES
6:45 PM (30 minutes)
a. Presentation of School Improvement Plans (Brookline Early Education Program (BEEP)
Interim Principal Margaret Eberhardt, Florida Ruffin Ridley Principal Jennifer
Buller, and Runkle Principal Donna Finnegan)
7:15 PM (45 minutes)
b. Report on Pierce Relocation Options Forum and Survey Results,
Discussion, and Possible Vote (Pierce Principal Jamie Yadoff)
8:00 PM (30 minutes)
c. Brookline Adult and Community Education (BACE) Program Update (BACE Director
Michelle McGlone)
8:30 PM (15 minutes)
d. Updates on FY 2023 and FY 2024 Budgets
8:45 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)
f. Negotiations (Andy Liu)
g. Policy (David Pearlman)
h. Additional Liaisons and Updates
9:15 PM (5 minutes)
7. NEW BUSINESS
9:20 PM (10 minutes)
8. PROPOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion to meet in Executive Session, pursuant to Massachusetts General laws chapter 30A section 21(a)
for Purpose 7, to review and approve executive session minutes from the following meeting: December 15, 2022
9. ADJOURNMENT