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DOCKET
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 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 are available on the PSB Website. https://www.brookline.k12.ma.us/Page/2087
NOTE: All times are approximate.
6:00 PM (10 minutes)
1. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
a. Consent Agenda
i. Acceptance of Gifts
ii. BHS Project: Gilbane Change Order 24
iii. BHS Project: Weston and Sampson Engineers, Contract Amendment No. 1
b. Possible Vote to Approve Contract with I. W. Harding Construction, of West Bridgewater, MA for $2,063,718.01 for Tappan Roadway Improvements
c. Possible Vote to approve the Project Scope and Budget Agreement between the Town of Brookline and the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) for the Pierce School Project, to authorize Town Administrator Charles Carey to execute and deliver said Agreement, and to authorize Town Administrator Charles Carey, Superintendent Linus Guillory and Project Administrator Tony Guigli, or their designees, to make final, binding decisions on behalf of the Town of Brookline with respect to the Proposed Project.
6:10 PM (20 minutes)
2. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT 
a. Spotlight on Excellence
6:30 PM (15 minutes)
3. 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, March 16, 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 (1 hour and 50 minutes)
4. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS OF CURRENT ISSUES 
6:45 PM (1 hour and 30 minutes)
a. Middle School Program Review Final Report
8:15 PM (20 minutes) 
b. FY 2024 Budget Update/Discussion
8:35 PM (10 minutes)
5. SCHOOL COMMITTEE ACTIONS 
a. Possible vote to retroactively change the FY23 User Fees to second lunch free for students who are free/reduced lunch eligible.
b. Proposed Revision of the Public Schools of Brookline Substance Use Prevention and Education Policy (2nd Reading/Possible Vote)
8:45 PM (30 minutes)
6. 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
9:15 PM (5 minutes)
7. NEW BUSINESS
9:20 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) (Paraprofessionals) if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining and litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares.
9. ADJOURNMENT