May 4, 2021

BROCKTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE
George M. Romm Little Theatre, BHS
MAY 4, 2021, 7:00 p.m.
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Dear Visitors:

Welcome to an open meeting of the School Committee.  This is the agenda that will be discussed this evening.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic and State of Emergency, on March 12, 2020, Governor Baker issued an Executive Order Temporarily Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A sec. 20. Pursuant to the Order, public bodies are temporarily relieved from the Open Meeting Law’s requirement that meetings be held in public places, open and physically accessible to the public, so long as measures are taken to ensure public access to the bodies' deliberations "through adequate, alternative means."

This meeting will be held and will be accessible to the public via Brockton Community Access, Brockton Public Schools website, www.bpsma.org, YouTube and Comcast channel 98 and /1071HD Version.

The public can access this meeting via this link:  www.youtube.com/TheBrocktonChannels

I. CALLING OF MEETING TO ORDER/ESTABLISHING A QUORUM/FLAG SALUTE
        
II. HEARING OF VISITORS                                                                                                        
III. CONSENT AGENDA    
        
A. Approval of Minutes:  April 6, 2021 Regular School Committee Meeting                Enc. #1                    
B. Approval of Minutes:  April 6, 2021 Finance Subcommittee Meeting                     Enc. #2        
C. Approval of Minutes:  April 6, 2021 Facilities Usage & Planning Subcommittee Meeting              Enc. #3        
D. Approval of Minutes:  February 2, 2021 Security, Safety, Transportation  Subcommittee Meeting        Enc. #4        
E. Approval of Minutes:  February 2, 2021 Finance Subcommittee Meeting                      Enc. #5        
F. Approval of Minutes:  February 2, 2021 Facilities Usage & Planning Subcommittee Meeting        Enc. #6         
G. Approval of Minutes:  January 19, 2021 Diversity, Race, Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee Meeting    Enc. #7         
H. Approval of Minutes:  January 19, 2021 Policy Subcommittee Meeting                    Enc. #8        
I. Approval of Minutes:  January 12, 2021 Curriculum Subcommittee Meeting                Enc. #9         
J. Acknowledgement of State Delegation for FY21 Earmark Appropriated from MA Department of          Enc. #10      
Conservation and Recreation - $75,000                                
K. Requests for Authorization to Submit Proposals and Expenditure of Funds                Enc. #11      

   1. Executive Office of Education Pre-K to 3 Remote Learning Partnership Grant - $356,381        Enc. #11A   
   2. FY2021 Community Development Block Grant Application to Brockton Redevelopment Authority - $41,245      Enc. #11B  
   3. MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education FAFSA Completion Grant - $25,000    Enc. #11C   
   4. Brockton Cultural Council Grant Program - $4,614                            Enc. #11D    
   5. DESE  FY21 Financial Literary Planning and Implementation Grant - $15,000            Enc. #11E       
   6. Massachusetts Cultural Council STARS Residencies Grant Program - $4,250            Enc. #11F      
   7. DESE  FY21 Safe and Supportive Schools Grant Program - $20,000                     Enc. #11G   
   8. DESE  FY21 Secondary Virtual Course Access Grant - $288,157                    Enc. #11H    
   9. DESE  Integrating SEL into Academic Learning Grant - $10,000                     Enc. #11I     
   10. MA Life Science Center SEM Equipment and Professional Development Grant Program - $77,356    Enc. #11J
   11. DESE  Summer Food Service Grant Program - $14,600                        Enc. #11K
   12. DESE FY21-22 Expanded Learning Time Grant Program - $380,316 ($165,903 FY21 and $214,413 FY22)    Enc. #11L
   13. MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education FY2022 Career and Technical Education Partnership Implementation Grant - $532,600  Enc. #11M
   14. Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military - Connected Schools Grant - $3,000,000        Enc. #11N
15. DESE Student Opportunity Act Evidence-Based Programs Grant - $100,000                Enc. #11O

L. Acceptance of Notification:  Personnel Appointments:  Certified Personnel                Enc. #12
M. Acceptance of Notification: Personnel Appointments:  Non-Certified Personnel                 Enc. #13          
N. Acceptance of Notification: Personnel Actions:  Leaves of Absence, Resignations, Retirements                  Enc. #14  

IV. COMMUNICATION

Elections Commission Request to Use School as Polling Locations (action requested)                 Enc. #15   
             
V. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
    
A. Learning and Teaching                 Enc. #16
          
* Return to Full-Time Learning for BHS & Waiver
* New Graduation Guidance
* Transition to Trimesters K-8
* FY22 Budget Update
    
B. Items to Refer to Subcommittee                 Enc. #17

* Public Hearing – FY2022 School Budget – Tuesday, May 11, 2021
* Public Hearing – FY2022 School Choice – Tuesday, May 18, 2021       
         
VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

* Brockton High School, MSBA Statement of Interest (SOI) Plan to submit
* Approval of Bid Review Subcommittee Meeting, May 4, 2021
 
VII. NEW BUSINESS

Early Education Extended Day Rate Increase (action requested)                 Enc. #18
    
VIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION

School Committee will go into Executive Session:  Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(3), to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining, Brockton Education Association (BEA), Brockton Education Paraprofessional Association (BEPA), Monitor Teacher Assistant’s (MTA’s), Independent Brockton Administrative Assistants, Technical Employees Association (IBAA and TEA), Brockton Food Service Association, SEIU Local 888, Bus drivers.

   IX.        ADJOURNMENT