Ep. 53, Last Night @ School Committee: 4/6 Meeting Recap

At last night’s meeting, the School Committee heard reports on the Superintendent search, new school buildings and transportation contracts.The meeting began with the Superintendent’s report, in which the Superintendent covered school safety, masking in schools, enrollment and school choice updates that included new data on family choice, and the ongoing State review of Boston Public Schools. The Superintendent mentioned that the State will be providing the district with the results of their review by early-to-mid May. The majority of last night’s meeting featured a long public comment session, with testimony from numerous school communities advocating for support over longstanding issues. The first report of the night was an update on the superintendent search, with Committee members presenting a finalized job description and the naming of the search firm for the search process. Later in the evening, the Committee heard reports on building repairs and the transportation contract with Transdev. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices