Commission to Advise on Spending of $400 Million in BPS

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Updates Here

BPS is expecting $400M via the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund.

Grounded in the community-driven strategic plan, BPS will invest these one-time federal relief funds to return well, recover strong, and reimagine what's possible for our students.Superintendent Cassellius has formed a Commission to represent the voices of key BPS audiences and advise on the best way to invest federal relief funds. The Commission will host 5 meetings that will be open to the public and at the end of each meeting there will be a public comment period. There will also be a 30 day review and comment period from July 1 to July 30 on the final recommendations of the commission to the Superintendent.

MEET THE COMMISSION

Commission Meetings: 

Thursday, May 13, 5:00pmThursday, May 27, 5:00pmThursday, June 10, 5:00pmSunday, June 27, 5:00pmThursday, July 1, 5:00pmZoom links and sign up for public comment coming soon! BPS School & District Leaders:Dania Vazquez, Head of School - Margarita MunizGrace Wai, School Superintendent/Executive Team MemberKarla Jenkins, Principal of Higginson Inclusion School (K0-2)BPS Stakeholders:Ayele Shakur, Opportunity and Achievement Gaps Task ForceRuby Reyes, Boston Education Justice Alliance (BEJA)Suzanne Lee, English Language Learner Task ForceBPS Parents:Roxanne Harvey, President - Boston SPED PACTBD, Citywide Parent Council RepresentativeBoston School Committee:Alex Oliver-Davila, Chair of BPS School CommitteeJeri Robinson, Member of BPS School CommitteeBusiness:Jim Rooney, President & CEO -Boston Chamber of CommerceNeil Sullivan, PICCivil Rights:Celina Barrios-Millner, Chief of Equity and InclusionIvan Espinoza-Madrigal, Executive Director - Lawyers for Civil RightsKeith Motley, Urban LeagueMargaret McKenna, Chair of Human RightsTanisha Sullivan, President - NAACPFaith Based/OAG:Matt Thompson, Jubilee Church BostonSam Acevedo, GBLN, HERN, OAG CO-ChairHigher Education:Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, UMASS Boston ChancellorPam Eddinger, President Bunker Hill Community CollegePaul Reville, HarvardValerie Roberson, Roxbury Community CollegePartners:Chris Smith, Boston After School and BeyondPhilanthropy:John Jackson, Schott FoundationLee Pelton, The Boston FoundationStakeholders:Rahn Dorsey, StakeholderStudents:Mercer Xyra, BSAC Student RepresentativeTBD, BSAC Student RepresentativeTeachers & BTU:Jessica Tang, President /Boston Teachers UnionTheresa Garcia de Quevedo, Mildred Ave School