2021.10.27 buildbps sc presentation updated

BuildBPS Update

Boston Public Schools

Dr. Brenda Cassellius, Superintendent

Nathan Kuder, Chief Financial Officer

Capital Plan Must Be Driven By Student Outcomes

Equitable Academic Access● Predictable pathways● Access to high quality Pre-K● Graduate students ready for

college, career, and life

Excellent Buildings

● Launch a cycle of new school buildings

● Give students excellent options close to home

● Renovate existing facilities

Predictability and Transparency

● Authentic partnership in decision making

● Equity-centered strategic planning

● Transparency in our data to empower our community

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Highlights from the Capital Budget May 2021 Presentation

❏ Closure and reconfiguration of the Irving and Timilty Middle Schools at the end of SY21-22

❏ K-6 Expansions

❏ 7-12 Planning and Engagement

Equitable Access Excellent Buildings

❏ Closure of the Jackson Mann School; future Allston- Brighton K-6

❏ Continuation of the Carter School and EMK Academy projects

❏ Edwards School renovation and submission of the Horace Mann School as an MSBA Project

Predictability and Transparency

❏ Publication of six Racial Equity Planning Tool documents

❏ Continued community conversations in collaboration with the Public Facilities Department

❏ Community engagement schedule

Tonight’s Capital Project Update

Launch

December: Proposals and priorities for upcoming projects presented to School Committee

BBPS at CERT: 1-2 weeks following SC Meeting

Design

February/March: First round of engagement meetings, next FY budget proposal.

BBPS at CERT: 1-2 weeks prior to SC Meeting

Update

May/June: Updates on progress, planning and budgeting. MSBA approvals, list of final projects for SC votes for Fall


Vote

October: Final proposals on actions requiring SC Vote (culmination of engagement), REPT Final Publications, additional engagement meetings


Annual Schedule of BuildBPS Projects, Community Discussions, & Decision Making

BuildBPS - our facilities and capital plan - is informed by equity analyses and continual stakeholder engagement

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BuildBPS Sessions for Community Feedback in 2021

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DATE MEETING NAME # OF ATTENDEES ~# of BPS staff and interpreters

5/5 Jackson Mann 156 (Zoom #) 15

5/11 Irving 42 (Zoom #) 15

5/11 Timilty 53 (Zoom #) 15

5/20 CEAC 5

5/27 BCLA/McCormack 35

6/1 Irving 55

6/2 Timilty 43

6/8 East Boston Expansion 70

6/8 Edwards 170 (Zoom #) 15

9/21 Horace Mann 87 (Zoom #) 15

9/21 Jackson Mann 68 (Zoom #) 15

9/24 Charlestown 24 (Zoom #) 5

9/27 Timilty 44 (Zoom #) 15

9/28 Irving 51 (Zoom #) 15

Total 903 125

Total Minus BPS Staff 778

Results from the BuildBPS Racial Equity Tool Analyses: Mitigation Strategies

❏ Community engagement has been ongoing, including communication to families, staff, and community partners

❏ Communication to families and meetings have been provided in all of the major languages that address the needs of the school communities

❏ Special Education and English Learner students to be provided with individual counseling to address student/family concerns

❏ Transition funding has been allocated to support students

❏ Staff will work with Office of Human Capital (OHC) and Recruitment, Cultivation and Diversity (RCD) to determine options for transitioning roles

Equity-based Mitigation Strategies

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School Reconfigurations

Requested Votes

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● Close the Jackson Mann K-8 School at the end of the 2021-22 school year

● Close the Washington Irving Middle School at the end of the 2021-22 school year

● Close the James P Timilty Middle School at the end of the 2021-22 school year

Status of remaining middle schools

School Status

Edwards Closed as of June 2021. Plan for continued community engagement to determine further use of the school building

McCormack Reconfigured to 7-12 starting September 2021

Timilty Proposed for closure June 2022

Irving Proposed for closure June 2022

UP Academy Boston

Will continue to serve grades 6-8 through at least SY22-23.

Frederick Will continue to serve grades 6-8 and be the swing site for the Carter School through at least SY23-24.

Starting in January 2022 at the earliest, students will re-enter the school choice process for Fall 2022

❏ Grade 8 students will transition to a BPS school serving grade 9 in Fall 2022. Grade 9 school choice begins in January 2022.

How are we supporting student and families through this transition?

❏ Students in all impacted grades will receive priority in the student assignment process for their new school for September of 2022.

❏ For current grade K1, 5 and 6 students, the choice process begins in January 2022.

❏ For current students in grades K2, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 7, the choice process begins in February 2022.

School Choice and Process by

Grade

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More Supports for Students and Families:

❏ Transition coordinator for each school

❏ The district is finalizing the hiring of school-based transition coordinators whose role is to support students and families through the transition

❏ They will provide one-on-one transition services and case management for students

❏ They will partner with other school staff and district offices to coordinate resources and services for students and families

❏ Welcome Services

❏ Will host Satellite offices (Pop-up Center) to support families

❏ Work with Family Liaison to inform families of Showcase of Schools and School Preview Times.

❏ All families will receive Continuous Choice forms to support families with the transfer and registration process

Student and Family

Supports

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Recruitment/ Cultivation

(Hiring Supports)

Cultivation:Teacher Pipeline

ProgramsPathway Programs

Cultivation:MTEL Prep Program,

Licensure Consultation

HIGH PRIORITY EMPLOYEE SUPPORTS

Diversity Programs & Retention

Support for Educators of

Color

More information: www.teachboston.org/events; Questions: [email protected]

http://www.teachboston.org/events

Long-term plan for excellent buildings: renovation of existing facilities

Middle school closures remain a necessary driver of the available K-6 pathways for SY22-23

James P. Timilty Middle School Washington Irving Middle School

There is no definite proposal for the Timilty school building yet. This building could be used as a K-6, 7-12, or swing space.

A community process will be held over the coming months to determine which existing school(s) will move into the school building

The building is being proposed to be repurposed as a K-6 school, which would serve as a permanent solution for the Roslindale K-5s.

A community process will be held to determine which existing school(s) will move into the school building

K-6 Expansions

Our objective is to map out the path to K-6 for most elementary schools over the next several years. For our assessment, we used four areas of impact for prioritization:

K-6 Pathway Framework

Impacted by school closures

Current building capacity for expansion

Current expandable lot capacity

Path to permanent solution

Addressing schools impacted by school closure is our first priority in order to re-configure enrollment capacity.

Assessing which schools have space in their current building to go K-6 with no or minor changes to programming and/or the facility

Exploring whether there is room to add a modular as a temporary solution

Where temporary or less than ideal solutions are required, we also consider the path to more sustainable solutions, including repurposing existing school buildings

Revisiting Phase II for K-6 Expansions and New Buildings

As announced on May 12, 2021, BuildBPS aims to establish three new K-6 school buildings:

1. Dorchester PK-6 (new school site needed)

2. Roxbury PK-6 (new school site needed)

3. Allston-Brighton PK-6 (repurposing of the current Jackson-Mann building site via MSBA project application process)

While these new builds may serve as a long-term solution, we do not project these new builds to begin site and school selection until 2026, making it the least favorable solution for schools that urgently need expansion capabilities

Elementary schools impacted by middle school closures

Schools with guaranteed pathways to the Timilty and Irving need new grade 6 options

James P. Timilty Middle School Washington Irving Middle School

Impacted schools: Blackstone, Mendell Impacted schools: Bates, Mozart, Philbrick, Sumner, Chittick, Grew

Not Impacted by

Middle School Closure

Continued Planning for K-6 Pathway

● Blackstone● Mendell● Sumner

● Mozart● Philbrick● Bates*● Chittick*● Grew*

● Mason ● Mather ● Russell● Dudley Street NCS● Quincy Elementary● UP Holland

● Ellis ● Holmes ● John F. Kennedy ● Taylor ● Winship ● Winthrop

Impacted by Middle School

Closure

Convert to K-6 in SY22-23

*Requires modular classrooms

We are pursuing two options for Blackstone, Mendell and Sumner for SY22-23 ● Due to physical space limitations, these schools are not

able to add grade 6 in SY22-23

● We are pursuing two options for SY22-23:

1) Provide a guaranteed pathway to a different school2) Give families a priority during the student

assignment lottery

● We will work with school leaders and communities to determine which option families prefer before presenting a final recommendation in December

● We will continue to work towards grade 6 solutions for SY23-24 and beyond

Grade 6 options for schools with

disrupted pathways

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We have worked with the school leaders to host the following community meetings:

● Mendell Community Meeting: Thursday, Nov 4, 2021 at 6-7 PM (Languages: Spanish)

● Blackstone Community Meeting: Tuesday, Nov 9, 2021 at 6-7 PM (Languages: Spanish)

● Sumner Community Meeting: Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 6-7 PM (Languages: Spanish and Haitian Creole)Timeline for

Engagement

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7-12 Expansions

With the closure of the Timilty and Irving we know there is a need to add more 7th and 8th grade seats General Education

❏ There are roughly 90 general education students in each grade.

❏ We estimate there are enough empty seats in 6/7-12s to serve 45 of those students in grade 7 and 30 in grade 8, leaving an unmet need of about 45 to 60 students per grade.

English Learners

❏ There are currently 7 grade 6 and 13 grade 7 students in SEI programs.

❏ There are sufficient empty seats in 6/7-12 schools to accommodate these students.

Students in Special Education Programs

❏ There are 9 grade 6 and 18 grade 7 inclusion students. Serving them in 6/7-12 schools likely requires expanding inclusion seats.

❏ There are currently 4 total grade 6 and 7 students assigned to the EI-Internalizing program at the Irving, though there were 10 students per grade assigned before the pandemic.

Timilty, Irving, and Jackson-

Mann Enrollment

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Program alignment with Timilty, Irving, and Jackson-Mann

pathways

Space within the building for expansion

Impact on schools currently serving 7th

and 8th grades

Planning High Schools serving

grades 9-12

Addressing student pathways disrupted by school closure is our first priority; we want to ensure program match and geographic proximity

Assessing which schools have space in their current building to add 7th and 8th grades with no or minor changes to programming and/or the facility

Estimating how the additional capacity in the middle grades may disrupt or reinforce pathways for K-6, K-8, Middle Schools, and other high school programs

Considering the implications for 9-12 Schools. Some of our schools do not have near term solutions to add 7th and 8th grades; others will be part of our permanent 9-12 portfolio.

Our objective is to map out the path to 7-12 high schools to fulfill our goals for high school redesign over the next few years. In the meantime, we need to expand some programs after

considering the following four factors:

7-12 Pathway Framework

Program alignment with Timilty and Irving

pathways

Space within the building for expansion

Impact on schools currently serving 7th

and 8th grades

Planning High Schools serving

grades 9-12

Programming needs of Timilty and Irving

● Emotional Impairment - Internalizing

● Specific Learning Disability

● Inclusion● SEI - Spanish● General Education

9-12 schools with space:● Brighton● Burke ● CASH● English● Excel

● K-8 and MS

Non-exam 6/7-12 Schools:● BCLA-McCormack ● Boston Green● Charlestown● Dearborn● East Boston● Henderson K-12 ● Josiah Quincy Upper● Lyon Upper● New Mission● Quincy Upper● TechBoston

9-12 schools without space to expand:

● ACC● BAA● BINcA● Fenway● Kennedy Health

Careers● Madison Park● Muniz ● Snowden

Our current assessment of potential changes to high school programs

7-12 Pathway Framework

For next school year, Fall 2022, we will add 7th & 8th Grades at The English High School.

● This provides a clear pathway for students while minimizing the disruption to other school communities and addresses unmet seat needs in the district.

● This is the only high school with the Emotional Impairment - Internalizing program that has physical space to expand.SY 22-23

7-12 Expansions

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To determine the next 7-12 school expansions and to understand the impact of these expansions on our K-8 schools, we will engage with the community by school situation

● Individual community meetings with 9-12 schools with space: Brighton, Burke, CASH, English, Excel

● Joint community meetings with schools organized by category (4 separate community meetings):

○ K-8

○ Middle Schools

○ Non-exam 6/7-12 Schools

○ 9-12 schools without space to expand

Organizing to Engage

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We will engage with individual school communities to convert some K-8s to K-6s

K-8 Engagement & Considerations

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Grade 8 We should consider removing under-utilized and small 7th and 8th grade programs in K-8 schools to free up classrooms to...

Grade 7

Grade 6

Grade 5

Strengthen programs for special education and English learners and expand art, music, therapeutic and other support spaces in the middle elementary grades, and

Grade 4

Grade 3

Grade 2

Grade 1

Grade K2Fulfill our commitment to universal K1 and expand access to our high quality early childhood programs K0-K2

Grade K1

Grade K0

School Temporary Relocation (Swing Space)

Temporary swing space identification process

● Internal team assessed current building portfolio

● Considerations when determining swing space:

○ Estimated Physical Space

○ Educational Program Fit

○ Construction & Renovations Timeline

○ School Community Fit

○ Available Classrooms

○ ADA Compliance

○ HVAC

Process & Approach

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Temporary swing space for SY21-22

● Carter School

○ The school will move to the Frederick Middle School SY22-23 while their school construction is being completed. Design work is being finalized.

● EMK Academy

○ Currently, the school community is located in the Endicott School through June 2022. We have signed a letter of intent to relocate the school in SY22-23 at 384 Warren Street. A lease agreement will be signed in the coming weeks

● Horace Mann

○ The school community will be temporarily moved to the Edwards School in SY22-23 as we work to submit the HM school for our next MSBA proposal

Temporary School

Locations

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Questions

Appendix

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UpcomingCommunity Meetings

Date TopicThursday, Nov 4 | 6-7 PM Mendell Elementary School Community Meeting

Tuesday, Nov 9 | 6-7 PM Blackstone Elementary School Community Meeting

Thursday, Nov 18 | 6-7 PM Sumner Elementary School Community Meeting

bostonpublicschools.org/buildbps | [email protected]

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/buildbps

mailto:[email protected]

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High Priority Hiring Supports

Hiring Supports - Exclusive Events● Recruitment, Cultivation and Diversity Supports Information

Session, October 4, 3:30pm - for ● Recruitment Fair for All BPS Experienced Teachers,

March 10, 5:30-7:00

Hiring Supports - Priority Access● Early registration for all Recruitment and Cultivation Events● Early Invitation to the Early Hiring Pool ● Early Review for Priority Pool Status

Hiring Supports - Priority Registration for Workshops● Cover Letter/Resume Workshop, October 20, 5:30-7:00● Interviewing Workshop, November 17, 5:30-7:00● Demo lesson preparation Workshop, January 11, 5:30-7:00● Recruitment Fair for Experienced Teachers, March 10, 5:30-7:00

Hiring Supports - Licensure ● Pathways Programs for Professional Preparation and Licensure for

ESL, Severe Disabilities, and Moderate Disabilities ● MTEL Prep Support

Equity Analysis: Enrollment by student race/ethnicity numbers

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Middle School Closures

Data Point Timilty Irving Overall District (Grades 6-8)

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity (October 2021)*N size <=6

Asian: * (*%)Black: 68 (33%)Latinx: 121 (59%)White: * (*%)Other: 7 (3%)

Asian: * (*%)Black: 60 (44%)Latinx: 68 (50%)White: * (*%)Other: * (*%)

Asian: 997 (10%)Black: 3,112 (31%)Latinx: 4,409 (44%)White: 1,308 (13%)Other: 285 (3%)

Enrollment by Economic Disadvantage, Disability and English Learner Status(October 2021)

Econ Dis: 162 (79%)SWD: 59 (29%)English Learners: 59 (29%)


Econ Dis: 33,674 (69%)SWD: 9,255 (18%)English Learners: 14,524 (29%)


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School Temporary Relocation (Swing Space)

Data Point EMK Academy Carter School Overall District


Asian: 7 (2%)Black: 128 (33%)Latinx: 230 (59%)White: 18 (5%)Other: 10 (3%)

Asian: * (*%)Black: 12 (44%)Latinx: 9 (33%)White: * (*%)Other: * (*%)





Econ Dis:33,674 (69%)SWD: 9,255 (18%)English Learners: 14,524 (29%)


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Building Emergencies

Data Point Jackson Mann K-8

Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Overall District



Asian: * (*%)Black: 22 (31%)Latinx: 34 (49%)White: 9 (13%)Other: * (*%)





Econ Dis:33,674 (69%)SWD: 9,255 (18%)English Learners: 14,524 (29%)

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Current Options for Families Impacted by the Jackson Mann Closure

Elementary Schools● Baldwin (K0-2)● Winship

K-8 Schools:● Edison K-8● Gardner Pilot K-8● Lyon K-8

6-12 or 7-12 Schools:● Boston Green Academy

Other Citywide 6-12 or 7-12 Schools:● Charlestown 7-12

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Schools with Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Programs

Elementary Schools● Baldwin (K0-2)● Winship

K-8 Schools:● Edison K-8● Gardner Pilot K-8● Lyon K-8

6-12 or 7-12 Schools:● Boston Green Academy

Other Citywide 6-12 or 7-12 Schools:● Charlestown 7-12

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Current Options for Families Impacted by the Timilty Closure

K-8 Schools:● Orchard Gardens K-8 (Roxbury)● Tobin K-8 (Mission Hill)● Higginson-Lewis K-8 (Roxbury)● Trotter K-8 (Roxbury)● King K-8 (Dorchester)

6-12 or 7-12 Schools:● Dearborn STEM Academy

(Roxbury)● BCLA/McCormack (Dorchester)

Other Citywide 6-12 or 7-12 Schools:● New Mission (Hyde Park)● TechBoston (Dorchester)

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Current Options for Families Impacted by the Irving Closure

K-8 Schools:● BTU K-8 (Jamaica Plain)● Haley K-8 (Roslindale)● Mildred Ave K-8 (Mattapan)● Young Achievers K-8 (Mattapan)

6-12 or 7-12 Schools:● New Mission (Hyde Park)● TechBoston (Dorchester)

Other Citywide 6-12 or 7-12 Schools:● BCLA/McCormack (Dorchester)● Dearborn STEM Academy (Roxbury)

▫ School Committee & City Council budget presentations

▫ Capital Budget Proposal

▫ Schedule of upcoming engagement opportunities

For more information, please visit:

www.bostonpublicschools.org/budget and www.bostonpublicschools.org/buildbps

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