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Minutes of the Site Council meeting <br />April 22,2024 <br />Attendees:Gerardo Martinez,Maris Joniec <br />Agenda <br />Parking Challenges Update,Part III <br />Metco Restructuring <br />Kindergarten Registration <br />Staffing/Budget <br />School Innovation Plan,2024-2027 <br />Parking Challenges,Part III <br />The district HR Director has been liaising between the school department and town facilities and other <br />relevant town committees.She has met with town traffic safety and engineers.She has done a fine job <br />coordinating lots of moving pieces. <br />The initial plan for the spring,once we get the go ahead,is to have 22 spaces along the curb all the way <br />down to the crosswalk used regularly by staff.Transportation and facilities measured and believe there is <br />enough space for cars and buses to go around parked cars.We will pick a week in May to pilot and <br />monitor. <br />Metco Restructuring <br />We talked about the main reasons for this shift next year.Metco students will consolidate from six <br />schools to three schools.Estabrook METCO families will transition to another school.The following is <br />from a communication from the superintendent: <br />What are the potential benefits to the reorganization? <br />○Boston students will have a larger cohort of African American/Black peers in their <br />classrooms,which may be socially and academically beneficial. <br />○Boston students will have access to more culturally responsive academic support in <br />classrooms.For example,literacy coaches and teachers can consolidate efforts and <br />work together to support more students in a given classroom. <br />○Boston students will have a shorter commute,as we will be able to consolidate buses <br />for elementary students attending the same three schools.We estimate that this <br />change will result in a 45-minute shorter commute for Boston elementary students. <br />○Boston students may have greater access to educators of color.When students of <br />color are able to learn from educators of color,the outcomes are more favorable.The <br />reality is that the teaching profession in the United States is predominantly white. <br />While we have made great strides in recruitment and retention locally,we can <br />always do more. <br />○Boston families will benefit from improved communication in schools. <br />○Increased targeted opportunities for staff training on working with students of color <br />and addressing teacher bias.