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Commission Meetings:
Thursday, May 13, 5:00 pm | Recording & Slides
Translated Slide Deck: Español | العربية | Cabo-Verdiano | 中文 | Français | Kreyòl Ayisyen | Português | Soomaali | Tiếng Việt
Thursday, May 27, 5:00 pm | Recording & Slides
Thursday, June 10, 5:00 pm | Recording & Slides
Thursday, June 24, 5:00 pm | Recording & Slides
Thursday, July 1, 5:00 pm | Recording & Slides
Thursday, July 8, 5:00 pm | Recording & Slides
Each speaker will have three (3) minutes to testify, however, if 20 or more speakers sign up to testify, time will be reduced to two (2) minutes per person. Those who require interpretation services will be allotted an additional two (2) minutes. Written testimony is encouraged and can be sent to Eva Mitchell for distribution to the Committee. Speakers may not reassign their time to others. Speakers must begin their remarks by stating their name, affiliation, and neighborhood of residence. Sign-up for public comment will close at 4:30 pm on the day of the meeting.
Members:
Sam Acevedo, Executive Director, Boston Higher Education Resource Center (HERC); Co-Chair, BPS Opportunity and Achievement Gaps (OAG) Task Force; Member, Greater Boston Latinos Network (GLBN)
Celina Barrios-Millner, Director of Equity and Inclusion, Economic Development Office, City of Boston
Josie Colon, Student, New Mission High School; Member, Boston Student Advisory Council (BSAC)
Rahn Dorsey, Chair, Board of Trustees, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT); Former Chief of Education, City of Boston
Pam Eddinger, President, Bunker Hill Community College
Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, Executive Director, Lawyers for Civil Rights
Theresa Garcia de Quevedo, Educator and Language Acquisition Team Facilitator (LATF), Mildred Ave School
Roxann Harvey, Chair of the Boston Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SpEdPAC)
John Jackson, President and CEO, Schott Foundation for Public Education
Karla Jenkins, Principal, Higginson Inclusion School (K0-2)
Suzanne Lee, Co-Chair, English Language Learner (ELL) Task Force
Margaret McKenna, Chairwoman, Human Rights Commission, City of Boston
Xyra Mercer, Student, Henderson K-12 Inclusion School; Member, Boston Student Advisory Council (BSAC)
Keith Motley, Consultant President/CEO, Urban League Massachusetts; Former Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Boston (UMASS)
Lee Pelton, President and CEO, The Boston Foundation; Former President, Emerson College
Paul Reville, Professor of Practice of Educational Policy and Administration, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Ruby Reyes, Director, Boston Education Justice Alliance (BEJA)
Nicol Riley, Assistant Diversity and Inclusion Co-Chair, Citywide Parent Council (CPC) of the Boston Public Schools
Valerie Roberson, President, Roxbury Community College
Jeri Robinson, Chair, BPS School Committee
Jim Rooney, President and CEO, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Ayele Shakur, CEO, BUILD; Co-Chair, BPS Opportunity and Achievement Gaps (OAG) Task Force
Chris Smith, President and Executive Director, Boston After School and Beyond
Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Boston (UMASS)
Tanisha Sullivan, President, Boston branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Neil Sullivan, Executive Director, Private Industry Council (PIC)
Jessica Tang, President, Boston Teachers Union
Pastor Matt K Thompson, Pastor, Jubilee Church Boston
Dania Vazquez, Head of School, Margarita Muniz Academy
Grace Wai, BPS School Superintendent & Executive Team Member
Lili Wu, Member, BPS District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC)