Tuesday's Board of Ed meeting agenda: UPDATED

...squeaked in on the legal posting with fifteen minutes to spare this morning. You can find it here.

It's a two item agenda:

• Boston Public Schools
• "Chronic Absenteeism and Proposed Changes to 2024 District and School Accountability Reporting" with that tagged as "Continuing Discussion and Vote to Solicit Public Comment"

The first, of course, is Boston finally getting to be at the table when they're discussed, as opposed to the Board discussing them in their absence when it's not a posted agenda topic. We will, no doubt, hear about bathrooms and buses, as well as English learners and special education. 
And gosh, watch the gender dynamics on this one.

The second is, of course, the continuation of the "these kids need to get in school, districts!" that we've seen at two meetings now. At the last meeting, the Board was reminded that this is not a matter of state regulation, so there are not requirements around time for public comment of a particular length. However, this is, I'll be honest, not the direction I thought we'd see at this meeting. 
There is, as yet, no backup, so we don't have any idea what is being proposed. Don't you love a surprise?

The meeting is also being held at the McCormick Building in Boston, which requires photo identification and scanning of a metal detector to enter. There appears to continue to be no provision for public comment remotely. 

But if you have thoughts on the above, you should get in touch with the Board. 

UPDATE: The meeting was cancelled this morning, but you should still get in touch with the Board.