Vision: A nation-leading, student-centered public school district providing equitable, and excellent, well-rounded education that prepares every student for success in college, career, and life.
Mission: Every child, in every classroom, in every school gets what they need
Friday Flyer
May, 6, 2022
Please complete this google form to submit announcements for the "Friday Flyer."
Important Dates |
May - National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Continuing through June 3 Math/STE MCAS
May 8 - Mother’s Day
May 15 - Summative Evaluations for all 1-year plans (provisional & perm) and 2nd year of 2-year plans
May 19 - All School Leader PD
May 30 - Memorial Day - No School
May 30 - MAP ELA Fluency/Growth & Math Window Opens
June 1 - Formatives for Year 1 of 2-year self directed plans
Office of the Superintendent |
School & Community Events - Superintendent Invites: If your school is hosting a weekend outdoor event, please let Dr. Cassellius know!
New School Leader Appointments
New School Leader appointments can be found here.
Department Leaders: The Guide to BPS Needs Final Edits
All department leaders, check your section(s) of the Guide to BPS. Sign off (comment) if the text is good. Edit text that needs changing. This is a hard deadline. There will be no edits after 5/13. Questions contact Wendy Feign wfeign@bostonpublicschools.org
Workplace Well-being & Stress Management - May 13, 2022, 1:00-2:30PM
Learn to explore how one's roles and responsibilities impact stress in one's life, work through everyday causes of stress and engage healthy coping strategies to help decrease stress. To Register: Search for the session title in Vector Ed+. Contact Dr. Myisha Rodrigues, mrodrigues@bostonpublicschools.org
Division of Academics |
DATE CHANGE: LATF Meeting #4, 5/23/22
In response to LATF feedback, the final LATF meeting for SY21-22 has been rescheduled to take place on May 23, 2022. Agenda and more info to follow. LATF Resource Central. Questions contact Ignacio Chaparro, ichaparro@bostonpublicschools.org
EL Education + Boston 6th Grade Introduction
All schools that will be implementing EL Education for 6th grade are invited to a virtual introduction to EL on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 4:30pm – 5:30pm, Zoom Link, questions contact Stacie Withington, swithington@bostonpublicschools.org
May New Teacher Developers (NTDs) PD
NTDs should choose which May NTD PD to attend: May 9th 3:30-5:30 PM, May 10th 4:00-6:00 PM, or May 12th 5:00-7:00 PM. Zoom link can be found on the NTD Google Classroom, and in the May NTD Newsletter. Questions contact Kaitlin Torossian ntdprogram@bostonpublicschools.org
New Teacher Institute 2022 - August 15th, 16th & 17th
New Teacher Institute (NTI) is for all incoming new/first year teachers to BPS. New hires should complete the New Teacher Welcome Survey to be registered for the event. More details coming soon! Contact Kaitlin Torossian ntdprogram@bostonpublicschools.org
Haitian Heritage Month
OEL and our community partners invite you to celebrate Haitian history, culture, music, dance, & storytelling! Friday 5/6, 5/20, and 5/27 @ 6-8PM. Zoom Meeting ID: 881 1640 8958. Flyer and Registration. Question contact Body Homicile, bhomicile@bostonpublicschools.org
AAPI Heritage Month: Family Scavenger Hunt contest
In honor of AAPI heritage month in May, BPS families are invited to participate in a Scavenger Hunt with a chance to win New England Aquarium tickets by exploring AAPI languages and cultures! Flyers and Contest form. Contact Melody Soltani or Phuongdai Nguyen, ellparentteam@bostonpublicschools.org
Immigrant Heritage Month
June is Immigrant Heritage Month and the City of Boston Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement would like to invite your classroom to help us celebrate! As the butterfly is often a symbol of migration, we will have a butterfly exhibit in City Hall. The paper butterflies will be decorated by the students and will hang from a ceiling. We hope this project will inspire your students to take pride in their own cultures and identities. Would you and your classroom be interested in participating? If so, learn more and please fill our interest form by Friday, May 13, 2022.
ACCESS Data Post-Reporting Validation & Accommodation
In preparation for the 5/24-6/1 ACCESS data validation window, test coordinators and COSE should collaborate to ensure all accommodations provided to students and any relevant “DNS” codes are recorded. More details here. Contact Carmen Livesay, access-test-help@bostonpublicschools.org
Division of Accountability |
Now Updated: Panorama Student Success Data Exports
ODA is sharing complete exports of each school's support notes and tier 2-3 plans data from Panorama Student Success. Exports come out bi-monthly. Instructions here explain how to access them. Contact David Fisher & Isabel Guo: mtssdata@bostonpublicschools.org
New Alerts Feature in Panorama Student Success
Panorama Student Success recently launched a new feature that allows educators to personalize their notification settings. This new feature responds to feedback from many BPS educators. Contact David Fisher and Isabel Guo: mtssdata@bostonpublicschools.org
Modified CD May 2022 Iteration
The window for the Modified CD May 2022 Iteration is now open. Information related to the district certification approach, next steps for schools and timeline for submission can be found here. Contact Ileana Gruia igruia@bostonpublicschools.org
MCAS Date Reminders:
May 25: Last Day to administer MCAS Grade 10 Math tests
June 3: Last Day to administer MCAS Grades 3-8 Math and STE tests
June 7: First Day to administer MCAS HS STE tests
June 10: Last Day to administer MCAS HS STE tests
Division of Equity, Strategy & Opportunity Gaps |
Educators of Color Night - Thursday, May 12th at 5pm-7pm!
Click here to register to the Educators of Color Night sponsored by the Boston Teachers Union
BPS Hiring is live. See Flyers Here and here: Recruitment Event Flyer for more information.
Become a substitute teacher! Applications are posted Here and reviewed on a rolling basis.
DESE Emergency SPED, ESL, and Digital Literacy licenses Extension
MA DESE opened the application process to extend Emergency SPED, ESL, and Digital Literacy licenses to June 2023 on ELAR. This booklet, "How to Apply for the Emergency Extension," will be of interest to teachers with emergency licenses in these fields. Applicants will need to document that they have met the content knowledge of the license. Please share the booklet with your network.
Questions: Nick Balasalle, Director, Pathway Programs, nbalasalle@bostonpublicschools.org
Bilingual Education/Accelerated Community to Teacher Program: Apply Today!
This program is for those who aspire to become anti-racist, critically conscious teachers with the tools to interrogate anti-Black racism, linguistic biases and to create culturally affirming classrooms so their students experience unprecedented social and academic achievement. We offer SEI Endorsement for all candidates, and Bilingual Education Endorsement as you earn your provisional license with free MTEL prep courses and Bilingual Education endorsement. In your first year as a teacher, we support you in the DESE-approved BPS Teaching Fellowship for Initial Licensure in ESL and/or Special Education or Bilingual Education Special Education Certification. Deadline to apply: June 1, 2022 Check our stats. Apply today: here Email: diversity-ACTT@bostonpublicschools.org
Division of Finance |
Boston Education Fund (BEDF) Update
The Boston Education Fund (BEDF) - formally known as Boston Educational Development Foundation - has recently announced they have updated their BEDF Indirect Rate Policy, effective July 1, 2022.
The BEDF Team will be hosting a series of Office Hours to work with you and answer any specific questions regarding this policy update. Sign up for a 30-minute meeting with the BEDF Team here.
Questions: Pamela Leins, pleins@bedf.org
Division of Human Capital |
<Urgent> Updates to PeopleSoft - Impacts on Stipends, Staffing and Payroll
The City of Boston is upgrading its BAIS HCM (PeopleSoft) system, which will result in accelerated scheduling of payroll, as well as processing blackout periods for payroll, stipend, and new hires while the system is taken offline for upgrades.
Staffing - Waivers Updates
Staffing Team
We have announced changes to impacted school leaders, but want to be sure to broadly announce and welcome Laureen Chalumeau as the new Secondary Staffing Coordinator and appreciate Lauren McLean-Britt for her supporting the Region 1 Schools as a staffing coordinator for Region 1.
Cluster Subs
As we approach the close of the year, we are going to phase out hiring of any new district funded cluster subs. We will accept new district funded cluster subs for hire through only through Thursday May 12th for internal candidates and Tuesday May 10th for external candidates.
Central Office Evaluations End-of-Year SY21-22
Please see the memo linked here outlining evaluation processes for Central Office staff for the 2021-2022 year. All central office managerial employees will use Vector Evaluations. Email eval@bostonpublicschools.org
EoY Evals for School-Based Educators & Staff
Please see the End-of-Year Evaluations SY21-22 memo for information about each school-based employee group's evaluation process and deadlines. Email eval@bostonpublicschools.org
Save the Date: Friday, June 24, 2022
Please save the date for Al Taylor’s Retirement gathering. June 24, 2022, 6:00-10:00PM at Venezia’s Restaurant, Dorchester. Stay tuned for further information.
Division of Schools |
Equity Forum Masterclass
Administrative Team Members are invited to the upcoming Why I Do What I Do! Through the Equity Forum Masterclass. This forum will provide you with an opportunity to apply storytelling to telling your story about your own experiences around Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging. Hear more information and sign up now to reserve your seat at the EQUITY FORUM MASTERCLASS virtually on May 17, 2022 from 6 pm - 7:30 pm. Please share this opportunity with your network.
Latinos For Education
Latinos for Education is now accepting applications for their Aspiring Latino Leaders Fellowship. The Aspiring Latino Leaders Fellowship is a 9-month program that supports Latino education leaders to advance in their leadership journey and ultimately expand their sphere of influence in the education sector, so more of our students succeed. More information including the application can be found here.
New Electronic Form: Suspension Appeal Hearing Form for Parents
An electronic Short/Long Term, Indefinite Suspension, and Expulsion appeal hearing form has been created for parents to appeal disciplinary actions. This form will be included in the new Code Attachments for SY 22-23.
RJ Training Institute
Please see the attached flyer here with the registration link for the upcoming June RJ Training Institute (6/7, 14, 21). Priority will be given to our Social Workers, Boston Community Hub Schools school-based teams (educators, admin and other staff), and Safety Services Specialists. All are welcome to register through the embedded link. The RJ team will confirm your registration via email.
COVID-19 Test Update
The lab will be closed at noon on Monday May 9th through 6am Tuesday May 10th. Monday COVID-19 samples will be collected and delivered to the lab per schedule. Once the lab opens, they are adding additional staff so we don't expect much of a delay in getting back the COVID-19 test results. The PCs and Nurses are aware of the potential delay.