Rescheduled Community Advisory Board Meeting

The rescheduled Community Advisory Board meeting will take place on Monday, February 9 from 6-8 PM. We will be hearing from the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and members of the Code of Conduct Advisory Committee who will be sharing findings from a recent study on school discipline in Massachusetts and ways that BPS is changing disciplinary policies in the district to expand restorative practices and implement the new Ch. 222 legislation. Please RSVP to Jessica.

History and Social Studies Committee Meeting
We will meet on Tuesday, February 10 from 4-6 PM with the BPS History and Social Studies Department leaders to have a discussion and share some ideas about how to strengthen history and social studies instruction in our schools. If you would like to attend or join the committee, please RSVP to Jessica.
The Massachusetts Asian American Educators Association Lunar New Year Celebration

The Massachusetts Asian American Educators Association (MAAEA) is hosting a get-together to celebrate Tết Nguyên Đán/the Lunar New Year. Come meet other Asian Americans involved with education, learn about MAAEA, and spend time with some good people! Please join us on February 28 from 6 to 8:30 PM @ the Vietnamese American Community Center, 42 Charles Street in Dorchester. Please download the flyer and check out the Facebook event.

QUEST and Citywide Parent Council: BPS Budget Workshop
QUEST and the Citywide Parent Council areco-sponsoring a workshop on the BPS budget next Sunday. “The BPS Budget: How it Works and How Families and Students can Make a Difference” will take place on Sunday, February 8 from 3-5 PM at The Urbano Project, 284 Amory Street, Brewery Complex in Jamaica Plain. See the flyer in English and Spanish.