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While we have some snow this morning in Metro Detroit, a major winter storm is eyeing southeast Michigan tomorrow. The National Weather Service has posted a Winter Storm Watch from tomorrow morning through Saturday morning.  The Taylor School Board has voted to close several elementary schools in an effort to offset a budget deficit. WWJ's Charlie Langton has the details. (Credit: Getty)

Last night's meeting began with a discussion of a big announcement made the previous day by Mayor Wu and Superintendent Skipper regarding changes to several BPS high schools. On Tuesday, these leaders announced a vision that included relocating the O'Bryant School to the vacant West Roxbury Education Complex in a new, state-of-the-art facility and expanding the Madison Park School to fill the space vacated by the O'Bryant, allowing Madison Park to double its enrollment. Superintendent Skipper reiterated this vision in last night's meeting, and members asked about timeline, budget, and public engagement, noting that members of these communities and School Committee members themselves were not briefed prior to this announcement. The Superintendent's team shared that this work will not begin until 2025 and that a more comprehensive plan will be presented at a later date. The meeting moved on to public comment, where 61 speakers signed up to testify. The majority of comments were from teachers and community members asking the School Committee to support a comprehensive ethnic studies curriculum in the district (School Committee Chair Robinson later noted that she has not seen any written materials on this and requested that these materials be made available prior to the next meeting). Additional testimony was given on four other topics. Many parents testified about Boston Latin Academy Head of School Gavin Smith, whom the Superintendent noted has been the target of complaints from the school community. Others testified about the O'Bryant School announcement, with teachers at the school expressing frustration about not being consulted in the decision. Several parents from the Shaw School spoke about their dissatisfaction with the ongoing merger with the Taylor School, despite the fact that this merger was approved by the Committee last meeting. And several parents and students testified in favor of amending the current exam school policy by changing the allocation of bonus points, adjusting the number of invitations in proportion to the number of applicants per socioeconomic tier, and adding more overall exam school seats, in order to solve for the many qualified students denied a seat under the new admissions protocol. This was the focus of the remainder of the meeting, beginning with a presentation from BPS on data from the recent exam school admissions cycle. The report recapped the reasons for the adoption of the new policy and demonstrated that the policy did succeed in expanding exam school access to a broader array of BPS schools and neighborhoods. At the same time, the data showed that exam school admission was determined primarily by the socioeconomic tier in which a student was placed, with all students in lower tiers accepted compared to less than half of students in higher tiers. Similarly, students in lower tiers were accepted with a composite score as low as 64.8/100, while students in higher tiers were rejected with near-perfect (or, in one case, perfect) scores. Parents have repeatedly testified at School Committee about flaws in the setup of these tiers, with same streets divided into two tiers and vast income disparities within single tiers. Last night, members pressed for reconsidering certain elements of this policy – including awarding bonus points on an individual rather than a schoolwide basis – and for expanding seats so that every eligible student can be awarded an exam school seat, but BPS leaders held firm that they would not consider any changes to this policy for at least five years. The next School Committee meeting will take place Wednesday, June 21 at 5pm on Zoom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last night, the School Committee spent the majority of its time discussing and voting on the Superintendent's final budget recommendation for the next fiscal year. The School Committee was split on the budget: some members expressed hesitance about adding to the district's hundreds of vacancies and creating a fiscal cliff in future years, while others applauded the investments in the budget and emphasized the necessity of approving it. This conversation ultimately turned to confusion, as the Chair, Vice Chair, Committee members, and even a BPS legal advisor each expressed a different understanding of what happens if this budget is not approved. Ultimately, with remaining uncertainty about their own budget process, the Chair proceeded with the vote and the budget was approved by a vote of 4-2. The budget now goes to the City Council for final approval in May. The rest of the meeting touched on a few other topics. In her report, Superintendent Skipper provided an update on summer programming, announcing that registration is open and that the district is working to engage as many students and families as possible. The Superintendent also addressed the annual Health and Risk Survey provided to schools in light of a public controversy around the wording of certain questions. Following the budget vote, the School Committee also voted to approve the new transportation management contract with Transdev, along with a proposal to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) for a new building space for a merged Shaw and Taylor School. The remainder of the evening was spent on three reports. The first two reports were on new contract negotiations with the Lunch Monitor's Association and Boston Police Superior Officers Federation. The last report of the evening was a presentation on chronic absenteeism. The report indicated that chronic absenteeism in the district has decreased by 8% compared to last year, although rates still indicate high absenteeism, particularly among high school students, multilingual learners, and students with IEPs. The Superintendent and Committee members reiterated their concern about this data and discussed their proactive strategies to improve communication with impacted students and families. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guest Hosts: Maura Carabello and Taylor Morgan  The School Choice Scholarship Bill, HB215, is one step closer to passing after going through several rounds of voting in the Utah Senate. Tomorrow it'll go through its final round of voting before it goes to the Governor's desk. Senate Sponsor of the bill Kirk Cullimore joins the show to discuss the bill, why it's coupled with teacher's salaries, and what comes next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Capítulo 037: On this episode of Ocu-Pasión we are joined by Director of Ballet Hispánico's School of Dance and co-founder of the Latinx Dance Educators Alliance, Michelle Manzanales. Listen in as we discuss the connecting culture to formal dance, Tejano influences, her commitment to creating an environment where all students are inspired to explore movement.Michelle Manzanales is a choreographer, dedicated dance educator of 30 years, and co-founder of the Latinx Dance Educators Alliance. The Director of Ballet Hispánico's School of Dance since December of 2016, Michelle previously led the organization's professional company as Rehearsal Director & Artistic Associate for seven seasons. Ms. Manzanales is committed to creating an environment where all students are inspired to explore movement, feel supported in their individual dance journeys, and draw meaningful connections between dance and their lives.  Manzanales has co-presented at the New York State Dance Educators Association, ARTs + Change, and the National Dance Education Organization conferences, “Questioning TODO: A Latinx Inquiry of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy”, a direct response to the historical and continued exclusion of Latinx contributions and experiences in the dance field. A current faculty member of the Ballet Hispánico School of Dance, she has also served on the faculties of the University of Houston, Rice University, Lou Conte Dance Studio (former Home of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago), and the Houston Metropolitan Dance Center. She has been a guest artist for the Professional Work Sessions at STEPS on Broadway, the Joyce Master Class Series at Gibney, the Taylor School, New Orleans Ballet Association, the Puerto Rico Classical Dance Competition, Generation Dance Festival Houston, Artisan Ballet Company, Regional Dance America, Festival de Danza Cordoba-Youth America Grand Prix, Houston's Kinder High School for the Performing & Visual Arts, along with numerous other dance studios, schools, and college dance programs nationwide and internationally. Follow Michelle:https://www.ballethispanico.orghttps://www.instagram.com/mmanzanaleshttps://www.instagram.com/ballethispanicoOcu-Pasión Podcast is a heartfelt interview series showcasing the experiences of artists and visionaries within the Latin American/ Latinx community hosted by Delsy Sandoval. Join us as we celebrate culture & creativity through thoughtful dialogue where guests from all walks of life are able to authentically express who they are and connect in ways listeners have not heard before.Delsy Sandoval is the Host and Executive Producer of Ocu-Pasión. If you want to support the podcast, please rate and review the show here. You can also get in touch with Delsy at www.ocupasionpodcast.comFollow Ocu-Pasión on Instagram: @ocupasionpodcast www.instagram.com/ocupasionpodcastJoin the Ocu-Pasión Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/5160180850660613/Visit www.ocupasionpodcast.com for more episodes.https://linktr.ee/Ocupasionpodcast

Vašek Vlček's daughters attend Claude D. Taylor School.

Lydia Hance is the Founder Artistic Director of Frame Dance. She has been named an Emerging Leader by Dance/USA and has led Frame Dance in performances from the Galveston pier onto the METRO light rail, in the backs of U Haul trucks, downtown tunnels, and into museums, stages, and warehouses for the past ten years. A champion of new music composers, her work deepens interdisciplinary and multi-generational collaborations, and investigates the placement of dance in our lives. She is a choreographer, curator, filmmaker, educator, and dance writer who passionately believes dance should be a part of our every day lives. She holds degrees in Dance Performance and English Literature from SMU and trained at the Taylor School, Graham School, Tisch School of the Arts, Limon Institute and SMU.

Learn English related to technology with this podcast presented by Beth Gerrard and starring Dave and John. We're all teachers at Taylor School in Oviedo in Spain. You can find the difficult vocab and more podcasts at taylorschool.es/podcasts. Enjoy the show!

John and Dave from Taylor School in Oviedo give you advice on how to pass the speaking part of the Cambridge B2 First Exam. Adriana from Expert English aslo tells us useful inside info about the exam day. Inés Hernánez does some acting as our Cambridge Examiner. Find the notes and list of tips at taylorschool.es/podcasts

We talk about Passives and Causatives - we tell you how to make them, and give you lots of examples of both. It's Dave and Karan talking at Taylor School in Oviedo. There's quiz, a competition and we're just having fun and talking about when people have helped us and what we'd do if we were supreme leaders of the world.. The usual Monday morning chit-chat.

John, Carrie and Dave give you the different ways to talk about the future and we talk about our predictions, plans and intentions. Find more information about Taylor School at Taylorschool.es and also you can send your teenager on a summer exchange to Boston with Carrie - http://www.letsboston.com/. Listen and learn English. Aprende inglés, gramatica

Inglés para llevar un negocio. This week I'm talking to Liz Wyke, expert tour manager and ex-teacher at Taylor School. We're talk about how to deal with problems when you are responsible for groups of people. Also we discuss why Spain is now the number 2 global tourist destination. Find a script for our role-play at taylorschool.es/businesspodcasts

This is the 4th episode of Taylor's Business English Podcast and we talk about formal meetings. We give you advice on how to deal with meetings in a foreign language and we act out a meeting in a construction company. Then we talk about the vocabulary and phrases we've used during the conversation. Find the free PDFs at taylorschool.es/businesspodcasts. Find more podcasts from Taylor School at taylorschool.es/podcasts.

This is the 3rd episode of Taylor's Business English Podcast and we talk what to say do when you have a first meeting in English. We give you advice and demonstrate a conversation. We talk about the vocabulary and phrases we've used during the conversation. Find the free PDFs at taylorschool.es/businesspodcasts. Find more podcasts from Taylor School at taylorschool.es/podcasts.

This is the second episode of Taylor's Business English Podcast and we talk about how to make phone calls for business and then act out a phone call. We talk about the vocabulary and phrases we've used during the conversation and then we give some more advice about calling in English. Listen to Episode 1 for more phone English and find more podcasts from Taylor School at taylorschool.es/podcasts.

This is the first episode of Taylor's Business English Podcast and we talk about how to make phone calls for business and then act out a phone call. We talk about the vocabulary and phrases we've used during the conversation and then we give some more advice about calling in English. Next week there'll be more about phone calls as this is really useful when you have to work in English and it's also pretty difficult to do well! Find more podcast from Taylor School at taylorschool.es/podcasts.