Boston School Committee approves Madison Park's 22-program CTE list
Boston School Committee advances Madison Park's 1,800-student rebuild plan.
Boston School Committee · Meeting of September 16, 2026
Boston School Committee advances Madison Park's 1,800-student rebuild plan. Chairperson Jerry Robinson's board voted 6-0 by roll call to approve a 22-program career and technical portfolio for Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, the next step toward a Massachusetts School Building Authority feasibility study that could bring construction by 2030. Superintendent Mary Skipper reported first-day attendance up 2.6 percentage points to 81.4 percent and bus on-time performance at 61 percent, the second-best on record, while acknowledging an Aug. 26 inspector general report on BPS procurement from 2019 to 2024 prompted a 10-day payment pause.
The board approved $4,997,984 in grants and $8,795 in Massachusetts Association of School Committees dues. Parent Christina Norris told the board 13 children were marked "dropped off" while still stranded on a bus: "Show us what you do now."
In the full story:
- Opening and Remembrances
- Superintendent's Report: Start of School, Transportation and Attendance
- Superintendent's Report: Staffing, Inspector General Findings and Layoff Placement
- Committee Questions on the Superintendent's Report
- Madison Park Technical Vocational High School: Chapter 74 Program Portfolio
- Public Comment: Transportation Failures
- Public Comment: Exam School Math Acceleration and Admissions Equity
- Public Comment: Madison Park, IEPs and School Funding Transparency
- Grants, In-Kind Donations and MASC Dues
- Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School MOU
- Forward Together: The 2026-31 Strategic Roadmap and District Success Measures
- New Business
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 3,739 words
Source: the Boston School Committee meeting of September 16, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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