School Site Council (SSC)

School Site Council

The School Site Council (SSC) is the central decision making body of the school. Co-chaired by the Principal and a parent chair (or co-chairs), the Curley’s SSC formally consists of seven elected parents who reflect the diversity of our parent community, together with six BTU representatives. Alternates are also selected so they may stand in for missing members. All meetings are open to the public. The SSC works closely with the Curley’s School Parent Council (SPC). Visit this link for more information about the SPC.

Role of the School Site Council

The role of a School Site Council is to serve as the central governing body of the school under the shared decision-making model. Specifically, the role of the Council includes the following:

To review and comment on the entire school budget, including the General Fund and External Funds budgets, in a timely fashion. Upon written request, school site council members shall be provided with written or electronic copies of school budgets;
To review and approve the Quality School Plan within guidelines established by the Superintendent;
To approve the budget for discretionary school materials, supplies, textbooks and equipment, including the use of school improvement award funds;
To develop and approve plans for increasing parent involvement in the school;
To approve waivers;
To review and approve recommendations of the Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) and other school subcommittees that will have major effect on the school community.
To review and approve recommendations from any other committee or group that is established to recommend changes that will have a major effect on the school community;
To participate in hiring through the Personnel Subcommittee made up of the Principal, 2 BTU members, and 2 parents.
To receive information about all outside programs or professionals who come into the school.

Please see the Boston Public Schools School Site Council Manual for full details.

SSC Meetings

All meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month on Zoom and are open to the public. Please check the Curley School Calendar for any changes to meeting dates and location: Curley K8 Calendar

SSC Meeting Minutes

Select meeting minutes are available by following the link below. If you are interested in reviewing other minutes or agendas, please contact the SSC Secretary at SSC@curleyK8.com.

2020-21 SSC Meeting Minutes
2023-2024 SSC Meeting Minutes
- November
- December
- January
- February (meeting cancelled)
- March
- April
- May

SSC Members for 2023-24

Co-Chairs: Katie Grassa (Principal) and Mathilde Pelapra

Parents

Noah Patel
Mathilde Pelapra
Suzie Bertisch
Celia Segal
Laura Rosenfield
Gregory Drake

Teachers and Staff

Ellie Buckley
Geju Brown
Peter Pizzi
Pete Mullin
Rene Ward
Alissa Ferro
Princess Bryant
Kate Davis

Curley SSC Governing Documents