Boston (Mass.). School Committee
Organization
Historical note
In 1789, the General Court of the Colony granted authority to “trust to appoint School Committees for the control of the Schools.” In accordance with the provisions of this act, the first School Committee for Boston was chosen October 20, 1789, “to exercise all the Powers relating to the Schools and School Masters, which the Selectmen or such Committees are authorized by the Laws of this Commonwealth on the Votes of this Town to exercise.” Under the reorganized plan of 1789, the public schools of Boston were administered by a committee consisting of twenty-one members, nine selectmen and one member from each of the twelve wards. For administrative purposes, the Board of twenty-one members was divided into various sub-committees. Sub-committees included a visiting committee, a committee to fill vacancies in the teaching staff and an examining committee.
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
A handbook on the principles of American democracy (revised), 1948
Item — Publications: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Publications produced by the Boston School Department. Includes Code of Discipline, contracts, handbooks, newsletters, reports, plans, etc.
Dates:
Other: 1948
Administration Building, School Committee, 15 Beacon Street, Boston, 1924 October 7
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: 0403002_002
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Collection of photographs of Boston Public School buildings. Most photographs show exterior views of buildings. A small number include interior views.
Dates:
1924 October 7
Archie Briggs et al. v. John T. Kerrigan et al. case files
Series
Identifier: 0700.032
Dates:
circa 1969-1971
Black Voters et al. v. John McDonough et al. case files
Series
Identifier: 0700.012
Scope and Contents
Includes the City's Law Department records concerning the class action suit brought by black registered voters against Boston's Mayor, City Council, School Committee, Election Commissioners and City Clerk challenging the at-large voting procedure for the election of members of the Boston School Committee. The court found in favor of the defendants.
Dates:
circa 1975-1977
Committee for Superintending the School for Mutual Instruction records
Series
Identifier: 0401.001
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of three sub-series: Sub-series I - Committee correspondence and reports; Sub-series II - Reports on attendence and tokens; and Sub-series III - Observation reports. Sub-series I includes correspondence, votes, reports, and records of the business of the Committee. One significant item is a detailed description by William B. Fowle of his visit to the Free Schools in New York City. Sub-series II includes the reports of the schoolmaster, William B. Fowle, which provided...
Dates:
1821-1823
Latino Political Action Committee, Inc., ET AL vs. City of Boston, ET AL case files (Latino PAC II)
Series
Identifier: 0700.008
Dates:
Majority of material found in Bulk, 1984; 1973-1985
Manuals of the public schools of the city of Boston
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0400.001
Scope and Contents note
Manual of the Public Schools of the City of Boston is a serial publication, which includes listings of schools, school districts, school officials and employees in the School Department of the City of Boston. The collection includes manuals from 1869-1973 with gaps. The volume for 1972 is entitled “Directory of the Public Schools of the City of Boston” and the volume for 1973 is entitled “Personnel Directory of the Public Schools of the City of Boston. The collection consists of 68 volumes. The...
Dates:
1869-1973 with gaps
Members of the school committee of the town and city of Boston, 1942
Item — Publications: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Publications produced by the Boston School Department. Includes Code of Discipline, contracts, handbooks, newsletters, reports, plans, etc.
Dates:
1942
Morgan et al. v. Hennigan et al. and related cases files
Collection
Identifier: 0700.028
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of records of the City's Law Department concerning the "School Cases" relating to desegregation in the late 1960s-1970s. The major case represented in this collection is Tallulah Morgan et al. v. James Hennigan et al. (later known as Morgan v. Kerrigan, Morgan v. McDonough, Morgan v. Sullivan, etc. due to the changes in the School Committee presidency). Also included in this collection are files of the following two cases: Boston School Committee v. Board of Education...
Dates:
1967-1979
Organization and administration of junior high schools in Boston, 1957
Item — Publications: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Publications produced by the Boston School Department. Includes Code of Discipline, contracts, handbooks, newsletters, reports, plans, etc.
Dates:
Other: 1957
Organization and administration of junior high schools in Boston, 1963
Item — Publications: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Publications produced by the Boston School Department. Includes Code of Discipline, contracts, handbooks, newsletters, reports, plans, etc.
Dates:
Other: 1963
Proceedings of the School Committee
Series
Identifier: 0405.002
Scope and Contents
Includes published proceedings of School Committee meetings, 1870, 1873-May 1987; verbatim transcripts of School Committee meetings, July 1936-June 1996; and School Committee board papers, September 1915-2011.
Dates:
1870-2011
Report of the Board of Superintendents on survey report made under the auspices of the Finance Commission of the City of Boston section I school plant - safety, 1945
Item — Publications: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Publications produced by the Boston School Department. Includes Code of Discipline, contracts, handbooks, newsletters, reports, plans, etc.
Dates:
Other: 1945
School Committee administrative records
Series
Identifier: 0405.003
Scope and Contents
Includes subject files, reports, correspondence, orders etc. of the School Committee; task force records; records relating to superintendent searches, contracts, and evaluations; and miscellaneous photographs of members.
Dates:
1992-2011
School Committee annual reports and documents
Series
Identifier: 0405.001
Scope and Contents
Annual reports and other documents including annual statistics, committee reports, curriculum, courses of study, etc. of the School Department. Includes School Committee annual reports, 1845-1850, 1852-1855, 1857-1963 and School Documents, 1853-1861, 1877, 1879-1905. Also includes Annals of the Primary Schools, 1818-1854; Report of Committee on Drawing, 1870-1877; Report on Accounts, 1869-1877; and budget reports.
Dates:
1845-1963
School Committee meeting and hearing recordings
Series
Identifier: 0405.002a
Scope and Contents
Includes recordings on both audio cassette tapes and CDs of Boston School Committee meetings
Dates:
circa 1993-2010
School Department grants
Series
Identifier: 0405.006
Scope and Contents
Grants submitted by the Superintendent to the School Committee for approval.
Dates:
1994-2002
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
/
School Department grants
School Department publications
Series
Identifier: 0400.005
Scope and Contents
Publications produced by the Boston School Department. Includes Code of Discipline, contracts, handbooks, newsletters, reports, plans, etc.
Dates:
circa 1916-2000
Urban Transport, Inc. v. Kevin H. White as he is Mayor of Boston case file
Series
Identifier: 0700.029
Dates:
1974-1977
Voluntary Lau Compliance Plan, 1985 Revised
Item — Publications: PB 044
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Publications produced by the Boston School Department. Includes Code of Discipline, contracts, handbooks, newsletters, reports, plans, etc.
Dates:
1985 Revised
Voluntary Lau Compliance Plan, 1992 Revised
Item — Publications: PB 044
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Publications produced by the Boston School Department. Includes Code of Discipline, contracts, handbooks, newsletters, reports, plans, etc.
Dates:
1992 Revised
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