Speaker 1: Thank you. Docket 0201 Counselor Braden offered falling out of her hearing regarding the Jackson Mann and Horace Mann. Boston BP School communities. And docket number 0202 an order for a hearing regarding the DC Y of Jackson and Community Center and Services in Austin, Brighton.
Speaker 0: The chair recognizes Council of Britain. Council. Britain, you have the floor.
Speaker 5: Thank you, Mr. President. I thank you. And for taking these two targets together. As many of you know, the Jackson Men campus in in Union Square in Allston is the location of the Jackson Mann Elementary School, the Horace Mann School for the Deaf and hard of hearing, and also the site of our only B Cyf Community Center in Allston. Brighton. The building has fallen into extensive disrepair. The site hosting the Jackson men k through eight school and the school for the Deaf will be closed in the summer of 2022. This summer, the Jackson Elementary School will not exist any longer after this summer, and the Horace Mann School for the Deaf will remain on that site for another year. And it's unclear what arrangements have been made for relocation of the way. Y. F. The importance of these schools cannot be overstated. Both schools serve populations of high needs students, including primarily the students on the autism spectrum and multilingual, sheltered English instruction programs at the Jackson Man and the Deaf Community. As unique needs are served within the Horace Mann School for the Deaf, the Horace Mann is the only public school for the deaf serving deaf students in Massachusetts and has established an ecosystem for connecting programs and services in Allston. Brighton, including partnerships with BCE, Boston University, Boston College and Boston University. Boston University has an educational program that specializes in deaf education and also the close proximity of Deaf Inc. And Union Square is another part of the ecosystem that supports the deaf community and the deaf families with students who are deaf in Brighton. So it's really critically important that in the future, as we plan the way forward, that these that we consider the plans to locate the Horace Mann School for the Deaf in Allston Brighton going forward, in the short term, there's arrangements being made to locate the Horace Mann School for the Deaf temporarily in the Edward School.
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Speaker 5: In Charleston beginning at the beginning of the school year of 2024, I think. But and we have applied for the Boston and the Massachusetts School Building Authority for for this to be for the rebuild of the Horace Mann School, for the deaf to be considered for funding. Again, these are very critical issues. And I think it's really important to have a more extensive conversation about the future of these the school communities, the Horace Mann and the Jackson men, and then on to the Cyf Community Center. The Jackson facility also houses a busy wife community center, the Jackson Community Center, and it will be greatly impacted. Again, we don't know of any idea where this community center will be relocated on a temporary basis or what the plans are for rebuilding. The community center operation has a population of 77,000 residents, and the Jackson Community Center provides critical community services, including child care, emergency shelter, cooling stations for elders and extreme heat and heating stations in extreme cold. And in addition, it also is a voting place for four, five, four, five precincts and also Brighton. So the loss or even a temporary disruption of the community center and its services is is would be of grave concern to the community. All right. So I am asking to have an extensive assessment of community needs and capital improvements within the Austin right to assess where where we can relocate this community center in the short term and then work with Cyf and the Office of Neighborhood Services and Public Facilities to find a suitable accommodations in the short term. But also, I hope that we can have a deep conversation about the services provided by ABC Way of Community Center in Austin and Brighton and make a make a firm plan that we can share with the community before the center will actually be closed in the summer of 2023. So thank you for your consideration of this important matter.
Speaker 0: Thank you, Councilor Braden. Would any other city council like to speak on this matter? I would like to speak briefly on it. Providing as much assistance to our students that are deaf and hard of hearing as is critical. This school, the Horace Mann School, supports students across Boston and Greater Boston. And we're going into the budget season now. We must all work together to make sure that our students with disabilities have the same rights and access and services as any other student. So. You know, this is a question of respect and dignity for our students with disabilities as well. It's a civil rights issue. Would any other city council like to? Spots of this matter as well. If you do, please, Major, please raise your hand. Please. Our Council, our council of Council, Royal Council and John Council for Charity Council and me here. Go to a murphy. I'm sorry. And Council. World Council. Fernandez Anderson. Madam Clerk, Docket 0201 will be referred to the Committee on Education in docket 0002 will be referred to the Committee on City Services and Innovative Technology. Mr. President. Mr. President, I am sorry. I wanted to sign on to that docket, if you can reconsider. Thank you. Yes. Yes, madam. Madam Clerk, can we add the council back up, please?
Speaker 1: Thank you so much, Mr. President. And may I ask, do the same councilors want to vote on docket 02022 the DC varieties. Are they the same that are are going to support that. It looks like I'm getting a lot of nodding heads, so I guess they are. Okay, great. So that would be Councilor Arroyo, Councilor Baker, Councilor Bach, Councilor Braeden sponsor. Councilor Fernandez Anderson. Councilor Flaherty Council, a Labor Councilor of the Region Council am here. Councilor Murphy, Councilor World and Councilor Flynn, i i you spoke on it, so.
Speaker 0: Yes, yes, please. Out the chair as well. Thank you, madam.
Speaker 1: I just wanted to make sure we had everyone recognized to their support.
Speaker 0: Excellent. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Madam Clerk, will you please read docket 0203, please?
Order for a hearing regarding the BCYF Jackson Mann Community Center and services in Allston-Brighton.