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Past Events

Access summaries and recordings from our previous community forums, town halls, and meetings.

April 23, 2026

Community Conversation on the Override

Forum highlights: https://youtu.be/vM4_TNLOOec We spoke with Bob Weintraub (School Committee), David Pearlman (Select Board), and Sadaf Kazmi (Expenditures and Revenues Study Committee) about what’s at stake, why the
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March 1, 2026

From Priorities to Proposal: Understanding How the PSB Budget is Built

We spoke with Superintendent Bella Wong about how the Public Schools of Brookline develops its annual budget: • How are decisions made when resources
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December 8, 2025

BPO General Meeting (in person)

Please join us for an in-person open meeting this Monday December 8th at 7:30 pm in the Driscoll Multipurpose room. We’ll be joined for our conversation
November 23, 2025

From Curriculum to Conversation

Moderator Priya Tahiliani, a Brookline parent and Superintendent of Schools in Brockton, facilitated a wide ranging conversation that explored practical
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September 22, 2024

A Conversation About Great Schools

How do we create schools where every student can thrive? What does this look like in practice, and how can
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June 5, 2024

BPO Budget Conversation

A conversation about the inputs, impact and mechanics of the school budget process with Brookline School Committee Member Steven Ehrenberg,
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April 24, 2024

School Committee Candidate Forum

BPO School Committee candidate forum for the May 2024 election.
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April 4, 2024

Brookline Literacy Coalition with Dr. Tiffany Hogan

A conversation with Dr. Tiffany Hogan, PhD, CCC-SLP. Dr. Hogan is a professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and
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March 10, 2024

Brookline Literacy Coalition with Gary Schiffman

We were happy to host this conversation with Gary Schiffman, Director of Social Studies at Brookline High and co-creator of
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November 8, 2023

Brookline Literacy Coalition with Dr. Nancy Nelson

We were very happy to have Nancy J Nelson, Ph.D., NCSP join us for this presentation on and discussion of
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May 14, 2023

Brookline Literacy Coalition with Kareem Weaver

Brookline Literacy Coalition: Conversation with Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM.
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March 26, 2023

Pierce Building Q&A

Q&A on the Pierce Building Project (Question 1) With David Perlman, Chair, Brookline School Committee and Mariah Nobrega, Chair, Finance
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January 31, 2022

BPO Budget Q&A Session

BPO Budget Conversation with School Committee members Mariah Nobrega and Steven Ehrenberg, and Brookline Deputy Superintendent for Administration and Finance
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December 12, 2021

Understanding the Reading Brain

On Sunday, December 12 from 7:00-8:30 pm the Brookline Parents organization hosted a presentation and conversation with Brookline parents and
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July 18, 2021

Conversation with Superintendent Dr. Linus Guillory

The Brookline Parents Organization welcomed Brookline’s new Superintendent Dr. Linus Guillory in a Community Conversation moderated by Priya Tahiliani.
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June 13, 2021

Navigating Summer with Unvaccinated Children

Now that so many adults and older children are getting vaccinated, it’s exciting to see a return to some kind
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April 11, 2021

BPO Town Candidates Forum

The Brookline Parents Organization hosted a forum for candidates in town-wide contested elections for Select Board and Town Moderator.
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December 13, 2020

Surviving the Winter

A daunting challenge, yet it is the reality we are facing… and help is here! Join the Brookline Parents Organization
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July 19, 2020

Conversation with Superintendent Dr. James Marini

A conversation with Brookline Public Schools Interim Superintendent Dr. James Marini. Facilitated by Brookline parent and journalist Carrey Goldberg.
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June 7, 2020

Conversation with Brookline Educators Union

This conversation with Brookline Educators Union leaders was moderated by Meghna Chakrabarti and sponsored by the Brookline Parents Organization. Thanks
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May 31, 2020

Brookline Parents Organization Online Forum

Like everyone else, we have been deeply saddened and upset by the news of layoffs in the Brookline Schools. Because
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