City of Boston Funding update 8/5

 

The Funding Update

To Subscribe to The Funding Update, scroll down to the FUNDING tab here. Back issues are also listed on that page.   FEDERAL GRANTS Health Resources & Services Administration, 8/30/2021 Now accepting applications for Health & Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Training and  Promoting Resilience and Mental Health among the Health Professional Workforce, along with many others. Housing & Urban Development, 9/8/2021 The Eviction Protection Grant Program is designed to support experienced legal service providers in providing no-cost services to low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction. HUD expects to award 20 grants ranging from $1M to $3M. National Endowment for the Humanities, 9/14/2021 Humanities Connection grants support innovative curricular approaches that foster partnerships among humanities faculty and their counterparts in the social and natural sciences, and in pre-service or professional programs. NEH estimates 21 awards; $150,000 max. National Endowment for the Humanities, 9/28/2021 Challenge Grants support capital and digital infrastructure projects. Max award: $750,000. A 10 percent match is required. New This Week: Economic Development Administration - American Rescue Plan Act Economic Adjustment Assistance is designed to provide a wide range of financial assistance to communities and regions as they respond to, and recover from, the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, including long-term recovery and resilience to future economic disasters. EDA estimates 250 awards ranging from $100,000 to $10M. Apply now through 3/31/2022. The Build Back Better Regional Challenge is designed as a two-phase competition to 1) help regions develop transformational economic development strategies and 2) fund the implementation of those strategies that will create and grow regional growth clusters. EDA estimates 55 Phase One awards ranging from $200,000 to $500,000. Apply by 10/19/2021. The Good Jobs Challenge will support qualified organizations to form sectoral partnerships. These partnerships will work collaboratively to grow regional economies and their associated workforces. EDA estimates 50 awards ranging from $1M to $25M. Apply by 1/26/2022. Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation funding will provide a wide range of financial assistance to communities and regions to rebuild and strengthen affected industries through infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects. EDA estimates 150 awards ranging from $100,000 to $10M. No deadline. Library of Congress, 9/7/2021 Grants support contemporary ethnographic field research focusing on the cultures and traditions of diverse communities across the United States. Individuals are invited to apply. The Library of Congress estimates 10 awards in the range of $50,000 to $60,000. Environmental Protection Agency, 9/10/2021 Grants support capacity-building activities to address disproportionate children's environmental health harms and risks in school or childcare settings. EPA estimates 10 grants; max award: $200,000. Environmental Protection Agency, 10/5/2021 Brownfields Job Training grants support programs that recruit, train, and place local, unemployed and under-employed residents with the skills needed to secure full-time employment in the environmental field. EPA estimates 15 grants; max award: $200,000. National Institutes of Health, 10/5/2021 to 6/16/2024 NIH seeks R01 and R34 studies that develop and test the effectiveness of strategies for implementation and sustainable delivery of evidence-based mental health interventions and services to improve clinical and functional outcomes for underserved populations in low-resourced settings in the United States. National Institutes of Health, 10/16/2021 to 9/7/2024 NIH seeks R01 and R34 studies for the pilot and initiation of a Mental Health Family Navigator Model to Promote Early Access, Engagement and Coordination of Needed Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents. Housing & Urban Development, 10/19/2021 Healthy Homes Production grants support a comprehensive approach to addressing multiple housing-related hazards in a coordinated fashion. This program is separate from Lead Hazard Reduction grants. HUD estimates 25 awards, ranging from $1M to $2M, with a 10% match. STATE GRANTS Department of Housing & Community Development, 8/27/2021 Seeking proposals for legal services and representation to Local Housing Authorities with fewer than 350 state-aided units in the Metro South and Northeast Housing Court regions. Department of Early Education & Care, 9/30/2022 Childcare Stabilization Fund grants can be used for 1) personnel costs, 2) facility costs, 3) personal protective equipment and cleaning or training costs, 4) professional development related to health and safety, 5) equipment and supplies to respond to COVID-19, 6) goods and services necessary to maintain or resume child care services, 7) mental health supports for children and employees.   CITY GRANTS New this week: Boston Transportation Department, 8/16/2021 Requests proposals for outreach & engagement services, in partnership with the City and a design consultant, to develop and implement a transparent public engagement and decision making process to inform the designs for specific transportation corridors in Roxbury and Dorchester, and to ensure that community priorities are properly reflected in those corridor designs. Maximum contract value is $450,000 over 12 months. African Bridge Network + Boston Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement + Boston Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development, 8/27/2021 Seeking applicants for the Boston Immigrant Professionals Fellowship. This pilot program will provide 10 placements in a three-month paid fellowship in a non-clinical position with one of the leading hospitals in the Greater Boston region. Mayor’s Office of Food Access, 8/31/2021 Accepting applications from individuals and community-based organizations interested in having a raised bed installed at their home, property, or community site. Department of Neighborhood Development, Open  Applications are still being accepted for the Rental Relief Fund. Requests up to $15,000 are being processed by Project HOPE, Neighborhood of Affordable Housing and Metro Housing|Boston.  Office of Workforce Development, 8/19/2021 Neighborhood Jobs Trust-funded programs prepare workers for placement in hospitality, banking and finance, tech, and healthcare jobs. Mayor’s Office of Economic Development, through 3/31/2024 Seeking proposals from consultants to provide technical assistance services to cannabis equity applicants, under a maximum 3-year contract. Boston Local Development Corporation, Open Loans are available for small businesses in Boston to be used for working capital, equipment, utilities, expansion, and other business needs. Terms are flexible and there are no prepayment penalties. Loans range from $10,000 to $150,000. FOUNDATION GRANTS Resilia, 8/16/2021 Resilia will award microgrants of $1,000 to 5 nonprofits that are making an impact in their communities. GK Fund, Now through 8/20/2021 Grants of $10,000, along with mentoring and free technology services will be awarded to small businesses and startup companies in Massachusetts, with a focus on BIPOC, LGBTQIA, Women and Veteran entrepreneurs. Applicants who are not selected may still receive access to exclusive partnerships with Wix.com, and Berkshire Bank. Funders Collaborative on Youth Organizing, 8/20/2021 The Organizing to Win Lab will support a nationwide range of youth-led and multi-generational organizations that are addressing the most pressing issues of the moment. The 2021 inaugural cohort will include 35 organizations. Max award: $25,000.  Citizens Bank, 8/20/2021 Funding priorities for this round of Champions in Action grants are Mental Health Support & Education. Grantees receive $35,000 in unrestricted support, plus promotional opportunities and volunteer support. TD Bank, 8/26/2021 The 2021 TD Challenge is focused on addressing learning loss in math and reading among students in grades K-12 who have been disproportionately impacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Max award: $1M. Petco Foundation, 8/31/2021 Grants support animal welfare organizations performing sheltering and adoptions nationwide.  Lois Lenski Covey Foundation, Now through 9/1/2021 Grants support to organizations that serve economically or socially at-risk children, have limited book budgets, and demonstrate real need. Grants range from $500 to $3000 and are specifically for books to be distributed to PreK-8 readers through traveling bookmobile programs. Advanced Education Research & Development Fund, 9/1/2021 Requests proposals for the Leveraging Education Advanced Research Now (LEARN) program, encouraging those that deeply reflect the priority populations of Black and Latinx learners and projects that include outcomes that will benefit Latinx or Black learners and their educators. Proposers should consider creating deep collaborations with community-based organizations and school districts to meet the stated goals of this funding opportunity. GivingTuesday, 9/1/2021 The Starling Collective welcomes applications from innovators of all backgrounds, and is specifically designed for grassroots organizers, activists, artists, and changemakers from under-represented and under-resourced communities. Selected participants will engage in a six-month peer learning community to share what’s working, what’s not; gain access to coaching, peer support, and movement-building tools and resources; receive a $2,000 microgrant in support of leadership development or on-the-ground work; and have the opportunity to present ideas or initiatives for a chance to receive additional funding with which to grow and launch new ideas and scale positive impact in the community. Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, 9/1/2021 Grants support scholarly exhibitions at museums; curatorial research; visual arts programming at artist-centered organizations; artist residencies and commissions; arts writing; and efforts to promote the health, welfare and first amendment rights of artists. Recent awards have ranged from $60,000 to $100,000. Tomberg Family Philanthropies, Now through 9/7/2021 Funding priorities: education and poverty alleviation. Awards can support pilot programs, new programs, capacity building and evaluations. Letters of inquiry have the best chance of a  thorough, multi-person review if submitted well in advance of the deadline. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, 9/8/2021 Non-renewable grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to nonprofits working to make a positive impact on health or healthcare access in Massachusetts for people with low-income and residents of Massachusetts who have been economically, socially, ethnically, or racially marginalized.  Cummings Foundation, 9/10/2021 Funding priorities: human services, education, healthcare, and social justice. The Foundation will award up to 140 grants of at least $100,000.  Mosaic, 9/10/2021 Funding focus: environmental protection and justice. Funding priorities: movement infrastructure – vibrant connections and indispensable shared tools across the environmental field. Awards range from $25,000 to $500,000. Association of Fundraising Professionals Massachusetts Chapter + Cummings Foundation, 9/15/2021 The Cummings-AFP Fellows program will support 20 organizations from Suffolk, Essex and Middlesex counties with education and networking programming to help them improve their fundraising knowledge and capabilities. Knight Foundation, 9/15/2021 Seeking proposals for research that can inform near-term interventions that mitigate the impacts of disinformation and targeted online manipulation of communities of color.max award: $175,000  Graham Foundation, 9/15/2021 Grants support key points in the development of an individual's career, including opportunities to create, develop, and communicate a project about architecture and the designed environment that will contribute to their creative, intellectual, and professional growth at crucial or potentially transformative stages in their careers; support their efforts to take positions, develop new forms of expression, and engage in debate; and help them communicate their work in the public realm and reach new and broader audiences. Funding categories: Production and Presentation, max $20,000 over two years; Research and Development: max $10,000 over one year. TREE Fund, Now through 9/15/2021 John Z. Duling grants provide initial funding for research and technology transfer projects with the potential to benefit the everyday work of arborists. Max award: $25,000 over three years. The application process begins with a 100-word letter of inquiry. Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts, 9/20/2021 FORE will provide grant support for specific projects that aim to improve, expand, and/or scale evidence-based family-, school-, and/or community-based prevention services for children and families, particularly for those at highest risk. Max award: $500,000/year for up to three years.    THE RESOURCE TABLE Affordable Care Act - Enrollment Extension There’s a new Special Enrollment Period for the COVID-19 public health emergency. You can enroll in or change Marketplace health insurance plans through 8/15/2021. Massachusetts VaxMillions Fully vaccinated residents 18 and older will have the opportunity to enter to win one of five cash prizes of $1M. Fully vaccinated residents between 12-17 years of age may enter for the chance to win one of five scholarship grants of $300,000. There are three more drawings: 8/9, 8/16 and 8/23. COVID-19: Help for Boston Residents Resource listings for food, technology, health, housing, and more. Emergency Broadband Benefit Families and households that struggle to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic, can get connected to jobs, healthcare services, virtual classrooms, and more. Households may qualify for either a $50/monthly service credit or a $100 allowance toward a computer or tablet.  Apply online or contact a local broadband service provider. Do you need data for a grant application? Check out our Resource page for blogs, reports, daily updates, and more.

Second Round of VaxMillions Giveaway Winners Announced

 Second Round of VaxMillions Giveaway Winners Announced

  

BOSTON — Today, the Baker-Polito Administration, Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg and the Massachusetts State Lottery announced the winners for the second of five drawings for the Massachusetts VaxMillions Giveaway. As part of the giveaway, fully vaccinated residents ages 18 and older are eligible to enter to win one of five, $1 million cash prizes. Residents between 12-17 years of age who are fully vaccinated may enter for the chance to win one of five $300,000 scholarship grants.

 

The winner of this week’s $1 million prize is Donna McNulty of Billerica. Donna is a longtime employee of a small publishing and software company in Billerica. She received her vaccine to protect herself and a friend who is at high risk for COVID due to health issues. Donna plans to use her winnings to support preparing for her retirement in December 2022.

 

The winner of the $300,000 college scholarship is Dylan Barron of Norwood. Dylan is a student at Blue Hills Regional Technical School and is going into his Junior year studying automotive. He is still exploring what school he will be attending after graduating. Dylan got vaccinated to keep his family, friends, himself and anyone he comes in contact with safe.

 

 Registration Details

The registration deadline for the third VaxMillions Giveaway is today, Thursday, August 5. Winners for that drawing will be drawn on Monday, August 9 and announced on Thursday, August 12. The full list of remaining registration, drawing and announcement dates is listed below.

 

 

Registration Deadline Note: Two doses of Moderna or Pfizer or one dose of J&J must be completed by the date below.		How many drawings do I qualify for?		Drawing Date		Announcement Date
August 5		Next 3		August 9		August 12
August 12		Next 2		August 16		August 19
August 19		Only final		August 23		August 26

 

 

Residents must be fully vaccinated before registering, but if they are not vaccinated by the registration date for a certain drawing, they will still have the opportunity to complete vaccination and register for subsequent drawings. Residents will only have to enter once to qualify for all drawings occurring after the date of their registration.

 

To date, over 2.4 million people have signed up for the VaxMillions Giveaway, including 2.3 million residents 18 and older, and over 158,000 residents ages 12-17. Since the program was announced on June 15, over 235,000 residents have gotten a first dose of the vaccine, and over 370,000 residents have become fully vaccinated.

 

Massachusetts remains a national leader in vaccinations with over 4.3 million residents fully vaccinated and over 4.8 million residents with at least one dose (including J&J).

 

How to Enter

Eligible residents are able to enter the giveaway at VaxMillionsGiveaway.com.  For residents who do not have access to the internet or require assistance, a call center can be reached by calling 2-1-1 during the below hours:

 

• Monday-Thursday: 8:30 AM-6:00 PM
• Friday: 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
• Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 AM-2:00 PM

 

Live call center workers are available in English and Spanish, and 100 additional languages are available through translators.

 

Prize Details

Massachusetts residents 18 years of age and older who have received two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, will have a chance to win one of five, $1 million cash prizes.

 

Massachusetts residents between 12 and 17 years of age who have received two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will have a chance to win one of five $300,000 scholarship grants via a 529 College Savings Plan managed by the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA). Funds in a 529 plan can be applied to cover tuition, room and board, and related expenses at any college, university, or technical or trade school or other post-secondary educational institution eligible to participate in a student aid program administered by the U.S. Department of Education. Winners with a qualifying disability may elect instead to receive an equivalent financial contribution to a special needs trust or federally qualified ABLE account to cover qualified expenses.

 

Only legal, permanent residents of Massachusetts who are fully vaccinated can enter the drawings. Residents must have received their vaccine doses within Massachusetts. Residents must be fully vaccinated prior to submitting their entry.

 

Fraud

Residents can email support@vaxmillionsgiveaway.mass.gov or call 2-1-1 to report any instances of fraud or suspicious activity associated with the VaxMillions Giveaway Promotion. Residents are reminded that official prize notification emails related to the VaxMillions Giveaway will come from a Massachusetts Department of Public Health email address ending in “@mass.gov.” More information on tips for identifying suspected fraud can be found here.

 

Vaccination Locations

There are over 900 vaccination locations across the Commonwealth, with appointments and walk-ins widely available. Residents seeking a vaccine can visit mass.gov/COVIDVaccine to find a vaccine location that is convenient for them.

 

For more information on the Mass VaxMillions Giveaway, visit VaxMillionsGiveaway.com.

Kim Janey宣佈推出精神健康試驗計畫 John Barros: 我受寵若驚

MAYOR JANEY ANNOUNCES PILOT FOR MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES Initiative will increase the role of mental health workers in crisis response

 

Kim Janey.  BOSTON - Thursday, August 5, 2021 - Mayor Kim Janey today announced a pilot initiative to address the way the City of Boston responds to mental health crises. The pilot plan follows a call by Mayor Janey in April to amplify the role of mental health workers and reduce the role of police officers in response to mental health crises in the city.  The pilot was developed by the City’s Mental Health Crisis Response Working Group, which included the heads of the Health and Human Services Cabinet, Emergency Medical Services and the Boston Police Department, as well as the Chief of Policy. Over the course of 15 weeks, the group assessed existing protocols for mental health crisis responses, reviewed best practices around the country; hosted over 10 community listening sessions; and administered resident surveys in multiple languages across Boston.  “I am proud to launch a pilot program that reimagines how we respond to mental health calls,” said Mayor Janey. “These pilot investments will connect residents - and their families - with the care they need as we bring more safety, justice, and healing to Boston neighborhoods.” Funded with $1.75 million from the Health and Human Services Cabinet’s FY22 Budget, the pilot program will include three response models: ·    Co-response will improve and expand dedicated teams of police officers and mental health workers to respond to 911 calls that report a mental health crisis with a safety risk. Implementation of improvements to Boston’s co-response program will begin in September. ·    Currently, dispatch of co-response takes place on a case-by-case basis. The pilot initiative standardizes this process. Dispatchers will automatically ask if a co-response team is available to respond to mental health calls that pose a safety risk. This component of the pilot will begin in September. ·    In addition, co-response cars with a police officer and mental health worker can currently be asked to respond to any call type. The pilot will designate dedicated co-response cars, which will only be dispatched to calls that are likely to have a mental health concern. This component of the pilot will begin in October, in Boston Police Districts A1 and B2, in the Downtown/Charlestown and Roxbury neighborhoods. ·    Alternative response will deploy teams of Emergency Medical Technicians and mental health workers to respond to 911 calls that report a mental health crisis without a safety risk. Work to develop this model will begin immediately, in partnership with unions representing BPD and EMS employees. ·    Community-led response will begin with a facilitated, community-led process to propose a model of mental health response that is led by trained community members who may have lived experience with mental illness and with the communities they’re serving. A request for proposal for the facilitator of the community-led response model will open in September, followed by a community design process that starts in December.  In Boston, more than 10,000 mental health calls were placed to 911 in 2020. Analysis of last year’s data showed incidents city wide, with the highest call volumes in Dorchester, Roxbury, and the South End, a pattern that also reflects higher call volume overall in these neighborhoods. Based on the data and district resources, new dedicated co-response cars will be available Downtown/Charlestown and in Roxbury. The new alternative response unit will be available city-wide.  Statement from John Barros on Boston’s New Mental Health Pilot John Barros (Photo by Chutze Chou) BOSTON — John Barros, candidate for Mayor of Boston, today issued a statement in response to Acting Mayor Janey’s announcement of a new mental health pilot program for 911 calls. “I’m flattered Acting Mayor Kim Janey is impressed with my proposal for a new Safe and Healthy Communities Agency that I announced last week. Over the last few months I have had many positive conversations with law enforcement, social workers, and community-based organizations, and am proud of the human-centered approach to community safety that I’ve outlined in full on my campaign website and have been sharing with the community throughout my campaign.” John Barros's twitter.

波士頓金融區「佛跳牆」重新開業 Kim Janey、Aaron Michlewitz雙雙出席剪綵

波士頓市金融區，「佛跳牆(Foumami)」復業剪綵。右起，麻州眾議員
Aaron Michlewitz，房東，波士頓代市長Kim Janey，店東王裕傑，房東2。
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             (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)2新冠疫情還未消退，千家百行爭取復業。位於金融區的「佛跳牆(Foumami)」，在波士頓代市長Kim Janey和麻州眾議員麥家威(Aaron Michlewitz)出席剪綵的隆重中，8月4日正式復業。

             店東王裕傑(Michael Wang)感恩表示，這家店，他開了11年，卻因為新冠疫情，關門17個月，2019年底開始，在劍橋市哈佛廣場那兒裝修開分店的行動，也被迫取消。現在這是他所有的一切，他必須撐下去。他很感謝波士頓市府等給予他的一切協助。

麻州眾議員Aaron Michlewitz(右)，波士頓代市長Kim Janey(左)，聯袂
出席「佛跳牆」復業剪綵儀式。(周菊子攝)

             波士頓市長Kim Janey表示，「佛跳牆」的重新開業，說明了市府和企業做為夥伴的重要性，她很高興在協助「佛跳牆」復業上，市府提供了6500元補助。她希望波士頓市內所有小企業，尤其是波士頓市內第三大行業的餐飲娛樂業，能夠都復業。她為此特地召開過餐館業者圓桌會議，也清楚聽到餐館業者的需求，將提供招募及留住員工的津貼，以期各行各業不但恢復正常，還要經營得更好。

             麻州眾議員麥家威特地送上一份表揚狀，鼓勵「佛跳牆」的復業，稱那是波士頓市金融區恢復正常的象徵。

「佛跳牆(Foumami)」店東王裕傑也是有哈佛學歷的餐飲人。
(周菊子攝)

             麻州餐館協會會長Bob Luz表示，麻州內的餐館業者都非常感謝州市首長，議員們的協助。他估計9月8日以後，人們將漸漸回到工作崗位，但疫情還未消散，人們對餐飲業的持續支持很重要。

             王裕傑是祖籍山東的韓國華僑，一家三代都曾從事餐飲業。他祖父在韓國開的餐館「聚英樓」，出售後來還成為了上市公司。他自己其實原本在金融公司高盛(Goldman Sachs)工作，修讀了哈佛大學企管碩士，但最終決定自己當老闆，獨資開設「佛跳牆」，設計出「燒餅三明治」等獨特食品。他的生意原本穩定成長，前年還正準備擴張，沒想到新冠病毒疫情一來，被逼關門17個月，打擊實在太大。在感謝州市政府協助之餘，他也很感謝房東的伸出援手，才讓他得以支撐下來。他的店，原本有7名員工，疫情後，只有1名以前的員工回來上班，但很幸運，他能招募到全面復業所需的人手。

             根據波士頓市小企業局，波士頓市內約有4萬家企業，其中約3千家因疫情打擊關上大門。波士頓市府指出，為協助小企業經營，市府設有多項援助計畫，希望市民上網查詢，善加利用。

麻州已完整注射疫苗者中累計7737人再次確診100人死亡

 

             (Boston Orange 編譯)麻州政府週二公佈的"穿透個案(breakthrough case)”顯示，在麻州已完整注射新冠疫苗的430萬人中，有100人死於新冠病毒(COVID-19)，比率約為0.002%。

              截至7月31日，麻州公共衛生廳在州內完整注射了新冠疫苗的人中，累計有7,737名確診者，約為應已免疫人口的0.18%。

              上週六的累計計算反映出，到7月24日，有1,364宗”穿透個案”。在一週之內的所有新確診個案中佔了30%。

              麻州公共衛生廳從今年一月有了第一位完整注射了疫苗的居民起，已有395名已免疫居民因新冠病毒住院，100人死亡。

              這些數字，包括34宗新的穿透住院個案，以及9宗新增死亡。

              由於Delta變種病毒的傳染，甚至發生在那些已完整注射了疫苗的人之中，過去數週來，麻州及全美總個案數目持續上升，但醫療專家不斷強調，在稀罕的穿透個案中，注射疫苗減低了病情嚴重度及死亡率。

              麻州公共衛生廳早前公佈了穿透感染的數據，以回應索取記錄的要求。週二第一次公佈這些訊息，以後將於每個工作日持續公佈更新報告

              根據麻州公共衛生廳8月4日公佈的新冠病毒數據，這天有962人確診，245人住院，其中58人住在重症病房，19人插管，新增5人死亡。

累計已有676,387人確診，17723人死亡。

波士頓公校總監陷入無照任職窘境

               (Boston Orange編譯)波士頓環球報探討波士頓及麻州教育界差距的「大鴻溝(Great Divid)」系列，8月4日刊文驚稱，波士頓公校總監Brenda Cassellius目前無照執業。

              該文指稱，由於上週六(7月31日)是Brenda Cassellius必須拿到新執照的截止日期，但她卻仍未參加必要的考試，於是成了全麻州400個學區中，唯一的無證公校總監。

              Brenda Cassellius是明尼蘇達州(Minnesota)前任教育局長，總是直言不諱地批評標準測試。她在接受波士頓環球報採訪時表示，她並不是一個「良心反對者」，只是沒有時間去考試。病毒大流行讓她太忙，而且那是個5小時長的考試。

              週三晚上，Brenda Cassellius像波士頓學校委員會道歉，說她還沒考試，純粹是因為誤會了執照截止日，而且她已排定8月14日去考試。

              麻州政府人員表示，波士頓學區必須為Brenda Cassellius的沒有執照，向州政府申請豁免，而且這豁免只是暫時的。Brenda Cassellius仍然必須參加並通過認證考試。

              波士頓學校委員會一個多月前才評給Brenda Cassellius優良考績，還通過展延合約2年，而這合約規定，Brenda Cassellius必須持有效的麻州學校總監執照，否則就得面臨解雇命運。不過這份合約已在執照混亂聲中落實了。

              波士頓學校委員會委員Ernani Jose DeAraujo 質疑為什麼學校委員會未能查察Brenda Cassellius的狀況，也問Brenda Cassellius麻州政府是否已給她緩衝期。

              Brenda Cassellius表示，她正在和州政府溝通。

              波士頓學校委員會主席 Jeri Robinson 責怪波士頓學校部門的人是辦公室未通知學校委員會，Brenda Cassellius的執照可能有問題。

              Brenda Cassellius從2019年1月1日起，就已經使用暫時執照了。麻州教育局發言人Colleen Quinn 表示，7月31日時，Brenda Cassellius就已經沒了有效執照。

              麻州政府人員還說，過去6個月內，他們已經提醒Brenda Cassellius2次，她得去考試，這個MTEL的溝通及識字能力考試。