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From the Office of the Executive Secretary to the School Committee

*Revised Agenda with Supplemental Recommendation

June 21, 2022 | 06:00 pm

1. Public Comment (3 Minutes):

2. Student School Committee Report:

3. Presentation of the Records for Approval:
  • June 7, 2022 Regular Meeting
  • June 14, 2022 Special Meeting

4. Reconsiderations:
None

5. Unfinished Business/Calendar:
#22-112: Recommendation: Contract Award: Paper Education Co. Inc.: Educational Support | Motion by
6. Awaiting Reports:
None

7. Superintendent’s Agenda:

7a. Superintendent's Update:
None
7b. Presentations:

Superintendent's Update: District Plan: Outcomes
Dr. Victoria L. Greer, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Lyndsay Brown, Chief Strategy Officer

Preview: CRLS Falcon Block & Teen Wellness Center Support
Dr. Nicole Gittens; Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education
Damon Smith, CRLS Principal
Susie Espinosa, CRLS Learning Community "C" Dean of Students
Susie Van Blaricum, CRLS Learning Community "L' Dean of Students
Lynn Williams; CRLS Coordinator of Guidance
Jamie McCarthy; K-12 Curriculum Coordinator, Health, Physical Education and Wellness

7c. CPS District Plan:

None

7d. Consent Agenda:
#22-129 Recommendation: Approval of the Hiring of Assistant Superinendent of Student Services Recommended by the Superintendent of Schools
#22-130 Recommendation: Approval of Revisions to Bullying Prevention & Intervention Plan
#22-131 Recommendation: Day & Residential Program Services not Available from the Cambridge School Department
#22-132 Recommendation: Contract Award: The Stepping Stones Group: Special Education Services
#22-133 Recommendation: Contract Award: Easter Seals: Special Education Staffing Services
#22-134 Recommendation: Contract Award: Precision Human Resources: Special Education Staffing Services
#22-135 Recommendation: Contract Award: Shore Educatinal: Professional Development
#22-136 Recommendation: Contract Award: New England Center For Children: Professional Development
#22-137 Recommendation: Contract Award: Landmark School Outreach Program: Professional Development & Consulting Services
#22-138 Recommendation: Contract Award: Boston Behavior Learning: Special Education Services
#22-139 Recommendation: Contract Award: Applied Behavior Institute: Special Education Services
#22-140 Recommendation: Contract Award: Baystate Interpreters: Translation Services
#22-141 Recommendation: Contract Award: Perkins School for the Blind: Special Education Services
#22-142 Recommendation: Contract Award: Riverside Community Care: Special Education Services
#22-143 Recommendation: Contract Award: Northeast Educational & Development Supports Center: Special Education Services
#22-144 Recommendation: Contract Award: Center for Autism & Related Disorders: Special Education Services
#22-145 Recommendation: Contract Award: Cambridge Health Alliance: Special Education Services
#22-146 Recommendation: Contract Award: Cambridge Health Alliance: Special Education Services
#22-147 Recommendation: Contract Award: Carestaff Partners LLC: Medical Services
#22-148 Recommendation: Contract Award: EI US, LLC: Special Education Services
#22-149 Recommendation: Contract Award: Bunker Hill Community College: Student Tuition
#22-150 Recommendation: Contract Award: Buckingham Browne & Nichols School: Student Tuition
#22-151 Recommendation: Contract Award: East End House: Student Tuition
#22-152 Recommendation: Contract Award: Vector Solutions: Computer Softward
#22-153 Recommendation: Contract Award: B & H Photo Video Inc: Audio Visual Equipment
#22-154 Recommendation: Contract Award: Easy Access: Computer Software
#22-155 Recommendation: Contract Award: Lexia Learning Systems LLC: Professional Development
#22-156 Recommendation: Gifts/Miscellaneous Receipts
#22-157 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY23 Coordinated Family Community Engagement (SC23851)
#22-158 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY23 Food & Nutrition Services Appropriation
#22-159 Recommendation: Grant Award: Perkins Program Improvement & Equipment Grant (22-696)
#22-163 Recommendation: Approval of the Tentative Agreement between the Cambridge School Committee & the Cambridge Food Service Employee Association for a Successor Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024

8. Non-Consent Agenda:
None

9. School Committee Agenda (Policy Matters/Notifications/Requests for Information):
#22-160: Approval of End-Of-Year Summative Composite Evaluation of the Superintendent | Motion by Vice Chair Rachel

RESOLVED: that the Committee adopt the End-of-Year Summativecomposite evaluation of the Superintendent and work with her to set goals and focus indicators for her second year.


#22-161: CPS Non-Discrimination Policy Updates: | Joint Motion by Member Bhambi, Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Chair Rachel

WHEREAS: Cambridge Public School students and School Committee members have been working to update Cambridge Public Schools' Non-Discrimination Policy; and

WHEREAS: The Cambridge Public Schools' Non-Discrimination Policy is due for updating in the interests of accuracy and clarity; and

WHEREAS: The School Committee has revised the policy with input from Cambridge Public School students; Now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED: The revised policy now states: (see attachment)

 


#22-162: Report of the June 13, 2022 Special Education and Student Supports Sub-Committee | Motion by Special Education & Student Supports Sub-committee

Report of the June 13, 2022 Special Education and Student Supports Sub-Committee


10. Resolutions:
None

11. Announcements:
None

12. Late Orders:
None

13. Communications and Reports from City Officers:

None


Updated on 06/17/2022