1. Public Comment (3 Minutes):

2. Student School Committee Report:

3. Presentation of the Records for Approval:

• January 28, 2025, Special Meeting 
• February 4, 2025, Special Meeting
• February 4, 2025, Regular Meeting 

4. Reconsiderations:
None

5. Unfinished Business/Calendar:
#24-259: Tobin Montessori School Preliminary Report | Joint Motion by Member Hudson, Member Harding: Download File

WHEREAS: The Tobin Montessori School was recently recognized by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and by the Cambridge Public Schools Superintendent for its high student achievement; 

WHEREAS: The Tobin Montessori School is leading the way within the Cambridge Public School District, delivering clear, measurable progress in narrowing gaps in achievement between students with different backgrounds – an issue that the District has long stated is its most important; and

WHEREAS: The School Committee went on record a year ago supporting the expansion of the and directed the Superintendent to “…provide a report and recommendation to the committee a plan of action for the possible next steps…”; and

WHEREAS: No report nor recommendation was ever made; now therefore be it

RESOLVED: That the School Committee request that the Superintendent provide a preliminary report on the feasibility of making this change, and a recommendation from the Superintendent as to whether next steps are warranted and what those next steps would be, no later than December 31, 2024 (with the definition of preliminary to be determined by the Superintendent).Tobin Montessori program (specifically, “…to explore the recommendation of the American Montessori Association Accreditation team to extend the Tobin Montessori Upper Elementary Program to three years…”) and referred the matter to the Superintendent “…for further review of the recommendations from the Accreditation team to explore implications of such a change including but not limited to the budget impact, upper school enrollment, and feeder patterns…” 

6. Awaiting Reports:
None

7. Superintendent’s Agenda:

7a. Superintendent's Update:

An update on pending matters and highlight various initiatives taking place across CPS school communities.

7b. Presentations:

The Interim Superintendent and district administrators will present to the Cambridge School Committee findings from the Centers for Disease Control’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey administered during the spring of 2024 and how those findings have informed practices and goal-setting in the Cambridge Public Schools during the 2024 - 2025 school year and beyond.

David Murphy, Interim Superintendent of Schools
Jamie McCarthy, K-12 Curriculum Coordinator Health, Physical Education & Wellness
Kim Huffer, Director of Social Emotional Learning
Jennifer Amigone, Director of Data, Assessment & Accountability

7c. CPS District Plan:
None

7d. Consent Agenda:
#25-024 Recommendation: Approval of Revisions to Civil Rights Grievance Procedures Policy
#25-025 Recommendation: Approval of Revisions to Non-Discrimination on Basis of Sex Policy
#25-026 Recommendation: Approval of Revisions to School Department's Non-Discrimination Policy
#25-027 Recommendation: Day & Residential Program Services not Available from the Cambridge School Department
#25-028 Recommendation: Contract Award: PJ Systems d/b/a HiQ Computers
#25-029 Recommendation: Contract Award: Bredy Network Management
#25-030 Recommendation: Contract Award: Mo Trailer Corp
#25-031 Recommendation: Contract Award: BPU Acquisition, LLC
#25-032 Recommendation: Gifts/Miscellaneous Receipts
#25-033 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY25 Expanded Homeless Shelter Funding (SC25218)
#25-034 Recommendation: Grant Award: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B (IDEA) Federal Targeted Special Education Program Improvement Grant (SC25674)

8. Non-Consent Agenda:
None

9. School Committee Agenda (Policy Matters/Notifications/Requests for Information):
#25-035: School Councils Ad Hoc Subcommittee Report, January 28, 2025 | Motion by
#25-036: Reaffirm The Educational Priorities of CPSD | Joint Motion by Member Hudson, Member Harding: Download Attachment

Motion denied at 3/4/25 Regular Meeting

#25-037: Teen Health Survey Presentation | Joint Motion by Member Harding, Member Hudson: Download Attachment
#25-038: Report on Staffing Support for Upper School Math | Joint Motion by Member Hudson, Member Harding: Download Attachment
#25-039: Report on General District Staffing Allocation | Joint Motion by Member Hudson, Member Harding: Download Attachment
10. Resolutions:
#25-040: Title IX Aurelia Advocates MSSADA Award | Joint Motion by Member Weinstein, Mayor Simmons, Member Rachel: Download Attachment
#25-041: Scholastic Art Award Winners | Joint Motion by Member Weinstein, Member Harding, Member Rojas: Download Attachment
11. Announcements:
None

12. Late Orders:
None

13. Communications and Reports from City Officers: None