CPS

Regular Meeting of the School Committee Meeting | Agenda

Back to Meeting Listing

Held in and broadcast from the Dr. Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, Cambridge Rindge, and Latin School, 459 Broadway, Cambridge. To sign up to call in using the ZOOM app on your computer or mobile device: visit www.cpsd.us/school_committee/virtual

Regular Meetings will be live-streamed at www.cpsd.us and broadcast on Cambridge Educational Access TV (CEATV) Channel 98/99, as usual. Motions shown below are updated live as they progress.

From the Office of the Executive Secretary to the School Committee

Posted at the City Clerk's Office on 2/27/2026 11:42 AM

March 3, 2026 | 06:00 pm

1. Public Comment (3 Minutes):

2. Student School Committee Report:

3. Presentation of the Records for Approval:
  • February 3, 2026, Special Meeting
  • February 3, 2026, Regular Meeting
  • February 6, 2026, Special Meeting (Retreat)

4. Reconsiderations:
None

5. Unfinished Business/Calendar:
None

6. Awaiting Reports:
None

7. Superintendent’s Agenda:

7a. Superintendent's Update:

An update on pending matters and highlight various initiatives taking place across the Cambridge Public Schools. The update will include potential modifications to the SY 25 - 26 academic calendar and announcements pertaining to the district leadership team.

The Superintendent will also welcome representatives from the Cambridge Community Foundation and Attuned Education Partners to discuss the district's impending strategic planning process. Specifically the School Committee will hear from Geeta Pradhan, the President of the Cambridge Community Foundation, and Rachel Skerritt, a Chief Strategy Officer at Attuned Education Partners, member of the Boston School Committee and former Principal of Boston Latin School.

7b. Presentations:

The Superintendent and Director of Social and Emotional Learning will provide a presentation and take questions from the School Committee on the district’s efforts to build a more comprehensive system of mental and behavioral health supports within the Cambridge Public Schools.

7c. CPS District Plan:

None

7d. Consent Agenda:
#26-020 Recommendation: Day & Residential Program Services not Available from the Cambridge School Department
#26-021 Recommendation: Contract Award: Insight Public Sector, Inc.: Computer Softward (SY27 Contract)
#26-023 Recommendation: Contract Award: Empire Cleaning: Cleaning Services
#26-024 Recommendation: Contract Award: Leonard's Music LLC: Musical Instruments
#26-025 Recommendation: Contract Award: Leonard's Music LLC: Music Consumables
#26-026 Recommendation: Contract Award: Leonard's Music LLC: Musical Instrument Repairs
#26-027 Recommendation: Contract Award: Gerry's Music Shop Inc.: Musical Instrument Repairs
#26-028 Recommendation: Contract Award: NCS Pearson, Inc.: Assessment Materials & Software
#26-029 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY26 Credit for Life Grant (SC26901)

8. Non-Consent Agenda:
None

9. School Committee Agenda (Policy Matters/Notifications/Requests for Information):
#26-030: Review of Snow Day Closure Protocols | Joint Motion by Mayor Siddiqui, Chair Weinstein, Vice Chair Dube: Download Attachment
#26-031: Principal Evaluations | Joint Motion by Member Hudson, Member Jaikumar, Member Harding: Download Attachment
#26-032: Third Grade Reading | Joint Motion by Member Hudson, Member Harding: Download Attachment
10. Resolutions:
None

11. Announcements:
None

12. Late Orders:
None

13. Communications and Reports from City Officers: None