1. Public Comment (3 Minutes):

2. Student School Committee Report:

3. Presentation of the Records for Approval:

·        June 13, 2024, Special Meeting

·        June 18, 2024, Regulalr Meeting

·        June 25, 2024, Special Meeting

·        June 28, 2024, Special Meeting

4. Reconsiderations:
None

5. Unfinished Business/Calendar:
#24-100: Registration for Meeting Participation and Public Comment | Motion by Member Rachel: Download File

WHEREAS:  School Committee policy ABA notes the Committee’s commitment to seeking and encouraging public participation in the body’s decision-making processes; and

WHEREAS:  The body’s Rules do not specify when meeting registration opens to the public, but past practice has been two days before the meeting; and

WHEREAS:  The Committee intends to remove barriers to participation; now, therefore be it 

RESOLVED:  That meeting registration and public comment sign-up will be available to all members of the public beginning at the time a meeting is officially noticed with an agenda or designated purpose.

#24-153: Establish a School Councils Subcommittee | Joint Motion by Member Weinstein, Member Rachel, Member Hunter

WHEREAS: School Councils are established by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (General Laws Part I, Title XII, Chapter 71, Section 59C); and

WHEREAS: The Cambridge Public School District’s School Council Handbook was drafted by a working group that included Cambridge parents, caregivers, community members, and CPSD staff and was adopted as policy by the School Committee June 20, 2023; and

WHEREAS: The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education advises that the “law provides for an explicit oversight role for school committees” with respect to School Councils; and

WHEREAS: In Cambridge the School Council has the following main responsibilities, as noted in the School Council Handbook:

• Adopt educational goals for the school that are consistent with local educational policies and statewide student performance standards; 
• Identify the educational needs of students attending the school in the relation to the goals; 
• Collaborate with school community and district instructional staff to form an annual School Improvement Plan (SIP) to be reviewed by the School Committee prior to approval by the Superintendent; 
• Review the school budget annually; 
• Review the student’s Rights and Responsibilities handbook regularly to ensure the school discipline policies.
• Assess student discipline data; and

WHEREAS: The School Committee plays a critical role in policymaking, establishing the CPSD budget, and reviewing School Improvement Plans; and

WHEREAS: This School Committee is committed to supporting the caregivers, staff, teachers and community members serving on School Councils with the shared goal of best supporting the education and growth of all of the children of Cambridge; now therefore be it

RESOLVED: That the School Committee establishes a School Councils Subcommittee; and be it further

RESOLVED: That the School Councils Subcommittee will be focused on supporting the School Councils; coordinating the School Committee's review of School Improvement Plans; providing a forum to review and support School Councils and their work; and will undertake other work determined by the chair of the subcommittee, in consultation with the members of the subcommittee, to be relevant and timely.

#Late Order June 18, 2024 Regular Meeting: Timeline for 2024 Superintendent Search | Joint Motion by Member Rojas, Member Weinstein: Download File
6. Awaiting Reports:
None

7. Superintendent’s Agenda:

7a. Superintendent's Update:

Preparations for the Opening of the Cambridge Public Schools 

David Murphy, Interim Superintendent of Schools

Highlights:

•      Inaugural Cambridge Preschool Program

•     Support for CPS Students Residing in Temporary Emergency Shelters

•      Preparations and objectives for SY 24-25 Administrative Week and All Staff Colloquium

             

7b. Presentations:
None

7c. CPS District Plan:
None

7d. Consent Agenda:
#24-157 Recommendation: Approval of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Cambridge School Committee & Cambridge Education Association Unit D for a Successor Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Period of September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026
#24-158 Recommendation: Approval of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Cambridge School Committee & Cambridge Education Association Unit C for a Successor Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026
#24-159 Recommendation: Approval of Adjustments to CRLS Club Advisor Stipends In the Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the Cambridge School Committee & Cambridge Education Association Units A & B
#24-160 Recommendation: Approval of Adjustments to Upper School Advisor Stipends in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Cambridge School Committee & The Cambridge Education Association Units A & B
#24-161 Recommendation: Approval of Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Sex-Title IX Policy (First Reading)
#24-162 Recommendation: Approval of Revisions to Sexual Misconduct/Title IX Policy (First Reading)
#24-163 Recommendation: Approval of Revisions to Rights & Responsibilities Handbook (First Reading)
#24-164 Recommendation: Approval of Revisions to Cambridge School Department’s Non-Discrimination Policy (First Reading)
#24-165 Recommendation: Approval of Revisions to Non-Discrimination on the Basis Of Sex Policy (First Reading)
#24-166 Recommendation: Approval of Revisions to Civil Rights Grievance Procedures Policy Formerly Known as the Uniform Grievance Procedures Policy (First Reading)
#24-167 Recommendation: Approval of Request from the School Committee to the Election Commission for Mailing Addresses
#24-168 Recommendation: Day & Residential Program Services not Available from the Cambridge School Department
#24-169 Recommendation: Contract Award: Burgess Pest Management: Pest Management Services
#24-170 Recommendation: Contract Award: Ascentis Corporation: Time & Attendance System
#24-171 Recommendation: Contract Award: Lesley University: Instructional Services
#24-172 Recommendation: Contract Award: Nimbello: Invoice Computer Software
#24-173 Recommendation: Contract Award: Public Consulting Group: License Renewal Easy IEP Module
#24-174 Recommendation: Contract Award: Republic Services: Dumpster Services
#24-175 Recommendation: Contract Award: uAspire: Educational Support Services
#24-176 Recommendation: Contract Award: Youth Guidance: Educational Support
#24-177 Recommendation: Contract Award: Breakthrough Greater Boston: Educational Services
#24-178 Recommendation: Contract Award: Cambridge School Volunteers: Student Support Services
#24-179 Recommendation: Contract Award: Metropolitan Foods DBA Driscoll Foods: Groceries
#24-180 Recommendation: Contract Award: W.B. Mason: Food Paper Products
#24-181 Recommendation: Contract Award: Troy Group, Inc.: Laser Printers
#24-182 Recommendation: Contract Award: Rosev Dairy: Milk Delivery & Purchases
#24-183 Recommendation: Contract Award: Produce Connection: Groceries
#24-184 Recommendation: Contract Award: Fantini Baking Company: Bread Products
#24-185 Recommendation: Contract Award: Enroot: Educational Services
#24-186 Recommendation: Contract Award: Cambridge Housing Authority: Educational Services
#24-187 Recommendation: Contract Award: Tutoring Plus of Cambridge, Inc.: Educational Support
#24-188 Recommendation: Contract Award: Interpreters & Translators, Inc.: Translation Services
#24-189 Recommendation: BCM Controls Corporation: Security Maintenance & Upgrades
#24-190 Recommendation: Contract Award: Amplify: Instructional Materials & Professional Development (Amendment)
#24-191 Recommendation: Contract Award: Facing History & Ourselves: Professional Development
#24-192 Recommendation: Contract Award: Shore Educational: Professional Development
#24-193 Recommendation: Contract Award: Marathon Nursing: Nursing Services for Special Education Student
#24-194 Recommendation: Contract Award: Mirah: Measured Based Care System
#24-195 Recommendation: Approval of the Cambridge Public Schools Breakfast & Lunch Prices for SY2024-2025
#24-196 Recommendation: Gifts/Miscellaneous Receipts
#24-197 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY25 Municipal Local Cybersecurity Grant (SC25861)
#24-198 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY 25 Food & Nutrition Services Appropriation (SC00402)

8. Non-Consent Agenda:
None

9. School Committee Agenda (Policy Matters/Notifications/Requests for Information):
##24-199: | Motion by
##24-200: | Motion by
##24-201: | Motion by
##24-202: | Motion by
##24-203: | Motion by
##24-204: | Motion by
10. Resolutions:
##24-205: | Motion by
11. Announcements:
None

12. Late Orders:
None

13. Communications and Reports from City Officers:

Memo to Mayor E. Denise Simmons from David Murphy, Interim Superintendent

RE: CPS Students Residing in the Temporary Emergency Shelters

 

Memo to Mayor E. Denise Simmons, Cambridge City Council and Cambridge School Committee from David Murphy, Interim Superintendent

RE: Inaugural Class – Cambridge Preschool Program

 

Memo to Mayor E. Denise Simmons from Ellen Semonoff, Assistant City Manager for Human Services

RE: Cambridge Preschool Program

Updated on 08/02/2024