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Whereas COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the 2020 academic school year; and

Whereas students and families have had a diversity of experiences accessing and leveraging the curriculum developed by CPSD educators during the school closure; and

Whereas the School Committee seeks to support families and students with academic resources and supports during the duration of the pandemic; and

Whereas as we enter the summer months, COVID-19 will continue to have an impact on youth development organizations, summer camps, and education service providers abilities to provide programming for students and families; and

Whereas students and families may benefit from additional support to fill programming gaps caused by COVID-19 during the summer months; therefore Be it resolved the Superintendent instructs CPSD schools to ensure that students and families can access all virtual learning curriculum developed during the 2020 school year throughout the summer. #20-99 Joint Motion by Member Fantini and Vice-Chair Bowman

Whereas the Cambridge Public School District is committed to providing families with information that will promote increased family engagement; and

Whereas engaging families as a partner with a formal, ongoing feedback mechanism that creates differentiated opportunities for family voice and engagement is a crucial component of the 2017 - 2020 District Plan; therefore Be it resolved that the committee directs the Superintendent to create a Parent University whereby the school department organizes and provides relevant information/courses to parents to allow all parents to become partners in the education of their children. Be it further

Resolved that the School department works with the two newly created parent engagement leaders and parent liaisons in this work.