From the Office of the Executive Secretary to the School Committee
School Committee - Regular Meeting
January 19, 2016
*The Budget Sub-Committee (Committee of the Whole) may convene for the purpose of discussion on the FY2017 Budget Guidelines.
A G E N D A
1. Public Comment (3 Minutes):
2. Student School Committee Report:
3. Presentation of the Records for Approval:
•Special Meeting – December 15, 2015
•Regular Meeting – December 15, 2015
•Organization Meeting – January 4, 2016
•Regular Meeting – January 5, 2016
4. Reconsiderations: None
5. Unfinished Business/Calendar:
#16-08, Joint Motion by Mr. Fantini and Ms. Kelly, that understanding the need and importance for all of us to have a community conversation about testing and assessment, we request that the Superintendent in consultation with the School Committee set a date in February for this conversation. (Fantini, 1/5/16)
6. Awaiting Reports: None
7. Superintendent’s Agenda:
7a. Presentations:
2015 MCAS Report ........... Teaching & Learning Team
7b. Innovation Agenda:
7c. Consent Agenda:
#16-09 Recommendation: Approval of Revision to School Committee Organizational Meeting Policy (Second Reading)
#16-10 Recommendation: Gifts/Miscellaneous Receipts
*The Budget Sub-Committee (Committee of the Whole) may convene for the purpose of discussion on the FY2017 Budget Guidelines.
8. Non-Consent Agenda:
9. School Committee Agenda (Policy Matters/Notifications/Requests for Information):
#16-11, Joint Motion by Ms. Kelly and Mr. Fantini, that understanding the School Committee and District Leadership recognize the need and importance for a community conversation about state mandated and district-determined assessments for grades JK-8, a World Café style forum will be scheduled on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 with the location to be determined. Information about current CPS assessments will be provided. Feedback on assessment will be reported back and recorded for review by the School Committee and the District Leadership. A follow-up session based on this feedback will be held in April 2016.
#16-12, Motion by Mr. Fantini, that the School Committee requests Legal Counsel to provide an update to the Committee on all pending legal matters and to set a time for an Executive Session for this purpose.
#16-13, Joint Motion by Ms. Bowman and Mr. Fantini, that the Superintendent update the School Committee on plans for safe walking routes and the use of crossing guards (if necessary) for schools relocating during the 2015/2016 academic school year. These schools include King Open’s move to the Longfellow building and the Martin Luther King Jr. and Putnam Avenue Upper Schools move to their new facility.
#16-14, Report of the December 17, 2015 meeting of the Inauguration Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee
10. Resolutions (letters of congratulations, letters of condolence):
#16-15, Joint Motion by Ms. Dexter, Mr. Fantini, and Mr. Harding, that the Cambridge Public Schools recognize and honor February 1st-5th, 2016, as National School Counseling Week, and that on behalf of the School Committee, the National School Counseling Week Proclamation provided to the School Committee by the CRLS Guidance Department be circulated to all CPS principals for them to share with their school communities.
11. Announcements:
12. Late Orders: