From the Office of the Executive Secretary to the School Committee
School Committee - Regular Meeting | March 15, 2016
A G E N D A
1. Public Comment (3 Minutes):
2. Student School Committee Report:
3. Presentation of the Records for Approval:
Regular Meeting – March 1, 2016
4. Reconsiderations: None
5. Unfinished Business/Calendar:
#16-40, Motion by Ms. Nolan, whereas the Cambridge City Council discussed having the second Monday in October be designated Indigenous People’s Day, per an order introduced in fall of 2015 by Councillors Mazen and Benzan and whereas several universities including Brown and several cities including Seattle WA, St. Paul, MN and Portland OR celebrate that day as Indigenous People’s Day and whereas the contributions of immigrants including Italians should be commemorated, the School Committee requests that the district convene a group of staff and the CRLS student government to consider having the second Monday in October, a holiday in the school district, be renamed either Indigenous People’s Day or Indigenous People's and Immigrants Day. Further that the district report back to the School Committee by the end of this school year with a recommendation.
(See City Council Policy Order Resolution Calendar item) (Harding, C16-053, 3/1/16)
6. Awaiting Reports: None
7. Superintendent’s Agenda:
7a. Presentations:
FY2017 Proposed Budget: Jeffrey M. Young, Superintendent of Schools
7b. Innovation Agenda:
7c. Consent Agenda:
#16-45 Recommendation: Revisions to Rindge School of Technical Arts Program Admissions Policy (First Reading)
#16-46 Recommendation: Day & Residential Program Services not Available from the Cambridge School Department
#16-47 Recommendation: Gifts/Miscellaneous Receipts
#16-48 Recommendation: Contract Award: Integration Partners: Wireless Network Equipment
#16-49 Recommendation: Contract Award: Crossroads School
#16-50 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY16 Title I Distribution (SC16604) Funding Increase
#16-51 Recommendation: Grant Award: Fy16 Focus on Early Literacy- Shore Ed. Collaborative (SC16132)
#16-52 Recommendation: Settlement of Cambridge Education Association Unit C American Arbitration Association Case Number 01-15-0002-8733
8. Non-Consent Agenda:
9. School Committee Agenda (Policy Matters/Notifications/Requests for Information):
#16-53, Motion by Mr. Fantini, that as it relates to the School Committee policy on Fundraising, that FOCRLS be granted a similar exemption granted to FOCA and be allowed to use the CPSD website for the remainder of this academic year.
#16-54, Joint Motion by Ms. Nolan and Mr. Fantini, that whereas the Massachusetts Foundation Budget Review Commission worked on reviewing the Foundation Budget and found areas where the current budget understates the true cost of educating students in the Commonwealth and has failed to keep pace with rising costs;
Whereas this underfunding has many adverse consequences,
Be It Resolved that the Cambridge School Committee calls on the Massachusetts Legislature and the Governor of Massachusetts to fully fund and adopt the recommendations of the Foundation Budget Review Commission in the immediate future.
#16-55, Joint Motion by Ms. Nolan and Ms. Kelly, that whereas the School Committee endorses having student, staff and community input into policy decisions and whereas there has been discussion of changing the high school requirements around Wellness curriculum which would affect the policy of waivers for student athletes who are sophomores, the School Committee asks the administration for an inclusive process on the proposed changes to the high school graduation requirements and waiver policy. Further that it will be clarified now that any changes will not take effect until the school year 2017-18 at the earliest, further that every freshman will review their course selections individually with CRLS staff and be advised they do not have to take Wellness 2 and may change their course selections and further that the process of policy development include a review of the effectiveness of the existing wellness curriculum, impact on scheduling and electives and whether a semester long course is the best option.
#16-56, Report of the February 23, 2016 meeting of the Budget Sub-Committee Retreat (Committee of the whole)
10. Resolutions (letters of congratulations, letters of condolence): None
11. Announcements:
12. Late Orders: