From the Office of the Executive Secretary to the School Committee
School Committee - Regular Meeting
August 2, 2016
*Corrected 8/1/16
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 – June 21, 2016
Regular Meeting – June 21, 2016
4. Reconsiderations: None
5. Unfinished Business/Calendar: None
6. Awaiting Reports: None
7. Superintendent’s Agenda:
7a. Presentations:
Overview of Superintendent’s Entry Plan
Kenneth Salim, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
7b. Innovation Agenda:
7c. Consent Agenda:
#16-178 Recommendation: Revisions to Policy Governing Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) Checks Made for Non-Criminal Justice Purposes (First Reading)
#16-179 Recommendation: Revisions to Dress Code Policy *(Second Reading)
#16-180 Recommendation: Day & Residential Program Services not Available from the Cambridge School Department
#16-181 Recommendation: Contract Award: Cambridge Community Outreach Tabernacle: Lease of Parking Lot for the Fletcher/Maynard Academy
#16-182 Recommendation: Contract Award: Liberty Chevrolet: 2017 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid
#16-183 Recommendation: Contract Award: Harborside Rehabilitation: Nursing Services
#16-184 Recommendation: Contract Award: Riverside Community Care: Mental Health Consultation & Support Services
#16-185 Recommendation: Contract Award: Commonwealth Learning Center: Professional Development
#16-186 Recommendation: Contract Award: Sterling Business Products: FY17 Printing & Mailing Services
#16-187 Recommendation: Contract Award: School Specialty: FY17 Classroom Materials
#16-188 Recommendation: Contract Award: Norfolk County Agricultural: SY 16/17 Student Tuition
#16-189 Recommendation: Contract Award: Mayflower Poultry: Supply & Delivery of Fresh Meat
#16-190 Recommendation: Contract Award: Home Depot: FY17 Carpentry & Maintenance Supplies
#16-191 Recommendation: Contract Award: EL Education: Professional Development
#16-192 Recommendation: Contract Award: American Reading Company: Instructional Materials
#16-193 Recommendation: Contract Award: Cambridge Housing Authority: Summer College Immersion Program & Summer Literacy Program
#16-194 Recommendation: Contract Award: Cambridge School Volunteers: Students Support Services: Volunteer Management
#16-195 Recommendation: Contract Award: Public Consulting Group: Medicaid Billing & Collection Services
#16-196 Recommendation: Gifts/Miscellaneous Receipts
#16-197 Recommendation: Grant Award: Josey Herrington Fund (SC16134)
#16-198 Recommendation: Grant Award: Popplestone Foundation (SC17695)
#16-199 Recommendation: Grant Award: Title 1 Distribution (SC17604)
#16-200 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY17 Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (SC17851)
#16-201 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY17 Expanded Learning Time (17829)
#16-202 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY17 Occupational Educational Vocational Skills (SC17606)
#16-203 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY17 Title III summer LEP Support (SC17784)
#16-204 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY17 Title II-A/Teacher Quality (SC17731)
#16-205 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY17 Special Education IDEA Allocation (SC17605)
8. Non-Consent Agenda:
9. School Committee Agenda (Policy Matters/Notifications/Requests for Information):
#16-206, Joint Motion by Mr. Harding, Emily Dexter and Ms. Bowman, that whereas there was a tragic fatal bicycle accident in Inman Square in June, the School Committee requests that the CPS administration, in collaboration with the Police and Community Development Departments, review and evaluate the safety of Inman Square for students walking or bicycling to and from school, and report back to the Committee their conclusions and any proposed changes, if any, as soon as possible.
#16-207, Joint Motion by Emily Dexter and Ms. Kelly, that whereas sports teams and extracurricular clubs and activities will begin in August and September, and whereas CPS has an anti-hazing policy to protect all students, the School Committee requests that the Superintendent ensure that all CPS staff are familiar with the anti-hazing policy, clear about the definition of hazing and the disciplinary consequences, and aware of procedures for responding to and reporting hazing behavior should it occur.
Furthermore, that the Superintendent ask all CPS middle and high school administrators to ensure that 6th-12th grade students are made aware of the definition of hazing, our anti-hazing policies, and procedures for students to report any hazing behavior they observe, experience, or learn about. Particular attention should be paid to communicating this information clearly to students who are English Language Learners or who have communication-related disabilities.
#16-208, Invoice for $4,165.00 from National School Board Association (NSBA) for 2016-17 annual dues
#16-209, Invoice for $6,888.00 from Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) for 2016-17 annual dues
#16-210, Report of the June 15, 2016 Community Relations Sub-Committee
#16-211, Report of the June 20, 2016 Meeting of the Civic Unity Sub-Committee
10. Resolutions (letters of congratulations, letters of condolence):
#16-212, Motion by Emily Dexter, that the School Committee send a letter of congratulations to recent CPS parent Greg Jobin-Leeds for the publication and success of his 2016 book, WHEN WE FIGHT WE WIN! Twenty-First Century Social Movements and The Activists That Are Transforming our World, written in collaboration with members of the AgitArts artists collective. As one reviewer described, "In addition to public education, the book highlights gay, prison, immigration, economic, and environmental activism, but one of its main lessons is that issues and answers are never confined to such neat categorical boxes." (Kirkus Review) Jobin-Leeds is also co-founder of the Schott Foundation for Public Education.
11. Announcements:
12. Late Orders: