Dear CPS Families,
It is my great pleasure to provide you with the
Office of Student Services Parent & Family Handbook. Our Office of Student Services is committed
not only to offering the best possible service to our students but also communicating effectively with families about
how best to access those services so that together we can build the kind of powerful home-school partnership that is
instrumental to every child’s success in school.
As a district, we are dedicated to ensuring that ALL children, regardless of learning need or any other demographic factor,
are treated with respect and dignity and afforded all the support they require to reach their full potential. We know that
when schools and homes can communicate and collaborate in ways that are characterized by shared responsibility, children
will soar.
Our mission is to create schools and learning environments where our core values of academic excellence and social justice
are lived out in daily life. Every child deserves the opportunity and support to excel academically, and every child must feel
welcome and appreciated for who they are as individuals. Our community is strengthened by its diversity, and we celebrate
the many ways in which we bring our differences to the table in order to find our commonalities. You as family members
are not only your children’s first educators, you are their lifelong teachers. We look forward to working with you make
education in Cambridge a journey we take together with caring, understanding and pride.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey M. Young
Superintendent of Schools