School Committee Agenda: July 25, 2017

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From the Office of the Executive Secretary to the School Committee
School Committee - Regular Meeting | July 25, 2017
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 20, 2017
• Regular Meeting, June 20, 2017

4. Reconsiderations: None
5. Unfinished Business/Calendar:
Motion by the Governance Sub-Committee:
That the School Committee appoint Dosha E. Beard as Executive Secretary to the School Committee upon the retirement of Judith Martin, Executive Secretary to the School Committee, on December 7, 2017. This appointment is conditioned on the ability of the School Committee and Mrs. Beard to reach a negotiated agreement. Mrs. Beard’s first day as Executive Secretary will be December 8, 2017. (Ms. Nolan, 6-20-17)

#17-122 Recommendation: Cambridge Public Schools District Plan 2017-2020
(Mayor Simmons, 6-20-17)

#17-100 Recommendation: Approval of Revisions to Cambridge Public Schools
Family & Medical Leave & Small Necessities Leave Policy (Second Reading)
(Ms. Kelly, 6-6-17)

6. Awaiting Reports: None
7. Superintendent’s Agenda:
7a. Presentations: None
7b. Innovation Agenda:
7c. Consent Agenda:

#17-156 Recommendation: Settlement of AFSCME Council 93, AFL-CIO, Local
1611 American Arbitration Association Case Number 01-17-0001-3952

#17-157 Recommendation: Approval of an Amendment to the Agreement between
The Cambridge School Committee & the Cambridge Educators Association
Units A, B & E for Montessori Program at the Tobin School

#17-158 Recommendation: Approval of Revisions to the Cambridge Public Schools
Uniform Grievance Procedures Policy (First Reading)

#17-159 Recommendation: Approval of Revisions to Cambridge Public Schools
Non-Discrimination Policy & Prohibition Against Sexual Harassment
(First Reading)

#17-160 Recommendation: Approval of Revisions to Cambridge Public Schools
Rights & Responsibilities (First Reading)

#17-161 Recommendation: Approval of CRLS Handbook 2017-18 (First Reading)

#17-162 Recommendation: Day & Residential Program Services not available
From the Cambridge School Department

#17-163 Recommendation: Contract Award: Cambridge Health Alliance: Special
Education Services

#17-164 Recommendation: Contract Award: Cambridge School Volunteers: Student
Support Services: Volunteer Management

#17-165 Recommendation: Contract Award: Breakthrough Cambridge: Educational
Services

#17-166 Recommendation: Contract Award: Central Paper Products: Food
Service Paper Products

#17-167 Recommendation: Contract Award: Mansfield Paper Company: Food
Service Paper Products

#17-168 Recommendation: Contract Award: Norfolk County Agricultural: SY17/18
Student Tuition

#17-169 Recommendation: Contract Award: Bain Pest Control Service: Pest
Management

#17-170 Recommendation: Contract Award: SchoolCity, Inc.: Software Maintenance

#17-171 Recommendation: Contract Award: TCI Brings Learning Alive: Instructional Materials

#17-172 Recommendation: Contract Award: O’Sullivan Flooring Co.: Basketball
Court Refinishing

#17-173 Recommendation: Contract Award: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Instructional
Materials

#17-174 Recommendation: Gifts/Miscellaneous Receipts

#17-175 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY18 Popplestone Foundation (SC18695)

#17-176 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY18 Title II Summer LEP Support (SC18784)

#17-177 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY18 Coordinated Family & Community
Engagement (SC18851)

#17-178 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY18 Food Services Program Appropriation (SC00402)

#17-179 Recommendation: Grant Award: FY17 Circuit Breaker Allocation Funding
Increase (SC17776)

8. Non-Consent Agenda:
9. School Committee Agenda (Policy Matters/Notifications/Requests for Information):
#17-180, Joint Motion by Ms. Dexter and Ms. Nolan, that whereas the School Committee is wholly invested in the success of the CRLS Leveling Up initiative as a way to increase opportunities for all CRLS students; Therefore be it resolved that the School Committee encourages the CPS and CRLS administrations to use one or more teacher reserve positions to hire additional teachers if necessary to meet class size goals of 17-18 students in Honors ELA 9 and 12-15 students in Honors Access classes.

#17-181, Motion by Ms. Dexter, that whereas the City's 2017 Community Needs Assessment and the 2015 report from the City's Early Childhood Task Force both identify the critical need to expand access to affordable preschool programs for Cambridge families;

Therefore be it resolved that the School Committee requests that the CPS administration report back to the School Committee, by October 1, 2017, on the number of unfilled seats in CPS JK-only, mixed JK/K, and K-only classrooms as of September 15, 2017. Link to 2015 Task Force Report:

Link to 2017 Community Needs Assessment:

#17-182, Motion by Ms. Dexter, that whereas the CPS administration, following the recommendation of the Cambridge Early Childhood Task Force, will study, in 2017-2018, the feasibility of providing developmentally appropriate JK classrooms for 4-year-olds in most or all CPS elementary schools; and Whereas there have been calls from parents and other members of the community to expand the CPS JK program to serve all Cambridge 4-year-olds in order to make Cambridge more affordable for low-, moderate-, and middle-income families; Be it resolved that the School Committee requests that the CPS administration report to the Committee, by October 1, 2017, on the feasibility of admitting a limited number of younger 4-year-olds from the CPS preschool waitlist to fill unfilled seats in JK-only classrooms as considered appropriate by CPS elementary school principals and JK teachers and in accordance with Controlled Choice and CPS JK/K waitlist policy. Link to 2015 Task Force Report: 

#17-183, Motion by Ms. Dexter, that whereas the CPS policy to allow JK and K transfers as late as the December vacation can disrupt student learning in JK, JK/K, and K classrooms, the School Committee requests that the CPS administration recommend to the Committee a developmentally-appropriate deadline for JK and K student transfers. This recommendation is requested by November 1st, 2017. Any new deadline would go into effect in the 2018-2019 school year.

#17-184, Motion by Mr. Harding, that the Superintendent updates the School Committee on the exact date in which the "College Prep" designation (Name) will be changed as a course offering at CRLS. Further that this update be prepared by the 2nd regular School Committee meeting in September, 2017.

Reference: School Committee Order C14-117, June 17, 2014.

#17-185, Approval of Invoice for $7,074.00 from the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) for 2017-18 annual dues

#17-186, Approval of Invoice for $4,165.00 from the National School Board Association (NSBA) for 2017-18 annual dues

#17-187, Report of the June 19, 2017 Special Education Sub-Committee Meeting

#17-188, Report of the June 20, 2017 Governance Sub-Committee Meeting

#17-189, Report of the June 27, 2017 Buildings and Grounds Sub-Committee Meeting

10. Resolutions (letters of congratulations, letters of condolence):
11. Announcements:
12. Late Orders: