School Committee Meeting Agenda: January 3, 2017

From the Office of the Executive Secretary to the School Committee 

School Committee - Regular Meeting January 3, 2017 

A G E N D A 

1. Public Comment (3 Minutes): 

2. Student School Committee Report: 

3. Presentation of the Records for Approval: 

–Roundtable Meeting on High School Staffing – December 13, 2016 

–Special Meeting – December 20, 2016 

–Regular Meeting, December 20, 2016 

4. Reconsiderations: None 

5. Unfinished Business/Calendar: 

#16-303, Motion by Ms. Dexter, that whereas the School Committee strives to engage the community inclusively so we can benefit from the diversity of views in Cambridge; and whereas the budget is the Committee's most important annual policy document; the School Committee and administration will work together to provide childcare and snacks at the budget hearing scheduled for Tuesday, January 17, 6:00 pm. Furthermore, the Committee asks the administration to work with the city's Community Engagement Team to publicize the hearing and childcare availability to all CPS parents and Cambridge residents, as the administration has done for prior hearings. (Mayor Simmons, 12-20-16) 

#16-306, Motion by Ms. Dexter, that whereas Cambridge Public Schools strives to provide equitable opportunities to learn; whereas Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School offers numerous extracurricular activities to enhance student learning; and whereas the CPS administration and School Committee strive to make data-informed decisions; the School Committee requests a report from the CPS administration on the demographics of extracurricular participation at CRLS based on data from the current or previous school year. The Committee requests this report by April 15, 2017, or sooner. (Dexter, 12-20-16) 

6. Awaiting Reports: None 

7. Superintendent’s Agenda: 

7a. Presentations: None
 

7b. Innovation Agenda: 

7c. Consent Agenda: 

#17-01 Day & Residential Program Services not Available from the Cambridge 

School Department 

#17-02 Contract Award: EDCO Collaborative: Professional Development 

#17-03 Gifts/Miscellaneous Receipts 

#17-04 Grant Award: FY17 Massachusetts Cultural Council-STARRS (SC17894) 

#17-05 Grant Award: FY17 Title III English Language Acquisition: Immigrant 

Grant (SC17126) Regular Meeting January 3, 2017 Page 2 of 2 

#17-06 Grant Award: FY17 Focus on Early Literacy-Shore Ed. Collaborative 

(SC17132) 

8. Non-Consent Agenda: 

9. School Committee Agenda (Policy Matters/Notifications/Requests for Information): 

#17-07, Motion by Ms. Kelly, that the School Committee receive a report on the work accomplished to date by the Early Childhood Education Task Force on or before January 27, 2017. 

#17-08, Report of the December 15, 2016 Sub-Committee on School Climate 

10. Resolutions (letters of congratulations, letters of condolence): 

11. Announcements: 

12. Late Orders: