Massachusetts / School Boards / Cambridge Public Schools
Cambridge Rindge and Latin student representatives told the School Committee they held a club leaders roundtable at CRLS and urged clearer budgeting, more leadership training and transparency around participatory budgeting funds for clubs.
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After hours of debate that included concerns about added paraprofessional positions, the Cambridge School Committee amended and approved a motion directing the superintendent to ensure full and faithful execution of teacher and administrative evaluations and to report back on implementation.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Cambridge Public Schools
Cambridge officials proposed using satisfactory completion of specified coursework for the classes of 2025–2026 who lack MCAS scores and said the district will monitor the governor's statewide council before finalizing long-term competency standards.
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The committee unanimously adopted a motion to continue consent education workshops for Cambridge Rindge and Latin student-athletes annually, building on student-led Title IX training and a peer 'train-the-trainer' model.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Cambridge Public Schools
Cambridge officials described progress implementing Focus on K (pre-K–K), CKLA (grades 1–5) and Illustrative Mathematics, highlighted professional development for teachers, and flagged differences between universal screeners and MCAS results.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Cambridge Public Schools
Cambridge Public Schools officials told the Special Education & Student Support Subcommittee on April 10, 2025, that the district is upgrading bus-tracking technology and stepping up vendor oversight after repeated problems transporting students with disabilities.
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The committee voted to adopt a districtwide advanced learning policy intended to standardize identification of students with advanced learning needs, improve family communication and deploy existing instructional strategies equitably across schools; the motion passed as amended.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Cambridge Public Schools
Cambridge public schools administrators summarized a multi-year facilities condition assessment that rates ten older school buildings and outlines multi-decade priorities; the report will be released publicly before an April 16 City Council hearing and prompts planning for Spring Street (former Kennedy Longfellow) reopening.
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The Cambridge School Committee voted to approve the fiscal 2026 school budget after months of public engagement and advocacy by educator and caregiver groups. The committee also suspended rules to advance the measure to City Council.
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The school committee approved a memorandum of agreement between the district and the Cambridge Professional Safety Specialists Association, and voted on several consent items including contract awards, the 2025–26 school calendar, gifts, and other procurement items.