School Committee in 30 Minutes or Less

This episode covers the May 19th regular meeting of the school committee, which, among other things,  included conversations about the 158 Spring Street building, including the future of Ahern field, screen time, and retirement plus legislation. Two district leadership positions were filled and next year’s school calendar was approved. LINKS Agenda 2026/27 Calendar Hiring and 158 Spring Street Sli...

This episode recaps the May 5th, 2026 regular meeting of the Cambridge School Committee. It includes a discussion on AI in schools, both generally, and specific to the work being done by the CPS AI working group.   ***Just a quick note that I know I said "IA" once instead of "AI" but I'm trusting the listeners to understand. :) Links Agenda Slides (not currently available,...

This is episode 1 of the coverage of the April 7, 2026 regular meeting of the School Committee. It covers public comment and the lengthy discussion prior voting on the fiscal year 2027 proposed budget (spoiler alert: the approved it). Links of Interest - Administrative- Agenda (with links to all motions) Superintendent presentations for the regular meetings remaining in the school year - Budget Di...

This is episode 2 of the coverage of the April 7, 2026 regular meeting of the School Committee. It covers discussion on the screen time motion (referred to superintendent), the school councils motion (amended and approved), and approval of a new private school. The superintendent’s agenda included a brief discussion on 158 Spring Street as well as a quick look at the range of student assessments e...

This episode recaps the March 17, 2026 regular meeting of the Cambridge School Committee. It includes discussions about the schedule of presentations for the next five meetings and funding from the Cambridge Community Foundation for help with the district's strategic plan. The committee also honors Fabiane Noronha, the Unified Sports program, and Dr Henrietta S. Attles. LINKS Agenda (which in...

This episode recaps the March 3, 2026 regular meeting of the Cambridge School Committee. It includes presentations about the strategic planning process from Rachel Skerrit of Attuned Education Partners and an update on the state of social and emotion learning (SEL) in CPS by Kim Huffer, the director of SEL. The committee also discusses motions 26-030 about snow days, 26-031 about principal evaluat...

This is a bonus episode discussing the processes and purposes for public comment at School Committee meetings. All public comments made at the first three regular meetings of 2026 are summarized. LINKS Rules of the School Committee Sign up to receive School Committee notifications Instructions to register for public comment School Committee email address: SchoolCom@cpsd.us Agenda for March 3, 2026...

This episode recaps the Feb. 3rd, 2026 regular meeting of the school committee. The meeting included a budget planning presentation, and discussion of motions regarding educator input and meeting formality. ****SORRY IT WAS A LITTLE LATE! :) **** Notes & Links Subcommitte leadership and members   Anne Coburn's notes on the Friday, Feb. 6th special meeting   Budget presentation slides This...

This episode recaps the Jan. 20th, 2026 regular meeting of the school committee. The meeting included contracts for legal services, a budget presentation, a science and civics MCAS presentation, and a motion to improve public comment practices. Notes & Links School Committee email address: SchoolCom@cpsd.us Summary table of meeting items The website for this podcast is CSC30.com You can contac...

This is a quick recap of the School Committee's Inauguration/Special Meeting from January 5th, 2026. Notes and Links: City Ordinance 2.129 Slide Deck about the 2025 School Committee Candidates Glossary of Education Terms Podcase website CSC30.com Send Feedback to CambridgeSC30@gmail.com The website for this podcast is CSC30.com You can contact the podcast by emailing CambridgeSC30@gmail.com T...

This is the trailer for an upcoming podcast that will report on the School Committee in Cambridge, MA. We officially launch on January 23rd, 2025. Until then, check out CSC30.com for more information. The website for this podcast is CSC30.com You can contact the podcast by emailing CambridgeSC30@gmail.com The School Committee email address is SchoolCom@cpsd.us