School Committee in 30 Minutes or Less
This is a local Cambridge, MA podcast. Like the title says, this podcast consists of half hour episodes that summarize School Committee meetings. The goal is to improve access to and encourage engagement with the work of the School Committee.
The Cambridge School Committee meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month; new episodes will come out on Fridays following regular meetings, beginning on January 23, 2025.
School Committee in 30 Minutes or Less
3. Regular Meeting Mar. 03, 2026
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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 evaluations, and 26-032 about third grade literacy and retention.
I cut out the opening announcements for time, so here they are:
- First, and I’m going to say this one every time, I am reporting on what was said in the meetings; my reporting of what the members said does not mean what they said is true.
- Second, you can check the show notes for references and links. If I’ve missed something please reach out to me at CambridgeSC30@gmail.com.
- Third: acronyms
- CPS - Cambridge Public Schools
- COO - Chief Operating Officer
- DHSP - Department of Human Services Programs
- CCF - Cambridge Community Foundation
- SEL - Social and Emotional Learning
- BRYT - Bridge for Resilient Youth in Transition
- DESE - Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Fourth and finally, the meeting recap is followed by a few minutes of my absolutely biased analysis of this meeting. Please feel free to skip that part; my prime directive is to inform the public, not make anyone think like me.
LINKS
Agenda (which includes links to all agenda item)
Anthony Galluccio wikipedia page
Cambridge Community Foundation
Presentation slides from Rachel Skerritt of Attuned Education Partners
Presentation slides from Kim Huffer, Director of Social and Emotional Learning
Supplemental material (letter from the superintendent)
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
