Faculties and families of schools across Cambridge, eager to begin the work of building new upper school communities, began meeting immediately after the School Committee’s approval of the Innovation Agenda.
In addition to the numerous community building activities launched by individual schools, CPS has established two citywide planning groups for parent and teacher participation. Superintendent Young will also host a meeting for CPS community and out-of-school-time partners at the end of May. All groups, as well as the CPS Curriculum Coordinators, are launching their work together by articulating their vision of the future under the Innovation Agenda.
Citywide School Advisory Group: The Citywide School Advisory Group is a Cambridge parent leadership and advisory group. The CSAG includes two representatives from each school, selected by the School Council of each school. These members are charged with representing both their individual school communities and all families across the city. CSAG members are asked to advise the Superintendent and support the development of the Cambridge Public Schools by representing their individual school communities in three areas: communication, community building, and Innovation Agenda planning. The CSAG met March 31 to discuss its purpose and role, and will continue to meet throughout the 2011-12 school year. The CSAG has formed a governance subcommittee that will work with the Superintendent to plan CSAG meetings and agendas.
Innovation Agenda Teacher Planning Team: The IA Teacher Planning Team is composed of 15 teachers in grades 5-9, including general and Special Education teachers and specialists, from schools across the city. All CPS teachers at these grade levels were invited to apply for participation, and we received 36 applications from a range of extremely qualified and committed CPS educators. Teachers were selected in order to create a diverse team that represented school communities and content areas. The IA Teacher Planning Team will meet five times before the end of the 2010-11 school year. This team will identify areas of interest and concern from the teachers’ perspective as well as process recommendations that will provide the Superintendent with guidance in terms of topics for exploration and areas for design in 2011-12.
UPDATES
2/17/2012: Read the Innovation Agenda February Update >>
2/9/2012: CPS Heads of Upper Schools Announced >>
2/6/2012: Upper School Academic Challenge Policy. View the Policy >>
Community Forum: Head of Upper School Finalist Candidate Panel
Download the Flyer: English | Español | 한국의 | Português | Kreyòl Ayisyen
Read the Finalist Bios: English | Español | 한국의 | Português | Kreyòl Ayisyen
Watch the January 21st Forum: WMP | Silverlight
Public Comment period on the Academic Challenge Policy for the Innovation Agenda
Read the plan, upper school math program, and the appendices. See the School Committee presentation.
December 5, 2011: Superintendent's December FAQ for the Innovation Agenda
November 15, 2011: Creating Units of Study in ELA for the Innovation Agenda (WMP | Silverlight)
November 10, 2011: Innovation Agenda: Head of Upper School Community Survey. Take the survey now >>
November 3, 2011: Innovation Agenda Hiring Process for the Heads of Upper Schools
October 26, 2011: An Innovation Agenda FAQ by Superintendent Young
October 18, 2011: Innovation Agenda policy statement and Upper School design documents for 10/18 School Committee meeting
October 3, 2011 - Innovation Agenda Update: Superintendent Young will be recommending that the School Committee withdraw the Upper School Implementation Guidelines from its October 4th agenda; this document, reflecting a design in process, is not appropriate for a policy vote.
September 27, 2011: Innovation Agenda Update
September 20, 2011: Innovation Agenda Update
August 5, 2011: Upper School Campus Teacher Assignment FAQs
July 29, 2011: Implementation Benchmark Update
July 29, 2011: School Committee Update
June 30, 2011: Guidelines for Upper School Programming in ELA/Social Studies/Humanities
June 2011: Status Report (pdf)
May 2011: Status Report (pdf)
