School Committee Overview
The Cambridge School Committee is a seven member board. Six members are elected at large. The Mayor, who is elected from and by the nine elected City Council Members, serves as Chair of the School Committee. The School Committee determines overall School Department policy and budget.
School Committee Meetings
The Cambridge School Committee conducts most of its business at public meetings.
Meeting Schedule
Meetings are held the first and third Tuesday evening of each month from September through June, at 6PM. The current meeting schedule, including agenda, meeting materials, public comment sign-up and School Committee actions (also known as final orders) can be found on the School Committee meeting portal.
Watch School Committee Meetings
- In-Person: All meetings are held in the Dr. Henrietta Attles Meeting Room at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, 459 Broadway, Cambridge. Regular meetings are open to the public. Enter through the “School Committee” door on Broadway.
- Watch live on Cambridge Educational Access TV (CEATV) Comcast Cable Channel 26 and online on your computer or mobile device. Captions are available in English and Spanish for live meetings. View public meeting instructions >>
- Watch Previous meetings on the archive page. Captions are available in English, Spanish, Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Simplified), Haitian Creole, and Portuguese video recordings.
- Watch, Attend, and Participate in Meetings
School Committee Members 2024-25
The current School Committee was elected in November 2023 for a two year term beginning January 2024. Learn more about the current members and how to contact them.
Contact the School Committee
- Contact the entire School Committee at [email protected].
- Executive Secretary to the School Committee, Katherine Christo by email, phone (617.349.6620), or fax (617.349.6624)
- School Committee Office: Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School, 459 Broadway, 1st Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138
School Committee Meeting Summaries
In the days following regular School Committee meetings, CPS administration will post brief summaries of these meetings for public review. These summaries, "School Committee Action Notes," are brief summaries of actions taken at regular meetings of the Cambridge School Committee. They are generated by the Office of the Superintendent. These are not official records or sets of meeting minutes.