ESON & MSN Newsletter
January 2024
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Be sure to save the date for these upcoming 2023-24 Joint ESON/MSN Network Meetings!:
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Feb. 7th (virtual) - Equity, access, and what we mean when we say "high priority" families
- Rolling and Summer Resources Fair - March 2nd!
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Mar. 6th (virtual) - Summer Prep
- March-April: Summer Workshops in Upper School Classrooms (dates TBD)
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Apr. 3rd (virtual)
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May 1st (virtual)
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View more about upcoming meeting topics and events here! | |
Opportunities & Resources for You | |
New School Day Schedule for 2024-25 School Year for Grades K-8 | |
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Starting in September 2024, all CPS Elementary and Upper Schools will add 30 minutes to their days by starting the day 10 minutes earlier, and ending 20 minutes later. Here’s a link to more slides outlining what has been approved as the daily schedule changes for next school year.
Also, starting in September 2024, every Wednesday there will be an “Early Release Day,” which will equate to dismissals that are 30 minutes earlier than other days of the week. There will still be “old school" half days (which equate to dismissal times that are 2 hours earlier than a typical school day), specifically on the days before Thanksgiving, December Break, and on the last day of school each year going forward.
No changes to the high school schedules are planned at this point.
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CPS Strategic “Excel” Tutoring Updates | |
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Thanks to all of the insightful input regarding CPS’s strategic tutoring program planning collected at the September OST Coalition Meeting, AFCOST has been able to share and advocate for your ideas, questions and concerns with the district. So far, our voices have helped to elevate the importance of reducing after school scheduling conflicts for students, while increasing the exploration of opportunities between CPS and OST providers for collaboration and partnership – especially on behalf of our shared students.
These are the schools with December 2023 start dates:
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These are the schools with January 2024 start dates: | |
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Potential Additional/Eligible Schools Sites for Spring 2024: RAUC, VLUS, G&P, KO, FMA, Morse, Haggerty, Cambridgeport.
If you have questions, please contact Khari, kmilner@cpsd.us
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Opportunities for Youth & Families | |
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Cambridge Preschool Program Deadline is Approaching!
The application period for the Cambridge Preschool Program (CPP) will close in about two weeks on Monday, January 15th. CPP is a publicly funded program that will provide free preschool to families of all 4-year-olds (and some 3-year-olds) across the city in their choice of a variety of program settings.
Please share this information and the CPP flyers with your families (especially those with young kiddos).
To complete the application, visit: https://families.earlychildhoodcambridge.org/
Additional Resources
If your family needs support with how to search for or select programs that meet your child and family’s needs, please contact the Office of Early Childhood at cpp@cpsd.us.
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Interested in continuing your conversations from Network Meetings or want to establish better connections with the OST community, check out our OST Networking Contact Form!
To submit your contact information, please fill out your contact details here. Click here to see the current submissions on our expanding network contact sheet.
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The Middle School Network (MSN) and Elementary Out-of-School Time Network (ESON) are programs of the Agenda for Children Out-of-School Time that aim to ensure equitable access and engagement of elementary and middle school youth in out-of-school time experiences in Cambridge. Agenda for Children Out-of School Time is a citywide intermediary situated in both the City’s Human Services and School Departments. | |
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(Position Vacant)
ESON Coordinator
Cambridge Public Schools & Agenda for Children OST
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Annie Leavitt
MSN Coordinator
Cambridge Public Schools & Agenda for Children OST
617-349-6018, aleavitt@cpsd.us
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