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POR 2017 #125 · Agenda item attachment · May 15 2017
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Mayor or the Superintendent of Schools to confer with the School Department, Human Resources, and any other relevant City departments to determine what it would look like financially and logistically for the new Tobin School to house half of Cambridge’s 3 and 4 year olds with the goal of providing universal pre-k split between the Tobin School and another school to be redesigned in the near future
City of Cambridge
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ORIGINAL ORDER
IN CITY COUNCIL
May 15, 2017
COUNCILLOR CHEUNG
COUNCILLOR DEVEREUX
WHEREAS:
Investment in early childhood education has been proven to be one of the best
incremental uses of our tax dollars; and
WHEREAS:
The School Department has frequently stated that an impediment to providing pre-k for
all of Cambridge’s 3 and 4 year olds is space; and
WHEREAS:
Discussions are being held about the redesign of the Tobin School; and
WHEREAS:
The Tobin redesign process provides an opportunity for the City to expand its
classroom space to accommodate more students; now therefore be it
ORDERED:
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the School
Department, Human Resources, and any other relevant City departments to determine
what it would look like financially and logistically for the new Tobin School to house
half of Cambridge’s 3 and 4 year olds with the goal of providing universal pre-k split
between the Tobin School and another school to be redesigned in the near future.