District overview
Community Charter School of Cambridge
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
What is changing at Community Charter School of Cambridge?
CCSC is a grades 6-12 public charter school governed by a Board of Trustees. During the reviewed year, the school developed staffing reductions in response to lower enrollment and revenue, prepared to request a bank covenant waiver, and began a Head-of-School search for a successor after 2026-27. The Board also approved strategic-plan actions and an updated Accountability Plan.
Staffing and programs are being adjusted for FY27
March minutes describe a roughly $1 million working gap and an estimate of at least 13 FTE reductions. April minutes confirm a staffing-reduction plan was presented, but record no formal Board vote and do not provide a final position list.
The school plans to request a debt-covenant waiver
May minutes confirm a debt-service covenant breach and say CCSC planned a formal waiver request in late July or early August while negotiating revised measures with its bank.
A Head-of-School transition is underway
April minutes say the Head of School planned to serve through 2026-27 and then leave. By July, a search committee was operating and the budget included funds that could support a search firm, though no firm had been selected.
Academic goals now emphasize documented subgroup gaps
The Board approved the Accountability Plan in May and the annual report in July. July minutes identify college-credit achievement gaps for students with disabilities and English learners and make closing them a Board priority.
The official folder does not contain a separate June 2026 minutes record, even though July minutes approve June 24 minutes. The reviewed archive therefore does not establish the June budget vote, officer elections, or other June outcomes. Working staffing estimates are not reported as final layoffs. An AI-generated analysis embedded after the authoritative January minutes was excluded from all findings.
Where the district stands
A point-in-time enrollment count that remained below target.
A point-in-time senior completion rate, not a final year-end result.
Explicitly described as current thinking; April minutes confirm a plan but record no final Board vote or final count.
Major projects
FY27 financial and staffing stabilization
Reductions underway; final published budget not in archiveCCSC developed operating and staffing reductions after enrollment and tuition revenue fell below prior expectations. It is also negotiating revised bank covenants.
- Board discusses covenant breach and an $86,000 current-year variance
- Working FY27 reduction scenarios presented
- Staffing-reduction plan discussed; no formal vote
- Waiver request and final June budget vote planned
Funding
Charter tuition, grants, philanthropy, and operating reductions
March minutes describe a working reduction need around $1 million; the official folder lacks the separate June record that would establish the final FY27 budget.
Head-of-School search and transition
Search committee establishedThe Board is planning a successor search while the current Head of School is expected to serve through 2026-27.
- Transition and search framework discussed
- Search design and stakeholder requirements outlined
- Search committee operating; firm decision pending
Funding
FY27 operating budget
July minutes say money is allocated for a possible search firm but do not state the amount.
Accountability Plan and subgroup achievement gaps
Plan approved; gap-closing work prioritizedThe Board approved the Accountability Plan and annual report, then identified gaps in college-credit measures for students with disabilities and English learners.
- Accountability Plan and DESE response approved unanimously
- Annual report approved; subgroup gaps discussed
Funding
Academic program and student-support resources
The collected minutes do not isolate a program cost.
Recent news
This overview uses every unique full-Board minutes record in CCSC's official public archive for the trailing-year window. Ten meeting records were reviewed chronologically; two stored alternate renderings of Word records were treated as duplicate representations, not additional meetings.
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