Formed in 1974 and made up entirely of current BPS parent/caregiver volunteers, the Citywide Parent Council (CPC) is the umbrella organization of the 125 School Parent Councils (SPC) in Boston Public Schools (BPS), and is the officially recognized voice of all BPS families.
The CPC advocates for the interests of all of our 57,000 students in BPS, and the 38,000 families to whom they belong throughout our large and diverse district, aids parents/caregivers in creating more engaged family communities within and across BPS schools, and helps parents/caregivers with fundraising.
CPC representatives sit on the School Site Council (SSC) Joint Steering Committee, which oversees SSCs; the Citizens Nominating Panel for the Boston School Committee; and the Joint Steering Committee for the Extended Learning Time initiative.
We’ve collaborated with other parent/caregiver groups and BPS, including a co-sponsored a budget workshop with QUEST, and co-sponsored a conference on SSCs and SPCs with the BPS Office of Engagement.
Drawing from schools from every part of Boston who elect their own SPC representative to the CPC, the CPC meets typically every last Tuesday of the month in the Bolling Building, and seeks to be a critical friend of the BPS, the Boston School Committee, and members of the City and State governments.
Bylaws
For the CPC Bylaws (most recent version voted and approved on February 27, 2024), please click here.
CPC Structure
The Citywide Parent Council (CPC) consists of the elected CPC representatives of each of our 125 schools.
Leadership Team
The Leadership Team of the CPC includes seven Leadership Team Co-Chairs and shall be composed of the following; Facilitation Co-Chair, Administrative Co-Chair, Finance Co-Chair, Communications Co-Chair, and one Diversity & Inclusion Co-Chair, and two Assistant Diversity & Inclusion Co-Chairs. These co-chairs, in all of their work, strive to represent the parents/caregivers of all BPS schools, to the best of their abilities. The Leadership Team should represent the racial demographics of BPS students as closely as possible, recognizing that those demographics will change over time.
CPC Leadership 2023-2024
Facilitation Co-Chair:
Joanne Freeman
jfreeman0118@gmail.com
Administration Co-Chair:
Pamela Leins
pamela.aimeeleins@gmail.com
Finance Co-Chair:
Suleika Soto
suleika1187@gmail.com
Communication Co-Chair:
Betsy Yoshimura
eryoshimura@gmail.com
Diversity & Inclusion Co-Chair
Donere Johnson
donerejohnson@gmail.com
Assistant Diversity & Inclusion Co-Chairs
Thelma DaSilva
thelmadas30@gmail.com
Cheng Imm Tan
cit2288@gmail.com
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