On Sept. 25, Cambridge Superintendent of Schools Bobbie J. D'Alessandro recommended moving the Cambridgeport to the Fletcher School building, which was vacated this fall when it merged with the Maynard School and moved into the Maynard School building.
D'Alessandro's recommendation calls the rented facility "significantly inadequate and sub-standard."
The move is part of a larger plan to consolidate facilities and improve efficiency.
Though Cambridgeport is crowded, the city of Cambridge has about 1,500 empty seats district-wide, so the district is currently paying for some partially empty facilities. Rent for Cambridgeport's current facility alone costs the district $113,000 a year.
But parents and students say they are devoted to the school's existing location, which is a neighborhood school for the Cambridgeport neighborhood.
The Cambridgeport School Council meets tonight to talk about the move. Next week, the council will hold an all-school meeting. And by the end of the month, D'Alessandro will meet with parents to answer lingering questions.
School officials say they believe the relocation will be smoother than previous efforts at finding the school a permanent home.
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