The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Board Documents - September 2017

Regular Meeting

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
DESE, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA
Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Comments from the Chair
Comments from the Commissioner
Comments from the Secretary
Statements from the Public*

Briefing

Meeting Minutes

Routine Business:

Approval of the Minutes of the August 15, 2017 Special Meeting

Agenda Items:

1. Update on Commissioner Search - Discussion

2. Report from Safe Schools Program for LGBTQ Students - Discussion

3. Every Student Succeeds Act: Update on Status of State Plan - Discussion

4. Student Assessment:
   1. Update on Next-Generation MCAS - Discussion
   2. Planning for High School Competency Determination Standard - Discussion

5. Summary of Legislative Process and Significant Pending Bills - Discussion

6. FY2018 Budget Overview; Process and Timelines for FY2019 Budget - Discussion

Other Items for Information:

7. Report on Grants and Charter School Matters Approved by the Commissioner

8. Charter Authorizing Overview and Anticipated Schedule for 2017-2018

9. Summary of Data on School District Programs for Gifted and Talented Students

10. Summary of June 2017 Changes to Regulations on Educator Licensure

11. Update on Review of the Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework

Board Members

• Mr. Paul Sagan, Chair, Cambridge
• Mr. James Morton, Vice Chair, Boston
• Ms. Katherine Craven, Brookline
• Dr. Edward Doherty, Hyde Park
• Ms. Margaret McKenna, Boston
• Ms. Hannah Trimarchi, Chair, Student Advisory Council, Marblehead
• Mr. Michael Moriarty, Holyoke
• Dr. Pendred Noyce, Boston
• Mr. James Peyser, Secretary of Education, Milton
• Ms. Mary Ann Stewart, Lexington

Jeff Wulfson, Acting Commissioner
Secretary to the Board

* The Board welcomes public comment on matters within its purview. Accordingly, the Board makes available a maximum 30-minute period at its regular meetings for persons in the audience to address the Board for no longer than 3 minutes. Written material of any length may be submitted. Preference will be given to persons who seek to address the Board on specific agenda items for the upcoming Board meeting. Agendas for upcoming Board meetings are generally posted 5 days prior to the meeting on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education's website. Persons wishing to speak are strongly encouraged to submit their request before the day of the meeting; contact information is provided below. Preference will be given to those who submit requests by 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday preceding the regular Tuesday meeting. If time permits, the chairman will allow members of the public who have not contacted the Department in advance to speak in the public comment period; those individuals must sign in prior to the start of the meeting. The chairman may limit the number of speakers due to time constraints and may increase or reduce the time allocated per speaker. While there is no requirement to submit written testimony, a speaker who elects to do so should submit 15 copies of the testimony prior to or at the meeting for distribution to Board members. Requests to address the Board, written testimony, and other inquiries may be transmitted by mail, e-mail, fax, or telephone to: Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148, Phone: 781-338-3112, Fax: 781-338-3770, E-mail.