The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Board Documents - June 2019

Regular Meeting

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Rumney Marsh Academy
140 American Legion Hwy, Revere, MA 02151
Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 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 May 21, 2019 Regular Meeting — Vote

Agenda:

1. Welcome from Revere Public Schools

2. The Commissioner's Report to the Board: Our Way Forward — Discussion

   

   The Commissioner's Report to the Board: Our Way Forward PowerPoint

3. Annual Performance Evaluation of the Commissioner — Discussion and Vote

4. 2019 Arts Curriculum Framework — Discussion and Vote

5. District and School Accountability System: Recommended Modifications — Discussion and Vote

6. Comprehensive Health Curriculum Framework: Update on Revision Process — Discussion

7. Delegation of Authority to Commissioner to take Necessary Action between Board Meetings and to Approve Proposed Contracts with Education Management Organizations for Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School and Roxbury Preparatory Charter School — Discussion and Vote

8. Schedule for Regular Board Meetings through June 2020 — Vote

9. Request by Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School for Review of Commissioner's Decision — Discussion and Possible Vote

10. State Student Advisory Council End-of-Year Report for 2018-2019 — Discussion

11. Update on FY 2020 State Education Budget — Discussion

Other Items for Information:

12. Chronically Underperforming Schools Annual Report

    

    2018-19 Paul A. Dever Elementary School End of Year Report

    

    2018-19 Morgan Full Service Community School End of Year Report

    

    2018-19 John Avery Parker Elementary School End of Year Report

    

    2018-19 UP Academy Holland End of Year Report

13. Improving Education for English Learners: Update on LOOK Act Implementation

14. Annual Report on Non-Operating School Districts Approved by the Commissioner

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Members

• Ms. Katherine Craven, Chair, Brookline
• Mr. James Morton, Vice Chair, Boston
• Dr. Edward Doherty, Hyde Park
• Ms. Amanda Fernández, Belmont
• Mr. Matthew Hills, Newton
• Ms. Maya Mathews, Student Advisory Council, Newton
• Ms. Margaret McKenna, Boston
• Mr. Michael Moriarty, Holyoke
• Mr. James Peyser, Secretary of Education, Milton
• Ms. Mary Ann Stewart, Lexington
• Dr. Martin West, Newton

Jeffrey C. Riley, 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: boe@doe.mass.edu.