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Educational Personnel Advisory Council

2023-24 Educational Personnel Advisory Council (EPAC) Meeting Schedule:

  • Thursday, November 16, 2023 from 3:00–5:30 at DESE in the 1st floor Board Rooms
  • Thursday, January 18, 2024 from 3:30–5:30p (Virtual)
  • Tuesday, March 12, 2024 from 3:30–5:30p (Virtual)
  • Tuesday, May 14, 2024 from 3:30–5:30 at DESE in the 3rd Floor Conference Rooms

Under state law, all meetings of this advisory council are open and accessible to the public. The January 18th and March 12th EPAC meetings will be held virtually. For those that would like to attend virtual meetings, please use the following Zoom information: Zoom Link and Meeting ID: 379 917 7895.

SY2023-24 Educational Personnel Advisory Council (EPAC) Members

NameRoleOrganization
Jill FlandersElementary Committee MemberMassachusetts School Administrators Association
Priya TahilianiSuperintendent Everett Public SchoolsMassachusetts Association of School Superintendents
Desiree Ivey — EPAC ChairExecutive Director of Teacher Training & RecruitmentShady Hill School
Alex Montes McNeilHuman Resources Director, Needham Public SchoolsMassachusetts Association of School Personnel Administrators
Stacy SzczsiulAssociate Dean, University of Massachusetts LowellMassachusetts Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Paul TritterDirector of Professional Learning at Boston Teachers UnionAmerican Federation of Teachers, MA
Michael LavelleAssistant Principal at Oxford Middle SchoolMassachusetts School Administrators Association
Beth Shevlin TripathiCenter for Education Policy and PracticeMassachusetts Teachers Association
Marta GarciaESL Teacher, Witchcraft Heights Elementary School, Salem Public Schools2022 MA State Teacher of the Year
Jennifer HedringtonPeabody Elementary Assistant Principal, Cambridge Public Schools2021 MA State Teacher of the Year
Ray LewisDean, Worcester State UniversityStanding Committee on Preparing Educators, Public University System (SCOPE)
Danubia Camargos SilvaEarly Childhood Program Officer, The Boston FoundationParent/Family Representative
TBDK–12 Student Member

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Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Liaison

Elizabeth Losee
Director of Educator Effectiveness Policy
Office of Educator Effectiveness
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
135 Santilli Highway
Everett, MA 02149
E-mail: elizabeth.c.losee@mass.gov

Last Updated: May 8, 2024

 
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