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The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Board Documents - November 2015

Special Meeting

Malden High School, Auditorium
77 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148
Monday, November 16, 2015, 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

  1. Student Assessment: Public Comment Opportunity on Commissioner's Recommendation*

Regular Meeting

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148
Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 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 Download Word Document

Routine Business:

Approval of the Minutes of the October 19, 2015 Special Meeting and October 20, 2015 Regular Meeting - Vote

Items for Discussion and Action:

  1. PARCC Spring 2015 School and District Results - Discussion
  2. Commissioner's Recommendation on Student Assessment for FY2016 and Beyond - Discussion and Vote
  3. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education FY2017 Budget Proposal and Report from the Board's Budget Committee - Discussion and Vote
  4. Update on Holyoke Public Schools - Discussion

Other Items for Information:

  1. Report on Grants Approved by the Commissioner

* 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: 781-338-3107, Fax: 781-338-3770, E-mail: boe@doe.mass.edu.

* Please note that the Board is devoting three hours at its special meeting on Monday, November 16, to hear public comments on the Commissioner's recommendation regarding student assessment. Persons wishing to address the Board on this matter should sign up to speak at the November 16 special meeting or submit written comments. At the Board's regular meeting on Tuesday, November 17, public comments will be limited to matters on the agenda other than items 1 and 2.