The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Board Documents - January 2016

Special Meeting

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Southbridge Public Schools Administrative Offices, Auditorium
25 Cole Avenue, Southbridge, MA
Monday, January 25, 2016, 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

1. Southbridge Public Schools - Statements from School District and Municipal Officials and Other Community Representatives, per 603 CMR 2.06(1)(f)

Joint Meeting

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Board of Higher Education
Roxbury Community College, Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center
1350 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02120
Tuesday, January 26, 2016, 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

1. Revised Definition of College and Career Readiness, Incorporating Civic Learning - Discussion and Possible Vote
2. Early College and other Cross-Sector Initiatives - Discussion

Regular Meeting

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Roxbury Community College, Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center
1350 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02120
Tuesday, January 26, 2016, 10:15 a.m.-2:00 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 December 15, 2015 Regular Meeting - Vote

Items for Discussion and Action:

1. Southbridge Public Schools: Commissioner's Recommendation on Level 5 District Status - Discussion and Possible Vote
2. State Graduation and Dropout Results for 2014-15 - Discussion
3. Dorchester Collegiate Academy Charter School: Commissioner's Recommendation to Revoke Charter - Continuing Discussion and Vote
4. Proposed Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards - Continuing Discussion and Vote to Solicit Public Comment
5. Revised Science and Technology/Engineering Standards - Discussion and Vote
6. Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School: Amendment to Charter - Discussion and Vote
7. South Shore Charter Public School: Expansion Amendment Request - Discussion and Vote
8. Information on New Charter Applicants and Proposed Charter Amendments - Initial Discussion
9. Civic Learning and Engagement: Progress Report including Proposed Timetable for Review and Revision of History/Social Science Curriculum Framework and Related Student Assessment - Discussion
10. Update on Holyoke Public Schools - Discussion
11. Update on Level 5 Schools - Discussion

Other Items for Information:

12. Commissioner's New Year's Message
13. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Annual Report for FY2015
14. Correspondence with U.S. Department of Education on Statewide Assessment
    

    Response to USED High Risk Status Determination
15. Report on Grants and Charter School Matters Approved by the Commissioner

Board Members

Mr. Paul Sagan, Chair, Cambridge
Mr. James Morton, Vice Chair, Boston
Ms. Katherine Craven, Brookline
Dr. Edward Doherty, Hyde Park
Dr. Roland Fryer, Concord
Ms. Margaret McKenna, Boston
Mr. Michael Moriarty, Holyoke
Dr. Pendred Noyce, Boston
Mr. James Peyser, Secretary of Education, Milton
Ms. Mary Ann Stewart, Lexington
Mr. Donald Willyard, Chair, Student Advisory Council, Revere

Mitchell D. Chester, 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: 781-338-3107, 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.