The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Board Documents - February 2016
Special Meeting
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
DESE, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA
Monday, February 22, 2016, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
- Update on Southbridge Public Schools - Discussion
- Update on Holyoke Public Schools - Discussion
- Executive Session to Discuss Litigation Strategy
Regular Meeting
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
DESE, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA
Tuesday, February 23, 2016, 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](/images/icon-word.png)
Routine Business:
Approval of the Minutes of the January 25, 2016 Special Meeting, January 26, 2016 Joint Meeting with the Board of Higher Education, and January 26, 2016 Regular Meeting - Vote
Items for Discussion and Action:
Charter School Items:
- Report to the Legislature on Charter Schools - Discussion
- Recommendations for New Charter Schools (Libertas Academy Charter School, Springfield; New Heights Charter School, Brockton) - Discussion and Vote
- Proposed Amendments to Existing Charters (Brooke Charter Schools and Neighborhood House Charter School, Boston; Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett) - Discussion and Vote
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School of Excellence: Report on Probation and Commissioner's Recommendation on Renewal
- Discussion and Vote
- Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School: Report on Probation and Commissioner's Recommendation on Renewal
- Discussion and Vote
Attachment: BGA's Summary of Review with the school's responseOther Items for Information:
- Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual School: Report on Probation and Commissioner's Recommendation on Renewal
- Discussion and Vote
- Revised Definition of College and Career Readiness, Incorporating Civic Learning - Discussion and Vote
- Governor's State Education Budget Proposal for FY2017 - Discussion
- Update on Student Assessment - Discussion
Other Items for Information:
- Report on Grants and Charter School Matters Approved by 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, RevereMitchell D. Chester, Commissioner
Secretary to the Board - Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual School: Report on Probation and Commissioner's Recommendation on Renewal