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The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Board Documents - February 2017

Special Meeting

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
DESE, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA
Monday, February 27, 2017, 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

Statements from the Public*

Items for Discussion and Action:

  1. Recommendations for New Charter Schools (Hampden Charter School of Science West, proposed location Westfield; Map Academy Charter School, Plymouth; Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School, Sturbridge) - Discussion and Vote

  2. Proposed Amendments to Existing Charters (Alma del Mar Charter School, New Bedford;
    Community Charter School of Cambridge, Cambridge;
    Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, Hadley;
    UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (Horace Mann), Boston) - Discussion and Vote

  3. Report on Conditions for New Heights Charter School of Brockton - Discussion and Vote

  4. TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School Renewal - Discussion and Vote

Regular Meeting

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
DESE, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA
Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Comments from the Chair
Comments from the Commissioner
Comments from the Secretary
Statements from the Public*

Meeting Minutes Download Word Document

Routine Business:

Approval of the Minutes of the January 23, 2017 Special Meeting, January 24, 2017 Joint Meeting with Board of Higher Education, January 24, 2017 Regular Meeting - Vote

Items for Discussion and Action:

  1. State Graduation and Dropout Results for 2015-16 - Discussion

    Download PowerPoint File
    2016 Annual Dropout and Cohort Graduation Rates

  2. Next-Generation MCAS: New Achievement Level Descriptors - Discussion and Vote

  3. Proposed Amendment to Regulations on Accountability and Assistance for Districts and Schools, 603 CMR 2.00 (Limitation of Certain Provisions for 2016-17 School Year) - Initial Discussion and Vote to Solicit Public Comment

  4. Technical Amendment to Regulations on Accountability and Assistance for Districts and Schools, 603 CMR 2.00 - Discussion and Vote

  5. Educator Licensure and License Renewal: Proposed Amendments to Regulations, 603 CMR 7.00, 13.00, and 44.00 - Initial Discussion and Vote to Solicit Public Comment

  6. Educator Evaluation: Amendments to Regulations, 603 CMR 35.00, on Student Impact Rating - Discussion and Vote

  7. Regulations on Recovery High Schools, 603 CMR 54.00 - Discussion and Vote

  8. Governor's State Education Budget Proposal for FY2018 - Discussion

  9. Update on Chapter 70 - Discussion

Other Items for Information:

  1. Report on Grants and Charter School Matters Approved by Commissioner Download Word Document
    Download Word Document
    Delegated Renewals
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    Delegated Actions

Board Members

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: 781-338-3112, Fax: 781-338-3770, E-mail: boe@doe.mass.edu. Please note that at the Board's special meeting on Monday, February 27, 2017, public comments will be limited to matters on the agenda for the special meeting.