The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Board Documents - March 2017

Regular Meeting

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
DESE, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA
Tuesday, March 28, 2017

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

Meeting Minutes

Routine Business:

Approval of the Minutes of the February 27, 2017 Special Meeting and the February 28, 2017 Regular Meeting

Items for Discussion and Action:

1. Michelle Ryan, Randolph High School Social Studies Teacher, 2015 Massachusetts Milken Educator - Presentation
2. Lawrence Public Schools (Level 5 District) Progress Report by Supt./Receiver Jeff Riley - Discussion
3. Revised English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics Curriculum Frameworks - Discussion and Vote
4. State Plan for Every Student Succeeds Act: Advancing the Commonwealth's Commitment to Equity and Excellence - Final Discussion
5. Next-Generation MCAS: New Achievement Level Descriptors - Discussion and Vote
6. Rescission of Obsolete Regulations on Private Occupational Schools, 603 CMR 3.00 - Discussion and Vote

Other Items for Information:

7. High Quality Career Pathways Initiative
8. 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, Cambridge
• Ms. Margaret McKenna, Boston
• Mr. Nathan Moore, Chair, Student Advisory Council, Scituate
• Mr. Michael Moriarty, Holyoke
• Dr. Pendred Noyce, Boston
• Mr. James Peyser, Secretary of Education, Milton
• Ms. Mary Ann Stewart, Lexington

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.