The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Board Documents - April 2017

Regular Meeting

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
DESE, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA
Tuesday, April 18, 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 March 28, 2017 Regular Meeting

Agenda Items:

1. Civic Learning and Engagement: Progress Report on Review of History/Social Science Curriculum Framework and Other Activities - Discussion
2. Level 5 Schools: Third-Quarter FY2017 Reports and Update from UP Academy Holland, Boston - Discussion
3. Amendment to Regulations on Accountability and Assistance for Districts and Schools, 603 CMR 2.00 (Limitation of Certain Provisions for 2016-17 School Year) - Discussion and Vote
4. Delegation of Contract Approval Authority to Commissioner for Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School, Community Day Charter Public School-Gateway, Community Day Charter Public School-Prospect, and Community Day Charter Public School-R. Kingman Webster - Discussion and Vote
5. FY2018 Education Budget Proposal from House Ways & Means Committee - Discussion

Other Items for Information:

6. Information on Financial Literacy
7. Gifted and Talented Education

Board Members

• Mr. Paul Sagan, Chair, Cambridge
• Mr. James Morton, Vice Chair, Boston
• Ms. Katherine Craven, Brookline
• Dr. Edward Doherty, Hyde Park
• 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.