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The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Board Documents - May 2017

Special Meeting

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
DESE, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA
Monday, May 22, 2017, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

  1. Progress Reports on Level 5 Districts: Jeff Riley, Lawrence Public Schools; Steve Zrike, Holyoke Public Schools; Jessica Huizenga, Southbridge Public Schools - Discussion

Regular Meeting

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Scituate High School, 606 C J Cushing Hwy, Scituate, MA 02066
Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 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 April 18, 2017 Regular Meeting

Items for Discussion and Action:

  1. Welcome from Scituate High School

  2. Next-Generation MCAS: Update and Review of Standard Setting Process - Discussion

  3. Early College Initiative: Update from Early College Joint Committee - Discussion

  4. State Student Advisory Council End-of-Year Report for 2016-2017 - Discussion

  5. Update on FY 2018 State Education Budget - Discussion

  6. Proposed Schedule for Regular Board Meetings through June 2018 - Discussion

  7. Proposed Amendment to Board By-laws on Remote Participation Download Word Document - Discussion and Vote

Other Items for Information:

  1. Information on Amendments to Accountability Regulations

  2. School Breakfast Report Card from Children's HealthWatch and Eos Foundation

  3. Report on Grants Approved by the Commissioner Download Word Document

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.