Board Documents — January 2022

Regular Meeting

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148
January 25, 2022, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

The meeting will be recorded and live-streamed.

Posted: 1/18/2022 1:27 p.m.

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

Briefing

Routine Business:

Approval of the Minutes of the December 17, 2021 Regular Meeting

Agenda Items:

1. Update on Action Steps to Support Schools, Students, and Families — Discussion

2. High School Chemistry and Technology/Engineering Assessments — Continuing Discussion and Vote

3. Charter Schools: Amendment Requests of Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School (Charter Region) and of Community Day Charter Public School-Prospect, Community Day Charter Public School-Gateway, and Community Day Charter Public School-R. Kingman Webster (Consolidation) — Discussion and Vote
   Attachments:
   The following documents are public records and are available upon request.**
   • Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School
     • Correspondence from AKFCPS
     • Comment from Wachusett Regional School District
     • Motion
   • Community Day Charter Public School-Prospect, Community Day Charter Public School-Gateway, and Community Day Charter Public School-R. Kingman Webster
     • Correspondence from CDCPS
     • Motion

4. Education Budget Update — Discussion

Other Items for Information

5. Legislative Report: Education-Related Laws Enacted in 192^nd Legislative Session

6. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Annual Report for FY 2021

7. Report on Grants and Charter School Matters Approved by the Commissioner
   1. Conditions Amended for Six Charter Schools
      Attachment:

      • Charter Schools — Notification of Intended Actions (December 3, 2021)

8. Second Quarter Reports from Chronically Underperforming Schools

9. Information on New Charter Applicant and Process for New Charters
   Attachments:
   • Description of the Charter Application Review Process
   • Criteria for Review of Charter Applications
   • Executive Summary of Proposed Innovators Charter School
   
   

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Members

• Ms. Katherine Craven, Chair, Brookline
• Mr. James Morton, Vice Chair, Boston
• Ms. Amanda Fernández, Belmont
• Mr. Matt Hills, Newton
• Ms. Eleni Carris Livingston, Wellesley, Student Member
• Ms. Darlene Lombos, Boston
• Mr. Michael Moriarty, Holyoke
• Mr. James Peyser, Secretary of Education, Milton
• Mr. Paymon Rouhanifard, Brookline
• Ms. Mary Ann Stewart, Lexington
• Dr. Martin West, Newton

Jeffrey C. Riley, 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 Chair 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 Chair 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.

**Due to the volume of documents, limited web server space, and the Department's commitment to achieving meaningful accessibility to this online environment for all users, but most particularly for users with disabilities (we follow specific Commonwealth Enterprise Standards designed to meet the needs of our citizens with disabilities), we are unable to post this document on our webpage. Please send an email to BoardofEducation@mass.gov . to request the document and we will respond promptly. Thank you.

Last Updated: January 24, 2022