MA Equity Strategies

Use the following links to find more information from DESE about individual strategies and resources included in the 2015 Equity Plan and 2017 Equity Update .

Key Strategies to Eliminate Equity Gaps in Educator Access

Strategy 1: Improve Educator Impact through Educator Preparation

• Guidelines for Professional Standards for Teachers
• Educator Preparation Program Approval Process
• Guidelines for Program Approval
• Educator Preparation Profiles
• Performance Assessment for Leaders (PAL)
• Candidate Assessment of Performance (CAP)
• Elevate Preparation: Impact Children (EPIC)

Strategy 2: Improve Educator Effectiveness by Supporting Effective Implementation of the Educator Evaluation Framework

• Model System for Educator Evaluation
• Model Collective Bargaining Contract Language
• Model Feedback Instruments and Administrative Protocols
• "What to Look For" observation guides
• Educator Effectiveness Video Resource Library
• Educator Evaluation Framework Video Series
• Transforming Educator Evaluation in Massachusetts (TEEM) Videos
• Interactive Planning Guide for Distributed Leadership

Strategy 3: Focus on the Student Learning Experience

• Edwin Analytics (Report forthcoming; Edwin login required)

Strategy 4: Develop and Implement the Educator Effectiveness Guidebook for Inclusive Practice

• Educator Effectiveness Guidebook for Inclusive Practice
• Massachusetts Playbook: Equitable Access to Excellent Educators
• Foundations for Inclusive Practice Online Courses

Strategy 5: Pilot Equity Approaches through a Professional Learning Network

• Information about, and resources developed by, the Educational Equity Professional Learning Network

Additional Programs and Ongoing Work that Address Equity Gaps

• Low Income Education Access Project (LEAP) online training module
• Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning
• Massachusetts Advocates for Diversity in Education Task Force
• Rethinking Equity and Teaching for English Language Learners (RETELL)
• Office of School and District Turnaround
  • Turnaround Strategies Research and Evaluation Reports
• Systems for Student Success (SfSS)
• Massachusetts Focus Academy
• Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Academy Informational Webinar
• Edwin Analytics
• Status of the Massachusetts Educator Workforce Report

Last Updated: June 3, 2020