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The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

VISTA Statewide Survey of Superintendents and Principals

To:
Members of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
From:
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D., Commissioner
Date:
June 16, 2017

For the second year in a row, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) has sponsored a statewide survey of superintendents and principals called VISTA: Views of Instruction, State Standards, Teaching, and Assessment. Educators were asked to share their views on the implementation of five statewide initiatives: the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks, educator growth and development, educator evaluation, social and emotional learning, and DESE supports. Superintendents from 57% of the state's districts and principals from 52% of the state's schools responded to the survey, a substantial increase in participation from last year.

Some highlights include:


Enclosures:

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Superintendent 2017 Executive Summary
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Principal 2017 Executive Summary