The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Board Documents - June 2017

Regular Meeting

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
DESE, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA
Tuesday, June 27, 2017, 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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

Briefing

Meeting Minutes

Routine Business:

Approval of the Minutes of the May 23, 2017 Regular Meeting and the May 22, 2017 Special Meeting

Agenda Items:

1. Early College Initiative: Report and Recommendation from Early College Joint Committee on Designation Process - Discussion and Vote

2. Report from Safe Schools Program for LGBTQ Students - Discussion

3. Educator Licensure and License Renewal: Proposed Amendments to Regulations, 603 CMR 7.00, 13.00, and 44.00 - Discussion and Vote

4. Level 5 Schools: End-of-Year FY2017 Reports - Discussion

5. Update on FY2018 State Education Budget - Discussion

6. Annual Performance Evaluation of the Commissioner: Report from Committee on Commissioner's Performance Evaluation - Discussion and Vote

7. Regulatory Waiver of Enrollment Lottery Date for Three Charter Schools - Discussion and Vote

8. Delegation of Authority to Commissioner to take Necessary Action between Board Meetings - Discussion and Vote

9. Schedule for Regular Board Meetings through June 2018 - Vote

Other Items for Information:

10. Update on History/Social Science Curriculum Framework Revision Process

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

12. Report on VISTA Statewide Survey of Superintendents and Principals

13. Annual Report on Non-Operating School Districts Approved by the Commissioner

14. Report on Grants Approved by the Commissioner

Executive Session:

15. Executive Session to Discuss Litigation Strategy

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.