The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Board Documents - March 2019

Regular Meeting

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA
Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 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 February 12, 2019 Regular Meeting

Agenda Items:

1. Family Engagement Initiatives — Discussion

2. Chronically Underperforming Districts: Updates from Receivers — Discussion

3. Greenfield Virtual Commonwealth School: Renewal and Report on Probation — Discussion and Vote

   Attachment A: Renewal Inspection Report
   Attachment B: Summary of Review
   Attachment C: Terms of Certificate
   
   
4. Student Assessment Updates:
   1. Next-Generation MCAS Tests and Standard Setting for Grade 10 English Language Arts and Mathematics — Discussion
   2. Next-Generation MCAS Achievement Level Descriptors for Grade 10 ELA and Mathematics, and Science and Technology/Engineering — Discussion and Vote
   3. Planning for the Competency Determination for the Classes of 2023 and Beyond — Discussion

5. Charter Schools and School Finance — Discussion

   Charter School Funding in Massachusetts Policy and Practice
   
   
   

6. District and School Accountability System: Potential Modifications — Initial Discussion

Other Items for Information:

7. Report on Grants and Charter School Matters Approved by the Commissioner

   Charter Schools — Notification of Intended Actions
   Charter Schools — Approval of Loans beyond Charter Duration
   
   

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Members

• Mr. Paul Sagan, Chair, Cambridge
• Mr. James Morton, Vice Chair, Springfield
• Ms. Katherine Craven, Brookline
• Dr. Edward Doherty, Hyde Park
• Ms. Amanda Fernández, Belmont
• Ms. Maya Mathews, Student Advisory Council, Newton
• Ms. Margaret McKenna, Boston
• Mr. Michael Moriarty, Holyoke
• Mr. James Peyser, Secretary of Education, Milton
• 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 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: boe@doe.mass.edu.