Board Documents — November 2020

Regular Meeting

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148
Tuesday, November 24, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.*

* We will follow the Commonwealth's health and safety guidelines, including limiting the number of people in our meeting room. As always, the meeting will be live-streamed. https://livestream.com/accounts/22459134

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

Briefing

Routine Business:

Approval of the Minutes of the October 20, 2020 Regular Meeting

Agenda Items:

1. School Reopening Update, Enrollment Trends, and Proposed Next Steps — Discussion
   2020-21 Enrollment in Massachusetts Public Schools, November 24, 2020

2. Update on Gifted Education in Massachusetts — Discussion

3. MCAS Update — Discussion

4. Early Literacy: Update on Department Initiatives — Discussion

5. Amendments to Educator Licensure Regulations, 603 CMR 7.00, Re: Staffing Flexibility for 2020-2021 — Discussion and Vote to Adopt Permanent Regulations

6. Update on Education Budget Matters — Discussion

Other Items for Information:

7. Report on Grants Approved by the Commissioner

8. Chronically Under-Performing Schools Quarter 1 Reports

9. Annual Reports from 2019-2020 Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

10. Commissioner Riley's Testimony before the Joint Committee on Education Oversight Hearing

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Members

• Ms. Katherine Craven, Chair, Brookline
• Mr. James Morton, Vice Chair, Boston
• Mr. Jasper Coughlin, Billerica, Student Member
• Ms. Amanda Fernández, Belmont
• Mr. Matt Hills, Newton
• 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, Fax: 781-338-3770, E-mail: boe@doe.mass.edu.

Last Updated: November 16, 2020