District/School Administration Administration
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Revised Department goals and priorities

Attached are the Department's working goals and priorities for 2008-2010, revised based on suggestions made by Board members at the August 11 retreat and subsequent discussion with senior staff. They address the issues raised most frequently by stakeholders and the Board throughout my first months as commissioner.

This by no means represents all of the Department's work for this year, but rather the work that is most likely to command the Board's and my own attention in the next 12 to 18 months. I intend this as a flexible document that senior staff and I will revisit periodically through the year to help us maintain focus on our most important tasks.

Thank you all for your vital contributions in shaping the agency's work for the coming years. We will continue to seek your input and direction as work is completed and priorities change.

   Commissioner's Working Goals and Priorities, 2008–2010