Advisory Council Membership: Proposed Reappointments and New Appointments
| To: | Members of the Board of Education |
| From: | Jeffrey Nellhaus, Acting Commissioner of Education |
| Date: | October 23, 2007 |
State law (M.G.L. Chapter 15, Section 1G) establishes a general framework for advisory councils to the Board of Education. There are currently 15 active advisory councils to the Board - Adult and Community Learning Services (Adult Basic Education); Arts Education; Community Service Learning; Educational Personnel; Educational Technology; English Language Learners/Bilingual Education; Gifted and Talented; Global Education; Interdisciplinary Health Education and Human Services; Life Management and Home Economics; Mathematics and Science; Parent and Community Education and Involvement; Racial Imbalance; Special Education; and Technology/Engineering. In addition, the State Student Advisory Council, whose members are elected by other students rather than appointed by the Board, is an active and important advisory council to the Board. We have included in the Information section of the Board package the advisory councils' reports for 2006-2007, to apprise you of the advisory councils' recent activities and recommendations.
The bylaws for advisory councils suggest membership up to 25, and not to exceed 30 in the case of the advisory council for Interdisciplinary Health Education and Human Services. Members may serve for up to two terms of three years. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education administrators and advisory council liaisons encouraged applications from educators, parents, students, community members, school committee members, and business leaders who have demonstrated interest in and commitment to education reform as well as knowledge, skills and experience in the subject matter of the particular advisory council. We received applications and resumes from a number of well-qualified new applicants, as well as current members who have applied for renewed membership. If Board members would like to submit additional names for consideration, please do so at your earliest convenience.
I am pleased to present the following recommendations to you. The Board may choose to discuss the nominations and then vote on the appointments at the November 27th meeting. Alternatively, the Board may choose to waive its bylaw and discuss and vote on the appointments this month, which would enable the new members to participate fully in the upcoming advisory council meetings.
Attachments:
 | M.G.L. c. 15, § 1G (excerpts) |
  | Nominations |
last updated: October 26, 2007
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