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Educational Personnel Advisory Council

Council Statement

The Educational Personnel Advisory Council advises the Commissioner and the Board of Education on issues pertaining to all educational personnel. The current focus is on accountability and support for educator quality at every level, specifically in the areas of recruitment and retention, induction and mentoring, preparation program approval, and resources for educators. Advice on the development of programs to prepare new school leaders will be a priority this year.

EPAC Meeting Schedule 2011-2012

DateLocation
October 5, 2011 (W)ESE - Malden
December 7, 2011 (W)ESE - Malden
March 7, 2012 (W)MTA - Auburn
June 6, 2012 (W)MSSAA - Franklin

All meetings start at 9:30 AM and end at 12:30 PM, unless otherwise noted.

Directions to ESE: http://www.doe.mass.edu/contact/doedirections.html
Directions to MSSAA: http://www.mssaa.org/MSSAA-directions.pdf
Directions to MTA-Auburn:http://massteacher.org/links/offices.aspx

Agenda: December 7, 2011

Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM

  1. Welcome

  2. Updates

    • Department
      • Member

  3. Professional license proposed regulatory change

  4. ELL - Licensure and Regulatory Language

  5. Diversity Summit

  6. Educator Evaluation

  7. Next steps

Educational Personnel Advisory Council 2011-2012

NameTitleInstitution
Ms. MaryAnn ByrnesPast PresidentMassachusetts Council for Exceptional Children
Ms. Lynda R. Coffill Principal Coach Massachusetts Elementary School Principals Association
Ms. Mary A. Czajkowski Superintendent of Schools, Agawam Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents
Ms. Stacey DeBoise-Luster Human Resource ManagerWorcester Public Schools
Mr. Fred FuentesExecutive Director; Council Chair The Latino Policy Institute, Roger Williams University
Ms. Barbara Garvey Teacher Brockton Public Schools
Ms. Linda Hayes Assistant Director Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators Association
Ms. Katherine Hibbard Associate Professor Framingham State College
Ms. Desiree Ivey Director of Teacher Training & Recruitment Shady Hill School
Ms. Eileen LeeExecutive Director Math for America-Boston
Ms. Shirley J. Lundberg School Committee Member Massachusetts Association of School Committees
Mr. Craig MartinTeacher Boston Public Schools
Mr. Donald McCallionExecutive Director Council Vice ChairMassachusetts Association of School Personnel Administrators
Ms. Kathleen McLaughlin Math Resource Teacher Lowell Public Schools
Mr. Peter Mili Teacher Cambridge Public Schools
Mr. Daniel Murphy Director of Ed. Policy & Programs American Federation of Teachers, MA
Ms. Talmadge Nardi Teacher Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter School
Mr. Lorne Ranstrom Past President Massachusetts Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Ms. Phyllis Renton-WaltCoordinator/Professor: Early Childhood Education Massachusetts Bay Community College

Contact Information:

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Liaison

George Sheehan
Supervisor
Office of Educator Licensure
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street - Third Floor
Malden, MA 02148-4906
Phone: 781-338-6660
Fax: 781-338-3391
E-mail: gsheehan@doe.mass.edu



last updated: December 6, 2011
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