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2001

December 20, 2001  

1. Final FY02 Appropriations for K-12 State Aid
2. "Student Exclusions in Massachusetts Public School: 1999-00"
3. Clarification Budgeting for FY03 Special Education
4. Commonwealth Compass Schools Host Information Events

December 6, 2001  

1. Recruitment of School Panel Evaluators
2. "Board in Brief," a summary of the November meeting of the Board of Education

November 20, 2001  

1. MCAS English and Math Study Questions for Eleventh-Graders
2. FY 2000 Public School Dropout Report
3. Special Education Administrative Advisory
4. Regulations on Educator Licensure
5. Final FY 2000 Per Pupil Expenditures
6. Recommended Pre-K - 12 Instructional Technology Standards
7. Advanced Placement Exam Fee Subsidy
8. Content Institute Addition

November 5, 2001  

1. Request for Proposals: Content Institutes for 2002
2. New Grant Opportunity for Technology Professional Development
3. SBA Program Advisory
4. Dual Enrollment Memo and Forms
5. Memo and a Correction on the Stanley Z. Koplik Certificate of Mastery
6. Planning for FY2003 Budget
7. "Board in Brief," Summary of the November Meeting of the Board of Education.

October 19, 2001  

1. MCAS Updates
2. Guidelines for Induction Programs for Beginning Teachers
3. Grant Opportunities in Two Areas:
   • Classroom Implementation of Curriculum Frameworks Standards in Math and in Science and Technology/Engineering, and
   • Safe Schools for Gay and Lesbian Students
4. Community Partnerships for Children "Technical Assistance Guide," a resource for early care and education programs
5. Recruitment for Educational Technology Advisory Council
6. "Spread the Word," a pamphlet on the state child-to-child book drive program
7. "Exercise Across Massachusetts," the Governor's Committee on Physical Fitness and Sports
8. CSPD Training (Comprehensive System of Professional Development)
9. "We The People," a November workshop on citizenship geared for teachers of students in grades 4 through 12.
10. Governor Swift Proclaims November as "Massachusetts Family Literacy Month."

October 4, 2001  

1. MCAS Update
2. Informational Sessions on the New Educator Licensure Regulations
3. "Board in Brief," a summary of the September meeting of the Board of Education

September 20, 2001  

1. What Can Massachusetts Businesses Do For High School Students?
2. Two MCAS Memos:
   1. MCAS Alternate Assessment - Required Subjects and Training for Administrators and Educators
   2. Policy on Grade 10 Retest Participation
3. Statewide Information Management System (SIMS) Training Dates and Locations

September 7, 2001  

1. Compass Schools Pathways to Excellence Conference
2. SIMS Data Collection Memo
3. Recruitment for Panelists for School Reviews
4. Children's Protection Act Emergency Waiver

August 23, 2001  

1. The New Interactive Mathematics Curriculum Framework
2. Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework
3. MCAS Test Schedule for 2001-2002
4. MCAS Reporting Schedule, Reporting Workshops, and Administration Workshops for Grade 10 Retest
5. FY2002 National School Lunch, Breakfast, Special Milk and After School Snack Reimbursement
6. School Choice Receiving Districts for 2001-2002
7. Legal Holidays in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
8. Adult Basic Education Teacher's License Brochure
9. Notice for the 2002 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
10. The Massachusetts Charter School Initiative
11. Regional Case Study Seminars for Beginning Teachers
12. Proposed Massachusetts Guidelines for Induction Programs
13. Memo and Massachusetts 2001 State Plan for Professional Development
14. Notice from MA Pesticide Bureau of Law Enforcement Regarding Protecting Children and Families from Harmful Pesticides
15. "50 State Quarters" Program by U.S Treasury has Elementary Lesson Plans at www.USMINT.gov
16. Upcoming Events Promoting Civic Education are located at:
    for "America's Legislators Back to School Week" in September, www.ncsl.org;
    "Project Citizen" (Middle School) go to www.civiced.org;
    "We, the People" (High School), www.ncsl.org.
17. Workshop on the Children's Internet Protection

July 23, 2001  

1. Academic Support Services Programs for Fiscal Year 2002 (Fund Code 632)
2. Eisenhower Professional Development Program
3. Eisenhower Teacher Quality Activities Form
4. Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure 2001-2002 Registration Information
5. District Performance Evaluation Instrument: Standards, Indicators and Sources of Evidence

July 6, 2001  

1. FY01 Tuition For State Wards
2. Board in Brief, Summary of the June Meeting of the Board of Education

June 21, 2001  

1. Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework (June 2001)
2. The Massachusetts Charter School Initiative: 2001
3. Per Pupil Administrative Cost Average
4. Final FY001 Charter School Tuition and Reimbursements
5. Final FY01 School Choice Tuition

June 4, 2001  

1. MCAS Update:
   • Preliminary Grade 3 Reading Test Results Will be Mailed to Schools the Week of June 11
   • Summer Opportunities to Participate in Standard-Setting Panels
   • Spring 2001 MCAS Test Questions to be Released the Week of June 11
2. Annual Reminder to Vote on School Choice Participation
3. The Draft State Plan for Professional Development
4. Recruitment Call for Membership on Statewide Education Advisory Councils
5. Recommended Standards for Instructional Technology, K-12
   (Public Comment Period Ends August 15)
6. Memo Regarding Organizational Changes Within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
7. Massachusetts Biodiversity Days, June 8, 9 and 10

May 18, 2001  

1. MCAS Testing Schedule for the 2001-2002 School Year
2. Early Child Education and Family Support Request for Proposals
3. Chapter 74 Non-Residential Tuition rates for FY 2002
4. Technology Plan Update - Electronic forms Preview
5. Goals 2000 Preservice/Eisenhower Higher Education Preservice Grants RFP (Fund Code 501)

May 4, 2001  

1. Chapter 74 Vocational-Technical Education Directory
2. Master Teacher Policies for National Board Certified Teachers in Massachusetts (Effective 4/27/2001)
3. Fact Sheets (updated) on Public Education in Massachusetts
4. Certificates of Occupational Proficiency
5. Notice of Public Comment - 603 CMR 10.00 - School Finance and Accountability Regulations
6. Designing and Building Green Schools: A Symposium co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation
7. School Building Assistance Program Administrative Advisory 01-4

April 20, 2001  

1. Summer 2001 Content Institutes
2. Massachusetts Board of Education Annual Report for 2000
3. Memo clarifying Dual Enrollment students' participation in evening classes

April 3, 2001  

1. The Stanley Z. Koplik Certificate of Mastery Award for Juniors and Seniors for 2001
2. Notice of Public Comment - Proposed Amendments to 603 CMR 7.00, Regulations for Educator Licensure and Preparation Program Approval
3. Memo regarding identifying Distinguished Secondary Educators and Distinguished Secondary Educator Recommendation Form
4. Dual Enrollment Information
   1. Dual Enrollment Eligibility Requirements for Fall 2001 Semester
   2. Memo to Superintendents, Charter School Leaders, and High School Principals on the Revisions in Dual Enrollment Program
   3. Memo to Guidance Counselors on the Changes in the Dual Enrollment Program
   4. Eligibility Requirements for the Dual Enrollment for Students in Alternative Education Program
   5. Dual Enrollment for Students in Alternative Education Programs (DESAEP) Eligibility Requirements for Fall 2001 Semester
   6. Dual Enrollment Statement of Assurances Form
   7. Alternative Dual Enrollment Program (DESAEP) Statement of Assurances Form

March 20, 2001  

1. School Building Assistance program -- administrative advisory 01-3 (covering calculation of SBA grant amounts and policies for cost waivers)
2. Letter to Principals Regarding a Special Mailing on MCAS
3. School Breakfast, Lunch and After School Program Benefit Eligibility: Registration Information
4. Invitation and Application to Nominate Educators to Serve on the English-as-a-Second Language Standards and Assessment Development Committee
5. Future Trends report - Volume VI, 2001, Securing Our Future: Planning What We Want for Our Youngest Children
6. Student Scholarship Opportunity: The Davidson Institute for Talent Development announces the Davidson Fellows Awards for extraordinary achievement.
7. This year, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is observing Holocaust Remembrance Days during the week of April 16-22.

March 7, 2001  

1. Title I Annual Conference, May 8-11, in Hyannis
2. Annual Educational Technology Report
3. Report on Local Requirements for Graduation
4. Advanced Placement Examination Subsidy Program Fee Changes

February 20, 2001  

1. MCAS News
2. MINT District Endorsement Opportunity
3. Emergency Immigrant Education Assistance Program Request for Information
   1. Child/Youth Count Report Form
   2. Instruction for Country of Origin Form
   3. Country of Origin Form
4. "Local Graduation Requirements in Massachusetts Public Schools," a Report by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
5. District Curriculum Accommodation Plan (DCAP): Guidelines on New Statutory Requirement
6. Massachusetts Pesticide Bureau: Announcement of Workshops for the Children's Protection Act (schedule has been mailed by the MPB to all schools).

February 5, 2001  

1. Lt. Governor Jane Swift's Report "The MCAS: Expanding Opportunities for All Students"
2. Federal Ed-Flex Waiver Authority is Renewed for Massachusetts
3. A:   Streamlined Grants Application Process for 2002
   B:   Opportunity to Participate in Online Grant Application Pilot Project
4. March 3 is Date for Special Session of Massachusetts Educator Certification Test
5. Form Available to Request Waiver to Employ a Retired Teacher
6. Regional Technology Conferences in Wilmington on March 27, Sheffield on March 29, Upton on April 3 and Sandwich on April 4
7. Expanding Student Training Opportunities in Technology/Business
8. Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration (CSRD) Grant Workshops in Auburn on February 12, and Waltham on February 13. CSRD Grant Application Due on April 2
9. George Washington Scholars Institute; Five MA Teachers, Grades 4-12, Eligible for Weeklong Summer Program at Mt. Vernon. Postmark Deadline is March 15
10. Nominations for Earth Day Environmental Education Awards.

January 19, 2001  

1. School Building Assistance Policy Advisory (01-2)
2. Per Pupil Expenditures FY99
3. Teacher Career Advancement Program (T-CAP)
4. "Project Citizen" Teachers' Workshop

January 5, 2001  

1. Massachusetts Institute for New Teachers (MINT) Summary Report
2. Estimated FY01 School Choice Tuition
3. Estimated FY01 Charter School Tuition and Reimbursements
4. Reminder about Title I Robert J. Watson Memorial Scholarship Request for Applications
5. Kindergarten Development Grant Application Package
6. Mathematics Education Conference "New Directions in Mathematics Education"