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2003

December 22, 2003  

1. FY 2004 School Building Assistance Priority List
2. Information Sessions on Chapter 71A Monitoring Instrument for English Language Learners
3. Reporting Protocol for Fall 2003 LASR/W Results
4. July/November 2003 MCAS Grade 10 Retest Items
5. Supplemental Educational Services Announcement
6. Information for Leaders of Education Collaboratives on Becoming Parapro Sites
7. "Board in Brief," a Summary of the December Meeting of the Board of Education

December 5, 2003  

1. Notice of Public Comment on Proposed Amendment to 603 CMR 30.00
2. "Every Grownup a Famous Storyteller," Early Reading Booklets
3. Requirements for the Participation of Students with Disabilities in MCAS
4. Massachusetts Students with Disabilities Annual Report, 2002-2003
5. National Board Certification Application Fee Subsidies are Available
6. Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Fee Subsidy
7. Invitation to Participate in Educator Licensure Performance Assessment

November 21, 2003  

1. Content Institute Program Informational Session
2. Governor Romney Encourages Parents to Read to their Preschool-Age Children
3. Dec. 9 Guidance Counselor Conference
4. Massachusetts Recommended Criteria for Distance Learning Courses
5. VES (Virtual Education Space) Winter Training

November 5, 2003  

1. Academic Support Workshops, Week of November 10
2. Teacher Quality Workshops, November 20, 21 and 25
3. Aspiring School Leaders Conference, December 8
4. School Guidance Counselors Initiative and December 9 Conference
5. Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) September Scores Update
6. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Report: Plans of High School Graduates: 2001-2002
7. Nominations: Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
8. Nominations: Teacher of the Year for 2004-2005
9. Nominations: National Teachers Hall of Fame
10. November is Family Literacy Month

October 22, 2003  

1. Reporting Data on Licensed Teachers
2. 2003-2004 Stanley Z. Koplik Certificate of Mastery Award

October 6, 2003  

1. Fall 2003 Statistical Reports
2. Education Technology Plan Data Forms

September 22, 2003  

1. MCAS: Fall 2003 Schedule of Workshops
2. MCAS: November 2003 Retest Administration
3. MCAS: November Retest Registration for Students in Adult/External Diploma Programs and Evening High Schools
4. Grade 3 Limited English Proficient (LEP) Update to Sept. 5 Memo
5. Massachusetts English Language Assessment-Oral (MELA-O) Training
6. MCAS Performance Appeals Web Site
7. Board of Higher Education Grant Opportunity, "Improving Teacher Quality Partnership"
8. "Plans of High School Graduates: Class of 2001"
9. "Student Exclusions in Massachusetts Public Schools: 2000-2001"
10. Higher Education Recommendations for High School Math/Science Coursework Leading to Admission into Engineering Programs
11. Educators' Open House on Boston's Freedom Trail

September 5, 2003  

1. Mandatory Assessments for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students
2. Registering Students from the Classes of 2003-2006 for the Fall Retest
3. Fall Schedule of MCAS Workshops
4. Supplemental Services Bidders' Conference
5. Statewide History Conference on September 26 Registration
6. National Board Certification Application Subsidies
7. Master Teacher Program for 2003-2004
8. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Fall Workshops

August 21, 2003  

1. Holidays in Massachusetts
2. Schedule for the Release of 2003 MCAS Results
3. History and Social Sciences Curriculum Framework Conference, September 26
4. Pathways Conference, October 29
5. Statewide On-Line MCAS Tutorial Contract Discontinued as of September 1
6. Academic Support Programs
7. Practitioners Sought for School Panel Reviews
8. Virtual Education Space (VES)
9. District and School Planning and the Municipal Relief Act
10. Formal Assessments for Instructional Paraprofessionals
11. Supplemental Education Services
12. National School Breakfast, Lunch, Special Milk and After-School Snack, FY 2004 Reimbursement
13. Fulbright Memorial Fund
14. McKinney-Vento Homeless Act Advisories

July 23, 2003  

1. Guidance to Charter Schools Regarding the Charter Amendment Process

July 3, 2003  

1. Charter School Technical Advisory
2. VES (Virtual Education Space) Roundtable and Reception

June 20, 2003  

1. Application to Open a Charter School in Massachusetts
2. OCCS/ESE Coordinated Summer Academic Support Initiative
3. Preliminary Grade 10 Retest Multiple Choice Results
4. Schedule for Reporting the Results of the 2003 MCAS Tests

June 5, 2003  

1. Grade 10 and Retest (On or About June 19)
2. Grade 3 MCAS Reading Test Results (On or About June 10)
3. Notice on Missing Students in SIMS
4. Memo to Superintendents on 2002-2003 Year End Statistical Collection
5. Memo to Principals on 2002-2003 Year End Statistical Collection
6. Announcement of Openings Still Available at Summer Content Institutes
7. Announcement of Paraprofessional Assessment: Call for Nominees for Standard Setting Panel
8. Virtual Education Space (VES) Newsletter

May 20, 2003  

1. Public Comment Invited on Proposed Amendment to 603 CMR 14.00, Regulations on the Education of English Learners
2. Public Comment Invited on Proposed Amendment to 603 CMR 30.00. Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System and Standards for Competency Determination
3. "Emerging Districts" Initiative and Registration Form

May 6, 2003  

1. MCAS: Additional Summer Testing Site
2. Education Technology Report, 2002

April 25, 2003  

1. School Choice Participation Vote
2. School Choice Receiving Districts, Roster Updates, Including New Special Education Cost Increment
3. Preliminary FY02 Per Pupil Expenditures
4. Responsive Full Day Kindergarten
5. Education Technology in Massachusetts, 2001-2002
6. NCLB Title II, Part D Education Technology Competitive Grants
7. Clarifying Technology/Engineering Education
8. History and Social Science Curriculum Framework Implementation Funds Available

April 7, 2003  

1. English Language Proficiency Requirements for Teachers and English Language Education in Public Schools
2. Standards for Determining Unsafe Schools
3. 2003-2004 Charter School Pre-Enrollment Report
4. Notice of Public Comment on Proposed Amendment to 603 CMR 38.00, School Construction Regulations
5. Spring 2003 MCAS Test Administration: Frequently Asked Questions and Clarifications
6. Summer 2003 MCAS Retest Administration
7. Guidelines for Reporting School Dropouts
8. 2003 Graduates from Alternative Adult/External Diploma Programs and Evening High Schools
9. 21st Century Community Learning Centers Bidders' Conference
10. Community Service Learning Advisory Council Teacher Leader Program
11. Board in Brief, a summary of the Board of Education Meeting held on March 25

March 20, 2003  

1. U.S. Department of Education Resources to Help Schools Plan for Emergencies
2. Smallpox Preparedness and Response
3. Spring 2003 MCAS Test Administration
4. Professional Teacher Status

March 5, 2003  

1. Nominations for Distinguished Secondary Educators
2. Public Comment on Proposed Amendments to 603 CMR 7.00, Regulations for Educator Licensure and Preparation Program Approval
3. Public Comment on Proposed Amendments to 603 CMR 14.00, English Language Learner Program Regulations
4. Invitation to Conferences for Aspiring Teacher Leaders
5. Compass Schools Host On-Site Events
6. Virtual Education Space (VES) Notice of Workshops

February 20, 2003  

1. Important MCAS-Related Information
2. Chapter 74 Nonresident Policy
3. Advisory on New CORI Requirements
4. "What We Know About Pre-K Through 12 Technology/Engineering Education"
5. "Enhancing Education Through Technology" Conference Schedule
6. Prayer in Public Schools Document

February 7, 2003  

1. Question 2, English Language Instruction Initial Guidance (Working Draft)
2. Notice of Public Comment on Proposed Amendments to 603 CMR 1.00, Charter School Regulations
3. Notice of Public Comment on a Proposed Amendment to 603 CMR 28.08 Special Education Regulations
4. Early Learning Survey

January 21, 2003  

1. Working Draft on Paraprofessional Qualifications
2. Working Draft on Private School Student and Educator Participation in ESEA/NCLB Programs
3. Singapore Mathematics Information Session
4. Student Information Management System V2

January 8, 2003  

1. MCAS Spring 2003: "Requirements for the Participation of Students with Disabilities."