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2007

December 20, 2007   

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December 4, 2007  

1. Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment (MEPA) District Report
2. John and Abigail Adams Scholarship Eligibility Criteria
3. The Advanced Placement Exam Fee Subsidy Program
4. 2008-2009 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Program

November 15, 2007  

1. Notice of Public Comment for the Emergency\Proposed Amendments to 603 CMR 41.00: Regional School Districts
2. Continued Collaboration between the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Ministry of Education and Culture in Spain
3. Grants for Arts, Humanities, and Interpretive Sciences in Schools
4. International Education Week Activities
5. National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest for 5th Graders

October 22, 2007   

1. Process for the Extension of FY 2007 Funds into FY 2008 for Title IIA
2. Fall Statistical Reports to Public School Principals
3. Fall Statistical Reports to Superintendents and Charter School Leaders
4. Instructions for Submitting Fall 2007 MELA-O Scores for LEP Students in Grades K-2
5. MCAS Assessment Development Committee (ADC) Recruitment
6. November MCAS Retest and Fall MEPA Resources and Information
7. Advisory on Approval of Massachusetts Private Schools Pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws c. 76, section 1
8. Character Education Partnership's State School of Character Awards Program

October 1, 2007  

1. Updated Advisory: MCAS Test Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
2. Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework Panel
3. Current Trends in School Finance

September 14, 2007   

1. Massachusetts Board of Education Fiscal Year 2007 Annual Report
2. Administrative Advisory SPED 2008-1: IDEA-2004 and Requirements related to Maintenance of Effort
3. MCAS Alternate Assessment (MCAS-Alt) Training Opportunities

August 29, 2007   

1. Legal Holidays; Accommodation for Religious Observances
2. Reporting Discrepancies for the Spring 2007 MCAS Results
3. Fall 2007 MEPA Participation Requirements for Limted English Proficient (LEP) Students and Retraining Dates for Qualified MELA-O Trainers (QMTs)
4. 2007-2008 Back-to-School Charter Update
5. Acts of 2006 Relative to Public Education
6. Acts of 2007 Relative to Public Education
7. Online Training Opportunity Course on "New Web Tools," Provided by EDC/AT &T
8. Services from Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
9. Office for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth Update
10. FY08 School Redesign: Expanded Learning Time Planning Grants
11. New Grant Payment Process for FY2008
12. Gifted and Talented Services
13. Gifted and Talented Planning
14. Constitution Day and Citizenship Day: September 17

August 7, 2007  

1. Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program

July 23, 2007  

1. Schedule for Release of 2007 MCAS and AYP Results; Deadlines for Reporting MCAS and AYP Data Discrepancies
2. Accountability System Update - 2007 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Determinations
3. Research Update - Recent Reports from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

July 13, 2007  

1. Update on Educator Preparation and Licensure Reform
2. Guidelines on the Disclosure of Education Information as Outlined by the Federal NCLB Law and the Massachusetts Public Records Law
3. MTEL Pass Rate Study Group
4. Matching Licenses

June 19, 2007  

1. March 2007 MCAS Retest ELA Student Compositions
2. 2008-2009 Statewide MCAS and MEPA Test Administration Schedule

June 5, 2007  

1. NCLB/Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements Update
2. Voluntary Algebra II Test: General Information and Field Testing Recruitment
3. Annual Technology Plan Data Collection Tech Plan Implementation Report Memo

May 23, 2007  

1. Accountability and Technical Assistance in the Area of Special Education
2. Early Childhood Mental Health Survey
3. The Mathematics and Science Teachers Scholarship Program
4. Release of Spring 2007 MEPA Results
5. June Release of Multiple-Choice Results: Grade 3 Reading and Grade 10 ELA and Math
6. Release of Spring 2007 IDEA Proficiency Test (IPT) Results for English Language Learners in Grades K-2 in Title III Districts
7. Public School Operated Before- and/or After-School Programs
8. U.S.-China Principal Exchange Opportunity

May 7, 2007  

1. Graduation Ceremonies for The Class of 2007: Participation by Students with Disabilities
2. Announcement of Competitive Technology Grants
3. School Building Health, Safety, and Fire Inspections
4. Notice of Public Comment, Proposed Amendments to Vocational Technical Education Regulations, 603 CMR 4.00
5. Soliciting Promising Parent/Family and Community Involvement Practices
6. Invitation to Serve on Standard Setting Panels in August 2007
7. Invitation to Serve on High School Standard-Setting Panels in Biology, Chemistry, Introductory Physics, and Technology/Engineering in August 2007
8. Invitation to Serve on Grade 3 Mathematics MCAS Standard-Setting Panel in August 2007
9. Technology in Massachusetts Schools - May 2007
10. WGBH "Eye on Education"

April 24, 2007  

1. Release of March 2007 Retest Results
2. School choice receiving district status 2007-2008
3. History and Social Science-New "Regions of the United States" for Grade 4/5
4. Foreign Language Teachers Programs
5. Recruitment of Candidates for Board of Education Advisory Councils

April 2, 2007  

1. School Choice Roster Updates, Spring 2007
2. Important Information on English Proficiency Testing For LEP Students: Retraining All Massachusetts English Language Assessment-Oral (MELA-O) Administrators and Trainers
3. Submitting Spring 2007 Massachusetts English Language Assessment - Oral (MELA-O) Scores for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students in Grades K-2
4. 2007 MCAS-Alt Summer Scoring Institute Scorer Application
5. 2006 MCAS Alternate Assessment (MCAS-Alt): State Summary of Participation and Performance

March 20, 2007  

1. Opportunity to Check MCAS/AYP Student Subgroup Information for Accuracy
2. Spring 2007 Field Test for the Certificate of Occupational Proficiency
3. Guidance for the Mathematics Preparation of Teachers at the Elementary Level
4. FOX25 News Deadline for My High School Newscast Contest is March 28
5. Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Documentary "Back to School"
6. Reminder - Deadline for The Marjot Foundation Grant is April 1

February 28, 2007  

1. Approved Bilingual Dictionaries for Use on MCAS Tests by Students with Limited English Proficiency
2. MCAS Guide to History and Social Science Assessments
3. Memo "Draft of Matching Licenses"
4. Preserve America History Teacher of the Year
5. Distinguished Secondary Educators
6. The Advanced Placement Exam Fee Subsidy Program
7. Community Service-Learning (CSL) Leader Award Nominations Sought
8. Reminder - Deadline for OJJDP 5th Grade Poster Contest is March 1, 2007

February 5, 2007  

1. Graduation Rate Summit "The Power of Community Partnerships"
2. MCAS Alternate Assessment (MCAS-Alt) Portfolios-In-Progress/li>
3. Requirements for the Participation of Students with Disabilities in MCAS
4. Updates for the Spring 2007 MCAS Test Administration
5. Competency Determination Report Release: Data Review Period February 5-16, 2007
6. Requirements for the Participation of Students with Limited English Proficiency in MCAS and MEPA
7. Poster "Directions for English Language Arts MCAS Open-response Items"
8. Changes to the MTEL General Curriculum Test
9. Notice of Public Comment, Proposed Amendments to Educator Licensure Regulations, 603 CMR 7.00
10. Request for Proposals: Partnership for Online Professional Development
11. History and Social Science Scope and Sequence Survey
12. Announcement of the George Washington Teachers' Institute

January 23, 2007    

1. FY'07 Circuit Breaker Extraordinary Relief
2. Reminder to Register for the 2007 MCAS/MEPA Administration Workshops
3. Technology Conference

January 10, 2007    

1. Ordering Test Materials for the 2007 MCAS and MEPA-R/W Administrations
2. Passwords to Access the MCAS Service Center Web Site
3. February Informational Meetings Scheduled for Statewide Rollout of EPIMS
4. Educator Licensure Call Center Extends Hours
5. High School Science and Technology/Engineering Teleconferences
6. Release of November 2006 Retest Results