Commissioner's Update
July 13, 2007
Dear Superintendents, and Leaders of Charter Schools and Collaboratives:
In this Update I have two announcements and four items for your review.
FY 2008 Competitive After-School and Out-of-School Time Quality Grant
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is pleased to announce the release of the FY 2008 After-School and Out-of-School Time Quality Grant Request for Proposals (RFP). This competitive RFP can be viewed at http://finance1.doe.mass.edu/Grants/grants08/rfp/530.html. Applications are due to the Department by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 25, 2007.
Spaces Still Available for the Summer 2007 Professional Development Institutes
There are still spaces available in the Professional Development Institutes. In particular, teachers may want to consider the following institutes:
Institute #
In Brochure | Title |
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| #1 | Teaching Elementary Physical Science and Technology/Engineering through Guided Inquiry |
| #4 | Alternative Energy |
| #10 | A Multisensory Approach to Teaching Introductory Physics |
| #12 | Patterns, Polygons, Proportionality, and Probability: Middle School Math Foundations for Special Populations |
| #15 | Geometry & Measurement - Area, Perimeter and Transformations |
| #24 | First Steps in Mathematics: Number |
| #30 | Revitalizing Writing: Writing to Learn in the Upper Elementary Grades |
For the full institute description, location, and registration information, see the brochure online at: http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/cinstitute/.
Items Posted at www.doe.mass.edu:
- Update on Educator Preparation and Licensure Reform
- Guidelines on the Disclosure of Education Information as Outlined by the Federal NCLB Law and the Massachusetts Public Records Law
- MTEL Pass Rate Study Group
- Matching Licenses
Sincerely,
David P. Driscoll
Commissioner of Education
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