Commissioner's Update
July 17, 2009

Dear Superintendents, and Leaders of Charter Schools and Collaboratives:

In this Update I have one announcement and two items for your review.

Hearing for Proprietary Schools Fee Increase

The Executive Office of Administration and Finance (A&F) recently approved the Department's proposal to increase the licensure fees for the approximately 200 private, non-degree granting, post-secondary occupational schools that the Department licenses. By law, these fees are established by A&F through its regulatory authority, thus the proposed fee increase requires the amendment of A&F's regulations. As part of the amendment process, A&F requires the Department, as the agency charging the fee, to conduct a public hearing in accordance with G.L. c. 30A. The public hearing will be conducted on July, 22, 2009 at the Department.

Items Posted at www.doe.mass.edu:

1. Recruitment of Candidates for Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Advisory Councils
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2. ESE Data Initiatives Update

Sincerely,

Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D.
Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education