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Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education

August 9, 2019
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News from Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Contents:

  1. Arts Education Ambassadors
  2. Picture of the Week: Summer Institute for Literacy Leadership

1. Arts Education Ambassadors:


The Department is pleased to announce the launch of an Arts​ Education Ambassadors Program for the 2019-20 school year.​ Arts Education Ambassadors have an exciting opportunity to work as​ a regional arts team, connect with other arts educators, offer​ professional development opportunities with supporting resources,​ and serve as point people for the 2019 Arts Curriculum Framework.​ Applications are due August 16. Anyone with questions can email Arts Content Support Lead Dawn Benski.

Picture of the Week:

On July 25, Commissioner Riley visited the Summer Institute for Literacy Leadership at Winter Hill Community Innovation School in Somerville. The program integrated coursework and a practicum designed to support the development of structured literacy practices.
Three students and a teacher sit arond a table. They each have a copy of the same picture book and are looking at the books together.
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