5. Anti-Hazing Data Collection Procedures:
On August 29, the anti-hazing data collection for the 2019-2020 school year will begin and can be accessed by logging into the anti-hazing application accessible via MassEdu Gateway. Certification from secondary school principals or headmasters that the school complies with the anti-hazing law is due on or before October 1.
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6. Charter School Prospectuses:
The Department recently announced that prospectuses had come in from four groups seeking to open new charter schools in Lynn, Milford and Westfield. In addition, three existing charter schools have submitted requests to expand their enrollment: a Horace Mann (district-approved) charter school in Boston and Commonwealth (independent) charter schools in Saugus and Springfield.
Commissioner Riley will decide by mid-September which applicant groups to invite to submit full proposals for new schools, and comments on proposed new schools will be solicited during the final application stage.
With respect to the expansion requests, the commissioner and Board will consider comments solicited from the superintendents within each charter school's proposed district or region. Members of the public may also submit written comments regarding expansion requests to: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, c/o Office of Charter Schools and School Redesign, 75 Pleasant St. Malden, MA 02148 or by email to charterschools@doe.mass.edu.
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- Project Lead The Way STEM Week Challenge: The Project Lead The Way STEM Week Challenge is a new zero-waste themed design challenge for all grade levels based on real world problems from TD Garden and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Registration will open online after Labor Day, and interested educators should sign up by September 18. In order to participate, teachers must complete three hours of training and carve out 10 hours of instructional time for students to work on the challenge between the end of training in September and the end of STEM week (Oct. 21-25). Afterward, teachers will be able to submit student work for feedback from industry experts.
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- Mass IDEAS School Design Institute: Mass IDEAS will hold a School Design Institute November 2-3 in Framingham for Massachusetts-based teams who see a need for change in our schools and are ready to take action. The program is designed to help teams develop the knowledge and skills to design and implement effective, innovative, and high-quality learning models. Meals, lodging, training, and materials are provided at no cost, a stipend is provided to those who complete the institute, and teams may apply for funding to continue their work beyond the School Design Institute weekend. More information is available online, and applications are due at noon on September 13.
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