The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Board Documents - December 2016
Regular Meeting
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
DESE, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA
Tuesday, December 20, 2016, 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Comments from the Chair
Comments from the Commissioner
Comments from the Secretary
Statements from the Public*
Briefing
Meeting Minutes ![Download Word Document](/images/icon-word.png)
Routine Business:
Approval of the Minutes of the November 15, 2016 Retreat and November 29, 2016 Regular Meeting - Vote
Items for Discussion and Action:
- Progress Report on Holyoke Public Schools: Stephen Zrike, Receiver - Discussion
- PISA Results for Massachusetts - Discussion
- Every Student Succeeds Act: Stakeholder Outreach, New Federal Regulations, and Next Steps - Discussion
- Early College Programming - Discussion
- Educator Licensure: Overview of Policy Issues and Potential Regulatory Changes - Initial Discussion
- Next-Generation MCAS: Plans for High School Assessments - Discussion
- Report to the Legislature on Calculation of Low-Income Students - Discussion
- Boston's Decision on Level 4 School (Mattahunt) - Continuing Discussion