Board Documents — February 2023

Special Meeting

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148
Monday, February 27, 2023, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Posted: 2/22/2023 11:41 a.m.

The Special Meeting on Monday evening will be virtual and live-streamed.

Agenda Item:

1. Charter Schools: Recommendation for New Charter School: Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School — Initial Discussion
   Attachment:

   • Motion for Board Action on Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School

   • Memorandum detailing the charter application review process and the criteria for review

   • List of the external and internal reviewers who reviewed the initial and final charter applications.

   • Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School
     • Executive summary of the proposal, written by the applicant group
     • List of the proposed members of the school's board of trustees, proposed employees, and representatives of EL Education and OSV, written by the applicant group
     • Summary of the interview with the applicant group
     • Summary of the final application review, including the evidence identified during the Department's application review process)
     • Written public comment **

Regular Meeting

Due to inclement weather, the BESE regular Tuesday, February 28th meeting will be held virtually and livestreamed beginning at 9:00 a.m..

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148
Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Posted: 2/22/2023 11:41 a.m.

Statements from the Public*
Comments from the Chair
Comments from the Secretary
Comments from the Commissioner

Briefing

Routine Business:

Approval of the Minutes of the January 24, 2023 Regular Meeting — Vote

Agenda Items:

1. Charter Schools: Recommendation for New Charter School: Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School — Discussion and Vote
   2022-23 Charter School Application Process
   Attachments:

   • Motion for Board Action on Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School

   • Memorandum detailing the charter application review process and the criteria for review

   • List of the external and internal reviewers who reviewed the initial and final charter applications.

   • Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School
     • Executive summary of the proposal, written by the applicant group
     • List of the proposed members of the school's board of trustees, proposed employees, and representatives of EL Education and OSV, written by the applicant group
     • Summary of the interview with the applicant group
     • Summary of the final application review, including the evidence identified during the Department's application review process)
     • Written public comment **
   
   
2. Charter Schools: Amendment Request for Map Academy Charter School (Charter Region) — Discussion and Vote
   Attachments:
   The following documents are public records and are available upon request.**
   • Correspondence from Map Academy Charter School
   • Motion for Board Action on Map Academy Charter School
   
   
3. Boston Public Schools Update: EY Parthenon Report — Discussion
   DESE independent data consultant for BPS SIP, Brief summary of findings
   Consultor de datos independiente DESE – BPS, Breve resumen de los resultados
   • Data Assessment Report
   • Data Assessment Summary
   • Data Assessment Report (Spanish)
   • Data Assessment Summary (Spanish)
   
   
4. Amendments to Educator Licensure Regulations, 603 CMR 7.00 — Discussion and Vote
   Amendments to Educator Licensure Regulations, 603 CMR 7.00
   Attachments:
   • Summary of Public Comments Received and Department Response
   • 603 CMR 7.00 — Redlined regulation showing amendments and changes based on public comments
   • Motion

Other Items for Information:

5. Report on Grants Approved by the Commissioner

6. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Annual Report for FY2022

7. Legislative Report: Education-Related Laws Enacted in 192^nd Legislative Session

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Members

• Ms. Katherine Craven, Chair, Brookline
• Mr. Matt Hills, Vice-Chair, Newton
• Ms. Tricia Canavan, South Hadley
• Ms. Darlene Lombos, Boston
• Ms. Farzana Mohamed, Newton
• Mr. Michael Moriarty, Holyoke
• Mr. Eric Plankey, Westford, Student Member
• Mr. Paymon Rouhanifard, Brookline
• Ms. Mary Ann Stewart, Lexington
• Dr. Patrick A. Tutwiler, Secretary of Education, Andover
• Dr. Martin West, Newton

Jeffrey C. Riley, Commissioner
Secretary to the Board

* The Board welcomes public comment on matters within its purview. Accordingly, the Board makes available a maximum 30-minute period at its regular meetings for persons in the audience to address the Board for no longer than 3 minutes. Written material of any length may be submitted. Preference will be given to persons who seek to address the Board on specific agenda items for the upcoming Board meeting. Agendas for upcoming Board meetings are generally posted 5 days prior to the meeting on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education's website. Persons wishing to speak are strongly encouraged to submit their request before the day of the meeting; contact information is provided below. Preference will be given to those who submit requests by 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday preceding the regular Tuesday meeting. If time permits, the Chair will allow members of the public who have not contacted the Department in advance to speak in the public comment period; those individuals must sign in prior to the start of the meeting. The Chair may limit the number of speakers due to time constraints and may increase or reduce the time allocated per speaker. While there is no requirement to submit comments in writing, a speaker who elects to do so should submit 15 copies of their comments prior to or at the meeting for distribution to Board members. Requests to address the Board, written comments, and other inquiries may be transmitted by mail, e-mail, fax, or telephone to: Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148, Phone: 781-338-3112. E-mail: BoardofEducation@mass.gov . Please make any requests for special accommodations or interpretation services at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.

** The following documents are public records and are available upon request. Due to the volume of documents, limited web server space, and the Department's commitment to achieving meaningful accessibility to this online environment for all users, but most particularly for users with disabilities (we follow specific Commonwealth Enterprise Standards designed to meet the needs of our citizens with disabilities), we are unable to post this document on our webpage. Please send an email to BoardofEducation@mass.gov to request the document and we will respond promptly. Thank you.

Last Updated: February 28, 2023