Group Directory - Offices and Centers

This page provides an alphabetical listing of the offices and centers within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The Department's main number is (781) 338-3000.
All staff members and organizational units can be reached by direct dial:
(781) + 338 + (4-digit extension)

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Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Office/Center	Phone	Fax	Email
Accounts Payable	6571	6590	accountspayableese@mass.gov
Adult & Community Learning Services	3850	3394	acls@mass.gov
Audit & Compliance	6518	6590	audit@mass.gov
Charter Schools and School Redesign	3227	3220	charterschools@mass.gov
Digital Learning	3000	3220	odl@mass.gov
District & School Accountability System	3550	3318	esea@mass.gov
District & School Assistance Centers	3535	3318	DSAC@mass.gov
District & School Finance	6585	6530	sfinance@mass.gov
Education Data Services		3220	data@mass.gov
Educator Development	3292	3395	EducatorDevelopment@mass.gov
Food and Nutrition Programs	6480	3399	nutrition@mass.gov
Grants Management	6595	6590	edgrants@mass.gov
Language Acquisition	3584	3395	el@mass.gov
Literacy and Humanities	6220	3395	literacy@mass.gov
Office of Effective Practices in Turnaround	3535	3318	srg@mass.gov
Operations Services	6767	6759	operations@mass.gov
Problem Resolution System	3700	3710	DESECompliance@mass.gov
Procurement	6510	6590
Public School Monitoring	3700	3710	compliance@mass.gov
Resource Allocation Strategy and Planning	6230	3318	titlei@mass.gov
School Finance	6585	6530	sfinance@mass.gov
School Governance	6585	6530	sfinance@mass.gov
Special Education in Institutional Settings	(781) 830-8803	3371	seis@mass.gov
Special Education Planning & Policy	3375	3371	specialeducation@mass.gov
Statewide System of Support	3535	3318	dsac@mass.gov
District & School Turnaround	3535	3318	SSoS@mass.gov
Strategic Transformation	3535	3318	DistrictSupport@mass.gov
Student and Family Support	3010	3090	achievement@mass.gov
Systems for Student Success	3535	3318	mtss@mass.gov
Commissioner's Office	3111	3770	www@mass.gov
Communications and Board Relations	3111	3770	BoardofEducation@mass.gov
General Counsel	3400	3390	legal@mass.gov
Office of Planning and Research	3108	3220	research@mass.gov
Research and Evaluation	3108	3220
Strategic Planning and Performance Management	3108	3220
Center for Kaleidoscope Collective for Learning	3134	3770	kaleidoscope@mass.gov
Center for Strategic Initiatives	3555	3118	strategicinitiatives@mass.gov
Student Assessment	3625	3630	mcas@mass.gov
Center for Educational Options
College, Career & Technical Education	3910	3950	ccte@mass.gov
Center for District Support	3535	3318	ata@mass.gov
Approved Special Education Schools	3700	3710	OASES1@mass.gov
District Reviews and Monitoring	3553	3318
Center for Instructional Support	3292	3395	instructionalsupport@mass.gov
Educator Preparation & Assessment	3292	3395	EducatorPreparation@mass.gov
Science, Technology Engineering & Mathematics	6220	3395	STEM@mass.gov
Center for Administration & Finance	6528	6590	cfofinance@mass.gov
Budget & Planning	6543	6590	dese-budgetoffice@mass.gov
Educator Licensure	6600	3391
Financial Management		6590
Federal Accounting	6577	6590

Department of Higher Education

Office/Center	Phone	Fax	Email
DHE Office of Student Financial Assistance	617 391 6070	617 391 6085	osfa@osfa.mass.edu

Executive Office Of Education

Office/Center	Phone	Fax	Email
EOE Fiscal Unit			eoefiscal@mass.gov
EOE Information Technology			EOEITHelpDesk@mass.gov
Human Resources	6105	3387

Last Updated: April 7, 2025

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