5. Systemic Student Support (S3) Academy:
The Department is pleased to announce a new Systemic Student Support (S3) Academy aligned with our Safe and Supportive Schools initiatives and our existing academies for Positive Behavioral Intervention & Supports (PBIS), tiered literacy, tiered math, and inclusive Tier 1 Instruction. The academy will be facilitated by the Rennie Center and Boston College Lynch School of Education’s Center for Optimized Student Support and will focus on K-8 schools. This year, the academy will include three in-person workshops (in December, February and April) and two virtual convenings (January and March), as well as additional targeted support and technical assistance. The academy is designed to deepen practitioners’ understanding of the critical components of a system that effectively and proactively identifies and addresses students’ strengths and needs. By the end of the year, participants will have developed a plan to advance a system of integrated student support that is embedded in/aligned with their overall school and district improvement efforts (including the work of establishing safe and supportive schools). Applications are due on Friday, October 26. See the application instructions for more details. The Department will also hold an informational webinar from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on October 11. To register or learn more, email rshor@doe.mass.edu.
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6. U.S. Senate Youth Scholarship:
The U.S. Senate Youth Scholarship Program (USSYP) is a nationwide college scholarship program, designed to promote student leaders' awareness, participation and interest in government. The program is open to students currently enrolled as high school juniors or seniors in a Massachusetts public, charter, or private school and who are currently serving in an elected or appointed position in student government or a civic or educational organization where they are representing the entire student body. Massachusetts uses a qualifying exam as the initial step for the scholarship. Eligible students must register before 5 p.m. Friday, October 12 to take the qualifying exam.
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7. DESE Resource Corner: Student Assessment Updates
The Department automatically sends the Student Assessment Update biweekly to principals, MCAS test coordinators, special education directors, and English learner program directors based on contact information submitted to DESE. Anyone else who would like to receive the updates is encouraged to sign up by emailing imailsrv@list1.doe.mass.edu with the following information in the body of the email: "subscribe SASUpdate Your_Name" [Example: subscribe SASUpdate John_Smith].
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- World War I Centennial Eighth Grade Art Competition: Eighth graders are invited to reflect on World War I and submit a 8.5-by-14-inch piece of art in any medium on one of the following subjects: doughboys in WWI, American Women in WWI, animals in WWI, WWI aircraft, WWI mechanized vehicles, WWI artillery, submarines and convoys, or the homefront. Each school can submit three entries before the October 31 deadline. Entries should be sent to the Massachusetts World War I Centennial Commission, 91 Everett St., Concord 01742. First prize is $750 for the winning school, with $100 of that going to the artist; second prize is $500 for the school, with $75 of that going to the artist; and third prize is $300 to the school with $50 of that to the artist. Winners will be announced November 1.
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