How can five students sink the ranking for an entire school? Our Real School is in the 59th percentile of all schools, met 75 percent
Schools Requiring Support by the Numbers #DataVizDay
The 2018 district accountability system identified 233 Massachusetts public schools as falling into the category of “Requiring Focused/Targeted Support.” Schools may be labeled as “Requiring
Assistance and Intervention Designations (Not Levels!) -Accountability 2018 #DataVizDay
Requiring Assistance or Intervention Designations The 2018 school accountability designations are based on the new system created to meet requirements of both ESSA and Massachusetts
Local School Spending #DataVizDay
Net school spending is the amount districts actually spend on local public schools. The foundation budget is the minimum amount districts are required to spend
BESE September Meeting
BESE kicks off the 2018-2019 school year on Sept. 22. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will meet for the first time this (school)
MCAS Test Items Committees – Action Alert
Applications are open for educators to serve on English, math, science and bias committees. This is your chance to shape MCAS test questions and content.
Teacher Leadership Institute – Last Call!
Applications are closing soon for the next cohort of Massachusetts TLI educators! The Massachusetts Teachers Association and the National Education Association is accepting applications from
2018 MCAS + Accountability Results
2018 State test results and school/district accountability reports are coming! The school and district results from the spring 2018 MCAS administration will start to trickle
Model Evaluation Rubric -Changes
DESE made some edits to model educator evaluation rubrics in August. Here is what you need to do now. On August 10, 2018, the Department
Input Needed – School & District Report Cards
Ever look for school info on the DESE website? Did you find it easy to navigate and full of useful information? We haven’t either. Here
#DataVizDay is Coming!
The Policy Minute is beyond excited to announce the launch of our own #DataVizDay! Every Tuesday we will share an education data visualization from our
2018-19 Charter Season- Applications!
The field narrows to three applications for new Massachusetts charter schools and five schools seek to add more seats. The out-of-pocket costs to districts for
Model Evaluation Rubrics – Public Comment
Draft changes to model educator evaluation rubrics open for public comment until July 27, 2018. After all the SMART goals, observations, walk throughs, evidence binders and
Four “Early College” Program Designations
Holyoke, Worcester, Lawrence, Westfield and Springfield schools included in second round of Early College designations in July 2018. The High Quality College and Career Pathways
2018-19 Charter School Season Begins
Seven new charter schools are vying for a rose in 2019. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education received seven letters of intent to submit
Finally. A MA Budget for FY19
Nearly three weeks into the FY19 fiscal year, the legislative conference committee charged with developing a compromise FY19 state budget released a $41.88 billion spending
