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NEA Webinar-Trauma Informed Pedagogy
Join the NEA on March 14, 2019 at 8pm for a free webinar on Trauma Informed Pedagogy. The National Education Association is offering a free
Schools with Poverty Rates above 50%
Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Statewide Reports Selected Populations – Percentage of Economically Disadvantaged Students http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/statereport/selectedpopulations.aspx
February Board of Elementary & Secondary Education Agenda
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) will be meeting on February 12 starting at 8:30am. As with most February BESE meetings, issues
Teacher & Student Diversity in Massachusetts #DataVizDay
Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The DESE reports student and staffing data in seven racial-ethnic categories: African American, Asian, Hispanic, Native American,
It’s Charter Season! Don’t miss the next BESE Meeting – Jan 22, 2019
Happy New Year! We hope you can use the long weekend and snowy weather to catch up on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
English Learner Program Guidelines
English learner programs in public schools gained additional flexibility under the LOOK Act. Check out the updated guidance documents from DESE on planning new programs
Call for Proposals! MTA English Learners & Students with Special Needs Conference
Got great ideas on working with English learners and/or students with special needs? We want you to share them with your MTA brothers and sisters!
Explainer: SEI Endorsement for Academic and Vocational Educators
Get your copy of our SEI Endorsement Explainer! The Center for Education Policy and Practice at the Massachusetts Teachers Association is publishing a series of
MTEL Test Centers #DataVizDay
Passing scores on one or more Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) are required to qualify for a teaching license in Massachusetts. All MTELs are
Educator Evaluation 2013-2017 #DataVizDay
The implementation of the Massachusetts educator evaluation system was phased in starting in 2013. The chart shows how many teachers were evaluated in each of
School Library Staffing #DataVizDay
Over ten years, the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) Librarian/Media Services directors (as reported to DESE by districts) has fallen from 833 in 2007/08 to
2018 Household Income and School Rankings #DataVizDay
Back in September, we here at The Policy Minute shared with you the 2016 median household incomes of schools in the highest and lowest
Minimum Education Spending is STILL Not Enough #DataVizDay
Back in September 2018, the wizards behind The Policy Minute published the districts with schools in 99th and 1st percentile rankings with the amount of
New (and old) Rankings #DataVizDay
In Fall 2018, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) announced the first accountability designations based on the new system required under
“Turnaround” Plans & School Rankings #DataVizDay
Since 2010, 65 schools have been designated as “underperforming.” After at least three years of implementing a “turnaround plan”, a school is eligible to
Do Turnaround Schools actually Turn Around? #DataVizDay
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has been identifying “underperforming” (formerly Level Four) and “chronically underperforming” (formerly Level Five) schools since 2010. Sixty-five
Teacher Turnover in “Broad/Comprehensive Support” Schools #DataVizDay
The schools may need help, but what happens to the teachers? The teacher turnover rate represents the percentage of teachers who were working at the
Real Examples – Accountability #DataVizDay
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
