DESE is looking for your good ideas about making that Byzantine licensure system, well, a bit less byzantine. Applications due April 22, 2016 Opportunity to Join the Working Group for Streamlining Educator Licensure Regulations & Policies: The Department plans
The United Stated Department of Education (ED) has made available a set of free tools for schools on Safe Supportive Learning. This set of tools includes surveys for students, staff and parents in districts as well as the
MCAS 2.0 is not taking the Commuter Rail to the next-generation assessment station. This train has left the building. DESE has published the Development Process and Timeline with a goal of rolling out the new English language arts and mathematics
Do you have what it takes to develop the next-generation MCAS test? Read the press release from DESE announcing the opening of the request for responses (RFR) by DESE to assessment development vendors. The complete set of documents can
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education documents are now available here. On the agenda this week: Items for Discussion and Action Update on Southbridge Public Schools – Discussion Update on Holyoke Public Schools – Discussion Every
Speak now or hold your peace until the next round of revisions! DESE is collecting feedback on the current English Language Arts and Mathematics curriculum frameworks. This project will support potential revisions to the frameworks in fall 2016 as
MTA is reminding members that the VISTA Survey shared by DESE is voluntary. MTA reccomends educators opt out of taking the survey. The original post outlining our concerns can be read here. An updated post will be coming
US ED has released an FAQ on what is in an what is out during the transition to the new Elementary and Secondary Education Act- Every Student Succeeds Act in 2017. Read the entire Transitioning to ESSA FAQ.
DESE has released a set of materials for educators designed to support inclusive practices in the classroom. The complete set of materials may be downloaded from http://www.doe.mass.edu/edeval/guidebook/.
Well, not exactly. We want YOU to stick around but the federal requirement for core teachers to be “Highly Qualified” will no long be required starting in the 2016-2017 school year. Read it here in paragraph 3 in the US