PreK-2 special education licenses, a Provisional School Nurse license and new pathway to add ESL and special education licenses were approved by BESE at the June Meeting. The big-ticket changes included the PreK-2 special education licenses, the Provisional School Nurse
In the next few years, the revised IEP will be moving from aspirational to operational for all students with disabilities. Districts are expected to transition all new IEPs to the new format by 2024. The current Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
UPDATED**! DESE released updated guidance related to student discipline and out-of-school suspensions following a 2022 mental health law. Take a look at what this language does – and does not- include regarding schools and student discipline policies. **See the new
At the first meeting of the Special Committee on Pandemic Recovery and Literacy, hand wringing was abound. One BESE member specifically called for Massachusetts to explore a legislation to implement potential changes in early literacy. Don’t worry, the ink is
BESE put out a set of revisions and proposed changes to educator licensure and Provisional licenses for administrators, a military spouse license and an elementary Digital Literacy/Computer Science licenses are among the proposals. Take a look at our summary and
Who knew reading screening would be so popular? BESE approved an amendment to special education regulations to require early literacy screening and identify follow up supports for students. The September Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meeting was a short
If you didn’t like the proposal to increase the 10th grade MCAS scores, you are going to dislike the 11th hour, no-public-comment proposal to increase them even more. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is scheduled to meet on
The MCAS can was kicked down the road again with the postponement of the July 25, 2022 BESE meeting. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education was scheduled to meet on a rare Monday meeting on July 25, 2022. However,
Public comments are due on August 19 on a proposed regulation which will require schools to assess each student’s reading ability from kindergarten through third grade at least twice per year. The proposed language will implement a screening process mentioned
Act fast to submit public comment on the “accountability lite” system! A proposal to report the data collected but drop the complicated “targets” is on the table for the 2022 accountability reporting. Take a look at the proposed Plans for
