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
Tag: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
The BESE agenda for June 28 is out – an MCAS scores are not on the agenda. Is this a case for Scooby Doo? You may remember the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education put draft amendments to the regulations
DESE has proposed changes to testing requirements for some Ch 74 teacher licenses. Public comments are due June 3, 2022. At the April 2022 Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meeting, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education proposed a
Data from the first two months of the school year showing the total number of reported cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts schools. We didn’t think we would still be doing this in November 2021, but here we are. COVID-19 cases
DESE has published documents for mask use, COVID-19 testing and contact tracing recommendations. Districts will have access to pool testing and rapid test kids with support services at no cost. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has release applications
Four organizations started the process to open a new charter school as part of the 2021-22 application cycle. New Bedford, Newton and Worcester are the potential homes for new charter schools. Letters of intent to submit a prospectus to open
Chalk and wire ed tech issues are covered in the DESE EdTech Strategic Planning guide for Massachusetts public schools. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has published the Sustaining Progress in Access and Equity: EdTech Strategic Planning Guide. The
DESE released a guidance document on May 27, 2021 outlining health and safety expectations for the remainder of the school year and previewed expectations for Fall 2021. The early guidance for Fall 2021 will expect all schools to offer in-person
The number of reported in-school cases of COVID-19 among students continues to increase. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) reports the number of COVID-19 cases by school districts (including charter schools), collaboratives, and approved special education schools each
See the update from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on January 5th, 2021regarding MCAS test administration and school/district accountability. The Department will take the following steps to modify testing this spring: •Modify the Competency Determination for the Class