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2013 Delegate Assembly: Actions Taken

Click here for a full report on actions taken on proposed resolutions concerning funding for K-12 transient students; implementation of the new PARCC assessment; teacher evaluation; evaluation of the Commissioner of Education; and reaffirming actions taken at the 2012 Delegate Assembly.

PARCC Program Handouts

Materials from the Saturday, December 7 workshop on the PARCC assessment program are available to download.

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PARCC Workshop

PARCC

Date: Tuesday, January 21

Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Location: McGlynn Middle School Library

Meal: Light Dinner will be provided

Cost: FREE

Description:
This workshop will include a discussion of the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness or College & Careers (PARCC) program. DESE Staff members Bob Bickerton, Senior Associate Commissioner and Maureen LaCroix, Management Consultant for Strategic Planning will lead a discussion of Massachusetts' participation to date and the upcoming field testing this Spring. There will also be time for those in the field to comment on their experiences with the process, as well as a concluding Question and Answer section.

Charting the Course 2014

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COSCAP: November 8 Agenda

Council of School Committee Administrative Personnel (COSCAP)
November Meeting Agenda

Friday, November 8, 2013
MASC/MASS Joint Conference, Hyannis, MA

9:00am – 9:30am                  
Registration

9:30am – 10:45am                
COSCAP Business Meeting

  • By-Laws Review, Membership, Elections
  • Networking and Job-a-Like with COSCAP
  • Other topics

10:45am-11:00am  
Break

11:00am – 12:30pm
New Fingerprinting Law and Your District
An Act Relative to Background Checks MGL Ch. 459 of the Acts of 2012

12:30 – 1:00pm
Box Lunch

1:00 – 3:30pm
Catching Up with MASC
Jim Hardy, Mike Gilbert, Pat Correira

2013 Legislative Priorities

• Adequate and Equitable Distribution of Chapter 70 School Aid
• Local and Regional Transportation
• Charter School Finance Reform
• Full Funding of the Education Circuit Breaker
• Funding to Support Education for Mobile Students
• Strengthen the Children’s Services Safety Net
• Relief from Excessive Regulation
• Funding for Chapter 70 Adequacy Study