MASC Launches Webinar Series on School Leadership Roles and Responsibilities

School Committee Members: Are you unsure of your role or what is required to implement the new Superintendent Evaluation process? MASC's newly released webinar on Superintendent Evaluation (the first in a series that will be available online over the coming months) takes viewers through the new process and demonstrates a step-by-step approach to completing this annual evaluation.

View the webinars here.

MASC 2014 ACADEMY PROGRAMS

May 3 - Ludlow
Role of the Chair/Difficult People
So you have been elected Chair of your School Committee. Do the rest of the members look to you for guidance on building consensus, or actively work a separate agenda. This session will focus on strategies the Chair can use when faced with a divided Committee, or a single member who refuses to support the decision of the majority.

May 17 - Cape Cod Voc. (Harwich)
School Board's Role in Student Achievement
Do you as a school committee member realize how you can positively impact student achievement? This session will focus on 10 steps every school committee can take to focus your discussions on student achievement.

June 14 - Whittier Voc. Tech. (Haverhill)
Role of the Chair/Difficult People
See above

June 21 - Braintree
Parliamentary Procedure/COSCAP
Does this meeting have to run until midnight? This discussion will show how using Rules of Order can keep your meeting efficient and moving your agendas ahead.

Sept 13 - Lenox
School Board's Role in Student Achievement (tentative)
See above

To register for any of these events click here.  Please note that registration for MASC events is typically posted online 30 days prior to the scheduled date of the event. If you don't see the online registration for a particular event, you might want to check back in a couple of days, or give the MASC office a call (800-392-6023).

January 2015 Bulletin

Highlights include: Proposed rewrite of NCLB law; MASC testimony at recent Foundation Budget Review hearings; SOI requirements for FY15 and more.

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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

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.