Public Policy Updates: The Senate deliberates and passes the Student Opportunity Act

On Thursday, October 3, the Massachusetts Senate deliberated and passed, as amended, Senate Bill 2350, the Student Opportunity Act, which would update the foundation budget, along with other measures; read MASC's Legislative bulletin regarding the Act as proposed by the Joint Committee here.

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Public Policy Updates: September Board of Education

The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education took their September meeting on the road to Pittsfield, meeting at the new Taconic High School.

The agenda is online here.

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2019 Report on Resolutions

The members of the Resolutions Committee met on June 27, 2019 to consider resolutions proposed by member districts and the MASC Board of Directors for consideration at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Association at the MASC/MASS 2019 Joint Conference. Members present were: Margaret Hughes, Narragansett Regional; Denise Hurst, Springfield/ MASC Secretary-Treasurer; Laura Fallon, Northampton; Irene Feliciano-Sims, Holyoke: Mildred Lefebvre, Holyoke/MASC Minority Caucus Chair; Barbara Davis, Holbrook; Kim Hunt, Plymouth; Wendy Rua, Agawam; Bill Fonseca, East Longmeadow/MASC Division V Chair; Denise Schultz, Franklin; Jake Oliveira, Ludlow/ MASC President-Emeritus; Beverly Hugo, Framingham / MASC Past President; Paul Schlichtman, Arlington/ MASC Past President; Devin Sheehan, Holyoke/MASC President; Deborah Davis, Northeast Metro Voc. Tech./ MASC President-Elect and Chair of the Resolutions Committee

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2019 Report of the Nominating Committee

The MASC Nominating Committee met on Wednesday, June 18, 2019. The Report of the Nominating Committee, which includes the slate of officers proposed by the Nominating Committee is now available for download. The officers will be voted on by the delegates at the Annual Meeting of the Association, which will be held on Friday, November 8, 2019 during the 2019 MASC/MASS Conference in Hyannis.

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Public Policy Updates: June Board of Ed

True to new Chair Katherine Craven's promise to take meetings on the road, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education met on Tuesday, June 25 at Rumney Marsh Academy in Revere. The agenda is online here; the video of the meeting may be viewed here. 

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Introduction to the MASC Minority Caucus (Video)

Take a minute to hear how MASC’s Minority Caucus is taking a lead in advocating for under-served, under-represented and/or marginalized students to ensure a climate of understanding, empathy and support for their unique needs.