Ellen Holmes
2021 President
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The regular meeting of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education took place on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, beginning at 9 am. The agenda of the meeting can be found here; the video that is available of the meeting will be online here.
Unfortunately, much of public testimony, as well as other parts of the meeting, were not available to those not physically present at the meeting, as the livestream did not always have sound available; the final two reports at the meeting were not livestreamed at all. What follows is what was available at publication, and this will be updated should video of the remainder become available.
The 2021 Annual Cape Cod Collaborative Legislative Breakfast will occur (virtually) on Friday, February 12th from 8:30AM until Noon via Zoom.
This annual event is co-sponsored by the Board of the Cape Cod Collaborative and MASC Division VII.
We anticipate substantial attendance by School Committees, school district administrators and local officials from the region.
Hosted by MASC Division I
Monday, January 25
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Panel presentation and discussion with committees that have conducted community conversations around reconsidering/retiring their current school district mascot.
Moderator: Beverley Griffin Dunne (Peabody/Essex Tech.), Chair, Division I
Panelists: To be announced
Join MASC Division IX for a presentation by Colin Jones of MassBudget on the Student Opportunity Act: Looking back, looking ahead.
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 7 pm. Please invite your superintendent and business manager to join you at this presentation.
Register in advance via Zoom here and a link will be sent to you ahead of the meeting.
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education met for their regular meeting on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 9 am. The agenda can be found online here; the livestream can be viewed here.
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education held their regular November meeting on Tuesday, November 24 at 10 am in Malden. The agenda can be found online here; the livestream is here.