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.

Council for Fair School Finance files lawsuit for equitable school funding

Today, the Council for Fair School Finance, of which MASC is a member, announced the filing of a lawsuit to pursue equity in school finance.

At a press conference at the State House, NAACP New England Area Conference President Juan Cofield opened by saying regarding the lawsuit, “We felt it necessary given the harm that continues to be done to our children” due to the inequity in the funding of education.

Speaking of the experience of her children in the Fall River Public Schools, Denise DaPointe Mussotte said,"I totally believe it's funding and the lack of funding" that harms her children's education. She noted there being thirty children in a class, there not being enough books, "it goes on and on and on." She said, "all we can ask for is the state to come through with the funding that we need." Maneisha Straker, also a Fall River parent, "if there were more investment in this generation, they would be able to be more successful in life...it is time to invest in them."

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MASC 2019 Summer Institute / Equity Summit

Join your MASC colleagues at an information-packed summer institute that will update you on issues around equity and achievement and prepare you to tackle the leadership challenges of the school year ahead. Register for one day or both, but register - you will thank yourself for the rest of the year!

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