Name: Learning Lunch: 2025 Resolutions Preview
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End: 2025-10-17T13:00:00-04:00

July 2025
July 19 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

2025 Summer Institute: Collective Bargaining Bootcamp

UMASS Amherst Henry M. Thomas III Center 1500 Main St., Suite 260, Springfield, MA, United States

Collective bargaining has led the news recently in too many Massachusetts school districts. Increasingly, negotiations have ranged from difficult to downright contentious and often disintegrated from there. A growing number of communities have been subjected to days-long strike action, leaving students and families anxious, confused, and often, without recourse. If the prospect of upcoming negotiations...

$75
August 2025
August 4 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Division I Virtual Summer Social

Join fellow Division I members for an informal virtual gathering to reconnect and share ideas as we close out the summer. This casual, unrecorded Zoom meeting will provide a chance to: Recap key takeaways from MASC’s Summer Institute: Collective Bargaining Bootcamp — especially helpful for those who couldn’t attend Explore topics of interest for upcoming...
August 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Division VII Virtual Roundtable Discussion

You've Taken Charting the Course, Now What? Applying What You’ve Learned in Real-time Session Summary: Whether you're a new or returning School Committee member, Charting the Course is a state-mandated training program that's rich with information and guidance. But it's not until you're sitting in the seat, facing real-time scenarios that the questions begin to arise. As a...
September 2025
September 12 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Division X Webinar: Equity 101

You are invited to join the first session of a new series of equity-centered Lunch and Learn webinars sponsored and facilitated by Division X. Session One: Starting with Why: Equity, Purpose, and Shared Understanding” is the beginning of Division X’s Equity 101 series, designed to build shared language around equity and explore why it matters...
September 13 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Charting the Course – September 13, 2025 – Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School

Smith Vocational & Agricultural High School 80 Locust St., Northampton, MA, United States

The hallmark of an effective school committee is how well its members understand their roles and the issues they need to address in these challenging times. This training program, developed and presented by the MASC Academy for School Leadership, is designed to introduce new and aspiring school committee members to the Eight Key Components of School...
September 20 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Division VIII Meeting

Minuteman Vocational Technical High School 758 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA, United States

Join your fellow Division VIII members for a regional cluster meeting hosted at Minuteman Vocational Technical High School. This gathering provides an opportunity for school committee members to connect with colleagues, share updates from across the division, and discuss issues and initiatives impacting districts in our region.
September 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

MASC Legal Learning Lunch: Implications of Mahmoud Case: Parental Opt-Out

Join us for a timely Legal Learning Lunch exploring the recent Mahmoud decision and its implications for school districts. This session will provide an overview of the case, its impact on parental rights when parent’s raise objections to curriculum based upon their religious beliefs and what the ruling means for local school committees and administrators...
October 2025
October 4 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Charting the Course – October 4, 2025 – Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School

Tri-County Regional 147 Pond St, Franklin, MA, United States

The hallmark of an effective school committee is how well its members understand their roles and the issues they need to address in these challenging times. This training program, developed and presented by the MASC Academy for School Leadership, is designed to introduce new and aspiring school committee members to the Eight Key Components of...
October 16 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Division X Webinar: Equity 101 – Turning Equity Aspirations into Action

You are invited to join the second session of a new series of equity-centered Lunch and Learn webinars sponsored and facilitated by Division X. This series is open to all members and is especially valuable for those seeking to strengthen their capacity to govern with clarity, purpose, and equity at the center. Many school committees...
October 17 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Learning Lunch: 2025 Resolutions Preview

Join MASC as we host an informal conversation for all of our membership to gain a comprehensive understanding of the resolutions to be considered at the upcoming MASC Delegate Assembly. To prepare for the meeting, you can learn more about the resolutions on our website here. The team will provide an in-depth analysis of each resolution and...

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