Mass. Association of School Committees
Join fellow Division III school committee members for a relaxed and festive evening as we celebrate the close of another school year. The Division III End-of-Year Social will take place on Thursday, June 19 at 6:00 PM at Boston Tavern in West Bridgewater. This is a great opportunity to connect with colleagues from across the...
Join MASC and representatives from DESE for a Learning Lunch focused on the proposed amendments to the Regional School District regulations. DESE will provide an overview of the changes, explain what they could mean for districts if approved, and answer questions from our members.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...