BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//masc.org - ECPv6.6.4.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:masc.org X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.masc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for masc.org REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T131500 DTSTAMP:20241031T000456 CREATED:20230224T164632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230224T164632Z UID:10000461-1677844800-1677849300@www.masc.org SUMMARY:Learning Lunch Series: Advocacy and Day on the Hill DESCRIPTION:MASC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS\nFriday Learning Lunch Series \nFriday\, March 3\, 2023 – 12:00pm \nMASC’s annual Day on the Hill is scheduled for May 4\, 2023. In preperation of this event\, this session will focus on the 2023 Legislative Priorities established by the MASC Board of Directors and the membership. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n First Name \n \n \n \n \n Last Name \n \n \n \n \n Email \n \n \n \n \n School District \n \n \n \n \n Job Title \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.masc.org/event/learning-lunch-advocacy-202303/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.masc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/learning-lunch-header-crop.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230310T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230310T131500 DTSTAMP:20241031T000457 CREATED:20230302T162947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230307T161007Z UID:10000561-1678449600-1678454100@www.masc.org SUMMARY:Webinar: Why You Should Care About Health Insurance and Health Insurance Costs DESCRIPTION:Why You Should Care About Health Insurance and Health Insurance Costs \nFriday\, March 10\, 2023 – 12:00pm \nAmong the areas of public policy that members are often asking questions about\, health care and health coverage is a matter that local elected officials need to understand.  It might include strategies for negotiating benefit packages\, cost sharing\, seeking out the most efficient plans to offer\, health care affects the well-being of our staff and students as much as it impacts district finances.  Also\, Medicaid and Medicaid reimbursement as well as Medicare services are important to staff\, students\, and especially retirees.   In response to our member inquiries\, MASC has invited two people with an insightful perspective on health coverage and care and why elected officials\, like school committee members\, should care.  Join MASC executive director\, Glenn Koocher\, who will moderate the webinar featuring David Morales\, Former Commissioner of the MA Health Care Finance and Policy agency and Shawn Duhammel\, the executive director of the MA Retired Employees Association to address your questions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n First Name \n \n \n \n \n Last Name \n \n \n \n \n Email \n \n \n \n \n School District \n \n \n \n \n Job Title \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.masc.org/event/webinar-health-insurance-2023-03-10/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230311T081500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230311T160000 DTSTAMP:20241031T000457 CREATED:20220608T180420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230223T172334Z UID:10000351-1678522500-1678550400@www.masc.org SUMMARY:Charting the Course (3/11/23) DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis 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 Leadership as identified by the MA Legislature in the Acts of 2002\, and also to provide veteran members with an update on ever-changing requirements and regulations school committee members should be aware of. \nThe Charting the Course program has been structured to meet the mandates of the new school committee training legislation requiring that all school committee members newly elected after March 24\, 2003 participate in a minimum of eight hours of supervised training covering the topics listed below. \nAttendance at this Charting the Course program meets the eight hour orientation requirement for new school committee members (MGL Chapter 71 Sec 36A). This session also includes important changes to the Ethics and Open Meetings Laws relative to all school committee members. \nTopics covered include: \n\nSchool Finance\nOpen Meeting Law\nPublic Records Law\nConflict of Interest Law\nSpecial Education Law\nCollective Bargaining\nSchool Leadership Standards & Evaluations\nSchool Committee Roles & Responsibilities\n\nRegister:\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n First Name \n \n \n \n \n Last Name \n \n \n \n \n Email \n \n \n \n \n School District \n \n \n \n \n Job Title \n \n \n \n \n Mailing Address \n \n \n \n \n Unit \n \n \n \n \n City/Town \n \n \n \n \n Zip Code \n \n \n \n \n Phone Number \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.masc.org/event/charting-the-course-3-11-2023/ LOCATION:Assabet Valley Regional Technical HS\, 215 Fitchburg St\, Marlborough\, 01752 CATEGORIES:Charting the Course ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.masc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ctc_cover_blue_740.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T210000 DTSTAMP:20241031T000457 CREATED:20230227T200824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T200942Z UID:10000551-1679508000-1679518800@www.masc.org SUMMARY:Division III Meet and Greet (3/22/23) DESCRIPTION:Come meet and mingle with fellow Division III members on March 22! \nDinner will be served and Cash Bar available. \nRegister:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n First Name \n \n \n \n \n Last Name \n \n \n \n \n Email \n \n \n \n \n School District \n \n \n \n \n Job Title \n \n \n \n \n Mailing Address \n \n \n \n \n Unit \n \n \n \n \n City/Town \n \n \n \n \n Zip Code \n \n \n \n \n Phone Number \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.masc.org/event/division-iii-meet-and-greet/ LOCATION:Barret’s Ale House\, 74 W Center St\, West Bridgewater\, 02379 CATEGORIES:Division Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.masc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Division-III-thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230325T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230325T120000 DTSTAMP:20241031T000457 CREATED:20230321T130946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230323T175958Z UID:10000571-1679740200-1679745600@www.masc.org SUMMARY:Webinar: Demystifying the Resolutions Process DESCRIPTION:Demystifying the Resolutions Process \nSaturday\, March 25\, 2023 – 10:30am \nJoin MASC for an informal conversation on what resolutions are\, how to craft them with your school committee and the process to bring them forth to the MASC Delegate Assembly. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n First Name \n \n \n \n \n Last Name \n \n \n \n \n Email \n \n \n \n \n School District \n \n \n \n \n Job Title \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.masc.org/event/webinar-demystifying-the-resolutions-process/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR