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SUMMARY:MASC Division I Virtual Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to invite you to a special MASC Division I Virtual Networking Event! This is a great opportunity to connect with your fellow Division I school committee members\, share ideas\, discuss common challenges\, and collaborate on solutions to support our communities and schools. \n  \nDiscussion Topics \n\nNew committee member support/onboarding new members\nTrends in collective bargaining\nPR – how does your district handle distribution of information\nSPED/ELL topics of interest\nRecent proposal for lottery system for admission to vocational schools\nPossible future cluster meetings with members in your immediate regions\n\n  \nTo signup and receive the meeting link\, please RSVP via the form below. A confirmation email with the meeting link is automatically sent after you RSVP – be sure to check your spam folder. The meeting will be recorded and posted to our website in the days following the meeting. \n 
URL:https://www.masc.org/event/masc-division-i-virtual-networking-event/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Division Meetings
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SUMMARY:Charting the Course – December 7\, 2024 – Montachusett Regional (Fitchburg)
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
URL:https://www.masc.org/event/charting-the-course-december-7-2024-montachusett-regional-fitchburg/
LOCATION:Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School\, 1050 Westminster Street\, Fitchburg\, MA\, 01420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Charting the Course
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SUMMARY:2024 COSA Meeting: Emerging Issues in Education Law
DESCRIPTION:Emerging Issues in Education Law 2024\nAgenda\nCall to order: Michael Joyce\, Esq.\, President\, COSA \nBusiness Meeting | Announcements and Election of 2025 Officers | Luncheon \nProgram\n (new) Report on Recent Teacher Strikes \nPresented by: Elizabeth Valerio\, Esq. and Nicholas Dominello\, Esq.\, Valerio\, DOminello & Hillman \nFirst Amendment Issues \nPresented by: James Pender\, Esq.\, Morgan\, Brown & Joy \nThe New Problem Resolution System (PRS) \nPresented by: Paige Tobin\, Esq.\, Murphy\, Lamere & Murphy \nRole of School Committees in Troubled Districts (budgetary issues\, etc.) \nPresented by: Sarah Spatafore\, Esq.\, Murphy\, Hesse\, Toomey & Lehane and\nPaige Tobin\, Esq.\, Murphy\, Lamere & Murphy  \nProgram moderator: Michael Joyce\, President\, COSA 2024\, Nuttall\, MacAvoy & Joyce
URL:https://www.masc.org/event/2024-cosa-meeting-emerging-issues-in-education-law/
LOCATION:UMass Club\, 1 Beacon St\, 32nd floor\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
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