BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//masc.org - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T130000 DTSTAMP:20260626T222009 CREATED:20230608T163810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T163810Z UID:10000651-1687262400-1687266000@www.masc.org SUMMARY:70 (minutes) on (Chapter) 70 DESCRIPTION:Join us for this online lunchtime session on how education funding works (and doesn’t!) in Massachusetts. \nMassachusetts General Law Chapter 70: why we have it\, what it is\, how it works\, how it doesn’t and what is changing. \n \nSign up for this Zoom session; the link will be emailed to you. \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 \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/70-minutes-on-chapter-70/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.masc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/70-on-70.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230616T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230616T130000 DTSTAMP:20260626T222009 CREATED:20230601T182156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230601T184132Z UID:10000641-1686916800-1686920400@www.masc.org SUMMARY:June Learning Lunch: Goal Setting DESCRIPTION:June is not only a time of endings: it’s time to prepare for new beginnings!\nJoin MASC for this edition of our monthly Learning Lunch session on Goal Setting. \nGoal Setting: Establishing goals for the district is a school committee responsibility. Learn how to work with the superintendent to ensure goals are aligned\, to monitor progress and to evaluate whether or not your goals are yielding the outcomes your committee and community envision. \nFriday\, June 16\nnoon \nSign up below to have the Zoom link sent to you. \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 \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/june-learning-lunch-goal-setting/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.masc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Learning-Lunch.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230505T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230505T131500 DTSTAMP:20260626T222009 CREATED:20230413T152633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230413T152946Z UID:10000611-1683288000-1683292500@www.masc.org SUMMARY:Learning Lunch: State Budget Update and Day on the Hill Review DESCRIPTION:MASC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS\nFriday Learning Lunch Series \nFriday\, May 5\, 2023 – 12:00pm \nThis session will recap discussions held at Day on the Hill and provide an update on the State Budget as it pertains to funding for public schools. \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 \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-series-doh-review/ 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:20230414T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230414T131500 DTSTAMP:20260626T222009 CREATED:20230404T141057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T163012Z UID:10000591-1681473600-1681478100@www.masc.org SUMMARY:Learning Lunch Series: Superintendent Evaluation DESCRIPTION:MASC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS\nFriday Learning Lunch Series \nFriday\, April 14\, 2023 – 12:00pm \nHiring and evaluating the superintendent is one of the main responsibilities of a School Committee.  In this Learning Lunch\, we’ll review the Massachusetts system for Educator Evaluation as it applies to superintendents and discuss how to make it a manageable and meaningful process that can help move the district forward and further a productive relationship with the School Committee. \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 \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-series-superintendent-evaluation-20230414/ 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:20230325T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230325T120000 DTSTAMP:20260626T222009 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 \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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230310T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230310T131500 DTSTAMP:20260626T222009 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 \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:20230303T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T131500 DTSTAMP:20260626T222009 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 \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:20230113T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230113T131500 DTSTAMP:20260626T222009 CREATED:20221222T135334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T202131Z UID:10000331-1673611200-1673615700@www.masc.org SUMMARY:Learning Lunch Series: State Accountability System Updates DESCRIPTION:MASC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS\nFriday Learning Lunch Series \nJoin us to hear directly from Rob Curtin\, Chief Officer for Data\, Assessment\, and Accountability for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on the most recent updates to the state accountability system.\nAll are welcome to attend this online program. This event will take place virtually on Zoom. A link/call in number for will be available on the confirmation page and sent to your email after registering.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Your Name \n \n \n \n \n Your Email \n \n \n \n \n Subject \n \n \n \n \n Message \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Send URL:https://www.masc.org/event/learning-lunch-series-state-accountability-system-updates/ LOCATION:Online 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:20220629T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T130000 DTSTAMP:20260626T222009 CREATED:20220627T194053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220627T194100Z UID:10000451-1656504000-1656507600@www.masc.org SUMMARY:Workshop: Reviewing and Updating Policy Manuals DESCRIPTION:HOSTED BY MASC DIVISION VII\nWednesday\, June 29 – 12:00pm \nHost: Stephanie Clougherty\, MASC Division VII Chair\nPresenter: Jim Hardy\, MASC Field Director \nThis workshop will feature a discussion of the important process of reviewing and updating your school district’s Policy Manual. \nAll are welcome to attend. This event will take place virtually on Zoom. A link/call in number for will be available on the confirmation page and sent to your email after registering. URL:https://www.masc.org/event/workshop-reviewing-and-updating-policy-manuals/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.masc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/icon_office_file-folder.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220527T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220527T131000 DTSTAMP:20260626T222009 CREATED:20220527T154222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220527T154222Z UID:10000381-1653652800-1653657000@www.masc.org SUMMARY:MASC LEARNING LUNCH SERIES DESCRIPTION:State funding for education under Massachusetts General Law chapter 70 is changing (again!) this year under the Student Opportunity Act. Join colleagues from across the state to learn what Chapter 70 aid has been\, how it is due to change\, and where we are now on those changes. \n  \nAll are welcome to attend. This event will take place virtually on Zoom. A link/call in number for will be available on the confirmation page and sent to your email after registering. URL:https://www.masc.org/event/masc-learning-lunch-series/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR