DESE Update: February 15th, 2019
1. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Meeting: The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education met on February 12 and voted to allow Excel Academy Charter School to add 56 more seats for students in Chelsea. The school has campuses in both Boston and Chelsea. The Board also voted to extend the probation of Paulo […]
DESE Update: January 18th, 2019
1. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Meetings: The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education held a special meeting on January 14. Commissioner Riley announced that he, New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell, and Alma del Mar Charter School Executive Director Will Gardner had reached a proposed compromise on Alma del Mar’s expansion request. The Board […]
School Health Services Update: October 22, 2018
Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to welcome, Caitlin Pettengill, DNP, RN, to our School Health Services Team!! Dr. Pettengill is beginning her new role as the Assistant Director of School Health Services this week and will be assuming responsibilities for many of the programs we oversee in School Health as she becomes more oriented to […]
February 16, 2018
A Message from the Acting Commissioner: Our thoughts this week are very much with our colleagues and their students and families in Parkland, Fla. Until we as a society are prepared to confront and solve this problem, we must unfortunately spend time and effort preparing for the next possible occurrence. Please make sure your schools’ multi-hazard […]