DESE Update: March 1st, 2019
1. Safe and Supportive Schools Statewide Conference: Please save the date for a statewide conference on March 27, Safe and Supportive Learning Environments: Using an Equity Lens to Support All Students. Participants will learn about equitable and inclusive practices that support healthy social, emotional, and physical well-being. Teams and individuals from early childhood, elementary, middle, […]
DESE Update: January 25th, 2019
1. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Meeting: The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education met on January 22 and approved two motions with respect to an expansion request from Alma del Mar Charter School (download) in New Bedford. The first motion approved an expansion of 450 seats as part of an innovative compromise between […]
DESE Update: January 4th, 2019
1. Student Discipline: The U.S. Department of Education recently released a Final Report of the Federal Commission on School Safety and a Dear Colleague Letter detailing the U.S. Department of Justice’s and U.S. Department of Education’s decision to rescind certain policy and guidance documents that those agencies issued in January 2014. State laws and policies […]
September 8, 2017
Guidance on Immigration Enforcement Requests: With the future uncertain for students previously covered under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), ESE is again sharing guidance that Attorney General Maura Healey issued in May to school districts about immigration enforcement and requests for information from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Under ICE’s current policies, ICE generally does […]
September 1, 2017
Celebration of Commissioner Chester’s Life: The Department would like to thank the nearly 400 people from across the Commonwealth and country who came to Harvard University’s Memorial Church on August 28, 2017 to celebrate the life of Commissioner Mitchell Chester, who passed away in June. The speakers included members of the commissioner’s family, Governor Charlie […]