DESE Update: March 29th, 2019
1. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education: At the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meeting on March 26, Chair Paul Sagan said that he was stepping down now that his four-year term was over, and Secretary Peyser announced that Governor Baker had named Board member Katherine Craven as the new chair. Matthew Hills, a […]
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: February 8th, 2019
1. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to Meet: The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 12 in Malden. The agenda includes a vote on the commissioner’s recommendation that Excel Academy Charter School, which has campuses in Boston and Chelsea, be allowed to expand its enrollment by 56 […]
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: December 14th, 2018
1. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to Meet: The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18 in Malden. The agenda includes a discussion highlighting the roles of teacher leaders in supporting learning standards and instruction, updates from the receivers of three chronically underperforming schools, […]
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 […]
February 2, 2018
New Commissioner Appointed: The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted on January 29, 2018 to recommend Lawrence Superintendent/Receiver Jeffrey C. Riley for the position of commissioner, and Education Secretary James Peyser has accepted that recommendation and appointed Mr. Riley. (Video of the January 29 Board meeting and of the January 26 interviews with […]