MEDIA ADVISORY Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to Meet

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to Meet

What: Members of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will hold their monthly meeting.

When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Where: The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 75 Pleasant St., Malden.
NOTE: Consistent with the Commonwealth's health and safety guidelines, DESE will limit the number of people in the meeting room. The meeting will be streamed online at https://livestream.com/accounts/22459134.

Agenda:
The agenda is posted online at https://www.doe.mass.edu/bese/docs/fy2021/2020-12/.

Comments from the Chair
Comments from the Commissioner
Comments from the Secretary
Statements from the Public

Briefing (download)

Routine Business:
Approval of the Minutes of the November 24, 2020 Regular Meeting (download)

Agenda Items:

Update on COVID-19 Action Steps to Support Schools, Students, and Families (download) — Discussion
Proposed Amendments to Student Learning Time Regulations, 603 CMR 27.00 (Standards for Remote Learning and Hybrid Learning) (download) — Discussion and Vote to Adopt Emergency Regulations
Attachments:
1. 603 CMR 27.00 Clean version of regulation with proposed amendments incorporated (download)
2. 603 CMR 27.00 Strikethrough version of regulation showing proposed amendments (download)
3. Motion
Career and Vocational Technical Education: Update (download) — Discussion
Massachusetts World Languages Curriculum Framework Draft (download) — Initial Discussion and Vote to Solicit Public Comment
Attachments:
1. Public Comment Draft of the Massachusetts World Languages Curriculum Framework (download)
2. Summary of Main Changes from the1999 Framework (download)
3. Five-phase process for World Languages framework revisions (download)
4. 2019 CAL Study (download)
5. Motion to invite public comment
Update on Education Budget Matters — Discussion

Other Items for Information:

Report on Grants Approved by the Commissioner (download)
IEP Improvement Project Update (download)

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