District/School Administration Administration
Board Meeting Schedule and Agendas

The meeting dates are all on the fourth Tuesday of the month, except for September, October, November, December, and May. All meetings will begin at 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted. Locations for the meetings will be posted in advance of each meeting.

Contact: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
781-338-3000

September 2008 - June 2009

• Monday, August 11, 2008
• Wednesday, September 10, 2008
• October 20, 2008
• October 21, 2008
• November 18, 2008
• December 16, 2008
• January 27, 2009
• February 24, 2009
• March 24, 2009
• April 28, 2009
• May 19, 2009
• June 23, 2009

* The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education welcomes public comment on matters within its purview. Accordingly, the Board makes available a maximum 30-minute period at its regular meetings for persons in the audience to address the Board for no longer than 3 minutes. Written material of any length may be submitted. Preference will be given to persons who seek to address the Board on specific agenda items for the upcoming Board meeting. Agendas for upcoming Board meetings are generally posted 5 days prior to the meeting at www.doe.mass.edu/boe/docs/. Persons wishing to speak are strongly encouraged to submit their request before the day of the meeting; contact information is provided below. Preference will be given to those who submit requests by 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday preceding the regular Tuesday meeting. If time permits, the chairman will allow members of the public who have not contacted the Department in advance to speak in the public comment period; those individuals must sign in prior to the start of the meeting. The chairman may limit the number of speakers due to time constraints and may increase or reduce the time allocated per speaker. While there is no requirement to submit written testimony, a speaker who elects to do so should submit 15 copies of the testimony prior to or at the meeting for distribution to Board members. Requests to address the Board, written testimony, and other inquiries may be transmitted by mail, e-mail, fax, or telephone to: Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148, Phone: 781-338-3102, Fax: 781-338-3770, E-mail: boe@doe.mass.edu.

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, an affirmative action employer, is committed to ensuring that all of its programs and facilities are accessible to all members of the public. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation. Inquiries regarding the Department's compliance with Title IX and other civil rights laws may be directed to the Human Resources Director, 350 Main St., Malden, MA 02148, phone: 781-338-6105.

Notification in accordance with Chapter 30A of the General Laws.