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2002

December 20, 2002  

1. Request for Proposals: Content Institutes for 2003
2. Advanced Placement Examination Fee Subsidy
3. Spring Collection of Advanced Placement Statistical Data

December 6, 2002  

1. Notice of Public Comment
2. Proposed Regulations for Vocational Technical Education
3. Proposed Guidelines for Vocational Technical Education Programs & Educator Licensure
4. Proposed Guidelines for Admission Policies of Vocational Technical Secondary Schools & Comprehensive Secondary Schools
5. MCAS Online Surveys
6. Assessment Requirements for LEP Students
7. MCAS Alternate Assessment: 2001 and 2002 State Results
8. MCAS Appeals Advisory IV
9. State-Endorsed Local Certificates
10. December 1 Special Education Reporting
11. Reporting Student Exclusions 2002-2003
12. Final FY 01 Per-Pupil Expenditure Reports, Trends and Comparisons
13. George Washington Teachers Institute

November 21, 2002  

1. Adult Alternative Education and/or Diploma-Granting Programs: Survey
2. Singapore Mathematics Informational Session
3. School Panel Reviews: Evaluators Needed
4. Certificates of Occupational Proficiency (COP) in Carpentry/Cabinetmaking, Electronics, Graphic Communications, and Marketing
5. Educational Surrogate Parents: Guidance for Appointment
6. Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Survey for 2001

November 6, 2002  

1. Proposed Amendments to the Regulations for Education Licensure and Preparation Program Approval (603.CMR 7.00)
2. Proposed Changes to the Chapter 74 Non-Residential Process
3. SIMS and Foundation Enrollment
4. Special Education Data and SIMS Collection
5. Announcement of an Exploratory Study of Student Performance on the Grade 8 Math MCAS Test
6. Resource for Students with Disabilities, "Assistive Technology Guide for Massachusetts Schools"
7. Announcement of Kindergarten Conference

October 22, 2002  

1. MCAS Performance Appeals: Advisory on Submitting Portfolios of Student Work
2. Fall 2002 Retest Administration
3. November is "Massachusetts Family Literacy Month"
4. Update on the Master Teacher Program
5. Two Advisories Related to Special Education:
   1. Out-of-District Placements & Participation in MCAS Testing and High School Graduation Standards; and
   2. Changes to Massachusetts Special Education Law

October 4, 2002  

1. Educator Guidelines for MCAS Performance Appeals
2. 2003 MCAS Assessment Development Committee Recruitment
3. Certificate Waivers Online
4. Public Comment Period on Proposed State-Endorsed Local Certificate
5. Notice of Public Comment Period on the Proposed Amendments to 603 CMR 10.00
6. Notice of Public Comment Period on the Proposed Amendments to 603 CMR 2.00
7. Notice of Public Comment on the Proposed Amendments to 603 CMR 38.00
8. Aspiring Administrators Events
9. Threat-Assessment in Schools Conference
10. A Memo on School Security
11. Memo on Internet Safety for Students
12. The National Teachers Hall of Fame

September 20, 2002  

1. Memo on Alternative School Programs
2. Fall 2002 MCAS Workshops
3. Massachusetts Public Charter School Renewal Inspection Protocol
4. Letter Regarding School Review Panels

September 5, 2002  

1. Dropout Rates in Massachusetts Public Schools, 2000-2001
2. A Memo on the Fullbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program

August 22, 2002  

MCAS

• MCAS Administration Update
• Test Wiz
• MCAS Free Online Tutoring

"No Child Left Behind"

• McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Advisories
• Unsafe Schools Option
• Supplemental Services Providers

Technical, Data and Surveys

• Checklist for Superintendents (revised, August 2002)
• SIMS:
  1. End of Year Data
  2. Fall 2002 and Directory Information
  3. Foundation Enrollment
  4. Career and Technical Education Data Training Sessions
• Statewide Contract for E-Tutorials
• Technology Plan E-Update
• Alternative High School Completion Programs Survey deadline is September 6

Other Items

• Legal Holidays in Massachusetts and Memo Regarding Religious Accommodation
• Armed Services Recruiters Requests for Information
• Master Teacher Program
• "Spread the Word" Book Donation Program for 2003

July 22, 2002  

1. A Recommended Audit Guide for Charter School Operations

July 3, 2002  

1. "Board in Brief," a summary of the June meeting of the Board of Education
2. Proposed Certificates of Occupational Proficiency - public comment invited
3. RFP for Qualified Zone Academy Bond Financing Program

June 20, 2002  

1. 2002-2003 Application for a Massachusetts Public School Charter: Commonwealth and Horace Mann
2. Charter School Tuition, Assessments, and Reimbursements
3. School Choice Tuition and Assessment
4. FY 03 Administrative Cost
5. School District Liaisons for Education of Homeless Students
6. "Getting Mercury Out of Our Schools: a Resource Guide for School District Personnel"
7. Fall Conference: "Pathways to Improved Student Performance," Featuring the 2002 Compass Schools
8. Mentoring Beginning Teachers: "Train the Trainers" Conferences

June 6, 2002  

1. Federal School Building Renovation Grants for Public, Private and Charter Schools
2. 2002 MCAS Grade 3 Reading Results
3. Test Wiz: Massachusetts
4. SIMS End of Year Statistical Collection
5. Approved Chapter 74 Non-Resident Tuition Rates for 2002-2003
6. Board in Brief, a Summary of the May Meeting of the Board of Education
7. Search for Panelists to Review Educator Preparation Programs

May 20, 2002  

1. Biodiversity Days 2002: Friday May 31 through Monday, June 3
2. Aspiring Administrators' Conferences
3. Teacher Induction Programs in Massachusetts: Summary Report
4. Train the Trainers Conferences for Mentoring Beginning Teachers
5. 2001 MCAS Data for Students Enrolled this School Year

May 6, 2002  

1. No Child Left Behind News
2. MCAS Advisory: Special Education Students in Out-of-District Placements - Participation in MCAS Testing and High School Graduation Standards
3. Early Literacy Intervention Grant Opportunity
4. Educational Technology Competitive Grant Opportunity
5. FY 01 Preliminary Per-Pupil Expenditures - Day Programs
6. "Train the Trainer," Summer Conferences for Mentoring Beginning Teachers
7. A Community Service Learning Survey

April 23, 2002  

1. School Choice Participation Vote
2. MCAS Alternate Assessment Summer Scoring Institute: Application Deadline is May 10
3. Mentoring Beginning Teachers: "Train the Trainers" Opportunity
4. Preschool and Kindergarten Program Survey
5. Dual Enrollment Funding for FY03

April 5, 2002  

1. MCAS Informational Items
2. "No Child Left Behind" Workshop Presentation
3. Notification of Project Enrollment in Charter Schools in School Year 2002-2003
4. "Board in Brief," March 26, 2002
5. Summer Content Institutes 2002 Brochure
6. Nicholas Green Award at www.massgifted.org/awards.htm, submission deadline extended to June 3.

March 20, 2002  

1. Notice of Public Comment, 603 CMR 38.00, School Construction Regulations
2. Administrative Advisory SPED 2002-3: Vocational Educational Services for Students with Disabilities
3. "Even Start Family Literacy Competitive RFP
4. Distinguished Elementary Educators

March 5, 2002  

1. Spring 2002 MCAS Tests -- Regular Administration, Grade 9/10 Question Tryout, Grade 10 Retest
2. Information on the Online MCAS Tutorials for the Sophomore Class of 2004
3. March 2002 Plans of High School Graduates: Class of 2000
4. March 2002 Ed Tech Update 2001

February 20, 2002  

1. Charter School Claim Form
2. Private School Reporting Requirements

February 5, 2002  

1. MCAS Letter from Governor Swift to Parents of High School Sophomores
2. Online Tutorials for the Class of 2003 and 2004
3. Physical Restraint: Reporting Requirements
4. Notice of Public Comment - 603 CMR 23.00, Student Records Regulations
5. Educational Technology Conferences Set for Spring 2002
6. "Board in Brief," the summary of the January meeting of the Board of Education

January 22, 2002  

1. A Report on Preventing Tobacco Use Among Massachusetts Youth, January 2002
2. Update on Implementing District Student Success Plans
3. Question And Answer Guide on the Implementation of Educational Services in the Home or Hospital
4. Announcement of the Annual Nicholas Green Award, at http://www.massgifted.org/awards.htm.

January 4, 2002  

1. Preliminary FY02 Charter School Tuition and Reimbursements
2. Preliminary FY02 School Choice Tuition
3. Announcement of Upcoming Forums on the Curriculum Frameworks