Commissioner's Update
November 6, 2008
Dear Superintendents and Leaders of Charter Schools and Collaboratives:
In this Update I have one announcement and eight items for your review.
Civic Engagement and Service-Learning Policy Seminar for Administrators
Thursday, December 4, 2008, Noon to 3:30 p.m.
Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center
Framingham, Massachusetts
Sponsored by KIDS Consortium in partnership with the Maine, Massachusetts (ESE), and Rhode Island Departments of Education and the Massachusetts Service Alliance.
Join Peter Levine, Director of CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, located at Tufts University's Jonathan Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service) for a provocative presentation about youth participation in the November 2008 Presidential election, implications for education policy with a new Administration in Washington, DC, including the role of service-learning in preparing and inspiring students to become civically engaged.
Dr. Levine will be followed by a panel discussion, moderated by Alan Melchior of the Center for Youth and Communities at Brandeis University, with New England educational leaders who are implementing innovative programs to integrate service-learning into local curriculum and educational programming.
Who should attend: School District Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, Building Administrators, Service-Learning Coordinators, Guidance Directors, Teacher and Student Leaders, and School Board Members!
For those attending the New England ASCD Conference in Boston on Dec. 5-6, we hope you will consider attending this special seminar en route to Boston!
Register On-Line by November 14, 2008
Registration Fee: $75 (includes lunch and seminar materials)
 Agenda
Items Posted at www.doe.mass.edu:
ESE Research Update October, 2008 Technology in Massachusetts Schools Instructions for Submitting Fall 2008 MELA-O Scores for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students in Grades K-2. Deadline for Submission: November 20, 2008 An Important Message About Care For Children on MassHealth "Kids Safe Online" Massachusetts Poster Art Contest International Education Week OSD Policy Guidance 09-13 - Use of Commonwealth Contracts by Commonwealth Cities, Towns, Districts, Counties, and Authorities  FY07 Expenditures Per Pupil, District Comparisons Based Upon Grade Structure, District Wealth, and Enrollment
Sincerely,
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D.
Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
last updated: November 6, 2008
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