Regular Meeting
Board of Elementary and Secondary EducationDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 9:00 a.m. – 1:0 0 p.m.*
* We will follow the Commonwealth's health and safety guidelines, including limiting the number of people in our meeting room. As always, the meeting will be live-streamed. https://livestream.com/accounts/22459134
Comments from the ChairComments from the CommissionerComments from the SecretaryStatements from the Public**
Routine Business:
Approval of the Minutes of the November 24, 2020 Regular Meeting 
Agenda Items:
- Update on COVID-19 Action Steps to Support Schools, Students, and Families — Discussion
- Proposed Amendments to Student Learning Time Regulations, 603 CMR 27.00 (Standards for Remote Learning and Hybrid Learning) — Discussion and Vote to Adopt Emergency RegulationsAttachments:
- 603 CMR 27.00 Clean version of regulation with proposed amendments incorporated
- 603 CMR 27.00 Strikethrough version of regulation showing proposed amendments
- Motion
- Career and Vocational Technical Education: Update — Discussion
- Massachusetts World Languages Curriculum Framework Draft — Initial Discussion and Vote to Solicit Public CommentAttachments:
- Public Comment Draft of the Massachusetts World Languages Curriculum Framework
- Summary of Main Changes from the1999 Framework
- 5-phase process for World Languages framework revisions
- 2019 CAL Study
- Motion to invite public comment
- Update on Education Budget Matters — Discussion
Other Items for Information:
- Report on Grants Approved by the Commissioner
- IEP Improvement Project Update
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Members
- Ms. Katherine Craven, Chair, Brookline
- Mr. James Morton, Vice Chair, Boston
- Mr. Jasper Coughlin, Billerica, Student Member
- Ms. Amanda Fernández, Belmont
- Mr. Matt Hills, Newton
- Ms. Darlene Lombos, Boston
- Mr. Michael Moriarty, Holyoke
- Mr. James Peyser, Secretary of Education, Milton
- Mr. Paymon Rouhanifard, Brookline
- Ms. Mary Ann Stewart, Lexington
- Dr. Martin West, Newton
Jeffrey C. Riley, CommissionerSecretary to the Board
** The Board 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 on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education's website. 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 Chair 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 Chair 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, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148, Phone: 781-338-3112, Fax: 781-338-3770, E-mail: boe@doe.mass.edu.
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