Tweets from yesterday's Board of Ed meeting

Not everything made it into the liveblog. Most ('though not all) of the tweets (mine and others) from yesterday's Massachusetts Board of Education meeting.

Chair Margaret McKenna reports that they had a briefing last night on charter schools by DESE and by the charter school association. #MAedu
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

McKenna announces: no action on charter schs today, but mtg to be set up in coming wks for public comment #MAEdu
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

McKenna: "I think that the Board only benefits from hearing from a variety of people" #MaEdu (remember: you can submit written testimony!)
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

Commissioner reports awaiting @MassAuditor report on charter schools anyday #MAedu
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

Commissioner on overtesting: "a fair amount of hyperbole in this space, so my intent is to ground this discussion" #MaEdu
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

Commissioner calls last year's district accountability vote a "very deliberate process, and a very open process" #MAedu
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

Chester: looking at what our options are "Before we would entertain a waiver, we would hear from impacted districts, as well as applicants"
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

query from student member: how will we meet waiver req'ts & keep MCAS for graduation? (response essentially: yeah, that's an issue) #MAEdu
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

K-12 Inc causing probs, & hat-tip to @TracyNovick! “@BarmakN: State’s 1st-ever virtual school under probation threat http://t.co/5Y5uUzrHjJ”
— Sabrina Stevens (@TeacherSabrina) October 21, 2014

Chester: "State doesn't relieve itself of its responsibility where districts can't provide that high quality" #MAEdu
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

Chester: over 98% of DESE budget goes out to school districts @MASchoolsK12 #unverified #MAEdu
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

comments from several members that #RTTT dollars are going away (& that was millions for the state) #MAEdu
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

Query from Noyce if #ELL allotment is enough in foundation budget. @MASchoolsK12 thinks it will be discussed, BUT (1/2)
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

...ongoing drumbeat from @MASchoolsK12 that "they have to be spend differently" (Love how they assume we're doing it wrong now) #MAEdu
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

Craven notes direct grant programs set up by state: how will #FBRC deal with those lines of funding #MAEdu
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

argument from @MASchoolsK12 that these at some point should be part of regular school budgets #MAEdu
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

Chernow notes small number of teachers who stayed at the Level 5 schools #MAEdu
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

#MAEdu devices "are getting cheaper and cheaper...districts will be able to replace them as they do textbooks now" (do we replace txtbks?)
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

Note that survey on overtesting was ONLY given to superintendents. @MASchoolsK12, ask students, parents, teachers, SC members, etc., etc.!
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

Deputy Sec'ty comments that things are not a fait accompli ahead of public comment. #MAEdu should comment!
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 21, 2014

Squirmy moment: question 2 commissioner who is also mayor of PARCC Place - what r we stuck w/ if PARCC implodes?
— EduShyster, Ex.D. (@EduShyster) October 21, 2014

Board members haven't actually seen teacher licensure policy proposal that is entirely stakeholder driven and not yet decided #robust
— EduShyster, Ex.D. (@EduShyster) October 21, 2014

Board member points out decision to link licensure, teacher evaluation system appears 2 have been made already. I'd add *made robustly*
— EduShyster, Ex.D. (@EduShyster) October 21, 2014

@TracyNovick @julieators Notice of Public Comment on Restraint Regs here: http://t.co/u7y88MjHzj No date set for PubHearing on Restraint
— Mary Ann Stewart (@MAStewartMA) October 22, 2014

And, should you decide this all sounds like too much fun, and you'd like to join us:

.@DavidHochheiser Schedule of Board of Ed mtgs here: http://t.co/lKWoz8fai1
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) October 22, 2014