Board of Education: reporting under the Student Opportunity Act

emergency regs only in power for three months (only could be effect if adopted under emergency basis)
Vice chair asks "why wouldn't we"
Johnston: no reason to, fits well with other work
Because I am not there, I have no idea who is speaking
Q: Are there low performing districts that are doing the short form?
Johnston: yes, due to size of district
focus of all is improving student performance
Q: if only a limited amount of funding is available due to 'fixed costs,' what do you do?
If they're saying we have contractual obligations and these fixed costs...
Johnston: want to be sure 'what are those evidence based programs that are really impacting students'
clear in communication
"having our support in their messaging to their school committees and their teachers' association" around what is required
Commissioner has ability to send the plan back if we're not seeing enough emphasis on these areas
Q: if plans are rejected, or modification is required, will that be public?
Johnston: we haven't had that conversation

Johnston: this is a new day for DESE
have framed the requirements around four commitments:
you've seen them; I'll add them here later

"don't want this to be a layering on effect"
considering which practices they need to let go of if they are phasing new things in
"or perhaps this is a chance for districts to deepen existing practice"

will still go out to public comment and come back for a vote on May 19

West: public comment may be particularly informed because of the experience of having plans submitted
can we make changes "based on our own learning" not just on public comment?

regulations pass