The Board today is meeting at Hudson High School, the school of student member Isabella Chamberlain. The agenda is here; the livestream will go up here.
There is a good chance this will start late.
Public comment
MassInsight: Voices for Education Equity Coalition
work on graduation framework, diploma reflects meaningful work
access to advanced coursework
"those consequences last a lifetime"
10th grade MCAS scores have dropped and participation has dropped
"validated with an objective, common measure"
"honest and timely data on if their students are on track"
encouraged by inclusion of end-of-course assessment
AFT-MA: speaking on behalf of locals, particularly in Lynn
feeling impact of fiscal crisis, particularly districts that serve immigrant students and families
kids sheltering in place, for fear of ICE: "this issue is not going away"
recent drops are not only heartbreaking; they're budget breaking
immigrant-related enrollment
"we understand you to be a formidable ally in advocating" for our schools
House budget stabilization funding
"schools should be safe places for all students"
MTA: about job losses we're facing
now over 14,000; only preliminary evaluation
"it is chaotic out there...budgets shifting on a daily basis"
"Massachusetts is wealthier than it has ever been"
"urge you to get involved very publicly in fighting for the best budget possible"
"push to create a foundation budget review commission"
speak publicly against tax cutting initiatives
speak against the federal voucher program
President, Framingham Teachers Association
raise concerns about the impact large scale cuts will have
"feeds a growing disconnect between the expectations placed on school districts and the resources to meet them"
regulations cannot exist in isolation from the funding crisis in education
Board must advocate for the resources to make compliance possible
President, Brockton Teachers Association
students in Brockton again about to lose significant support
inflation and enrollment fluctuation not adequately captured
city chargebacks have increased significantly for FY27
level funded by the city
"we can't keep asking families to settle for less, when they deserve so much more"
Brockton education support professional association: provide consistency and targeted support most vulnerable rely on
all part of creating a safe and nurturing environment
co-chairs of MASC rural caucus
rural schools report ignored by Legislature and Board
economies of scale for larger districts
"we call this the 'death spiral' and it is here for many of our districts"
rural schools serve 3800 students or about 4% of the enrollment
shared services not solve all problems; hurdles to doing so, as well
technical support for rural schools
found it distressing that what to do about Chapter 70 resulted in nothing more than finger pointing
rural schools do not have five years to wait
need help now to help us merely survive
time has come for Massachusetts to decide if it rural schools and towns are worth saving
Felix virtual school superintendent (which is planned for opening in the fall): appreciate report
(he's reviewing the parts of the review )
"not starting from scratch"
Karis McLaughlin: talk about vulnerable groups
relates being at a Boston City Council meeting
Bureau of school equity and take it seriously
"we are not here to coddle superintendent...give them their data and make them do the work"
Craven talks about model school program
will put civics on June agenda
Zrike "see and celebrate excellence" across the country
among the most humble people you'll ever meet
relentless do what it takes to serve kids
students who graduated from Dean Tech now teaching
biliterate, bicultural...just who we need in public schools
also notes that this is what he'll be attending tonight
Martinez: "our state has everything"
early college summit; giving a certificate to all who earn at least 12 credits senior year
"see this as the future of our high schools"
Education recovery report card: still trying to understand and learn some of the impacts of the pandemic
IEPs, social and emotional needs, absenteeism
looks at all of the states and ranks who has had the fastest recovery in literacy and math
some states have changed assessment; so not all included
Massachusetts 11th math, 15th in reading in recovery
remember that if you're doing really well to start with, recovery takes more
and then he talks about being "outperformed" but that isn't what the comparison of "recovery" is
"one of the states that has not yet set literacy" requirements, which is to misunderstand and misrepresent how we adopt curricula in Massachusetts
ugh, disliking the degree to which this is being misrepresented
final meeting of graduation council held; course assessments, advising for post-secondary, capstones and portfolios, seals of excellence
"want every student to know that they're being prepared and ready to take advantage of all the amazing opportunities available"
Hills: if the will is there to take additional regulatory action, "we'll have robust discussion""
"there's more that we can do"
"there are some things that are really operationally difficult" in this report
"maybe we could stop repeating 'we're number one' which in so many ways we're not"
Grant wildly out of order addressing the crowd on the Educational Recovery Scorecard
Martinez: "there's a sense of urgency"
"variability in how close our schools are"
Welcome from Hudson
Superintendent speaking of Hudson's override last year, and debt exclusion this year for roof for other schools
Chamberlain "it's always nice to show off" the school and community
students reading their contributions to the literary magazine The Scribbler
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