A Message from the Department of Education:
In February 2012, Massachusetts received a
waiver of some requirements of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education
Act (ESEA, also known as the No Child Left Behind Act). This waiver allowed the
state to revise its school and district accountability system in exchange for
implementing several key initiatives:
- College- and career-ready
expectations for all students
- Differentiated recognition,
accountability, and support for schools and districts
- New approaches to educator
evaluation and support
- Reducing duplication and
unnecessary burden on school districts.
The Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education is seeking feedback from stakeholders about what changes we might
make to further improve our accountability system. We welcome feedback from all
community members, including parents, students, teachers, school and district
administrators, school committee members, and other interested citizens.
Stakeholder input will be used to inform the proposal to be submitted for
federal review at the end of February 2014.
A primary way we are gathering feedback is through a statewide survey, at the following link: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1482037/ESEA-waiver-stakeholder-survey/
- The survey is available in
English and Spanish. To switch to the Spanish version, click on the bar at
the top of the first page that says, “Seleccionar otro idioma / Select
another language.”
- This survey will be open until
January 10, 2014.
- Individual responses will be
kept confidential, and only a summary of the results will be reported.
- If you have questions about
Massachusetts’ ESEA flexibility waiver, please email esea@doe.mass.edu. If you have
questions about the survey, please email research@doe.mass.edu.
Carrie Conaway
Associate Commissioner for Planning, Research, and Delivery Systems
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant St., Malden, MA 02148
781-338-3108 cconaway@doe.mass.edu