Report from Accountability & Assistance Advisory Council December 19, 2017

Accountability & Assistance Advisory Council (AAAC) Established by the Education Reform Act of 1993 as an advisory council to the Commissioner & the Board Advises on matters pertaining to the development & implementation of Massachusetts’ accountability & assistance system

Membership Co-chairs 15-member council: Valerie Annear, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, East Longmeadow Public Schools Meg Mayo-Brown, Superintendent, Barnstable Public Schools 15-member council: Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Massachusetts Teachers Association Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators Association Massachusetts Elementary Principals Association Massachusetts Association of School Committees, and Massachusetts Charter Public School Association 1 representative of business/industry 8 at-large members

Strive for general agreement & note specific objections Council discussions Guided by norms Seek clarification & check understanding to avoid mistakenly attributing ideas to an individual or organization represented on the council Keep students in the center of conversation Address implicit biases Encourage voices from all members Strive for general agreement & note specific objections

2016-17 (summarized in annual report) Work of the AAAC 2016-17 (summarized in annual report) Massachusetts’ Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) state plan Changes to state accountability regulations Assistance strategies 2017-18 (2 meetings to date) Redesign of ESE’s assistance system Next-generation accountability system framework