1. Report from Accountability & Assistance Advisory Council
December 19, 2017

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 2016-17 (summarized in annual report)
Work of the AAAC
(summarized in annual report)
Massachusetts’ Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) state plan
Changes to state accountability regulations
Assistance strategies
(2 meetings to date)
Redesign of ESE’s assistance system
Next-generation accountability system framework