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A Community Conversation on ESSA and School Accountability – Lowell
January 12, 2017 @ 7:30 am - 9:30 am
| Free– Program –
7:30 am Breakfast
8:00 am Welcome & Research Presentation
Derek Mitchell, The Lawrence Partnership
Framing the Opportunity for Gateway Cities
Ben Forman, MassINC
Ideas from the MA Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education
Matthew Deninger, DESE
8:15 am Community Conversation led by
LZ Nunn, Executive Director, Project Learn, Inc.
Paul Georges, President, United Teachers of Lowell
Ruben Carmona, Principal, Abraham Lincoln School
Dario Guerrero, Senior, Lawrence High School
Concluding Remarks
Salah Khelfaoui, Superintendent, Lowell Public Schools
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is the most dramatic change to federal education funding and accountability since Congress enacted the No Child Left Behind law in 2002. To comply with ESSA, Massachusetts is developing a new system to evaluate schools and provide additional assistance to those that are struggling to help students succeed. The decisions state education officials over the next few months will have long-term implications for inclusive urban districts like Lowell and Lawrence.
MassINC will present research on the new opportunities ESSA affords urban districts, and findings from a recent public opinion poll of Gateway City residents on education accountability. This breakfast, which is free and open to all, will provide a forum for leaders, students, and parents from the Merrimack Valley to join us as we reflect on lessons-learned from the No Child Left behind era and consider how new approaches to accountability can better position students and families for success.