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Make sure to keep an eye on this page for the latest updates concerning breaking news, leadership topics, budget updates, retirement information, grants, certification and much more.



         School District Accountability
read about M.A.S.S. position on high stakes testing and MCAS. (re-posted 9/19)

M.A.S.S Newsletter
Most recent newsletter; recap of Sept. and information about October. PDF (10/5)

Retirement Plus
MTRB latest information. (8/30)

Massachusetts School Finance
(PDF) Position of M.A.S.S. DRAFT for review and feedback. (8/12)

Highlight of FY 2001 Budget
Individual school district "Preliminary Estimates", and M.A.S.S. Report Card on State Budget (8/10)

Massachusetts News at your fingertips
Brought to you everyday by AJR NewsLink (new everyday)

National News at your fingertips
Brought to you everyday by CNN.com (new everyday)

Leadership News
Today's education headlines brought to you by AASA. (new everyday)

Massachusetts School Districts on the WWW
Now includes 82 districts. Submit your URL! (updated weekly)

Calendar of M.A.S.S. events
Program deadlines and other important dates - (7/11)

Connect to your email
On vacation, but want your email from anywhere, anytime? Go here: mail2web.com (7/5)

Massachusetts Department of Education
Click Here to go to the D.O.E.'s web page

Commissioner's Update
Changes in School Building Assistance Program, State Aid to Reduce Class Size, MCAS Update, Educator Licensure, E-Rate Qualifying, and more - (9/21)

Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs
FY2001 - (5/21)

Recertification Guidelines for Massachusetts Educators
What's New? (47/26) Update on Recertification (5/19)

Edtech Update Report
(4/14)

Edtech Site Index.
(4/14)

Mass DoE will launch its first web-based conference
Registration closes 10/6. (9/12)

Massachusetts Technology Leadership Consortium
Through a Gates Foundation proposal, M.A.S.S. joins several partners to provide technology leadership training to all superintendents, principals and school heads in Massachusetts. (New 7/14)

Quicktake (power point presentation) of the proposal
try the slide show. (7/25)