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Update from the Director

The continued strength of CPSS membership is directly related to the reputation of the Commission as a leader in school improvement through an accountability system that is fair, supportive, and directly tied to research based best practices.  In effect, the Commission has carved out a unique purpose for school accreditation as an accountability system:  voluntary improvement of professional practice tied to research and informed by impartial peer review. 

The success of CPSS attests to the dogged professionalism of schools in New England that want to improve how they teach and assess learning, how they lead, and how they use resources.  CPSS accreditation affirms the uniqueness of schools and the deep belief of New England public secondary schools that they deserve to be entitled to managing and being held accountable for school improvement grounded in professional practice.

Pamela Gray-Bennett

 

Chair of the Standards Review Committee Ted Hall, center, relaxes with fellow members of the committee:  Colleen Meaney, Gregg Palmer, Ed Higgins, and Gene Horrigan.  Also serving on the committee are Michael Barnes, Suzie D'Annolfo, George Edwards, Jennifer Fischer-Mueller, Amy Mellencamp, Paul Stringer, and members of the CPSS professional staff.

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  • 2008 Showcase of Model School Programs

    Mark your calendars now for October 15, 2008, for the second annual Showcase of Model School Programs  to be held again at The Conference Center at Bentley College .  Teams or four are encouraged to attend with registration at $200 per person, and individual registration at $250 (fewer than four per school).   > Details

    Among the schools that will be sharing their model programs are: Barrington HS, RI -- senior project; Bolton High School, CT -- using and sharing assessment results; Granby Memorial HS, CT -- Professional Learning Communities; Hopkinton HS, MA -- advisory programs; North HS, Worcester, MA -- implementing rubrics to assess academic expectations; Sandwich HS, MA -- personalization and small learning communities; Souhegan HS, NH -- actualizing beliefs and values. Contact Ann Ashworth at 781.541.5441 for more information or to register in person. 

  • The COMPASS program resumes with consultants working in 22 schools in the fall of 2008 and a one-day program on January 15, 2009.  

  • ANNUAL MEETING and CONFERENCE, December 3 - 5, 2008

    The New England Association of Schools & Colleges 123rd Annual Meeting and Conference will be held at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts on December 3-5, 2008.  Registration for the Annual Meeting and Conference and hotel accommodations (availability and registration) are now available on-line
     

  • Assessment Conference  

    Mark your calendars now for November 3 and 4, 2008, two one-day conferences designed for CPSS member schools. The Nov. 3 session will focus on the School-Wide Academic Expectations: Development and Use of Analytic Rubrics for Classroom Instruction and the Nov. 4 session will focus on Developing School-wide Assessment and Reporting Systems to measure individual and school-wide attainment of the academic expectations.

    These assessment conferences are provided by Teaching & Learning Solutions in conjunction with NEASC/CPSS and will be held in the Burlington/Waltham, MA area

    Please see the following link for more information:  
    www.teachinglearningsolutions.com