Documents

• Massachusetts Equal Pay Act Memo
• 2017 Executive Institute Legal Update
• Arbitrator’s Authority Lexington Case
• Bullying Law Amendment 2013
• Conviction Inquiry & Destruction of Student Records
• CORI, Bullying, FMLA, Transgender, Search and Seizure
• Finger Based Background Checks
• Home Schooling Legality
• Immunization Law
• Update on Student Discipline 
• Sport Official Background Checks
• New Student Discipline Rules
• Parental Leave Act
• School Immunization Laws

• AASA 2017 Legislative Agenda
• Governing Board Minutes
• 2016 Summer Report

• Student & Staff Feedback in Educator Evaluation Superintendent Checklist 2017
• Chapter 222 Event Spreadsheet 
• Social Security and You
• Student Discipline Rules 2014
• MCAD Chart
• The Behavior Side of the Triangle
• MASCO Creative Supportive School Presentation to Superintendents
• Homework Help

• Social Emotional Learning Podcast
• Social Emotional Learning
• Social Emotional Learning
• Evidence Based Article SEL

• Wulfson March Safety Memo
• Advisory – School Emergency Planning and Door Locking 03302018

• DESE/ESSA Plan
• Low-Income Student Calculation Report
• Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity
• Planning for Success Facilitators
• PfS facilitators list & bios Aug 2018

• Financial Priorities Paper – Educational Funding
• PARCC Position Paper- MASS
• Accountability Position Paper
• Executive Summary on Social Emotional Learning
• Position Paper on Student Assessment
• Position on Common Core
• Safeguarding Quality Standards
• MASS_2016_Statement_on_Charter_Schools_3-2
• Advisory – School Emergency Planning and Door Locking 03302018
• Wulfson March Safety Memo

This Guide was developed to support superintendents in meeting the many technical challenges associated with the role. The Guide includes information on transitioning into the role as a new superintendent and how to take full advantage of the annual M.A.S.S. Executive Institute and the Joint MASC/M.A.S.S Conference. The Guide also includes sections on building effective partnerships with the school committee and the teacher union. Other sections detail school finance and budget development, legal issues and personnel.  The final sections provide guidance on conducting the annual superintendent evaluation and some strategies for building capacity as the educational leader. (please copy link and put in a new window)

1. MA Guide Overview
2. Table of Contents
3. A Good Beginning: Planning for a Successful Transition
4. M.A.S.S. Resources Guide
5. SC-Supt Collaboration – MASC Beginning the Work Together
6. MASC Role of the Chair Guide
7. MASC On Board Training for New SC Members
8. MASC Evolving Issues in Governance
9. More Resources on SC
10. Sample Annual SC Calendar
11. Joint Conference Guidance
12. Collective Bargaining Guidance revised
13. Resources Labor Management Collaboration
14. Labor Management Toolkit MEP
15. Research supporting Labor Management Collaboration (Rubinstein)
16. Primer on School Finance
17. Questions to Ask Finance Ops
18. Strategic Abandonment Tool for Budgeting
19. Pitfalls for New Superintendents
20. Questions to Ask About Personnel
21. Superintendent Evaluation Framework and Forms
22. Standards and Indicators for Superintendent Evaluation
23. DESE Model Protocol for School Visits
24. Superintendent as Instructional Leader (Saphier)
25. Meeting Checklist
26. Ground Rules for Meetings (Meetingsift)
27. Questions to Ask to Monitor Progress
28. Management 101 Refresher from AMA
29. DESE Resources for Improvement
30. MASBO Regional School District Guide
31. MASBO Regional School District Guidebook Table of Contents
32. New Superintendent Manual
33. Pitfalls for New Superintendents
34. Session Description Orientation Program Letter
35. SIDE PANEL FOR MANUAL
36. Superintendent and Educational Collaborative Responsibilities
37. EI Primer 2022 Draft
38. A Good Beginning for Assistant Superintendents