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Happy Spring! As we look to longer and warmer days ahead, we are excited to announce two new data resources for Massachusetts districts and educator preparation providers that will support informed decision-making and continuous improvement, as well as an exciting new grant program to support emergency licensed educators as we all work together to disrupt racial inequities in student experiences and outcomes, and strengthen our educator workforce.
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DESE’s New Data Diversity Dashboard
DESE is excited to announce the release of a newly developed Educator Data Dashboard. In alignment with our commitment to develop and support a more diverse and culturally responsive educator workforce, the new data dashboard provides district and state level educator employment and pipeline data by race and ethnicity.
The Educator Data Dashboard supports schools, districts, and organizations with important data related to the Massachusetts educator workforce. We hope these data will be used to inform practice at the local level as we collectively work toward our goal of creating a more diverse and culturally responsive educator workforce.
The Dashboard includes two separate reports, including:
The Employed Educators Report disaggregates data by race and ethnicity for the most recent three years for educators employed in Massachusetts public schools, including total educators, new hires, experienced educators, retention, and in-field data by job classification.
The Educator Pipeline Report disaggregates data by race and ethnicity for the most recent three years of enrollment and completion data in approved Educator Preparation Programs, licensure data, and pass rates for the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL).
The Dashboard is available as an Educator Statewide Report on School Profiles. For questions related to the dashboard, please email MA_Educator_Diversification@doe.mass.edu.
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DESE’s Curriculum Data Collection
Expanding access to high-quality, standards-aligned curricular materials can significantly improve student learning and outcomes, especially when teachers have the professional knowledge they need to make the most of those curriculum materials. Additionally, we have heard from districts and prep providers that knowing which curricular materials other districts are using would allow them to:
- learn from each other, especially from those further along in implementation,
- collaborate with others using the same materials, and
- be better informed when selecting new materials.
In short, curriculum matters. Between now and July 1, DESE is collecting data on the curricula districts are using for K–8 ELA/literacy, K–12 math, and 6–8 science. More information is available here. Districts will report the data using the application called Curriculum Data Collection in the Security Portal. We are focusing on the curricula used for the majority of instruction across all classrooms in a school or district. We will collect the product name and publisher or, if applicable, whether the district developed the materials. We will also collect the grades in which the materials are used and whether teachers are required to use them. Districts may also report materials that they are piloting along with other supplemental materials, but this is not required.
In order to prepare districts to report this data, we are providing step-by-step directions available for download at https://www.doe.mass.edu/instruction/impd/technical-directions.pptx. Upcoming office hours on this subject via Zoom as follows:
- Tuesday, April 5, 3-4 p.m.
- Monday, May 9, 3-4 p.m.
The link for all of the sessions is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5746909985. If you have any questions, please email Craig Waterman at craig.a.waterman@mass.gov.
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Upcoming Grant Opportunity to Support Emergency Licensed Educators
We are committed to supporting a strong and diverse pipeline into the profession, and the over four thousand educators on emergency licenses currently working in MA schools contribute to this goal. According to recent employment data, however, only 18% have advanced to a provisional or initial license. To that end, the Department is excited to announce a new grant program for the 2022-23 school year. This grant program will disseminate up to $1.3 million to support partnerships between organizations and districts that provide pathways for currently employed emergency licensed educators to earn a provisional or initial license. Eligible applicants will need to demonstrate the following:
- An existing pathway or approved program to support advancement to a provisional or initial license
- An articulated partnership with one or more Massachusetts school districts (priority will be given to partnerships with districts employing the largest proportion of emergency licensed educators)
- An explicit commitment to supporting educators of color
We anticipate maximum award amounts of $125K per partnership, with funding available starting July 1, 2022. More information will become available in early April.
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