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Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

{{Short description|Department of education}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox government agency

| name = Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

| type = Department

| logo = Mass DoE.gif

| logo_size = 260 px

| seal = Coat of arms of Massachusetts.svg

| seal_size = 100 px

| formed = {{start date and age|1789|12|11}} {{cite web |url=https://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=selections |title=The Development of Education in Massachusetts |author= |date=1930 |website=vc.bridgew.edu |publisher=The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |access-date=November 22, 2024}}

| jurisdiction = Commonwealth of Massachusetts

| headquarters = 135 Santilli Highway
Everett, MA 02149

| chief1_position = Acting Commissioner[https://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter15/Section1]

{{cite web |url = https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/02/27/metro/russell-johnston/ |access-date = 4 December 2024 | title=Longtime Mass. Special ed official, Russell Johnston, named acting education chief - the Boston Globe | website=The Boston Globe }}

| chief1_name = Russell Johnston {{cite web |url = http://www.doe.mass.edu/commissioner/ |title= Office of the Commissioner |access-date = 22 November 2024}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.doe.mass.edu/}}

}}

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), or sometimes referred by former name the Massachusetts Department of Education, is a Pre-K through Grade 12 state education agency for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. As found under the oversight of the Governor's Executive Office of Education, the DESE is identified by the U.S. Department of Education as the preeminent public education department for Massachusetts.{{cite web |last1=writers |first1=Staff |author-link1= |year=2025 |location= |title=Massachusetts Office Contacts - SEA State Education Agencies |script-title= |title-link= |url=https://www.ed.gov/contact-us/state-contacts/ma |url-access= |trans-title= |department= |website=www.ed.gov |script-website= |trans-website= |language= |agency=U.S. Department of Education |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date=March 30, 2025 |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |script-quote= |trans-quote= |ref= |postscript=}}{{cite web |last1=writer |first1=Staff |author-link1= |year=2025 |location= |title=ELSI - Elementary and Secondary (by state) |script-title= |title-link= |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/elsi/tableGenerator.aspx?savedTableID=647887 |url-access= |trans-title= |website=nces.ed.gov |script-website= |trans-website= |language= |agency=The Institute of Education Sciences |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date=March 30, 2025 |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |script-quote= |trans-quote= |ref= |postscript=}} The agency has its department headquarters in Everett."[http://www.doe.mass.edu/contact/ Contact DESE]." Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved on February 29, 2012. "135 Santilli Highway, Everett, MA 02149"

History

{{Further|History of education in Massachusetts}}

= Governance and legal provisions =

As outlined by the legal framework of the General Laws, the Departmental Board's Legal Authority is outlined under M.G.L. Chapter 15, Section 1E. It is governed by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE).{{cite web |last1=Doc. |first1=Doc. |author-link1= |year= |title=General Laws, Part I, Title II, Chapter 15, Section 1E: Section 1E: Board of elementary and secondary education; composition; disqualification; tenure; vacancies; chairman; expenses; meetings; student advisory and regional councils |script-title= |title-link= |url=https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter15/Section1E |url-access= |trans-title= |website=www.malegislature.gov |script-website= |trans-website= |series=Massachusetts General Laws (M.G.L.) |language= |agency=Massachusetts General Court (MGC) |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date=March 30, 2025 |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |script-quote= |trans-quote= }} DESE maintain's the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Office of Educator Licensure for public education professionals under the Pre-K, elementary and secondary schooling levels.{{cite web |last1=writer |first1=Staff |author-link1= |year=2025 |location= |title=DESE Office of Educator Licensure |script-title= |title-link= |url=https://www.doe.mass.edu/licensure/ |url-access= |trans-title= |website=www.doe.mass.edu |script-website= |trans-website= |language= |agency=Commonwealth of Massachusetts |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date=March 30, 2025 |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |script-quote= |trans-quote= |ref= |postscript=}}{{cite web |last1= |first1= |author-link1= |year=2025 |title=Licensure Requirements |script-title= |title-link= |url=https://www.teachboston.org/licensing-requirements |url-access= |trans-title= |department=Office of Recruitment, Cultivation & Diversity Programs (RCD) |website=www.teachboston.org |script-website= |trans-website= |language= |publication-place= |publisher=Boston Public Schools |publication-date=2025 |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date=March 30, 2025 |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |script-quote= |trans-quote= |ref= |postscript=}}[https://www.elar2.com/Public/Search][https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/]

The department is lead by its own Commissioner, who manages the daily operations of the department, as well as a twelve-member departmental Board of Directors, itself chaired by the State's Secretary of Education, all of whom are appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth and implements policies and goals for the department.{{cite web |last1=writer |first1=Staff |author-link1= |year=2025 |location= |title=Board of Elementary and Secondary Education |script-title= |title-link= |url=https://boards.mass.gov/detail/160463/board-of-elementary-and-secondary-education |url-access= |trans-title= |department=Governor's Office, Boards and Commissions |website=boards.mass.gov |script-website= |trans-website= |language= |publication-place= |publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts |publication-date=2025 |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date=March 30, 2025 |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |script-quote= |trans-quote= |ref= |postscript=}}

See also

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Notes

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Further reading

  • {{citation |title= Executive Office of Education |hdl= 2452/36527 }}. (Various documents related to Department of Elementary and Secondary Education).
  • [https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/massachusetts/department-603-CMR Department Of Elementary And Secondary Education] in the Code of Massachusetts Regulations from LII

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.doe.mass.edu/}}
  • [http://www.mass.gov/edu/birth-grade-12/early-education-and-care/parent-and-family-support/early-childhood-resource-centers.html/ Early Childhood Resource Centers]

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