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MATSOL @MATSOLorg

Massachusetts Association of Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages - Promoting Equity & Excellence for English Learners

Joined May 2013
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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
30 Jan 2023
Higher Ed for All matsol.blog/2023/01/30/highe…

Higher Ed for All

Affordable high-quality public higher education is essential to expand opportunity  in all of our communities and create a more equitable and prosperous Commonwealth, including multilingual st…

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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
12 Dec 2022
MATSOL Board of Directors – Call for Applications matsol.blog/2022/12/12/matso…

MATSOL Board of Directors – Call for Applications

Do you want to help shape the future of MATSOL? Are you passionate about promoting equity and excellence in the education of English learners? Submit an application to join the MATSOL Board of Dire…

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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
27 Jun 2022
MATSOL is hiring: Director of Professional Learning matsol.blog/2022/06/27/matso…
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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
26 May 2022
Advocacy Alert! Public comment on proposed changes to MCAS requirement for graduation matsol.blog/2022/05/26/advoc…

Advocacy Alert! Public comment on proposed changes to MCAS requirement for graduation

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted to put the following regulatory changes out for public comment. The proposal is to raise the MCAS passing standard for the high s…

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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
25 Jan 2022
The #CallforProposals for #MATSOL22 closes March 31! #EnglishLearners #MultilingualLearners #TESOL #ESL #ESOL matsol.org/2022-conference
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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
11 Jan 2022
The Call for Proposals has been extended to Jan 31, 2022. #TESOL #ELS #MATSOL2022
MATSOL@MATSOLorg
9 Dec 2021
Submit a proposal for the 2022 MATSOL Virtual Conference -- Presentation, Teaching Tip or Poster Session! matsol.org/2022-conference
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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
22 Dec 2021
State Seal of Biliteracy Update for Class of 2022 matsol.blog/2021/12/22/state…

State Seal of Biliteracy Update for Class of 2022

Graduating students in the Class of 2022, who were not able to take 10th Grade ELA MCAS due to the pandemic, now have the opportunity to earn the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy. Legislation…

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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
9 Dec 2021
Submit a proposal for the 2022 MATSOL Virtual Conference -- Presentation, Teaching Tip or Poster Session! matsol.org/2022-conference
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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
4 May 2021
Help Wanted: Virtual Conference Host matsol.blog/2021/05/04/help-…

Help Wanted: Virtual Conference Host

Temporary, part-time contract position. Must be available May 24 through June 4, 2021 from 10AM – 5 PM (EDT) MATSOL is looking for an upbeat professional to support presenters on our digital …

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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
8 Apr 2021
Testing Equity for English Learners matsol.blog/2021/04/08/testi…

Testing Equity for English Learners

Date: April 6, 2022 To:  Jeffrey C. Riley, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education From: Massachusetts Association of Teachers of Speakers of Other Languag…

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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
10 Mar 2021
Equity for the 2021 Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy matsol.blog/2021/03/10/equit…

Equity for the 2021 Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy

Date: March 5, 2021To: Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education We are writing about an urgent issue for current high school seniors who wish to…

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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
11 Feb 2021
Leading for English Learner Equity and Achievement #edleaders #englishlearners #professionaldevelopment
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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
6 Jan 2021
Update on 2021 ACCESS for ELs Testing matsol.blog/2021/01/06/updat…

Update on 2021 ACCESS for ELs Testing

MATSOL and MABE sent a letter to the MA Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education on December 8, 2020 urging DESE to cancel 2021 ACCESS for ELs testing. The letter summarized the concerns …

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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
15 Dec 2020
Going forward with in-person ACCESS for ELs testing this school year will have a negative impact on English Learner students and families, furthering educational inequity. #MAedu #ACCESSwaiver matsol.blog/2020/12/08/state…
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Chris Montecillo Leider@cmleider
11 Dec 2020
Joint statement by @MATSOLorg and @MultistateMABE to on ACCESS testing for 2021. "Going forward with testing this school year will have a negative impact on English Learner students and families, furthering educational inequity." #MAEdu matsol.blog/2020/12/08/state…

Statement on 2021 ACCESS for ELs Testing

December 8, 2020 To:       Jeffrey C. Riley, Commissioner            Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secon…

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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
8 Dec 2020
Statement on 2021 ACCESS for ELs Testing #MAedu
MATSOL@MATSOLorg
8 Dec 2020
Statement on 2021 ACCESS for ELs Testing matsol.blog/2020/12/08/state…
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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
8 Dec 2020
Statement on 2021 ACCESS for ELs Testing matsol.blog/2020/12/08/state…

Statement on 2021 ACCESS for ELs Testing

December 8, 2020 To:       Jeffrey C. Riley, Commissioner            Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secon…

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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
16 Nov 2020
Leading for English Learner Equity and Achievement -- Starting Dec 3! matsol.org/EL-116
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@educationweek
11 Nov 2020
The new @CDCgov guidance has implications for the "COVID shuffle" used in some schools to avoid putting students in contact with one another continuously for 15 minutes. bit.ly/31zsirJ
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MATSOL@MATSOLorg
11 Nov 2020
Enrolling now! MATSOL course on Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE). matsol.org/el-109
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