101. National Kidney Foundation MA-RI-NH-VT Founded in 1954, The National Kidney Foundation of massachusetts, Medicaleducation and research supported by the National Kidney Foundation is leading http://www.kidneyhealth.org/

Home For Patients and Families Patient Services KEEP Screenings Disease Information About Organ Donation ... Resources For Medical Professionals Disease Information Treatment Guidelines Research Funding How to Help Fundraising Events Walks Cadillac Invitational Golf Transplant Games ... Make a Donation Research Grants Funded Summer Science Research Award About Us Staff Board of Directors Medical Advisory Board Sponsors ... Employees Only NKF News Schuster Family Tribute Dinner The Schuster Family Tribute Dinner with special guest William Jefferson Clinton was a huge success, raising over $850,000 for kidney research and transplantation awareness. The event honored the Schuster Family, who have a long and strong tradition of support for the National Kidney Foundation. Kidney Walks Draw Over 1500 Supporters! Carnival atmospheres, local celebrities, games, food and fun brought out a total of over 1500 walkers in Boston and Rhode Island Founded in 1954, The National Kidney Foundation of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Vermont is one of 51 affiliates of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), a major voluntary health agency.

102. EEC Childcare Home Page Effective July 1, 2005, the new Department of Early education and Care (EEC) combines Our agency is supervised and guided by a new independent board, http://www.eec.state.ma.us/

Department of Early Education and Care EEC Home Mass.Gov Home State Agencies State Online Services Our Organization Board of Directors Upcoming EEC Board Meetings Child Care Licensing Adoptions and Residential Care ... Teacher Qualifications Key Resources Technical Assistance Papers Licensing Forms Grant Forms Reports and Research ... Resource and Referral Agencies EEC Updates If you would like to receive email updates on EEC’s progress, please complete the email form Welcome It’s a new agency! Effective July 1, 2005, the new Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) combines the functions of the Office of Child Care Services (OCCS) with those of the Early Learning Services Division at the Department of Education. Our agency is supervised and guided by a new independent board, the Board of Early Education and Care, which appointed Ann Reale as Early Education and Care’s first Commissioner. Commissioner Reale immediately began working with OCCS and the Early Learning Services division on the transition to EEC. The creation of EEC represents an exciting opportunity to build a new, coordinated, comprehensive system of early education and care in Massachusetts. In the short term, the new agency will be focused on bringing together the people, services, and resources of the two agencies.

103. What Does Research Say About Assessment? Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Videotapes on Assessment (ten videotapes Content and general comments info@ncrel.org Technical information http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/stw_esys/4assess.htm

What Does Research Say About Assessment? R.J. Dietel, J.L. Herman, and R.A. Knuth NCREL, Oak Brook, 1991 Assessment may be defined as "any method used to better understand the current knowledge that a student possesses." This implies that assessment can be as simple as a teacher's subjective judgment based on a single observation of student performance, or as complex as a five-hour standardized test. The idea of current knowledge implies that what a student knows is always changing and that we can make judgments about student achievement through comparisons over a period of time. Assessment may affect decisions about grades, advancement, placement, instructional needs, and curriculum. Purposes of Assessment The reasons why we assess vary considerably across many groups of people within the educational community. Who Needs To Assess? Purposes of Assessment Policymakers Policymakers use assessment to: * Set standards * Focus on goals * Monitor the quality of education * Reward/sanction various practices * Formulate policies * Direct resources including personnel and money * Determine effects of tests Administrators and school Monitor program effectiveness planners use assessment to: * Identify program strengths and weaknesses * Designate program priorities * Assess alternatives * Plan and improve programs Teachers and administrators Make grouping decisions use assessment to:

104. Massachusetts Resource Guides, National Mental Health Information Center massachusetts Resources. State Mental Health Agency For example, the educationoffice might have information about help for children, and the agency for http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/stateresourceguides/Mass

window.open('/survey/survey_2005B/default.aspx','Survey' ,'height=425,width=425,location=no,resizable=yes,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,status=no,toolbar=no') This Site Mental Health at HHS All Mental Health Online Publications Order Publications National Library of Medicine National Academies Press ... current or new account Massachusetts Resources State Mental Health Agency For more information about admission, care, treatment, release, and patient follow-up in public or private psychiatric residential facilities, contact your State mental health agency: Elizabeth Childs, M.D., Commissioner Department of Mental Health 25 Staniford Street Boston, MA 02114 Phone: 617-626-8000 Fax: 617-626-8131 TDD: 617-727-9842 E-mail: dmhinfo@dmh.state.ma.us Internet: http://www.state.ma.us/dmh/_MainLine/MissionStatement.HTM State Substance Abuse Agency Contact your State substance abuse agency for information about treatment and care of substance abuse disorders: Bureau of Substance Abuse Services Department of Public Health 250 Washington Street 3rd Floor Boston, MA 02108

105. Health And Human Services 800322-2020; Substance Abuse Information education Helpline The MassachusettsDepartment of Public Health helps meet the needs of children with http://www.mass.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=eohhs2homepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eeohh

106. TSSA (Technology Standards For School Administrators) :: View Standards Rather, these standards are a national consensus among educational stakeholders FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information visit www.iste.org or contact http://cnets.iste.org/tssa/view_standards.html

Technology Standards for School Administrators TSSA Draft (v4.0) The Collaborative for Technology Standards for School Administrators (TSSA Collaborative) has facilitated the development of a national consensus on what P-12 administrators should know and be able to do to optimize the effective use of technology. This consensus is presented by the Collaborative (November 2001) as Technology Standards for School Administrators (TSSA). The Collaborative believes that comprehensive implementation of technology is, in itself, large-scale systemic reform. Leadership plays a key role in successful school reform. The CollaborativeÕs standards, therefore, focus on the role of leadership in enhancing learning and school operations through the use of technology. These standards are indicators of effective leadership for technology in schools. They define neither the minimum nor maximum level of knowledge and skills required of a leader, and are neither a comprehensive list nor a guaranteed recipe for effective technology leadership. Rather, these standards are a national consensus among educational stakeholders of what best indicates accomplished school leadership for comprehensive and effective use of technology in schools. The standards challenge almost every school administrator in some areas, yet each individual standard is attainable by the professional education leader. Although a national consensus, in no way should these standards inhibit new development, innovation, or progress for schools or for school leadership.

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