Who We Are
The Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment (MCIEA) is a partnership of eight MA public school districts and their local teacher unions, joined together to create a fair and effective accountability system that offers a more dynamic picture of student learning and school quality than a single standardized test. MCIEA seeks to increase achievement for all students, close prevailing opportunity gaps among subgroups, and prepare a diversity of students for college, career, and life.
Formed in 2016, the Consortium believes in a new accountability model that champions students, educators, and families. This model better reflects what the community wants to know about the quality of our schools and learning experiences. MCIEA’s system focuses on a school quality framework that includes multiple measures of student engagement, student achievement, and school environment, and emphasizes performance assessments in the classroom to measure students' deeper mastery of content and skills. Teachers are at the heart of improving student learning and are directly engaged in all aspects of the work.
MCIEA’s governing board is comprised of superintendents and teacher union presidents from Attleboro, Boston, Lowell, Revere, Somerville, Milford, Wareham, and Winchester. MCIEA is based at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and is funded in part by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Our Governing Board
MCIEA’s Governing Board includes superintendents and teacher union presidents from Attleboro, Boston, Lowell, Revere, Somerville, Milford, Wareham, and Winchester. The Governing Board is charged with establishing the Consortium’s vision, overseeing MCIEA activities, engaging the state in policy discussions, and connecting with local educators and leaders.
Governing Board Members
David Sawyer, Superintendent, Attleboro
Laurie Regan, Assistant Superintendent, Attleboro
Joseph Amaral, Union President, Attleboro
Bill Reilly, Union Vice President, Attleboro
Kelly Reed, Union Designee, Attleboro
Mary Skipper, Superintendent, Boston
Drew Echelson, Chief of Schools and Accountability, Boston
Paul Tritter, Union Designee, Boston
Liam Skinner, Superintendent, Lowell
Wendy Crocker-Roberge, Chief Schools Officer, Lowell
Abbie Anderson, Superintendent Designee, Lowell
Paul Georges, Union President, Lowell
Kevin Mcintyre, Superintendent, Milford
Craig Consigli, Assistant Superintendent, Milford
Nick Molinari, Union President, Milford
Dianne Kelly, Superintendent, Revere
Richie Gallucci, Assistant Superintendent, Revere
Jane Chapin, Union Co-President, Revere
Erik Fearing, Union Designee, Revere
Ruben Carmona, Superintendent, Somerville
Jessica Boston Davis, Director for Equity and Excellence, Somerville
Dayshawn Simmons, Union President, Somerville
Matthew D’Andrea, Superintendent, Wareham
Andrea Schwamb, Assistant Superintendent, Wareham
Brian Fitzgerald, Union Designee, Wareham
Frank Hackett, Superintendent, Winchester
Jen Elineema, Assistant Superintendent, Winchester
Sheryl Norris, Union Designee, Winchester