Who We Are
The Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment (MCIEA) is a partnership of eight public school districts and their local teacher unions, joined together to create a fair and effective accountability system that offers a dynamic picture of student learning and school quality. MCIEA seeks to increase achievement for all students, close prevailing opportunity gaps among subgroups, and prepare all young people for college, career, and life.
Formed in 2016, the consortium is working to advance a new model of assessment and accountability that champions students, educators, and families. This model better reflects what the community wants to know about the quality of schools and the learning experiences of students.
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 gauge 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 is based at the Center for Education Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and is funded in part by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Our Governing Board
MCIEA’s Governing Board is comprised of superintendents and teacher union presidents from Attleboro, Boston, Lowell, Milford, Revere, Somerville, 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
Apryl Clarkson, Superintendent’s Designee, Boston
Natalia Cuadra-Saez, Union Designee, Boston
Wendy Crocker-Roberge, Assistant Superintendent, Lowell
Susan Uvanni, Union Vice President, Lowell
Craig Consigli, Assistant Superintendent, Milford
Cherie Peterson, Union Vice President, Milford
Dianne Kelly, Superintendent, Revere
Richie Gallucci, Assistant Superintendent, Revere
Erik Fearing, Union Designee, Revere
Rubén Carmona, Superintendent, Somerville
Dayshawn Simmons, Union President, Somerville
Andrea Schwamb, Assistant Superintendent, Wareham
Brian Fitzgerald, Union Designee, Wareham
Frank Hackett, Superintendent, Winchester
Jen Elineema, Assistant Superintendent, Winchester
Sheryl Norris, Union President, Winchester