
About MCIEA
The Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment (MCIEA) is a partnership of 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.
Read the mission statement here.
MCIEA Governing Board
MCIEA’s Governing Board is comprised of superintendents and teacher union presidents from Attleboro, Milford, Newburyport, Revere, 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
Craig Consigli, Superintendent, Milford
Cherie Peterson, Union Vice President, Milford
Sean Gallagher, Superintendent, Newburyport
Lisa Furlong, Assistant Superintendent, Newburyport
John Gangemi, Union President, Newburyport
Michelle Rybicki, Union Vice President, Newburyport
Dianne Kelly, Superintendent, Revere
Erik Fearing, Union Designee, Revere
Frank Hackett, Superintendent, Winchester
Jen Elineema, Assistant Superintendent, Winchester
Sheryl Norris, Union President, Winchester
Statewide Partners (non-voting):
Sarah Wilfred, AFT-MA Director of Education Policy and Programming
Erica Gonzalez, DESE Associate Commissioner of Data and Accountability
Mary Bourque, MASS Executive Director
Sophia Raymond, MTA Education Research and Policy Specialist