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EEC board approves 2026'2030 strategic action plan, asks staff to add metrics and workforce details
Summary
The Board of Early Education and Care voted to approve the department's five'year strategic action plan, with "friendly amendments" requested to add capital grant metrics and broader workforce compensation measures; the plan will be submitted to the Secretary of Education and is set to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.
The Board of Early Education and Care on its December meeting in Lynn voted to approve the agency's draft five'year strategic action plan, authorizing the Commission of Early Education and Care to forward the document to the Secretary of Education for review. The motion was moved by the board chair and passed by voice vote.
The plan is the statutorily required five'year master plan that will guide EEC's priorities from 2026 through 2030, the board heard. Emily Connor Simons, the plan's lead convener and drafter, told members the document reflects research, stakeholder engagement and feedback…
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