Massachusetts Communications Supervisors Association

$50,000 scholarship program available to 5 Massachusetts Dispatchers

     UPDATE - APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS PAST SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE IS ACTIVE REVIEWING APPLICATIONS AND PREPARING LIST TO BE FORWARDED TO Ma STATE 911-  Massachusetts Communications Supervisors Association is proud to be the administrator of a $50,000 scholarship program funded by the Massachusetts State 911 Department.  This scholarship is open to ALL certified 911 telecommunicators employed by a primary PSAP, regional PSAP, regional secondary PSAP, or RECC.

Recipients of the scholarship will have the opportunity to travel to either San Antonio, Texas to participate in the Communication Center Manager (CCM) Course beginning in August 2017 or Daytona Beach, Florida to participate in the Certified Public-Safety Executive (CPE) Course beginning in January 2018. The CCM course includes two 6-day trainings in San Antonio, TX and an online component. The CPE course includes a 9-day training in Daytona Beach, FL and an online component. Applicants may also submit for attendance at any other leadership program.

(Additional Info and application package) PDF Format

Application in WORD Format

 

Application deadline is 4pm July 19 2017

Any questions feel free to email ccmgrants@ma911.org

 

 

 

Updated January 22, 2017 - To update all of you that the 2nd phase of the Massachusetts Communications Supervisors Association bill filing is now complete. Senator James Timilty of the Bristol/Norfolk District has filed SD.867 "An act relative to Massachusetts certified emergency communications" with the 190th session of the Massachusetts Legislature.

This second bill is required so the debate can begin on both sides of Beacon Hill. We fully anticipate at a later date that these bills will be merged into one comprehensive, all encompassing piece of retirement legislation.

With this newly filed legislation we now need all of you to reach out to your State Senators and urge them to co-sponsor SD.867. This new development is not intended to stop all of you from contacting your State Representatives on behalf of HD.215 but rather to ask you to contact your State Senators in addition to your Representatives.We ask once again that if you have ANY questions, comments or concerns that you please reach out to the retirement committee by email at retirement@ma911.org . It is vital that we ALL are on the same page and rumors or misinformation are not being given out to the masses. We MUST show a unified front on this matter or Beacon Hill will never move our agenda forward.

UPDATED January 10, 2017

New Dispatcher Retirement Legislation to be in filed on Beacon Hill
The Massachusetts Communications Supervisors Association is happy to announce that we have confirmed Representative Todd Smola-R of the 1st Hampden District has filed new legislation relative to dispatcher retirement "An Act Relative to Massachusetts Certified Emergency Telecommunicators" with the 190th session of the Massachusetts Legislature.

The goal of this critical new piece of legislation is to ensure that the public safety dispatch community is moved from Group 1 to Group 2 retirement status.

MCSA has been working tirelessly on this effort for many years and thanks to the efforts of all of our members and Telecommunicators across the Commonwealth we were able to made great headway in the last Legislative session. The new Legislative session is now under way. The MCSA Retirement committee has ensured that our new bill has been filed on time so that the first requirements in hoping to see this bill become law are met.

As part of this new piece of Legislation we are reaching out to you, our members and fellow public safety colleagues for assistance in the early stages of this process.

We need all of you to contact your State Representatives and request them to sign onto HD215 as Co-Sponsors. The time frame to Co-Sponsor this bill is limited and closes on February 3, 2017. If you receive and push back from your State Reps office please email the retirement committee (retirement@ma911.org) so that we can meet with that member on a more formal basis.

Make no mistake; this will be a long and difficult process and not a guarantee! This legislation will not pass if we don't have YOU involved. The time to act is NOW and your support is critical early on! We urge you to contact your Representatives on Beacon Hill and gain their support for this legislation. The more co-sponsors we have for this bill the better the chances we have for getting it passed in the new legislative session.

Again the time to act is NOW! Contact your Representatives and get them to commit to co-signing this bill. Spread the word among your co-workers and Union Representatives, have them make calls as well and show their support for this critical legislation. The more calls the louder our voice is heard and the more our movement grows, to finally get Emergency Telecommunicators reclassified under Group 2 retirement.

If you have any questions please contact retirement@ma911.org
Sincerely,

MCSA Legislative Retirement Committee

Addition Retirement Info - Located Here

Communications Center Manager Conference
Since 2012 State 911 has awarded grants to the Communication Center Managers Conference and MCSA has been honored to assist in the selection process.

2012  GRANT RECIPIENTS- Erin Hastings (MSP-New Braintree), Darrell True (Wrentham PD), Don Hancock (Billerica PD),  Chris Ryan (Andover PD), Kim Parker (Boston PD) PHOTO

2013 GRANT RECIPIENTS - Skip Botelho (Cambridge), David Mazza (Littleton), Lauren Mielke (Southhampton), Robert Rowe (Wellesley), Amy West (Newburyport) PHOTO

2014 GRANT RECIPIENTS - Barbara Boiteau (Sturbridge),  Penny Ryan (Charlton), Anthony Newell (Nashoba RECC), LeeAnn Delp (Essex County RECC), Stacy Poutas (Newton), PHOTO

The CCM GRANT was not funded in 2015 due to budgetary issues.

2016 GRANT RECIPIENTS MaryAnn McLaughlin (Acton), Fred Hart (Cambridge), Charles Goodwin (Natick), Tracy Eldridge (Rochester), Chris Campbell (Seekonk) PHOTO

 

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Communication Supervisor Compensation Survey - Survey

Thank you for participating in the Supervisor Comps Survey - RESULTS (as of September 9)

"Developing Dispatchers & Dispatch Centers"

The Massachusetts Communications Supervisors Association (MCSA) is an independent, voluntary association of persons who manage, supervise, work in or are involved with the operation of 911 and dispatch organizations. MCSA members are sworn fire or police personnel of various ranks, communications supervisors, dispatchers, 911 operators, and other employees of police and fire departments, emergency communications departments, county dispatch centers, state police communications centers, state and other organizations working with 911 and dispatch functions, and EMS providers.

Please click here for information on joining the MCSA.

Communications Center Manager Conference
Since 2012 State 911 has awarded grants to the Communication Center Managers Conference and MCSA has been honored to assist in the selection process.

2012  GRANT RECIPIENTS- Erin Hastings (MSP-New Braintree), Darrell True (Wrentham PD), Don Hancock (Billerica PD),  Chris Ryan (Andover PD), Kim Parker (Boston PD) PHOTO

2013 GRANT RECIPIENTS - Skip Botelho (Cambridge), David Mazza (Littleton), Lauren Mielke (Southhampton), Robert Rowe (Wellesley), Amy West (Newburyport) PHOTO

2014 GRANT RECIPIENTS - Barbara Boiteau (Sturbridge),  Penny Ryan (Charlton), Anthony Newell (Nashoba RECC), LeeAnn Delp (Essex County RECC), Stacy Poutas (Newton), PHOTO

The CCM GRANT was not funded in 2015 due to budgetary issues.

2016 GRANT RECIPIENTS MaryAnn McLaughlin (Acton), Fred Hart (Cambridge), Charles Goodwin (Natick), Tracy Eldridge (Rochester), Chris Campbell (Seekonk)

 

Critical Incident Stress Management

Critical Incident Stress Management Teams can be activated to support the fire service in the Commonwealth 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can contact a team member directly or through the Mass. Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) at (508) 820-2000.  For more information visit their website.