Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street, Malden, Massachusetts 02148-4096
Telephone: (781) 338-3700
TTY: N.E.T. Relay 1-800-439-2370
March 28, 2012
Dr. Rose P. Ellis, Superintendent
Lanesborough Public Schools
188 Summer Street
Lanesborough, MA, 01237
Re: Mid-cycle Report
Dear Superintendent Ellis:
Enclosed is the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Mid-cycle Report based
on the onsite visit conducted in your district in March 2012. During the Mid-cycle Review the
Department monitored selected special education criteria to determine your district’s compliance
with special education laws and regulations. The review consisted of information gathered from
one or more of the following activities: staff interviews, review of student records, and
examination of documentation.
We are pleased to tell you that the Department has found your district to be in compliance with
all of the criteria monitored in your district during the Mid-cycle Review. The findings of the
Department are included in the enclosed report. You and your entire staff are to be congratulated
for your success in implementing the requirements included in these criteria.
The Department will notify you of your district's next regularly scheduled Coordinated Program
Review (CPR) several months before it is to occur. At this time we anticipate that this CPR will
occur sometime during the 2014-2015 school year unless the Department determines that there is
some reason to schedule this visit earlier.
Your staff's cooperation throughout this Mid-cycle Review is appreciated. If you have questions
about this letter or the enclosed report, please do not hesitate to contact Marc Oldenburg at 413314-6707
Sincerely,
Marc Oldenburg, Mid-cycle Review Chairperson
Program Quality Assurance Services
Darlene A. Lynch, Director
Program Quality Assurance Services
cc:
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D., Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
Jean Jonker, Supervisor, Program Quality Assurance Services
Regina Dilego, School Committee Chairperson
Kimberley A. Grady, Director of Special Education
Encs: Mid-cycle Report
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
MID-CYCLE REPORT
Lanesborough Public Schools
Dates of the Mid-cycle Review Onsite: March 15, 2012
Date of this Report: March 28, 2012
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS REPORT IS IN TWO SECTIONS.
Required Special Education Criteria Monitored in this Mid-cycle Review
Current special education criteria available by scrolling down to the special education instrument at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/pqa/review/cpr/default.html
Criterion
SE 7
Transfer of
parental
rights and
student
participation
and consent
at age of
majority
Criterion
Implemented

Not
Applicable
Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and
Timelines for Implementation
The Lanesborough Public School
District serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade.
Lanesborough Public Schools Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
March 28, 2012
Page 1 of 4
(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
Student
Records
Review of student records,
documentation, and interviews
indicate that all required members
of the Team are present at Team
meetings. Also, the district does
employ the use of written parental
excusals for the absence of any
Team member. When a Team
member’s participation is required,
the excused member provides
written input for the development
of the IEP prior to the scheduled
meeting.

Document
Review
SE 8
IEP Team
composition
and
attendance
Interviews
Student
Records
SE 18A
IEP
development
and content

Document
Review
Interviews
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and
Timelines for Implementation
Review of student records,
documentation, and interviews
indicate that the IEP is completed
using the elements of the most
current IEP format provided by the
Department, and IEPs are not
changed at a higher administrative
level. When the IEP Team
evaluation indicates that a student's
disability affects social skills
development or when the student's
disability makes him or her
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March 28, 2012
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and
Timelines for Implementation
vulnerable to bullying, harassment,
or teasing, or if the student has a
disability identified on the autism
spectrum the IEP Team considers
and addresses the skills and
proficiencies needed to avoid and
respond to bullying, harassment, or
teasing.
Student
Records
Document
Review
SE 25
Parental
Consent
Interviews

Review of student records,
documentation, and interviews
indicate that the school district
obtains written parental consent
before conducting an initial
evaluation, before making an initial
placement or initiating extended
evaluations. If the district is unable
to obtain consent after initial
evaluation and placement, and the
district determines this action is a
denial of FAPE, resolution through
BSEA is sought. Also, if the
consent for services is revoked in
writing, the district will provide
written notice in reasonable time to
the parent/guardian of the district’s
proposal to discontinue services
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March 28, 2012
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and
Timelines for Implementation
and provide information on how
the parent/guardian can obtain a
copy of his/her right to procedural
safeguards. Furthermore, when
consent for services is revoked in
writing, the district understands
that it may not make use of the
mediation or due process hearing
procedures in an attempt to obtain
agreement or a ruling requiring the
continuation of services, consistent
with federal regulation.
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements