MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
EDUCATION
Program Quality Assurance Services
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
Charter School or District: Atlantis Charter (District)
CPR Onsite Year: 2011-2012
Program Area: Special Education
All corrective action must be fully implemented and all noncompliance
corrected as soon as possible and no later than one year from the issuance of
the Coordinated Program Review Final Report dated 04/25/2012.
Mandatory One-Year Compliance Date: 04/25/2013
Summary of Required Corrective Action Plans in this Report
Criterion
SE 32
Criterion Title
Parent advisory council for special education
CPR Rating
Partially
Implemented
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
Criterion & Topic:
CPR Rating:
SE 32 Parent advisory council for special education
Partially Implemented
Department CPR Findings:
The document review indicated the charter school's PAC, as a group, does not meet
regularly with school officials to participate in the planning, development, and evaluation
of the charter school's special education program.
Description of Corrective Action:
Atlantis Charter School?s Director of Special Education has met with the Parent Advisory
Council Parent Co-Leader four times throughout the school year as well as PAC groups
during a school-wide Parent group meeting on January 12, 2012 and a PAC Dinner on
April 23, 2012. During these group meetings and meetings with the PAC leader several
initiatives were planned, developed and implemented. The PAC and Director of Special
Education also discussed evaluations of the program that are annually completed by every
parent who has a child with an IEP and even those parents who have attended an Initial
however, the student was found ineligible. The PAC co-leaders also collected data from
parents through an evaluative survey about services and presented the results at the April
PAC Dinner. The Special Education Director also presented information regarding DRAFT
results of the CPR, results of the parent surveys conducted by the Special Education
Department and upcoming plans for the spring and fall.
Title/Role(s) of responsible Persons:
Expected Date of
Student Services Director
Completion:
05/17/2012
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action:
I respectfully submit this documented evidence and am hopeful this will represent our
efforts and confirm our activity as a PAC meeting group. I am unsuccessful in my
attempts to cut and paste the invitation and sign in sheets I have already submitted
through the WBMS, however if you would like me to email an attachment for you I would
be happy to resubmit this evidence. Please let me know what your preference is and I will
follow up accordingly.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures:
ACS SPED PAC meetings and activities for the summer and fall have already been
discussed. Meetings will be planned for next year's PAC over the next few weeks.
Continued meetings with the SPED PAC will be in place through planned activities,
meetings and discussions during the next school year.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
Criterion:
Corrective Action Plan Status: Approved
SE 32 Parent advisory council for special
Status Date: 08/14/2012
education
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval:
The charter school submitted narrative evidence of the Parent Advisory Council's (PAC)
meetings/activities for January 2012 and April 2012 to indicate that the PAC does meet
with school officials to participate in the planning, development, and evaluation of the
charter school's special education program.
Department Order of Corrective Action:
Required Elements of Progress Report(s):
Submit by September 28, 2012, the calendar of tentative dates and topics for the Parent
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Advisory Council meetings for the 2012-2013 school year. The calendar will include dates
that the charter school's PAC, as a group, will meet with school officials to participate in
the planning, development, and evaluation of the charter school's special education
program.
Submit by March 29, 2013, the evidence (agendas and sign-in sheets) of the PAC's
meetings.
Progress Report Due Date(s):
09/28/2012
03/29/2013
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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
Charter School or District: Atlantis Charter Public School
Corrective Action Plan Forms
Program Area: English Learner Education
Prepared by: Name of School/District Staff Member
CAP Form will expand to as many lines as necessary. Before completing and emailing to
pqacap@doe.mass.edu, please see separate Instructions for Completing Corrective Action Plans.
All corrective action must be fully implemented and all noncompliance corrected as soon as
possible and no later than one year from the issuance of the Coordinated Program Review Final
Report to the school or district.
Mandatory One-Year Compliance Date: November 1, 2013
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: ELE 5 Program Placement and
Structure
Department CPR Finding:
Rating: Partially Implemented
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The charter school has a low incidence of English language learners (ELLs). They are enrolled in
middle school. Documents indicated that ELLs receive sheltered content instruction one-on-one and in
small groups. The ESL teacher provides support. The type of support offered was not specified.
The school reported that content instruction is based on the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework
and that it uses materials such as IDEA by Ballard and Tighe to support ELLs learning the English
language. The school has not developed an ESL curriculum, and reported that in collaboration with
the Education Alliance at Brown University, it will developed one, which will be based on the English
Language Proficiency Benchmarks and Outcomes (ELPBO). However, new Department regulations
are in place, which may affect the district’s corrective action plan (CAP). Please refer to:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/retell/ for more information
The school did not report hours of direct ESL instruction that are provided to ELLs, but reported that
students are in level three on the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment (MEPA). Therefore,
ELLs should be receiving 1-2 hours of ESL instruction per day or 5-10 hours per week.
See ELE 15 for comments on professional development of content area teachers.
In sum, the school has not developed an ESL curriculum. It is unclear whether ELLs are receiving
hours of direct ESL instruction that are consistent with Department guidelines, and content area
teachers instructing ELLs have not completed any SEI category training. Consequently, the
Department concludes that the school does not have an ELE program that is consistent with Chapter
71A.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Atlantis Charter School is included in “Cohort 1” of
the RETELL initiative and has identified two instructors through the Education Alliance at
Brown University (Donalda Silva and Sara Smith) for the necessary programmatic support. The
school anticipates beginning the necessary training once the rollout officially begins on 2/25/13.
Per DESE memo dated May 7, 2012, the school refers to the following guidance: “Beginning
immediately, we are asking districts that are in the progress report phase to postpone plans for
curriculum development that is aligned with the English Language Proficiency Benchmarks and
Outcomes (ELPBO) in light of the planned implementation of WIDA. The implementation of WIDA
will include new English language proficiency standards to which the curricula of schools should be
aligned in order to comply with Title III requirements.” The school intends to amend its curriculum
in conjunction with the training provided through RETELL with an expected completion date of
9/1/13.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Executive Director, Robert L.
Corrective Action Activity: 9/1/2013
Beatty
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Meeting minutes of internal leadership group.
Successful completion of Cohort 1 of RETELL initiative as indicated by administrator and
teacher attendance logs. Revised curriculum implemented 9/1/13.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Monthly ELL meetings to track progress toward
RETELL implementation. Regular communication with the Education Alliance at Brown
University to track progress.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: ELE 5
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
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Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval:
Districts must ensure that all LEP students receive ESL instruction corresponding to their needs. The
Department’s guidelines recommend that students receive hours of instruction that correspond to their
MEPA level of English proficiency as follows: ELE students in Level 1 and Level 2 should receive 2.5
hours of ESL instruction a day or 12.5 hours a week; those in Level 3, 1-2 hours per day or 5-10 hours
a week, and those in levels 4 and 5, should receive 2.5 hours per week or half an hour a day. (See
Guidance on Using MEPA Results to Plan Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Instruction and Make
Reclassification Decisions for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students.)”
Since the new regulations as they pertain to WIDA were passed subsequent to the on-site visit, the
Department will be neither approving nor disapproving any curriculum documents/plans that were
made for on-site visits conducted before the state’s adoption of the WIDA standards in June 2012. The
Department will be communicating with all districts during the upcoming school year to provide them
with further guidance on developing Department approved ESL/ELD curriculum. No further
submission is required at this time.
The Department accepts the district’s plan to ensure that all core academic teachers with ELLs and
administrators that supervise core academic teachers of ELLs are endorsed. No further submission is
required at this time.
1) Department Order of Corrective Action: Please provide a detailed plan that shows that the
district is providing sufficient ESL instruction to all ELL students during the 2013-2014 school
year based on the Department's Guidance on using MEPA Results to Plan Sheltered English
Immersion (SEI) Instruction and make Reclassification Decisions for Limited English
Proficient (LEP) Students from September 2009 found at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/mepa/2009/guidance.doc
2) Please complete district information in the attached spreadsheet labeled ELL List by school for
each ELL student in the district.
1) Required Elements of Progress Report(s): See above.
Progress Report Due Date(s): October 4, 2013.
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: ELE 10 Parental Notification
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Record review and interviews indicated that the charter school has not
developed a parent notification letter that includes:
 The reasons for identification of the student as LEP;
 The child’s level of English proficiency;
 Program placement and/or the method of instruction used in the program; and
 The parents’ right to apply for a waiver, or to decline to enroll their child in the program.
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Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The school will draft a parent notification letter that
includes all required components, including proficiency levels as indicated by ACCESS, for
DESE review by April 1, 2013. Upon approval from DESES, the school will implement the
revised letter district-wide.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Executive Director, Robert L.
Corrective Action Activity: 4/1/13
Beatty
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Draft parent notification letter sent to DESE
on or before 4/1/13
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Regular meetings of school leadership, including
internal revisions to draft parent notification letter. Meeting minutes that reflect internal
approval of letter for submission to DESE.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: ELE 10
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval:
Department Order of Corrective Action:
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By October 4, 2013, the district will submit a copy of a
parent notification letter that includes:
 The reasons for identification of the student as LEP;
 The child’s level of English proficiency;
 Program placement and/or the method of instruction used in the program; and
 The parents’ right to apply for a waiver, or to decline to enroll their child in the program.
By December 20, 2013, the district will conduct a follow up review of a sampling of English language
learner student records for each grade level. The district will review each student record to ensure each
contains a parent notification letter that includes the above requirements. The district must submit to
the Department the following information:
 The number of records reviewed.
 The number of records not in compliance.
 For all records not in compliance with this criterion, determine the root cause(s) of the
noncompliance and provide results of the determination(s).
 The district’s plan to remedy the noncompliance with regard to each record and to ensure
100% compliance with this criterion.
Progress Report Due Date(s): October 4, 2013; December 20, 2013
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: ELE 11 Equal Access to Academic
Programs and Services
Rating: Partially Implemented
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Department CPR Finding: A review of documentation indicated that classroom teachers are not
sufficiently trained in sheltering English content. Therefore, students with limited English proficiency
are not taught to the same academic standards and curriculum as all students and are not provided
with the same opportunities to master such standards.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The school will participate in Cohort 1 of the
RETELL initiative, which begins on February 25, 2013, according to latest guidance from DESE.
Further, the school has identified two approved instructors: Donalda Silva and Sara Smith of the
Education Alliance at Brown University.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Executive Director, Robert L.
Corrective Action Activity: 9/1/13
Beatty
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Attendance logs for RETELL training;
successful completion confirmation from the Education Alliance.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Regular meetings of school leadership to ensure
compliance with required implementation of RETELL.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: ELE 11
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval:
Department Order of Corrective Action:
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): None required.
Progress Report Due Date(s): N/A
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: ELE 14 Licensure Requirements
Rating: Not Implemented
Department CPR Finding: The school did not provide evidence that the ESL teacher holds an
appropriate license.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The school has and will continue to advertise for
appropriately certified/licensed personnel (under current/updated DESE guidelines).
Concurrently, the school will support existing staff in pursuing the appropriate licensure. In
order to avoid disruption of service to ELL students, the school is partnering with a consultant
with over 25 years of ESL experience in Rhode Island.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Executive Director, Robert L.
Corrective Action Activity: 9/1/13
Beatty
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Certification/Licensure documentation for
part- or full-time Atlantis staff that meets the ESL requirements set forth by DESE.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Regular updates with school’s HR department
on qualified candidate search and support of development for existing school personnel.
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: ELE 14
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval:
Department Order of Corrective Action:
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): Provide evidence of the licensure of all current ELL
teachers (or any other staff person providing ESL instruction to ELLs) by October 4, 2013.
To the extent one of the ELL teachers is not yet licensed, provide a report of the program director’s
monitoring of the teacher’s progress towards certification until licensure is secured, and a copy of any
job posting and application information that may remain on file in the event the currently uncertified
teacher fails to acquire proper certification by summer 2013. Provide the above by October 4, 2013.
Progress Report Due Date(s): October 4, 2013
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: ELE 15 Professional Development Rating: Not Implemented
Requirement
Department CPR Finding: The school did not submit evidence of having a multi-year professional
development plan. According to documentation submitted no content area teachers have been trained
in sheltering content. The school reported that all content area teachers working with ELLs would be
trained in 2011-2012 school year.
Please note that the Department’s regulations concerning SEI professional development have changed.
Refer to: http://www.doe.mass.edu/retell/ for more information.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Atlantis Charter School is included in Cohort 1 of
the RETELL initiative, has identified two approved instructors (Donalda Silva and Sara Smith
of the Education Alliance at Brown University), and is prepared to begin training as of the
official start date identified by DESE: February 25, 2013.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Executive Director, Robert L.
Corrective Action Activity: 9/1/13
Beatty
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: RETELL attendance logs, confirmation of
completion by the Education Alliance.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Regular leadership meetings tracking the
progress of RETELL at the school.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: ELE 15
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
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Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval:
Department Order of Corrective Action:
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): None required.
Progress Report Due Date(s): N/A
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: ELE 18 Records of ELL students
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Record review indicated that the student records did not contain a home
language survey or parent notification letter.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Atlantis Charter School includes home language
questions in its application/registration materials. However, the school will draft a revised home
language survey per DESE requirements to be submitted with the draft parent notification letter
(noted above in ELE 10.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Executive Director, Robert L.
Corrective Action Activity: 4/1/13
Beatty
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Draft home language survey sent to DESE on
or before 4/1/13
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Regular meetings of school leadership, including
internal revisions to draft home language survey. Meeting minutes that reflect internal approval
of survey for submission to DESE.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: ELE 18
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval:
Department Order of Corrective Action:
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By October 4, 2013, the district will submit a copy of its
home language survey to DESE.
By December 20, 2013, the district will conduct a follow up review of a sampling of English Language
Learner student records for each grade level. The district will review each student record to ensure each
contains a home language survey and parent notification letter. The district must submit to the
Department the following information:
 The number of records reviewed.
 The number of records not in compliance.
 For all records not in compliance with this criterion, determine the root cause(s) of the
noncompliance and provide results of the determination(s).
 The district’s plan to remedy the noncompliance with regard to each record and to ensure
100% compliance with this criterion.
Progress Report Due Date(s): October 4, 2013; December 20, 2013
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