MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
Charter School or District: Hull Public School District
Corrective Action Plan Forms
Program Area: Civil Rights
Prepared by: Hull Public Schools/Judith Kuehn
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: December 7, 2010
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CR 10A Student handbooks Rating: Partially Implemented
and codes of conduct
Department CPR Finding: A review of documentation indicates that the district’s student handbooks
omit procedures for the discipline of students not yet eligible for special education and procedures for
accepting, investigating and resolving complaints alleging discrimination.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: During the spring of 2009, procedures for the discipline
of students not yet eligible for special education were added to student handbooks at the high school,
middle school and elementary school for the 2009 – 2010 school year (Jacobs Elementary page 15,
Memorial Middle School page 22, Hull High School page 14) – No Corrective Action Activity
Necessary
The Director of Student Services in collaboration with the Principals and Assistant Principals revised
the procedures for accepting, investigating and resolving complaints alleging discrimination.
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Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Implementation:
Administrative Team
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Corrective Action Activity: Corrective Action
Activities are as follows:
1. Revised procedures for accepting,
investigating and resolving complaints
alleging discrimination will be added to
the Hull High School Student
Handbook, Memorial Middle School
Student Handbook and the Jacobs
Elementary School Student Handbook
and the revised handbooks will be
posted on the Hull Public Schools
website.
2. Parents will be notified that changes
have been made to student handbooks
across the district in the above area
through written communication.
3. Principals will review the changes with
staff members.
4. Staff will review procedures with high
school students during advisory period
and with middle/elementary school
students during homeroom.
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action:
Evidence will include the following:
1. Copies of the revised procedures for accepting, investigating and resolving complaints alleging
discrimination added to student handbooks across the district (attached).
2. Copies of staff meeting agendas indicating revised procedures were reviewed/discussed.
3. Date revised student handbooks were made available on the website.
4. Copies of written notification to parents notifying them of the revised procedures and that the
revised procedures are available on the district website.
5. Statement from Principals that the revised procedures were reviewed with students.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures:
All student handbooks are reviewed annually
and approved by School Committee.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CR 10A
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): On January 11, 2010, the district submitted revised
student handbook procedures that include procedures for the discipline of students not yet eligible for
special education and procedures for accepting, investigating and resolving complaints alleging
discrimination. The district has informed staff on the revisions. The revised 2009-2010 Student
Handbook is currently posted on the district’s website.
Progress Report Due Date(s): No further progress reports are required.
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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
Charter School or District: Hull Public School District
Corrective Action Plan Forms
Program Area: English Learner Education
Prepared by: Hull Public Schools/Joy J. Turpie
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.
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: ELE 5 Program Placement and
Structure
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Sheltered English immersion (SEI) is a program model for limited English
proficient (LEP) students composed of two parts—English as a second language (ESL) and sheltered
content instruction. ESL is explicit, direct instruction about the English language, delivered to LEP
students only and designed to promote the English language development of LEP students. Sheltered
content instruction is an approach for teaching content to LEP students in strategic ways that make the
subject matter concepts comprehensible while promoting the LEP students’ English language
development.
The Hull Public Schools serves English Language Learners (ELL) through a Sheltered English
Immersion (SEI) model. All of the ESL classes meet the recommended numbers of hours of direct ESL
instruction as outlined in the Department’s guidance document on this topic issued in June 2005.
ESL instruction is currently based on the English Language Proficiency Benchmarks and Outcomes
(ELPBO), and the district indicated that there is a formalized ESL curriculum in place district-wide,
but did not provide its curriculum as required.
Because some staff members have not completed SEI PD in all of the four Categories, it is unlikely that
all English Language learners are receiving effective sheltered content instruction at appropriate
academic levels.
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Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The district developed a formalized ESL curriculum
based on the English Language Proficiency Benchmarks and Outcomes (ELPBO), which is attached.
The Assistant Superintendent reviewed the curriculum with ESL teachers and the principals distributed
it to the general teachers. The Assistant Superintendent is monitoring its implementation through
quarterly informal review meetings with ESL teachers and principals.
At the elementary level, we have trained one teacher at each grade level in Categories 1-3. These
teachers are all signed up at the North River Collaborative to be trained in Category 4 beginning on
February 4th and ending March 4th, 2010. Therefore, by March 4, 2010, all of our elementary teachers
will be completely trained in all of the Categories.
There are no ELL students at the middle school.
There are 3 ELL students at the high school. We are planning on training the English, science, social
studies, and math teachers in Categories 1 and 2 over the summer. The ESL teacher is trained to
administer the MEPA and the MELA-O. The English teacher will also be trained in Category 4 over
the summer or in the fall. Training at the high school will be completed by December 7, 2010.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Assistant Superintendent
Corrective Action Activity: ESL curriculum
is implemented as of January 4, 2010. The
Category trainings will be implemented for the
elementary teachers as of March 7, 2010.
Category 1 and 2 training will be implemented
for the science, social studies, math and English
teachers as of December 7, 2010. The English
teachers will also participate in Category 4
training as of December 7, 2010. The ESL
teachers will administer the MEPA and MELAO.
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: When the category training is completed, teachers
will send a copy of that evidence to the Assistant Superintendent.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The Assistant Superintendent and the high school
principal will schedule the trainings at times that are convenient for the teachers and will monitor their
attendance.
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
Disapproved
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval:
Department Order of Corrective Action:
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By December 17, 2010, please send evidence of
completion of all Category trainings for secondary school teachers.
Progress Report Due Date(s): December 17, 2010
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COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: ELE 15 Professional
Development Requirements
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: There are no schools within the district currently with staff who have
completed all of the required Category trainings in order to be considered “qualified” to shelter
content for English language learners. However, the district has a detailed SEI PD plan, and the Hull
Public Schools is making steady progress with assisting teachers to take Category trainings for
sheltered English Immersion professional development.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: see ELE 5
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Implementation:
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Corrective Action Activity:
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action:
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures:
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
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval:
Department Order of Corrective Action:
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): See ELE 5
Progress Report Due Date(s):
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Disapproved
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
Charter School or District: Hull Public School District
Corrective Action Plan Forms
Program Area: Career/Vocational Technical Education
Prepared by: Hull Public Schools/Judith Kuehn
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: December 7, 2010
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CVTE 38
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: On August 10, 2009, the Office for Career/Vocational Technical
Education sent Superintendent Tyrell a report titled Financial Review of Perkins Act Requirements
Hull School District Fiscal Year 2008 that was prepared by the Department’s Audit and Compliance
Unit as part of the Coordinated Program Review. The district is required to submit a corrective action
plan in response to this report.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action:
A letter was sent from the Hull Public Schools to Jeffrey Wheeler stating that the Hull Public Schools
would reimburse the DESE the amount of money indicated as a result of the financial review of
Perkins Act Requirements during the fiscal year 2008. The Hull Public Schools has made a
commitment to reimbursement the DESE. Lynn Summerill was given a copy of this letter on
December 29, 2009.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation:
Corrective Action Activity:
Business Manager/Superintendent
The Hull Public Schools will reimburse the
DESE and payment may already have been
received by the DESE.
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action:
Copy of letter was given to Lynn Summerill on December 29, 2009.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures:
Not Applicable.
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CVTE 38
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: The district has returned funds in compliance with the
financial review conducted as part of the Coordinated Program Review.
Department Order of Corrective Action:
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): Not applicable
Progress Report Due Date(s): No progress reports are required.
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