MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
Charter School or District: Taunton Public Schools
Corrective Action Plan Forms
Program Area: Special Education
Prepared by: Sheilah A. Reardon, Ph.D., Director of Special Education
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: September 12, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: SE 3 Special requirements for
Rating: Partially Implemented
determination of specific learning disability
Department CPR Finding: Record review indicates that when a student suspected of having a
specific learning disability is evaluated, the Team does not create a written determination as to
whether or not he or she has a specific learning disability, which is signed by all members of the Team,
or if there is a disagreement as to the determination, one or more Team members do not document
their disagreement.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The Taunton Public Schools will develop checklists
to insure that the team creates a written determination as to whether or not a student has a
specific learning disability. The team chair will ensure that all members of the team sign the
specific disability learning forms to demonstrate team agreement in the determination. The team
chair will also ensure that if there is a disagreement as to the determination one or more team
members document their disagreement.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Implementation: Director of Special Education
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Corrective Action Activity: December 2010
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Copies of training agendas with staff sign-in,
professional development. Evidence of student folder reviews.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Review of initial and three year re-evaluations.
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: SE 3
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 January 12, 2011 submit the following as evidence of
training of all staff responsible for completing assessments and all staff who serve as chairpersons of
Team meetings: (1) sign-in sheets (2) training materials (3) name of instructor (4) date of trainings.
Also submit the checklist that will be used to track the documentation.
By April 8, 2011 submit a summary report of the internal monitoring of the records of students
suspected of having a specific learning disability who have been evaluated since the training. Include
the number of records reviewed, the rate of compliance, the root causes of any non-compliance and the
steps taken to address any identified noncompliance.
The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon
request: list of student names and grade levels for the records reviewed, date of the review, name(s) of
person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures.
Progress Report Due Date(s): January 12, 2011 and April 8, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: SE 4 Reports of assessment
Rating: Partially Implemented
results
Department CPR Finding: Record review indicates that some assessment summaries include the
statement that recommendations will be made at the Team meeting and do not include information
regarding the student’s needs, offering explicit means of meeting those needs.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The Taunton public Schools will ensure that each
person who conducts an assessment shall summarize their recommendations in writing that will
be made at the team meeting.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Director of Special Education
Corrective Action Activity: December, 2010
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Agenda of training. . Attendance for all
trainings will be recorded and available for inspection. Evidence of student folder reviews.
Parent Survey.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Attendance at initial and three year reevaluation
meetings.
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(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: SE 4
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: The description of internal monitoring procedures does
not address the findings of this criterion.
Department Order of Corrective Action: By January 12, 2011 submit a description of internal
monitoring procedures that addresses the issue of assessment summaries.
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By January 12, 2011 submit the following as evidence of
training of all staff responsible for assessments: (1) sign-in sheets (2) training materials (3) name of
instructor (4) date of trainings. Also submit the updated report template.
By April 8, 2011 submit a summary report of the internal monitoring of assessments completed since
the training. Include the number of assessments reviewed, the rate of compliance, the root causes of
any non-compliance and the steps taken to address any identified noncompliance.
The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon
request: list of student names and grade levels for the records reviewed, date of the review, name(s) of
person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures.
Progress Report Due Date(s): January 12, 2011 and April 8, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: SE 7 Transfer of parental rights
Rating: Partially Implemented
at age of majority and student participation and
consent at the age of majority
Department CPR Finding: Record review indicates that parents of students 18 years of age and older
continue to sign IEPs when there is no documentation of shared or delegated decision-making
authority.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The Taunton Public Schools will ensure that the
transfer of parental rights at the age of majority and student participation and consent will be
documented to indicate shared or delegated decision-making authority. When a student turns
eighteen (18) he/she will re-sign their IEP on their eighteenth birthday.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Director of Special Education
Corrective Action Activity: December, 2010
and Special Education Coordinators
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Training agenda. Attendance for all training
will be recorded and available for inspection. Documentation – Age of Majority letter will be
developed. Age of Majority letter is available on new web site.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Quarterly folder review of students at the high
school.
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(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: SE 7
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 January 12, 2011, submit the following as evidence of
training on the age of majority requirements: (1) sign-in sheets (2) training materials including the
revised procedures (See http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/advisories/11_1.html) (3) name of instructor
(4) dates of trainings. Submit copies of letters that will be used to document shared or delegated
decision making.
By April 8, 2011 submit a summary report of the internal monitoring of student records to ensure that
students at age 18 sign their IEPs unless there is documentation of shared or delegated decision
making. Include the number of records reviewed, the rate of compliance, root causes of any noncompliance and the steps taken to address any identified noncompliance.
The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon
request: list of student names and grade levels for the records reviewed, date of the review, name(s) of
person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures.
Progress Report Due Date(s): January 12, 2011 and April 8, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: SE 8 IEP Team composition and
Rating: Partially Implemented
attendance
Department CPR Finding: Record review indicates that when a regular education teacher is not
present at a Team meeting, there is no documentation of agreement by the parent (s) and the district
that the Team member’s attendance was not necessary or that parental consent was provided for the
excusal, and no evidence that the absent member submitted in writing any input he or she has related
to the IEP’s development
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The Taunton Public Schools will ensure that the
parent’s agreement or consent of a team member’s absence is submitted in writing and that
absent team member submits in writing any input that he/she has to the IEP development.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Director of Special Education
Corrective Action Activity: Dec. 2010
and Special Education Coordinators, Team
Chairs
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Development of Excusal Form. Training in
use of Excusal Form. Attendance for all trainings will be recorded and available for inspection.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Quarterly review of IEP’s and folder reviews.
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: SE 8
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 January 12, 2011, submit the following as evidence of
training on the requirement to have a general education teacher present at the Team meeting if the
student may be involved in a general education program, unless there is documentation of agreement
by the parent(s) and the district that the Team member’s attendance was not necessary: (1) sign-in
sheets (2) training materials (including the procedures for excusal of a Team member) (3) name of
instructor (4) dates of trainings.
By April 8, 2011 submit a summary report of the internal monitoring of student records to ensure that
general education teachers attend Team meetings as required. Include the number of records reviewed,
the rate of compliance, root causes of any non-compliance and the steps taken to address any identified
noncompliance.
The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon
request: list of student names and grade levels for the records reviewed, date of the review, name(s) of
person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures.
Progress Report Due Date(s): January 12, 2011 and April 8, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: SE 9 Timeline for determination
Rating: Partially Implemented
of eligibility and provision of documentation to
parent
Department CPR Finding: Record review indicates that not all evaluations are completed within 30
school working days and the Team meeting is not always held within 45 school working days after
receipt of the parent’s written consent to evaluate.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Procedures will be put in place to ensure that the
Taunton Public Schools completes evaluations within 30 days and the Team meeting is held
within 45 days. Referral forms will be developed to ensure that all evaluators are informed of the
timelines.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Director of Special Education,
Corrective Action Activity: December, 2010
Team Chairs.
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Evaluations are completed within 30 school
days and the Team meeting is held within the 45 day timeframe. Form posted on website.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Develop a form for notification for need of
evaluation with time periods clearly stated and given to all evaluators. Folder review. Parent
Survey.
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: SE 9
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 January 12, 2011 submit the following as evidence of
training on timelines for all staff responsible for completing assessments and chairing Team meetings:
(1) sign-in sheets (2) training materials (including procedures) (3) name of instructor (4) date of
trainings. Submit a copy of the tracking form.
By April 8, 2011 submit a summary report of the internal monitoring of records in which the parent
provided consent for the evaluation after the training. Include the number of records reviewed, the rate
of compliance, the root causes of any non-compliance and the steps taken to address any identified
noncompliance.
The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon
request: list of student names and grade levels for the records reviewed, date of the review, name(s) of
person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures.
Progress Report Due Date(s): January 12, 2011 and April 8, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: SE 13 Progress Reports and
Rating: Partially Implemented
content
Department CPR Finding: Record review indicates that progress reports for students at Taunton
High School do not always address all IEP goals, and for both students at Taunton High School and in
out-of-district settings progress reports are not always issued as often as parents are informed of the
progress of non-disabled students.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The Taunton Public Schools will provide
professional development on writing progress reports that address IEP goals.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Director of Special Education,
Corrective Action Activity: June 2011
Out of District Coordinator, Special Education
Coordinator 7-12
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Copies of training agendas. Attendance for all
trainings will be recorded and available for inspection.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Quarterly review of student folders at the
elementary, middle and high school. New data system progress reports can be monitored
periodically based on IEP’s in the system.
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: SE 13
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 January 12, 2011 submit the following as evidence of
training of all staff responsible for writing progress reports: (1) sign-in sheets (2) training materials (3)
name of instructor (4) date of trainings.
By April 8, 2011 submit a summary report of the internal monitoring of records in which progress
reports were issued after the training. Include the number of records reviewed for students at the high
school and in out-of-district settings, the rate of compliance, the root causes of any non-compliance and
the steps taken to address any identified noncompliance.
The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon
request: list of student names and grade levels for the records reviewed, date of the review, name(s) of
person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures.
Progress Report Due Date(s): January 12, 2011 and April 8, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Rating: Partially Implemented
Criterion & Topic: SE 18B Determination of
placement; provision of IEP to parent
Department CPR Finding: Record review indicates that the placement page of the IEP is not always
signed by the parent. Record review also indicates that while parents receive a copy of the IEP within
two weeks following the Team meeting and parents sign a statement indicating that they have received
a copy of the service delivery grid at the Team meeting, parents do not receive a statement of the major
goal areas associated with these services at the meeting.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The Team Meeting Summary form has been
modified to reflect specific goal focus areas and will be given to the parent at the Team meeting.
A copy of the Team Summary will be placed in the student’s cumulative folder.
When the parent is sent the IEP a letter will be included highlighting pages that require parent a
parent signature.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Director of Special Education.
Corrective Action Activity: December 2010
Team Chairperson.
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Parent Survey.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Quarterly check of folders at each level. Check
all IEP’s as they are returned to the Special Education office.
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(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: SE 18B
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 January 12, 2011 submit the following as evidence of
training of all staff who serve as chairpersons of Team meetings on the requirement to have signed
placement pages filed in student records and the requirement that the Team meeting summary includes
the major goal areas in addition to the service delivery grid: (1) sign-in sheets (2) training (3) name of
instructor (4) date of trainings. Submit a copy of the form used for Team meeting summaries.
By April 8, 2011 submit a summary report of the internal monitoring of records for a Team meeting
summary and signed placement page. Include the number of records reviewed since the training, the
rate of compliance, the root causes of any non-compliance and the steps taken to address any identified
noncompliance.
The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon
request: list of student names and grade levels for the records reviewed, date of the review, name(s) of
person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures.
Progress Report Due Date(s): January 12, 2011 and April 8, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: SE 20 Least restrictive program
Rating: Partially Implemented
selected
Department CPR Finding: Documentation and interviews indicate that students at Taunton High
School, who require special education services in English and mathematics, would only receive such
services in a substantially separate or pull-out setting. There is only one inclusion class at the high
school, which is a social studies class.
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Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Informational training and professional
development will be provided to the administrative team, all special educators, related service
providers and interested general education staff members in inclusionary programs and
practices.
An inclusion specialist will be hired to facilitate the training and the process to assist Taunton
High School in developing more inclusive classrooms to accommodate the needs of all
children with disabilities.
An internal monitoring system will be develop and implemented to ensure the consistent
placement of students in the least restrictive environment.
The focus of the professional development will be on enhancing inclusion practices at all
levels.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Director of Special Education,
Corrective Action Activity: June 2011
Special Education Coordinator 7-12. District
staff general education and special educators.
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Number of students in inclusion classes.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Ten (10) high school student records will be
selected for review. The District will review each selected IEP and provided services so as to
ensure the least restrictive environment requirements are addressed.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: SE 20
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: The district did not propose training all high school
staff in order to achieve an objective of inclusion.
Department Order of Corrective Action: Provide training to all staff at the high school (including
all general education teachers) in analyzing and accommodating diverse learning styles of all students
in order to achieve an objective of inclusion in the general education classroom of students with diverse
learning styles. See SE 54.
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By January 12, 2011 submit a report of the training in
inclusion practices: (1) sign-in sheets (2) training materials; (3) name of instructor; (4) dates of
trainings. If training has not yet been completed, submit a schedule that will ensure that all high school
staff receive training this school year. Submit also a description of the efforts taken thus far to
establish less restrictive special education programs and practices at the high school.
By April 8, 2011 submit an update of the progress of training high school staff in inclusion practices.
Include the following: 1) sign-in sheets (2) name of instructor; (3) dates of trainings.
By June 10, 2011 submit an update on the efforts taken thus far to establish less restrictive special
education programs and practices at the high school. Submit a list of the inclusion classes (including
subjects and grades) that will be available at the high school during the 2011-2012 school -year.
Progress Report Due Date(s): January 12, 2011, April 8, 2011, June 10, 2011
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COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: SE 24 Notice to parent regarding
Rating: Partially Implemented
proposal or refusal to initiate or change the
identification, evaluation, or educational placement
of the child or the provision of FAPE
Department CPR Finding: Record review indicates that the Notice of Proposed School District
Action (N1) does not meet all of the content requirements, as question 3 (What rejected options were
considered and why was each option rejected?) on page 2 of the N1 form is not always addressed.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Provide clear directions on required report format
and content answering all questions. Provide staff and parent training on disability types and
steps to making eligibility determinations.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Director of Special Education,
Corrective Action Activity: June 2011
Special education Coordinators.
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Copies of training agendas. Attendance for all
trainings will be recorded and available for inspection.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Review N1’s as the IEP’s come to the Special
Education office.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: SE 24
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 January 12, 2011 submit the following as evidence of
training on the content requirements of the Notice of Proposed School District Action (N1): (1) sign-in
sheets (2); training materials; (3) name of instructor; (4) dates of trainings.
By April 8, 2011 submit a summary report of the internal monitoring of notices written since the
training. Include the number of records reviewed, the rate of compliance, root causes of any
noncompliance and the steps taken to address any identified noncompliance.
The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon
request: list of student names and grade levels for the records reviewed, date of the review, name(s) of
person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures.
Progress Report Due Date(s): January 12, 2011 and April 8, 2011
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COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: SE 25 Parental consent
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Record review indicates that the Evaluation Consent Form used at the
Pole Elementary School does not include in the list of assessments: an educational assessment,
observation, health assessment or home assessment and it does not include a description of each
assessment proposed. Record review indicates that the form used is not the Massachusetts Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education/ Evaluation Consent Form N1A; but it is rather the Written
Prior Notice and Consent for Evaluation form from the state of Utah.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Removal of all non-Massachusetts forms from Team
Chair offices.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Director of Special Education,
Corrective Action Activity: October 2010
Special Education Coordinators, pre-K-6 and 712. Team Chairs
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Meeting agenda addressing use of
Massachusetts only forms. Website with all appropriate forms.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Sample record reviews at the Pole School and all
schools in the district to ensure usage of appropriate forms.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: SE 25
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 January 12, 2011 submit the following as evidence of
training on the use of an Evaluation Consent Form at the Pole Elementary School: (1) sign-in sheets
(2) Evaluation Consent Form; (3) name of instructor; (4) date of training.
By April 8, 2011 submit a summary report of the internal monitoring of records of students at the Pole
Elementary School who have had assessments since the training. Include the number of records
reviewed, the rate of compliance, root causes of any noncompliance and the steps taken to address any
identified noncompliance.
The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon
request: list of student names and grade levels for the records reviewed, date of the review, name(s) of
person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures.
Progress Report Due Date(s): January 11, 2011 and April 8, 2011
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COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Rating: Partially Implemented
Criterion & Topic: SE 26 Parent participation in
meetings
Department CPR Finding: While interviews indicate that Team Meeting Invitation (N3) notices are
always sent to parents, the student records did not always include a N3 notice that was sent to parents
prior to Team meetings.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Team chairs must schedule all meetings giving
parents the ten (10) day notice and scheduled through the Special Education Office. That will
ensure that the N3 is completed.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Director of Special Education
Corrective Action Activity: October 2010
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Training of Team Chairs on use of all forms.
Attendance sheets will be available for inspection.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Monitored through Special Education office.
Quarterly review of student folders.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: SE 26
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 January 12, 2011 submit the following as evidence of
training on the use of the Team Meeting Invitation Notice (N3): (1) sign-in sheets (2) training materials
(including procedures) (3) name of instructor (4) dates of trainings.
By April 8, 2011 submit a summary report of the internal monitoring of the inclusion of the Team
Meeting Invitation Notice (N3) in the student record. Include the number of records reviewed, the rate
of compliance, root causes of any noncompliance and the steps taken to address any identified
noncompliance.
The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon
request: list of student names and grade levels for the records reviewed, date of the review, name(s) of
person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures.
Progress Report Due Date(s): January 12, 2011 and April 8, 2011
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COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: SE 32 Parent advisory council
Rating: Partially Implemented
for special education
Department CPR Finding: Interviews indicate that the special education parent advisory council
(PAC) has not been active in advising the district on matters that pertain to the education and safety of
students with disabilities. Interviews indicate that the PAC does not meet regularly with school
officials to participate in the planning, development, and evaluation of the school district’s special
education programs.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Semi-annual meetings with the PAC to plan and
address parent concerns about programming.
Work with PAC to develop a Parent Survey regarding Team meetings, and a survey about
programs in the Taunton Public Schools.
Attendance at monthly PAC meetings.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Director of Special Education,
Corrective Action Activity:
Special Education coordinators.
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Surveys developed and distributed. PAC
agendas, both with planning committee and monthly meetings.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Results of parent surveys.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: SE 32
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 April 8, 2011 provide a copy of the meeting agenda
that demonstrates PAC input in the education and safety of students with disabilities and participation
in the planning, development and evaluation of the school district’s special education programs.
By April 8, 2011 submit a copy of the survey developed in conjunction with the PAC to gain input
from parents regarding the district’s special education programs.
Progress Report Due Date(s): April 8, 2011
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COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: SE 37 Procedures for approved
Rating: Partially Implemented
and unapproved out-of-district placements
Department CPR Finding: Record review indicates that monitoring plans are contained in the
student records, but they do not always include documentation of actual monitoring activities.
Record review indicates that not all records of students in out-of-district placements contained
contracts and not all contracts meet the content requirements of 603 CMR 28.06(3)(f)(1-5). Contracts
do not consistently include a statement that the out-of-district placement would allow the district
and/or the Department to conduct announced and unannounced site visits nor do contracts contain a
statement assuring that the out-of-district placement does not discriminate on the grounds of race,
color, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin, and that it does not discriminate against
qualified persons with disabilities.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Review all contracts to ensure that they contain the
statement that out-of-district placement would allow the district and/or the Department to
conduct announced and unannounced site visits nor do contracts contain a statement assuring
that the out-of-district placement does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion,
sexual orientation, or national origin, and that it does not discriminate against qualified persons
with disabilities.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Director of Special Education,
Corrective Action Activity: June 2011
Out of District Coordinator.
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: All contracts will contain the statement that
the placement allows the district and/or the Department to conduct announced and unannounced
site visits nor do contracts contain a statement assuring that the out-of-district placement does
not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin, and
that it does not discriminate against qualified persons with disabilities.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Review of all out of district contracts.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: SE 37
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: The district did not address the documentation of actual
monitoring activities.
Department Order of Corrective Action: By January 12, 2011 provide the following as evidence of
training on the requirement to document monitoring activities: (1) sign-in sheet (2) date of training.
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By January 12, 2011 provide a sample contract with an
out-of-district program.
By April 8, 2011 submit a summary report of the internal monitoring of records of students in out-ofdistrict placements for evidence of monitoring activities and a contract with all required elements.
Include the number of records reviewed, the rate of compliance, root causes of any noncompliance and
the steps taken to address any identified noncompliance.
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The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon
request: list of student names and grade levels for the records reviewed, date of the review, name(s) of
person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures.
Progress Report Due Date(s): January 12, 2011 and April 8, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: SE 54 Professional development
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Documentation and interviews indicate that not all staff have received
training in:
 Analyzing and accommodating diverse learning styles of all students in order to achieve an
objective of inclusion in the regular classroom of students with diverse learning styles; and
 Methods of collaboration among teachers, paraprofessionals and teacher assistants to
accommodate diverse learning styles of all students in the regular classroom.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Professional development will be provided for
teachers, general and special education teachers in accommodating all students in the classroom
regardless of their disability.
Professional development will also be provided to teacher assistants in an ongoing basis.
PowerPoint presentations of professional development activities will be posted on the website.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Director of Special Education,
Corrective Action Activity: June 2011
District Professional Development Committee
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Description of professional development
activities. Sign-in sheets for all participants.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Follow-up surveys to determine effectiveness of
trainings. Feedback will assist in the planning of future professional development.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: SE 54
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 April 8, 2011 submit the following as evidence of
training on the topics listed above: (1) sign-in sheets (2) training materials (3) name of instructor (4)
dates of trainings.
Progress Report Due Date(s): April 8, 2011
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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
Charter School or District: Taunton Public Schools
Corrective Action Plan Forms
Program Area: Civil Rights
Prepared by: Michael Ferrari
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: September 12, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CR 7B Structured learning time
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Interviews indicate that physical education is not a required subject for
students in kindergarten and in grades 9 and 10.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The district acknowledges that physical education
was not a required subject for the students in Kindergarten. With the start of the 2010-2011
school year, the Taunton Public Schools is providing physical education to all students grades K
through 8. The district acknowledges that Physical Education was not being provided in grades 9
and 10. Physical Education was not apart of 9th and 10th grade schedules, in order to provide
additional academic support in core subjects, as well as for MCAS testing. Physical Education is
provided for 11th and 12th graders. The district has initiated a pilot 8th Grade Program at the high
school level. Additional staffing has been assigned to provide Health/Wellness instruction to
Grade 9 first semester and Physical Education to 8th Graders second semester for the 2010-2011
school year. The district will work toward full implementation of regulation 603 CMR 27.02
(including physical education required by G.L. c. 71, s. 3).
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Taunton High School
Corrective Action Activity: Kindergarten
Housemaster
Physical Education: 2010-2011 School Year
Director of Personnel-Student Services
Grade 9-10 Physical Education 2011-2012
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Attachment of Itinerant Elementary Schedule
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Schedules of Physical Education Teachers
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CR 7B
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: The district provided evidence that students in
kindergarten are receiving physical education; however, it did not submit a plan that ensures that all
students in grades 9 and 10 will receive physical education.
Department Order of Corrective Action: By January 12, 2011 submit a plan that explains how
physical education will be provided for students in grades 9 and 10 along with dates of implementation.
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): See above.
Progress Report Due Date(s): January 12, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CR 7C Early release of high school
seniors
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Documentation indicates that the last day of school for seniors for the
2009-2010 school year was 13 school days before the regular scheduled closing date of school.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The district acknowledges that the last day of
school for seniors (June 4, 2010) for the 2009-2010 school year was in fact thirteen (13) days
before the regular scheduled closing date of the school year. Recognizing that the last day of
school for the seniors should have been June 7, 2010. The district ensures that the requirements
for 603 CMR 27.05 is strictly adhered to in the future. The Coordinate d Program Review Team
has reviewed the 2010-2011 school calendar and has approved the end date for the senior class
being June 3, 2010.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Taunton High School
Corrective Action Activity: 2010-2011
Housemaster
School Calendar for the Taunton Public
Director of Personnel-Student Services
School: September 1, 2010.
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Taunton Public School’s District Calendar
for 2010-2011 school year.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The school calendar will be developed in
coordination with the Director of Personnel, the Superintendent’s Office, the Taunton High
School’s Headmaster, and the Taunton School Committee. The minutes of the Taunton School
Committee Meeting approving the 2011-2012 school calendar.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CR 7C
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): The school calendar submitted for the 2010-2011 school
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year indicates that the last day of school for seniors is 11 days before the regular scheduled closing date
of school.
Progress Report Due Date(s): No further progress reports are required.
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CR 10A Student handbooks and
Rating: Partially Implemented
codes of conduct
Department CPR Finding: Documentation indicates that the codes of conduct in the students
handbooks for all schools except the high school were missing the following:
a. Appropriate procedures for the discipline of students on Section 504 Accommodation
Plans.
b. Reference to M.G.L. c. 76, s. 5.
c. Disciplinary measures that the school may impose if it determines that discrimination
has occurred.
Documentation indicates that the high school handbook was missing the following:
a. Appropriate procedures for the discipline of students on Section 504
Accommodation Plans.
b. Procedures for accepting, investigating and resolving complaints alleging
discrimination.
c. Disciplinary measures that the school may impose if it determines that discrimination
has occurred.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action:
A) Elementary & High School:
Attached please find the amended Discipline Code (Code of Conduct) section of the Student
Handbooks. It now includes Discrimination as a disciplinary offense as well as refers the
parents to the amended Appendix 9 (also attached) regarding the discipline/suspension of
students with an Individualized Education Plan or 504 Plan.
B) Elementary:
Attached please find the Discrimination Statement and Appendix 10 which have been amended
to reflect the required language.
1. High School
2. Elementary & High School
Attached please find the amended Appendix 10 Discrimination Policy- Grievance Procedures
as well as the amended to Appendix 9.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Implementation: Director of Personnel-Student
Services
High School Headmaster
Pre-K, Elementary & Middle School Principals
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action:
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Expected Date of Completion for Each
Corrective Action Activity:
September 1,2010.
Attachments addressing corrections
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Handbooks will be reviewed by the
Director of Personnel-Student Services and Principals on a yearly basis to assure that all
state and federal laws are identified in all handbooks.
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: Documentation indicates that codes of conduct/
handbooks have been amended to include all missing information. The elementary handbook
submitted, however, does not have the amended information in Appendix IX concerning the discipline
of students on Section 504 Accommodation Plans.
Department Order of Corrective Action: Review all handbooks for the 2010-2011 school year for
the information listed above. If the amended information is not a part of the handbooks, issue an
addendum to the handbooks with the missing information.
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By January 12, 2011 submit a copy of the high school
handbook and an elementary handbook. If the amended information is not included in the handbooks
for the 2010-2011 school-year, indicate how parents have been informed of the missing information.
Progress Report Due Date(s): January 12, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CR 11A Designation of
coordinator(s); grievance procedures
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Documentation indicates that the district has not published grievance
procedures for students and for employees providing for prompt and equitable resolution of complaints
alleging discrimination based on disability.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Attached please find the amended Appendix 10Discrimination Policy.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Michael J. Ferrari, Director of Corrective Action Activity:
Personnel-Student Services and,
The Grievance Procedure has been amended
Dr. Sheilah Reardon, Director of Special
and now includes the procedures for both
Education
students and employees for a prompt and
equitable resolution of complaints alleging
discrimination. Document will be distributed
to all students, staff, and parents at the
beginning of the 2011-2012 school year
through e-mal. This packet will also be
available on the district’s website as well as
hard copies available in the offices of the
Superintendent, Principals, and Director of
Personnel-Student Services.
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Appendix now included in all handbooks
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Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Handbooks will be reviewed yearly by
Headmaster, Principals, and the Director of Personnel-Student Services
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: 11A
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): Documentation indicates that the district has published
grievance procedures providing for prompt and equitable resolution of complaints alleging
discrimination based on disability.
Progress Report Due Date(s): No further progress reports are required.
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CR 12A Annual and continuous
notification concerning nondiscrimination and
coordinators
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Documentation indicates that the district has not published the names,
office addresses, and phone numbers of the persons designated to coordinate compliance under Title
IX and Section 504 for students at the high school. Documentation indicates that the district has not
published the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the persons designated to coordinate
compliance under Section 504 for students at the elementary and middle schools.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Appendix 10 (see attachment) has been revised to
now include the names, office addresses, and phone numbers of the person(s) designated to
coordinate compliance under the Title IX and Section 504 for all students in the Taunton Public
Schools. In the Taunton Public Schools the person designated as the Title IX Officer is: Michael
J. Ferrari, Director of Personnel-Student Services. The person designated for Section 504 Officer
is: Dr. Sheilah Reardon, Director of Special Education.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Michael J. Ferrari, Director of Corrective Action Activity:
Personnel-Student Services
This packet has been distributed to all staff,
Dr. Sheilah Reardon, Director of Special
students and parents at the beginning of the
Education
2010-2011 school year.
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Attached please find Appendix 10 which
indicates that Mr. Ferrari is the designated person to coordinate compliance under Title IX for
students at the high and elementary and middle schools.
Attached please find Appendix 10 which indicates that Dr. Sheilah Reardon is the designated
person to coordinate compliance under Section 504 for students at the high school and the
elementary and middle schools.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Please refer to Appendix 10.
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: 12A
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: Documentation indicates that Appendix 10 has been
amended to include the missing information. The elementary handbook from the Bennett Elementary
School, however, does not have the amended information in Appendix X. Specifically, it does include
the name of the person designated to coordinate compliance under Section 504.
Department Order of Corrective Action: Review all handbooks for the 2010-2011 school year for
the information listed above. If the amended information is not a part of the handbooks, issue an
addendum to the handbooks with the missing information.
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By January 12, 2011 submit a copy of the high school,
middle school and elementary handbooks. If the amended information is not included in the
handbooks for the 2010-2011 school-year, indicate how parents have been informed of the missing
information.
Progress Report Due Date(s): January 12, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CR 16 Notice to students 16 or
over leaving school without a high school diploma,
certificate of attainment, or certificate of completion
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Documentation indicates that the letter sent within 10 days of the
student’s 15th consecutive day of absence does not inform the student and parent or guardian that they
may meet with a representative of the district within ten days from the date the notice was sent.
Documentation and interviews indicate that the district has not sent annual written notice to former
students who have not yet earned their competency determination and who have not transferred to
another school to inform them of the availability of publicly funded post-high school academic support
programs and to encourage them to participate in those programs.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Assistant Housemasters have revised an attendance
letter to include that students and or parents/guardians have the right to meet with
representatives of the school/district within ten days from the date the notice was sent.
Assistant Housemaster and guidance counselors will send out the Transfer/Withdrawal form to
all parents/guardians. The form also indicates that a second letter will be mailed out reminding
students and parents/guardians of additional alternative programs offered through the Taunton
Public Schools for their children to acquire a high school diploma.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Implementation: Michael J. Ferrari, Director of
Personnel-Student Services
Matthew Mattos, Taunton High School
Headmaster
Brenda Moynihan, Assistant Headmaster
Taunton High School Guidance Counselors
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Expected Date of Completion for Each
Corrective Action Activity:
Notifications will take place throughout the
2010-2011 school year.
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Guidance counselors will track the number of
letters mailed to students and the number of responses in the monthly report.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Guidance counselor will submit a monthly
report to the Director of Personnel-Student Services. Included in this monthly report will be a
section indicating the number of letters sent to students and the number of responses.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CR 16
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: Documentation indicates that the district has revised
letters to students and parents that includes their right to meet with a representative of the district
within ten days from the date the notice was sent. The district has developed a procedure to identify
students who have not yet earned their competency determination and who have not transferred to
another school. The letter, however, containing information of the availability of publicly funded posthigh school academic support programs is sent to the parents of students who have left school and not
the student.
Department Order of Corrective Action: Revise the letters to ensure that annual written notice is
sent to former students who have not yet earned their competency determination. Send the revised
notice to students who have been identified as not yet earning their competency determination and who
have not transferred to another school. The district will maintain a list of notice recipients and make it
available to the Department upon request
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): Submit a copy of the revised letter.
Progress Report Due Date(s): January 12, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CR 18 Responsibilities of the
school principal
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Documentation and interviews indicate that the district is not presently
implementing a curriculum accommodation plan. Some schools have an array of supports for students
in regular education and student support teams meet to consider implementing interventions to address
needs in general education. Accommodations and interventions, however, are not incorporated into a
written plan and do not become a part of the student record.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The district is continuing to work on compiling all
the accommodations and providing a narrative to indicate how and where accommodations will
be implemented.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Assistant Superintendent of
Corrective Action Activity: The draft of the
Curriculum
district’s accommodation will be completed
Director of Special Education
by January of 2011.
Director of Personnel-Student Services
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Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: The draft of the district’s accommodation
plan will be completed and disseminated to all principals to utilize in his/her school.
Individual Student Success Plans will utilize the strategies, programs, and interventions
identified in the district’s accommodation plan. The ISSP can be embedded in the
district’s web-based student reporting system.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The District’s Accommodation Plan will be
reviewed by the District’s Leadership Team at the annual end of the year meeting.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CR 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): Submit a copy of the district’s Curriculum
Accommodation Plan.
Progress Report Due Date(s): January 12, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CR 25 Institutional selfRating: Partially Implemented
evaluation
Department CPR Finding: Interviews and documentation indicate that the district does not evaluate
all aspects of its K-12 program annually to ensure that all students, regardless of race, color, sex,
religion, national origin, limited English proficiency, sexual orientation, disability, or housing status,
have equal access to all programs, including athletics and other extracurricular activities, and makes
changes as indicated by the evaluation.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The district’s Leadership Team, consisting of the
Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Assistant Superintendent of Business
& Finance, Director of Special Education, and Director of Personnel-Student Services will
conduct a yearly self-evaluation using the District’s Self-Evaluation.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: District’s Leadership Team:
Corrective Action Activity: The district’s
Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent of
self-evaluation will be conducted twice a
Curriculum, Assistant Superintendent of
year, once in January and again in June.
Business & Finance, Director of Special
Education, and Director of Personnel-Student
Services
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: The Leadership Team will conduct an
annual survey based upon the criteria used in the Department of Elementary & Secondary
Education’s Coordinated Program Review.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The Leadership Team will meet with
Principals to review survey and address any needs, concerns, or issues that have been
identified through the self-evaluation.
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CR 25
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): Submit a report of the analysis of the surveys, a
description of conclusions reached, and resolution of any indentified issues.
Progress Report Due Date(s): April 8, 2011
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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
Charter School or District: Taunton Public Schools
Corrective Action Plan Forms
Program Area: English Learner Education
Prepared by: Mary M. Wohler
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: September 12, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: ELE 5 Program Placement and
Structure
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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.
A review of district documents shows that the district does have a completed ESL curriculum based on
the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Benchmarks and Outcomes.
For almost all LEP students in the district, the number of hours of ESL instruction is consistent with
recommended hours as outlined in the Department’s September 2009 guidance document: “Guidance
on Using MEPA Results to Plan Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Instruction and Make
Reclassification Decisions for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students."
A small number of Transitioning students are not receiving the Department’s recommended amount of
direct ESL instruction.
Content instruction is based on the appropriate Massachusetts Curriculum Framework; however, it is
clear that LEP students do not receive sheltered content instruction as no teachers have completed all
of the required categories of SEI professional development focused on the skills and knowledge
necessary for sheltering instruction, as described in the Commissioner’s Memorandum of June 2004.
However, most district staff have completed several of the Category trainings approaching the amount
necessary to be considered “qualified,” and a district SEI PD plan has been developed.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action:
1. Teachers of LEP students will be identified.
2. The teacher’s names will be cross-referenced with the SEI training list to determine
which Categories of training they need.
3. A plan will be developed to provide the teachers with the required training.
4. Training will be provided.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation:
Corrective Action Activity:
Mary M. Wohler, ELL Program Facilitator
1. September 15, 2010
2. October 15, 2010
3. October 15, 2010
4. August 30, 2011
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action:
An ongoing record will be kept of the names of the teachers of LEP students and Training
Categories they have completed.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures:
Attendance at the Category training will be monitored to ensure compliance. Records of the SEI
training will be maintained in the ELL Office.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: ELE 5 Program
Placement and Structure
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval:
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Disapproved

The district’s Corrective Action plan (CAP) did not address the issue of adding hours
of ESL/ELD instruction for transitioning students (level 4 and level 5). The
recommended instruction hours for students at level 4 and level 5 is a minimum of a
half hour per day or a weekly minimum of 2.5 hrs. Refer to the “Guidance on Using
MEPA Results to Plan Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Instruction and Make
Reclassification Decisions for Limited English Proficient Students.”

The district did not specify how many of the four categories of SEI professional
development (SEI PD) have been completed by content teachers instructing ELLs.

The district did not specify how it will insure that ELLs placed with content teachers
have been trained in SEI.

The district proposes to monitor attendance at the category trainings to ensure
compliance [and maintain] records of the SEI training […] in the ELL Office. In
addition, the district must provide evidence of ongoing internal monitoring that ensures
compliance with areas noted in the CAP.
Department Order of Corrective Action: In addition to the district’s proposed Corrective
Action Plan (CAP), the district must submit the following by April 8, 2011:


Provide the district’s SEI training plan that ensures that all content teachers will receive
all four categories of training.
Provide an internal monitoring plan that addresses continuous monitoring and
compliance with the following:
 Hours of ESL instruction provided to transitioning ELLs (proficiency levels 4
and 5).
 The placement of ELLs with content teachers who have received SEI PD.



Provide a schedule of transitioning ELLs for all grade levels that shows the hours of
instruction and support services they receive.
Provide a sample schedule of ELLs for all grade levels that show placement with
content teachers who have received SEI PD by April 8, 2011. Submit an update by
August 31, 2011.
Name the individual(s) assigned to review transitioning ELL schedules for sufficient
ESL instruction as well as placement of all ELLs with SEI PD trained teachers in
content area classes by April 8, 2011.
Required Elements of Progress Report(s):


Provide a list of identified teachers instructing ELLs for all grade levels by April 8,
2011. Provide cross-referenced list of teachers that shows who have completed
which categories of SEI training, and the categories that remain to be completed by
April 8, 2011. Submit and update by August 31, 2011.
Provide evidence of the implementation of the SEI training plan. Submit
documentation that shows how many of the four categories of SEI PD content
teachers instructing ELLs have completed by April 8, 2011. Submit an update by
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August 31, 2011.
Progress Report Due Date(s): April 8, 2011 and August 31, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: ELE 10 Parent Notification
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Documentation indicates that the parent notice does not include the
student’s level of English proficiency and it is not always issued annually. Interviews indicate that
report cards and progress reports are not always issued in a language understandable to the
parent/guardian.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action:
1. The Parent Notification Letter has been revised and now includes the LEP student’s proficiency
level. A copy of the revised letter is attached. The Parent Notification letter will now be sent when a
child registers and is placed in the SEI program and at the end of each school year when MEPA scores
become available.
2. Report cards and progress reports are currently translated into Spanish and Portuguese. They will
also be translated into French and Cantonese.
3. Translated report cards and progress reports will be disseminated to every school in the district as
well as to the teachers of LEP students.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation:
Corrective Action Activity:
Mary M. Wohler, ELL Program Facilitator
1. Completed
2. November 5, 2010
3. November 12, 2010
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action:
Copies of the revised Parent Notification letter are on file.
Copies of the translated report cards are on file and in student folders.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures:
LEP student folders will be randomly reviewed at the end of each report card period to ensure
that Parent Notification Letters and translated report cards progress reports are filed in student
folders. The folder log will provide evidence that the monitoring is taking place.
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: The district submitted a revised parent notification
letter and indicated that it would be issued when a child registers and at the end of each school year.
The letter, however, refers to a child who has ‘recently registered”.
Department Order of Corrective Action: Revise the parent notification letter.
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By April 8, 2011, submit a sample of report cards and
progress reports that have been translated into the four major languages of the district.
By April 8, 2011 submit the revised parent notification letter that will be issued annually.
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Progress Report Due Date(s): April 8, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: ELE 11 Equal Access to
Rating: Partially Implemented
Academic Programs and Services
Department CPR Finding: A review of the documentation indicates that classroom teachers
are not sufficiently trained in sheltering content instruction as no teachers have completed all
of the required categories of SEI professional development focused on the skills and
knowledge necessary for sheltering instruction. 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 as other students.
Information in notices such as activities, responsibilities, and academic standards provided to
all students is not consistently provided to students with limited English proficiency in a
language and mode of communication that they understand.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action:
To ensure that LEP students are taught to the same academic and curriculum standards as other
students, teachers must be trained in the four categories of Sheltered Content Instruction.
1. Teachers of LEP students will be identified.
2. The teacher’s names will be cross-referenced with the SEI training list to determine
which Categories of training they need.
3. A plan will be developed to provide the teachers with the required training.
4. Training will be provided.
5. Every school in the district now has an ESL teacher assigned to it. The ESL teachers will
work with the principal and school office to ensure that all notices concerning activities,
responsibilities and academic standards are provided to all students and their families in
a language they can understand.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation:
Corrective Action Activity:
Mary M. Wohler, ELL Program Facilitator
1. September 15, 2010
2. October 15, 2010
3. October 15, 2010
4. August 30, 2011
5. October 15, 2010
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action:
An ongoing record will be kept of the names of the teachers of LEP students and Training
Categories they have completed. Translated notices will be kept in a file in the ELL Office.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures:
At the end of each marking period, a random phone interview will be conducted by the
Community Liaison with parents of LEP students to ensure that they have received the
translated materials that they need. A log of these interviews will be maintained in the ELL
Office.
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: 11
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: See ELE 5 and ELE 15.
Department Order of Corrective Action: See ELE 5 and ELE 15.
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By April 8, 2011, submit samples of translated notices
sent to students this school year that pertain to activities, responsibilities and academic standards.
Progress Report Due Date(s): April 8, 2011 and August 31, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: ELE 12 Equal Access to
Nonacademic and Extracurricular Programs
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Interviews and documentation indicate that information about
nonacademic and extracurricular programs is not always provided to LEP students in a
language that they understand.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action:
1. The principal of each school building will be informed by the Assistant Superintendent of
the importance of having notices of Non-academic and Extra-curricular activities
translated for LEP students.
2. The principals will provide the Community Liaison, who interprets notices into Spanish
and Portuguese, with all non-academic parent notices for translation.
3. The Community Liaison will return the translated notices to the classroom teachers for
distribution to the LEP students. For students who speak a language other than English,
the Community Liaison will contact the families by phone to explain the programs and
activities that are being offered.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation:
Corrective Action Activity:
Mary M. Wohler, ELL Program Facilitator and
1. October 15, 2010
Carmen Maldonado, Community Liaison
2. October 15, 2010
3. October 15, 2010
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action:
Copies of translated notices will be kept in the ELL Office. A log of home communication will be
maintained in the ELL Office.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures:
At the end of each marking period, a random phone interview will be conducted by the
Community Liaison with parents of LEP students to ensure that they have received the
translated materials that they need. A log of these interviews will be maintained in the ELL
Office.
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: ELE 12
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 April 8, 2011, provide a sample of translated notices
about nonacademic and extracurricular programs.
Progress Report Due Date(s): April 8, 2011
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: Content instruction is based on the appropriate Massachusetts
Curriculum Framework; however, it is clear that LEP students do not receive sheltered content
instruction as no teachers have completed all of the required categories of SEI professional
development focused on the skills and knowledge necessary for sheltering instruction, as described in
the Commissioner’s Memorandum of June 2004. However, most district staff have completed several
of the Category trainings approaching
Narrative Description of Corrective Action:
1. Teachers of LEP students will be identified.
2. The teacher’s names will be cross-referenced with the SEI training list to determine
which Categories of training they need.
3. A plan will be developed to provide the teachers with the required training.
4. Training will be provided.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation:
Corrective Action Activity:
Mary M. Wohler, ELL Program Facilitator
1. September 15, 2010
2. October 15, 2010
3. October 15, 2010
4. August 30, 2011
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action:
An ongoing record will be kept of the names of the teachers of LEP students and Training
Categories they have completed.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures:
Attendance at the Category training will be monitored to ensure compliance. Records of SEI
training will be maintained in the ELL Office.
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: ELE 15 Professional
Development Requirements
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: See ELE 5
Department Order of Corrective Action: See ELE 5
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): See ELE 5
Progress Report Due Date(s): April 8, 2011 and August 31, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: ELE 17 Program Evaluation
Rating: Not Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Documentation and interviews indicate that the district has not evaluated
the effectiveness of its ELE program.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action:
The ELL Program will be evaluated in several ways.
1. At the end of each school year, the ELL Program Facilitator reviews LEP student report
cards, MEPA scores, MCAS scores, and other academic data in order to make reclassification
decisions. At the same time, the ELL Program Facilitator will collect data concerning how many
years it takes each LEP student to move from their original language proficiency designation to
FLEP. Data will also be collected concerning the number of LEP students referred to Special
Education each year. This information, combined with the AMAO, will form the basis of a
report that will be provided to the Assistant Superintendent each year which will delineate how
well the Program is meeting the needs of the LEP students.
2. The Community Liaison phone interview, which will occur at the end of each marking period,
will include questions about parental satisfaction with the ELL Program. Answers to these
questions, will be forwarded to the ELL Program Facilitator for compilation and follow-up.
3. Finally, at the end of each marking period, the ELL Program Facilitator will conduct a brief
survey of teachers of LEP students for feedback about the program from the teacher’s
perspective.
The ELL Program Facilitator will be responsible to review the data and where deficits exist,
convene a team of ESL teachers, classroom teachers and/or parents to make recommendations
for improvement.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation:
Corrective Action Activity:
Mary M. Wohler, ELL Program Facilitator
1. July, 2011
2. Beginning November 14, 2010
3. Beginning November 14, 2010
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action:
1. A report will be issued to the Assistant Superintendent and maintained in the ELL
Office.
2. A summary of the parent phone interviews will be maintained in the ELL Office
3. A summary of teacher surveys will be maintained in the ELL Office
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Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures:
The ELL Program Facilitator will ensure that interviews and surveys are conducted in a timely
and random manner.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: ELE 17
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 April 8, 2011 submit a summary of the results of the
teacher survey that was completed at the end of the first marking period.
By August 31, 2011 submit a copy of the annual ELE evaluation report that has been prepared and
submitted to the Assistant Superintendent. In addition, submit a description of program changes that
have resulted from phone interviews, data analysis, or teacher surveys.
Progress Report Due Date(s): April 8, 2011 and August 31, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: ELE 18 Records of LEP Students
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: The record review indicates that not all records contained parent
notification letters for each year.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action:
1. The Parent Notification letter will be sent when a child registers and is placed in the SEI program
and at the end of each school year when MEPA scores become available.
2. A building based folder review will be conducted to ensure that each LEP student’s folder contains
the requisite parent notification letters. An additional translated copy will be sent to each home where
the form is missing from the ELL Office.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Implementation:
Mary M. Wohler, ELL Program Facilitator
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Corrective Action Activity:
1. October 7, 2010
2. January 31, 2011
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action:
Student folders will contain the parent notification letters and the student logs will indicate that
the ESL teachers have checked the folders for compliance.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures:
Building ESL teachers will forward a list of folders missing the parent notification letters to the
ELL Office. In this way, the ELL Program Facilitator ensures that the folders have been
checked.
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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 April 8, 2011, submit a report of a review of records,
including number of records reviewed, number found in compliance, and actions taken to remedy any
areas of noncompliance with regard to annual parent notification letters.
Progress Report Due Date(s): April 8, 2011
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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
Charter School or District: Taunton Public Schools
Corrective Action Plan Forms
Program Area: Career/Vocational Technical Education
Prepared by: Taunton Public Schools/Darla Hartung, Curriculum Supervisor and Michael
Raposa, Curriculum Supervisor
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: September 12, 2011
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CVTE 3
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Reviewers found that the district does not consistently use competency
instruments that identify student acquisition of specific safety & health, technical, academic (including
embedded academics), employability, management & entrepreneurship, and technological knowledge
and skills.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The CVTE programs will implement the
Massachusetts Work-Based Learning Plan as our competency instrument. The work based
learning plan will be utilized to monitor the acquisition of skills specific to the student’s
vocational career cluster.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Darla J. Hartung, Curriculum
Corrective Action Activity: January 12,
Supervisor & Michael Raposa, Curriculum
2011
Supervisor
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Each CVTE student will have a Massachusetts
Work-Based Learning Plan specific to their vocational technical educational framework.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Curriculum Supervisors will ensure that
teachers incorporate this document into their final assessment of the students’ competency
strands.
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CVTE 3
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): Progress Report #1: Please submit a sample copy of a
student’s Work-Based Learning Plan (with the student’s name redacted).
Progress Report #2: If Progress Report #1 is approved a second progress report will not be required.
Progress Report Due Date(s): Progress Report #1: January 12, 2011; Progress Report #2 (if required):
April 8, 2011.
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CVTE 6
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Reviewers found that the district does not have specific written criteria
for admission to non-Chapter 74 career and technical education programs.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: We will modify the existing Chapter 74 Admissions
Policy to accommodate our non-Chapter 74 programs.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Darla J. Hartung, Curriculum Corrective Action Activity: April, 2011
Supervisor & Michael Raposa, Curriculum
Supervisor
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Admissions Policy for non-Chapter 74
programs.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Curriculum Supervisors will provide guidance
counselors with the non-Chapter 74 Admissions application to distribute to students. In the case
of full capacity in a particular section, curriculum supervisors will initiate the non-Chapter 74
admissions policy.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CVTE 6
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): Progress Report #1: Submit a copy of the written
admission criteria for non-Chapter 74 career and technical education programs.
Progress Report #2: If Progress Report #1 is approved a second progress report will not be required.
Progress Report Due Date(s): Progress Report #1: January 12, 2011; Progress Report #2 (if required):
April 8, 2011.
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CVTE 14
Rating: Partially Implemented
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Department CPR Finding: Reviewers found that the district does not consistently include
employability knowledge and skills in all programs.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The CVTE programs will utilize the Massachusetts
Work-Based Learning Plan as our competency instrument. The work based learning plans will
be modified to address strand 4, employability knowledge and skills.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Darla J. Hartung, Curriculum Corrective Action Activity: January 12,
Supervisor & Michael Raposa, Curriculum
2011
Supervisor
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Each CVTE student will have a Massachusetts
Work-Based Learning Plan addressing strand 4, employability knowledge and skills.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Curriculum Supervisors will ensure that
teachers incorporate this document into their final assessment of the students’ competency
strands.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CVTE 14
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): Progress Report #1: Submit a sample copy of a
student’s Work-Based Learning Plan (with the student’s name redacted), which includes Strand 4,
Employability Knowledge and Skills.
Progress Report #2: If Progress Report #1 is approved a second progress report will not be required.
Progress Report Due Date(s): Progress Report #1: January 12, 2011; Progress Report #2 (if required):
April 8, 2011.
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CVTE 15
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Reviewers found that the district does not consistently include
management & entrepreneurship knowledge and skills in all programs.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The CVTE programs will implement a basic
management and entrepreneurship lesson for each discipline.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: : Darla J. Hartung,
Corrective Action Activity: January 12,
Curriculum Supervisor & Michael Raposa,
2011
Curriculum Supervisor
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Completion of management and
entrepreneurship project.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Curriculum Supervisors will ensure that
teachers incorporate this project into their final assessment of the students’ management and
entrepreneurship strand.
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CVTE 15
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): Progress Report #1: Submit a sample copy of a
student’s Work-Based Learning Plan (with the student’s name redacted), which includes Strand 5,
Management and Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Skills.
Progress Report #2: If Progress Report #1 is approved a second progress report will not be required.
Progress Report Due Date(s): Progress Report #1: January 12, 2011; Progress Report #2 (if required):
April 8, 2011.
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CVTE 17
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Reviewers found that articulation agreements are not reviewed annually
as required by the Perkins Act.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Update articulation agreements with local
community college.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Darla J. Hartung, Curriculum Corrective Action Activity: January 12,
Supervisor & Michael Raposa, Curriculum
2011
Supervisor
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Documentation of approved articulation
agreements.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Ensure the annual review of all current
articulation agreements.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CVTE 17
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): Progress Report #1: Please submit a sample copy of an
updated articulation agreement.
Progress Report #2: If Progress Report #1 is approved a second progress report will not be required.
Progress Report Due Date(s): Progress Report #1: January 12, 2011; Progress Report #2 (if required):
April 8, 2011.
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CVTE 29
Rating: Partially Implemented
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Department CPR Finding: Culinary Arts, Early Childhood and Family and Consumer Studies shops
are in a temporary location while the high school is being renovated. The size of the temporary space
limits student opportunities to complete projects leading to attainment of technical knowledge and
skills.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Continue to submit safety survey response template
every 30 days.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Darla J. Hartung, Curriculum Corrective Action Activity: January 12,
Supervisor & Michael Raposa, Curriculum
2011
Supervisor
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Onsite inspection from DESE.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Curriculum Supervisors will conduct monthly
shop inspections.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CVTE 29
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): The district will continue to submit a Progress Report on
safety issues every thirty days, to David Edmonds in the Office for Career/Vocational Technical
Education, until all safety issues have been mitigated.
Progress Report Due Date(s): Every thirty days until all safety issues have been mitigated.
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CVTE 30
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Culinary Arts, Early Childhood and Family and Consumer Studies shops
are in a temporary location while the high school is being renovated, requiring storage of some
instructional equipment that students need in order to complete projects leading to attainment of
technical knowledge and skills.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Continue to submit safety survey response template
every 30 days.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Darla J. Hartung, Curriculum Corrective Action Activity: January 12,
Supervisor & Michael Raposa, Curriculum
2011
Supervisor
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: On-site inspection from DESE.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Curriculum Supervisors will conduct monthly
shop inspections.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CVTE 30
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
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Disapproved
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): The district will continue to submit a Progress Report on
safety issues every thirty days, to David Edmonds in the Office for Career/Vocational Technical
Education, until all safety issues have been mitigated.
Progress Report Due Date(s): Every thirty days until all safety issues have been mitigated.
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CVTE 31
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: A staff member of the Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education inspected the school facilities and shop equipment. The Office for Career and Vocational
Technical Education sent the Safety Survey Report on the inspections to Superintendent Hackett.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Continue to submit safety survey response template
every 30 days.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Darla J. Hartung, Curriculum Corrective Action Activity: January 12,
Supervisor & Michael Raposa, Curriculum
2011
Supervisor
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: On-site inspection from DESE.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Curriculum Supervisors will conduct monthly
shop inspections.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CVTE 31
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): The district will continue to submit a Progress Report on
safety issues every thirty days, to David Edmonds in the Office for Career/Vocational Technical
Education, until all safety issues have been mitigated.
Progress Report Due Date(s): Every thirty days until all safety issues have been mitigated.
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CVTE 32
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: See CVTE 31.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Continue to submit safety survey response template
every 30 days.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Darla J. Hartung, Curriculum Corrective Action Activity: January 12,
Supervisor & Michael Raposa, Curriculum
2011
Supervisor
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Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: On-site inspection from DESE.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Curriculum Supervisors will conduct monthly
shop inspections.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CVTE 32
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): The district will continue to submit a Progress Report on
safety issues every thirty days, to David Edmonds in the Office for Career/Vocational Technical
Education, until all safety issues have been mitigated.
Progress Report Due Date(s): Every thirty days until all safety issues have been mitigated.
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CVTE 33
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: Reviewers found that the district’s performance was as follows:
For Perkins Performance Year Two (2008-2009), the district did not meet at least 90% of the
performance level for populations with 16 or more students for the following core indicators:
1S1 - Academic Attainment Language Arts Core Indicator (required = 46.25%):
Student with disabilities - actual = 18.75%
1S2 - Academic Attainment Mathematics Core Indicator (required = 41.06%):
Student with disabilities - actual = 18.75%
3S1 – Completion Core Indicator (required =89.48%)
Students with Disabilities – actual = 70.59%
6S1 – Nontraditional Participation Core Indicator (required =10.4%):
Total – actual = 8.02%; Males – actual = 8.33%; Female actual = 7.83%; Black or African/American
– Actual = 7.5%; Hispanic – actual = 3.03%; White – actual = 8.83%; Student with disabilities actual = 7.41%; and, Economically Disadvantaged – actual = 4.31%
6S2 – Nontraditional Completion Core Indicator (required = 9.83%)
Total – actual = 8.66%; Female – actual = 5.41%, and Economically Disadvantaged – actual =
5.71%
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Please refer to the ongoing Perkins improvement
plans.
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Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Darla J. Hartung, Curriculum Corrective Action Activity: January 12,
Supervisor & Michael Raposa, Curriculum
2011
Supervisor
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Approved Perkins improvement plans from
the DESE.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Curriculum Supervisors will ensure Perkins
improvement plans are being adhered too.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CVTE 33
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): Progress Report #1: Submit evidence of activities and
services to support students entering and remaining in programs nontraditional for their gender. Also,
please provide evidence of activities and services to support students with disabilities.
Progress Report #2: If Progress Report #1 is approved a second progress report will not be required.
Progress Report Due Date(s): Progress Report #1: January 12, 2011; Progress Report #2 (if required):
April 8, 2011.
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(To be completed by school district/charter school)
Criterion & Topic: CVTE 35
Rating: Partially Implemented
Department CPR Finding: The district did not demonstrate to reviewers that it has a system
documenting the acquisition of knowledge and skills by individual students.
Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The CVTE programs will utilize the Massachusetts
Work-Based Learning Plan as our competency instrument. The work based learning plans will
be modified to address the specific vocational career clusters.
Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for
Expected Date of Completion for Each
Implementation: Darla J. Hartung, Curriculum Corrective Action Activity: January 12,
Supervisor & Michael Raposa, Curriculum
2011
Supervisor
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Each CVTE student will have a Massachusetts
Work-Based Learning Plan specific to their vocational technical educational framework.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Curriculum Supervisors will ensure that
teachers utilize the Massachusetts Work-based Learning Plan as a tool for documenting the
attainment of knowledge and skills.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
(To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Criterion: CVTE 35
Status of Corrective Action:
Approved
Partially Approved
Disapproved
Required Elements of Progress Report(s): Progress Report #1: Submit a sample copy of a
student’s Work-Based Learning Plan (with the student’s name redacted).
Progress Report #2: If Progress Report #1 is approved a second progress report will not be required.
Progress Report Due Date(s): Progress Report #1: January 12, 2011; Progress Report #2 (if required):
April 8, 2011.
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