MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW Charter School or District: Winthrop Public Schools Corrective Action Plan Forms Program Area: Special Education Prepared by: Winthrop-Lisa A. Howard, PPS Director 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: April 29, 2011 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: SE 29 Rating: Partially Implemented Communications Department CPR Finding: Review of student records, district documentation and interviews indicated that the district’s written communications are not always in the primary language of the home, if that primary language is other than English. Interviews also indicated that not all oral interpreters used by the district are familiar with special education procedures, programs and services. Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The District will add to the IEP Checklist, a checkoff that will indicate: Communication to Parent in Language Other Than English (with a space to identify the noted language). The PPS Director will review the additional checklist item with the 4 building Chairpeople as well as the PPS Secretary. The PPS Director will ensure that the interpreters used by the district are familiar with special education procedures, programs and services by interviewing them prior to securing their service as an interpreter. The district will not agree to students acting in the role of interpreter. Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Lisa A. Howard, PPS Director Corrective Action Activity: May 24, 2010 Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Copy of the Checklist, Sign in Sheet May 24, 2010 Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The PPS Director in coordination with the PPS Secretary will continue to monitor the IEP Checklist on a monthly basis. If the box indicating the need to communicate to the parent in a language other then English is checked, the Director will be notified and review the record for compliance. 1 CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: SE 29 Communications Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved Disapproved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: The District will add to the IEP Checklist, a check-off that will indicate: Communication to Parent in Language Other Than English (with a space to identify the noted language). The PPS Director will ensure that the interpreters used by the district are familiar with special education procedures, programs and services. Department Order of Corrective Action: Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By October 8, 2010 please submit a copy of the updated IEP Checklist, with a check-off that will indicate: Communication to Parent in Language Other Than English (with a space to identify the noted language). Additionally please also provide evidence, such as memos, emails or meeting agendas that demonstrate that the PPS Director has informed the 4 building Chairpersons, as well as the PPS Secretary, that they will review this requirement. By February 18, 2011, submit a narrative description of the results of an administrative review of student files when the primary language of the home is other than English, and that the interpreters used by the district are familiar with special education procedures, programs and services. Include the name and role of staff person(s) conducting the review, the number of records reviewed, the number found in compliance with requirements and further actions taken by the district to remedy any issues identified. 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): October 8, 2010, February 18, 2011 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: SE 40 Rating: Partially Implemented Instructional Groupings Department CPR Finding: Observation, interviews, and documentation showed the high school instructional groupings for special education students outside the general education setting exceed the required student teacher ratios. 2 Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The PPS Director will meet with the High School Principal or Assistant Principal as well as the High School Chairperson to review the enrollment of all 2010 scheduled classes as well as the special education teacher/esp assignments at WHS in July of 2010. The PPS Director will ensure that the instructional groupings outside of the general education classroom does not exceed 8 students with 1 certified special education teacher, 12 students if the certified special education teacher has 1 instructional aide and 16 students if the certified special education teacher is assisted by 2 instructional aides. For students in substantially separate settings, she will ensure that instructional groupings do not exceed 8 students to 1 certified special education teacher or 12 students to 1 certified special education teacher assisted by 2 instructional aides. The PPS Director will review the same class lists again during the month of September to review the class lists and teacher/esp assignments for compliance. The PPS Director will maintain a copy of the certified teacher and ESP schedules and class lists in the PPS office. The PPS Director will request updated class lists and teacher schedules in December 2010 and review for compliance. Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Lisa A. Howard, PPS Director Corrective Action Activity: December 15, 2010 Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Copies of class list and teacher/esp assignments will be on file with the PPS Director after she has reviewed each one in July and September. Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The PPS Director will maintain a copy of the certified teacher and ESP schedules and class lists in the PPS office. The PPS Director will request updated class lists and teacher schedules in December 2010 and review for compliance. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: SE 40 Instructional Groupings Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved Disapproved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: The PPS Director will meet with the High School Principal or Assistant Principal as well as the High School Chairperson to review the instructional groupings of all scheduled classes as well as the special education teacher/esp assignments at WHS to ensure compliance. Department Order of Corrective Action: Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By October 8, 2010, please submit a copy of the class lists and special education teacher assignments at the Winthrop High School 2010-2011. Additionally please also provide evidence, such as memos, emails or meeting agendas that demonstrate that the Winthrop PPS Director has informed High School Principal or Assistant Principal, as well as the High School Chairperson that they will review this requirement and ensure that all instructional groupings in classrooms with students on IEPs meet this requirement. By February 18, 2011, submit a narrative description of the results of an administrative review of schedules. Include the name and role of staff person(s) conducting the review, the number of schedules reviewed, the number found in compliance with requirements and further actions taken by the district to remedy any issues identified. The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon request: list of student names and special education teacher assignments, date of the review, name(s) of person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures. Progress Report Due Date(s): October 8, 2010, February 18, 2011 3 MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW Charter School or District: Winthrop Public Schools Corrective Action Plan Forms Program Area: Civil Rights Prepared by: Dr. Steven Jenkins 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: April 29, 2011 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: CR 6 Pregnant Students Rating: Partially Implemented Department CPR Finding: District documentation showed that its policy for pregnant student participation states that a physician’s written approval of continued attendance must be on file with the school, however, staff interviews indicated that a written physician certification is not required for all students for other physical or emotional conditions requiring the attention of a physician. Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The Superintendent will provide the school nurses and Principals a memo indicating that a written physician’s certification is necessary for all students requiring Home and Hospital services. The Superintendent will provide a copy of the Home and Hospital statement and require Principals to review this information with building level staff at the opening day meeting on September 1, 2010. Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Superintendent/Principals Corrective Action Activity: Notification to Principals and Nurses- August 2010, Notification to Staff by Principals September 1, 2010 Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Copy of Memo to Principals and School Nurses dated August 2010, Agenda of building level September 1, 2010 school based meetings Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Maintain copy of notices and agendas 4 CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: CR 6 Pregnant Students Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved Disapproved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: .The district has not addressed the requirements of this criterion as it relates to a written policy for pregnant students. Department Order of Corrective Action: The district must have a written policy for pregnant students that a physician’s certification is not necessary for that student to participate in all programs and services available to other students. Training appropriate staff and an administrative review must also be included. Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By October 8, 2010, please submit a copy of the written policy for pregnant students that a physician’s certification is not necessary for that student to participate in all programs and services available to other students. Additionally, please also provide evidence, such as memos, emails or meeting agendas that demonstrate that the Principals and School Nurses will review this requirement and ensure that the policy for pregnant students meets this requirement. Progress Report Due Date(s): October 8, 2010 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: CR 7 Rating: Partially Implemented Translated Information Department CPR Finding: Interviews and a review of district documentation indicated that handbooks and codes of conduct, as well as other important information and documents being distributed to parents, are not being translated into the major languages spoken by parents or guardians with limited English skills, nor is there a system for oral translation of these documents in place Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The School District is in the process of implementing School Vision to assist the district in translating documents into other languages spoken by the parents or guardians with limited English skills. Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Superintendent/IT Corrective Action Activity: January 15, 2011 Director/ELL Coordinator Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: School District website will have the school handbooks and codes of conduct posted to the school district website with a link for translation of documents. Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The Principals will maintain a log of requests for and completed translation of documentation and provide such data to the Superintendent upon request. 5 CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: CR 7 Translated Information Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved Disapproved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: The School District website will have the school handbooks and codes of conduct posted to the school district website with a link for translation of documents. Other important information and documents being distributed to parents must also be translated into the major languages spoken by parents or guardians with limited English skills. Department Order of Corrective Action: Not Applicable Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By October 8, 2010, please submit a copy of translated documents being distributed to parents that are translated into the major languages spoken by parents or guardians with limited English skills. Additionally please also provide evidence, such as memos, emails or meeting agendas that demonstrate that the building Principals will review this requirement and ensure that all documents meet this requirement, including a log of requests for and completed translations of documents. By February 18, 2011, submit a narrative description of the results of an administrative review for a log of requests and translated materials. Include the name and role of staff person(s) conducting the review, the number of documents reviewed, the number found in compliance with requirements and further actions taken by the district to remedy any issues identified. The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon request: log of parent names with translation requests, date of the review, name(s) of person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures. Progress Report Due Date(s): October 8, 2010, February 18, 2011 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: CR 7B Rating: Partially Implemented Structured Learning Time Department CPR Finding: Interviews and a review of district documentation demonstrated that physical education is not offered to kindergarten, 11th or 12th grade students and is not part of those students structured learning time as required by G.L. c. 71, s. 3. Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The School District will offer physical education to students in grades 11 and 12 at Winthrop High School. The school district will review the FY11 budget as appropriated to determine if additional physical education teachers can be hired to provide a physical education class to all students enrolled in kindergarten. Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Superintendent Corrective Action Activity: September 1, 2010 Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Staff schedules, student schedules (K, 11,12) 6 Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Review of staff and student schedules in K, 11, 12. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: CR 7B Structured Learning Time Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved Disapproved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: The Winthrop School District will offer physical education to all students, including grades 11 and 12, and kindergarten. Department Order of Corrective Action: Not Applicable Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By October 8, 2010 please submit a copy of the Winthrop Public Schools 2010-2011 Program of Studies to the Department that reflects the annual requirement for physical education for each grade level. Additionally please also provide evidence, such as memos, emails or meeting agendas that demonstrate that the WHS Guidance Department has been informed that they will review this requirement for all students in the upcoming year and ensure that all students meet this requirement during the course selection process. By February 18, 2011, submit a statement of assurance from the superintendent that all students for the 2010-2011 school year forward will be offered physical education as required. Progress Report Due Date(s): October 8, 2010, February 18, 2011 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: CR 10A Student Handbooks Department CPR Finding: See CR 7 Rating: Partially Implemented Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The School District Handbooks will be translated into other languages (Spanish, Albanian and Portuguese) to be available for the parents or guardians with limited English skills. The Handbooks will be posted on the school district and made available in the school building main offices. Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Superintendent Corrective Action Activity: January 15, 2011 Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Website with functioning access to translation. Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The Superintendent will meet with the IT Director prior to September 1, 2010 and on January 15, 2011 to view the website and access the translation of the Student Handbooks. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: CR 10A Student Handbooks Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved 7 Disapproved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: The School District Handbooks will be translated into other languages (Spanish, Albanian and Portuguese) to be available for the parents or guardians with limited English skills. Department Order of Corrective Action: Not Applicable Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By October 8, 2010, please submit a copy of Student Handbooks being distributed to students and parents that are translated into the major languages spoken by parents or guardians with limited English skills. Additionally, please also provide evidence, such as memos, emails or meeting agendas that demonstrate that the building Principals will review this requirement and ensure that all documents meet this requirement, including a log of requests for and completed translations of Student Handbooks. By February 18, 2011, submit a narrative description of the results of an administrative review of translated Student Handbooks. Include the name and role of staff person(s) conducting the review, the number of documents reviewed, the number found in compliance with requirements and further actions taken by the district to remedy any issues identified. The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon request: list of parent and 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): October 8, 2010, February 18, 2011 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: CR 14 Rating: Partially Implemented Counseling Materials Department CPR Finding: Interviews and documentation show that limited-English-proficient students do not have the opportunity to receive guidance and counseling in a language they understand. See ELE 11. Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The district will translate notices about academic programs, services, activities or academic standards into languages other than English and use a qualified interpreter for guidance and counseling of LEP students when needed. Professional development will be offered to all teachers district wide in order to complete all four categories of training related to SEI. (See ELE 15) Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Robin Kostegan, ELL Corrective Action Activity: October 25, 2010 Coordinator Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Copies of the translated documents Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The ELL Coordinator and Guidance Counselors will maintain a log of students requiring interpreters for the purpose of guidance or counseling service. 8 CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: CR 14 Counseling Materials Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved Disapproved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: The district will translate notices about academic programs, services, activities or academic standards into languages other than English and use a qualified interpreter for guidance and counseling of LEP students when needed. (See ELE 15) Department Order of Corrective Action: Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By October 8, 2010, submit a written protocol for the use of an interpreter for guidance and counseling of LEP students when needed, as well as evidence of translated notices about academic programs, services, activities or academic standards into languages other than English. Also, submit evidence of category trainings for all appropriate staff. Evidence may include but not be limited to the dates of the trainings, the agenda, resource materials and a list of those in attendance. By February 18, 2011, submit a statement of assurance from the superintendent that the district will translate notices about academic programs, services, activities or academic standards into languages other than English and use a qualified interpreter for guidance and counseling of LEP students when needed. Progress Report Due Date(s): October 8, 2010, February 18, 2011 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: CR 16 Rating: Partially Implemented Notice to Students Leaving Department CPR Finding: Documentation and interviews indicated that the district does not send annual written notice to the last known address of each student who attended a high school in the district within the past two years and who have not yet earned their competency determination and who have not transferred to another school. Narrative Description of Corrective Action: At the close of each school year the school district will monitor and notify students who have left Winthrop High School within the last 2 school years and had not earned their competency determination or had not transferred to another school district. The school district will mail written notice to the last known address of each identified student. The school district will maintain a record of notified students and keep such record in the high school guidance office. Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Principal Winthrop High Corrective Action Activity: August 30, 2010 School Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: List of students whom notices were sent. Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: Under the direction of the High School Principal, the Guidance Secretary will generate a list of the students to be notified, record the date of notification and provide such documentation to the High School Principal. 9 CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: CR 16 Notice to Students Leaving Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved Disapproved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: Winthrop Public Schools will notify students who left Winthrop High School within the last 2 school years and had not earned their competency determination or had not transferred to another school district. Department Order of Corrective Action: Not Applicable Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By October 8, 2010 please submit a copy of the notification letter sent to all students who left Winthrop High School within the last 2 school years and had not earned their competency determination or had not transferred to another school district. Additionally, please also provide training evidence, such as memos, emails or meeting agendas that demonstrate that the High School Principal has informed the Guidance Secretary to generate a list of the students to be notified, record the date of notifications and provide such documentation to the High School Principal, to review this requirement. By February 18, 2011, submit a narrative description of the results of an administrative review of students who have left school within the last 2 school years and had not earned their competency determination or had not transferred to another school district. Include the name and role of staff person(s) conducting the review, the number of notification letters reviewed, the number found in compliance with requirements and further actions taken by the district to remedy any issues identified. The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon request: list of student names and notification letters reviewed, date of the review, name(s) of person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures. Progress Report Due Date(s): October 8, 2010, February 18, 2011 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: CR 17A Rating: Partially Implemented Physical Restraint Department CPR Finding: Staff interviews and a review of documentation demonstrated that the district does not have a systematic approach to providing physical restraint training to staff. Training for all staff on the use of physical restraints consistent with regulatory requirements is not being held at least annually in all schools within the district. Documentation indicated that the schools that do provide the required training do not always do so within the first month of each school year nor do the schools consistently provide training to employees who are hired after the first month of school within their first month of employment. 10 Narrative Description of Corrective Action: Within the first month of school each staff member will engage in training on the use of physical restraints consistent with regulatory requirements. If a staff member is hired after October 1 of any school year, that staff member will engage in individual training on the use of physical restraints consistent with regulatory requirements under the direction of the building level principal. The building level principal will maintain an ongoing staff roster with attached training log throughout the school year to ensure that all staff (regardless of employment start date) had been trained. The building level Principal will submit the training log in October and June of each school year. Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Building Corrective Action Activity: October 1, 2010 Principals/Superintendent June 30, 2011 Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Each training session will maintain a log of participants, date of training and materials provided to trainees. Principals will maintain a log throughout the school year and provide a copy of the completed log in October and June of said school year. Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: At the first Leadership meeting in October 2010, the Superintendent will collect and maintain evidence of the training log and materials provided to trainees to ensure consistency with regulatory requirements. At the last Leadership meeting in June 2011, the Superintendent will collect and maintain evidence of the training log and materials provided to trainees to ensure consistency with regulatory requirements. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: CR 17A Physical Restraint Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved Disapproved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: Within the first month of school, each staff member will engage in training on the use of physical restraints consistent with regulatory requirements. All new employees will receive the overview restraint training within the first month of their employment. Department Order of Corrective Action: Not Applicable Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By October 8, 2010, the district will develop a procedure/policy to ensure that all staff receives physical restraint training at the beginning of the school year. All new employees will receive the overview restraint training within the first month of their employment. Please provide the Department a copy of this procedure/policy along with evidence that it has been distributed to all school principals and other relevant district personnel. By February 18, 2011, submit evidence of physical restraint training for all staff. Evidence may include but not be limited to the dates of the training, the agenda, resource materials and a list of those in attendance. The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon request: list of staff names reviewed, date of the training, name(s) of person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures. Progress Report Due Date(s): October 8, 2010, February 18, 2011 11 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: CR 22 Accessibility Rating: Partially Implemented Department CPR Finding: Observation and interviews indicated that the high school is not entirely accessible to students with mobility disabilities. The high school does have lifts in the building, however they do not work and there are no plans or policies in place to accommodate a student should they need access beyond the first floor. Narrative Description of Corrective Action: A qualified company will hired to inspect and repair the wheelchair lift at the high school to ensure that it is in working order. The high school elevator remains in working condition and is located in an accessible area of the high school building. The district will develop a policy for “student access” should they need access beyond the first floor of the high school building. Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Superintendent/High School Corrective Action Activity: 1. Inspect and Principal Repair High School Lift- September 15, 2010. 2. Policy Developed for “student access” November 1, 2010 Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Copy of Repair Invoice, Copy of Policy of “student access” Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: “Lift Inspection Log” will be maintained by the high school Janitor and maintained based on the recommendation of the lift repair company. The Policy of “student access” will be provided to all high school staff members by the high school principal and maintained in the high school Main Office. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: CR 22 Accessibility Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved Disapproved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: The district will develop a policy for access for physically disabled people should they need access beyond the first floor of the high school building. The wheelchair lift at the high school will be repaired to ensure that it is in working order. Department Order of Corrective Action: Not Applicable Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By October 8, 2010, please submit a copy of the inspection and repair report for the wheelchair lift at the high school to ensure that it is in working order. The district will submit a policy for access for physically disabled people should they need access beyond the first floor of the high school building. Additionally, please also provide evidence, such as memos, emails or meeting agendas that demonstrate that the high school principal will review this requirement to ensure that all people have equal access to all levels of the high school. By February 18, 2011, the department will conduct an on-site visit to ensure compliance. Progress Report Due Date(s): October 8, 2010, February 18, 2011 12 MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW Charter School or District: Winthrop Public Schools Corrective Action Plan Forms Program Area: English Learner Education Prepared by: Robin Kostegan, ELL Coordinator - Winthrop 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: April 29, 2011 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: ELE 4 Waiver Procedures Rating: Partially Implemented Department CPR Finding: A review of documentation and student records indicated that parents are not informed of their right to apply for a waiver or provided with program descriptions in a language they can understand. See ELE 10. Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The district will send out waiver/ parent notification letters to all LEP students. The district will also provide these forms in a language that a parent will understand. Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Robin Kostegan, ELL Corrective Action Activity: Coordinator September 27, 2010. Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: All waivers will be collected and placed in the students’ ESL folder. The district will add the waivers as part of the ESL checklist. Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The ESL teachers and coordinator will check folders on a periodic basis to ensure that the district is in compliance. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: ELE 4 Waiver Procedures Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: None Department Order of Corrective Action: None 13 Disapproved Required Elements of Progress Report(s): Please provide evidence that the parent notification letter was revised. Please conduct a student record to verify the inclusion of the revised letters in the student record. By February 18, 2011, submit a narrative description of the results of an administrative review of ELL students to verify the inclusion of the revised notification letters. Include the name and role of staff person(s) conducting the review, the number of ELL student records reviewed, the number found in compliance with requirements and further actions taken by the district to remedy any issues identified. 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 schedules reviewed, date of the review, name(s) of person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures. Progress Report Due Date(s): February 18, 2011 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: ELE 5 Rating: Partially Implemented Program Placement 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 not have an ESL curriculum based on the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Benchmarks and Outcomes (ELPBO). The documentation submitted by the district indicated a broad outline of curricular goals but did not contain a specific curriculum map to demonstrate that all topics outlined in the ELPBO by grade and proficiency level were covered in ESL/ELD classes in Winthrop. For the majority of LEP students in the district, the number of hours of direct ESL instruction is inconsistent 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." All students in the district receive 45 minutes per day of direct ESL instruction, irrespective of their proficiency level. For example, all Beginners are supposed to receive 2.5 hours per day of ESL/ELD. Content instruction is based on the appropriate Massachusetts Curriculum Framework. Although not all staff members have completed all four Categories of training as described in the Commissioner’s Memorandum of June 2004, district staff have clearly completed several of the Category trainings, primarily Categories 1 and 2, and the district has a detailed SEI PD plan for the completion of the remaining Categories. 14 Narrative Description of Corrective Action: 1. The district will begin to create an ESL curriculum to meet the need s of our students that will be based on the ELPBO. The curriculum will contain specific topics outlined in the ELPBO by grade and proficiency level. Since creating a curriculum district wide takes time, the implementation of an ESL curriculum will be an ongoing process. 2. The district will review the instructional hours recommended by the DESE and reclassify decisions for instruction of LEP students based on their level of proficiency beginning September, 2010. Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Robin Kostegan, ELL Corrective Action Activity: ESL curriculum Coordinator March 28, 2011. Instructional HoursSeptember 27, 2010. Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: The coordinator will work with the ESL teachers to ensure that the ESL curriculum is being developed and collect meeting minutes from the teachers along with the group’s final copy of the ESL curriculum. Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The coordinator will have meetings with the ESL teachers and observe classroom procedures to ensure that the ESL curriculum is in place and that the district is in compliance. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: ELE 5 Program Placement Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved Disapproved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: The proposed Corrective Action Plan, in regards to the development and completion of a curriculum that is aligned with the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Benchmarks and Outcomes, does not provide specific details about the following: ESL/ELD instruction must be provided with the recommended number of hours based on the students proficiency level: Level 1 and 2 – Daily minimum of 2.5 hours to a full day of direct ESL instruction; level 3 – Daily minimum of 1-2 hours of direct ESL instruction, and Level 4-5 - a 1/2/ hour per day or a weekly minimum of 2.5 hrs of direct ESL instruction (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 does not address plans for ensuring completion of the four categories of SEI training for all content teachers who instructs English language learners (ELLs). Therefore, it is also unclear how the district will ensure that ELLs are placed with content teachers who have been trained in all four SEI categories. The district’s internal monitoring must address tracking of the four SEI category trainings that have been completed by teachers in the district to ensure that teachers instructing ELLs have been trained, and that student placement is with content teachers who have received all four category trainings. Also, the district’s internal monitoring does not specifically address the means of ensuring completion of the ESL curriculum. 15 Moreover, there is no indication of the evidence the district intends to submit to ESE to demonstrate completion of the Corrective Action plan. Department Order of Corrective Action: Provide a status report on the ESL curriculum by February 18, 2011. Provide the completed ESL curriculum by April 22, 2011. Provide the district’s plan to ensure that content instruction is based on the ELPBO by February 18, 2011. Provide evidence that this plan is implemented (e.g., professional development materials related to training teachers about this obligation, sample teacher lesson plans from each level, etc.) by April 22, 2011. Provide the district’s plan for ensuring that students are provided appropriate grade level content by February 18, 2011 Provide evidence that this plan is implemented (e.g., teacher and student schedules indicating assignments) by April 22, 2011. Provide specific details with regard to the amount of time all English language learners (ELLs) will receive direct ESL instruction. Provide evidence that all ELLs are receiving ESL instruction based on their proficiency level and consistent with ESE guidance (e.g., a spreadsheet of student proficiency levels and hours of ESL, sample student and teacher schedules; names of teachers delivering ESL/ELD, etc.) Provide this evidence by February 18, 2011. Provide the district’s plan for keeping track of how many of the four categories of SEI professional development the teachers instructing LEP students have completed by February 18, 2011. Provide the district’s plan to ensure that LEP students are placed with content teachers who have been trained in SEI. Provide these plans by February 18, 2011. The district’s internal monitoring does not specifically address the means of ensuring that areas noted in the CPR report will be continually monitored. Please submit evidence that the monitoring plan addresses, at a minimum, the following: Hours of ESL instruction provided to all ELLs by proficiency level at all grade levels. Teaching of appropriate grade level content at all grade levels. The implementation of the ESL curriculum. The implementation of content instruction that is based on the ELPBO. The placement of LEP students with content teachers who have received SEI PD. Required Elements of Progress Report(s): Please provide the following: 1) Progress toward aligning the K-12 ESL Curriculum with the ELPBO by February 18, 2011. Provide completed ESL Curriculum April 22, 2011. 2) Evidence of SEI professional development. Submit SEI PD plan with specific dates, names of all staff members, presenters’ names, and agendas for the completion of all four Categories of training. Submit this by February 18, 2011. 3) Provide evidence of completed SEI PD Category Training. Include: attendance sheets that 16 indicate grades/subjects taught, and dates of training. Provide this evidence by February 18, 2011. Provide an update April 22, 2011. Progress Report Due Date(s): February 18, 2011 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: ELE 10 Rating: Partially Implemented Parent Notification Department CPR Finding: Interviews and record review demonstrated that a written notification letter is initially sent to parents upon identifying the student as Limited English Proficient (LEP), however it is not sent annually thereafter as required. Also the district’s parent notification form does not explain the parent’s right to apply for a waiver or decline enrollment in the program. Additionally report cards and progress reports provided to the parents/guardians are not consistently written in a language understandable to the parent/guardian when that language is not English. Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The district will revise the parent notification form to explain the parents’ right to apply for a waiver or decline enrollment in the program. This form will be sent out annually. The district will translate report cards and progress reports written in a language understandable to the parent/guardian. Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Robin Kostegan, ELL Corrective Action Activity: Parental NoticeCoordinator September 27, 2010. Progress reports/report cards-November 5, 2010 Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: The coordinator will add the waivers, progress reports, and report cards as part of the ESL checklist and ensure the documents are in the appropriate languages. Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The ESL teachers and the coordinator will check the records on a periodic basis to ensure that the district is in compliance. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: ELE 10 Parent Notification Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved Disapproved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: None Department Order of Corrective Action: None Required Elements of Progress Report(s): Submit evidence of category trainings for all appropriate staff. Evidence may include but not be limited to the dates of the trainings, the agenda, resource materials and a list of those in attendance. By February 18, 2011 submit a narrative description of the results of an administrative review of placements of ELL students. Include the name and role of staff person(s) conducting the review, the number of ELL student assignments reviewed, the number found in compliance with requirements and further actions taken by the district to remedy any issues identified. The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the 17 Department upon request: list of student names and grade levels for the schedules reviewed, date of the review, name(s) of person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures. Progress Report Due Date(s): February 18, 2011 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: ELE 11 Rating: Partially Implemented Equal Access Department CPR Finding: Documentation, interviews and record review indicate that the district does not consistently translate notices about academic programs, services, activities or academic standards into languages other than English. There is no native language guidance or counseling available for LEP students. Additionally, students do not have equal opportunity to access the curriculum because of the lack of English language development instruction and in the general education setting not all staff members have completed all four categories of training related to Sheltered English immersion (SEI). See ELE 5 and ELE 15. Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The district will translate notices about academic programs, services, activities or academic standards into languages other than English and use a qualified interpreter for guidance and counseling of LEP students when needed. Professional development will be offered to all teachers district wide in order to complete all four categories of training related to SEI. (See ELE 15) Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Robin Kostegan, ELL Corrective Action Activity: Coordinator October 25, 2010 Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Copies of the translated documents Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The coordinator and the ESL teachers will ensure that all documents are translated into languages other than English. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: ELE 11 Equal Access Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved Disapproved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: The coordinator and the ESL teachers will ensure that all documents are translated into languages other than English. Category trainings and an administrative review will also be provided. Department Order of Corrective Action: See Below. Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By February 18, 2011, submit a written protocol for the use of an interpreter for guidance and counseling of LEP students when needed, as well as evidence of translated notices about academic programs, services, activities or academic standards into languages other than English. Also, submit evidence of category trainings for all appropriate teaching staff. Evidence may include but not be limited to the dates of the trainings, the agenda, resource materials and a list of those in attendance. 18 By February 18, 2011, submit a narrative description of the results of an administrative review of translated materials for ELL students. Include the name and role of staff person(s) conducting the review, the number of ELL student records reviewed, the number found in compliance with requirements and further actions taken by the district to remedy any issues identified. 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 files reviewed, date of the review, name(s) of person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures. Progress Report Due Date(s): February 18, 2011 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: ELE 13 Rating: Partially Implemented Follow-up Support Department CPR Finding: Record review and interviews demonstrated that the district is not actively monitoring for two years those students who have exited the English learner education program and does not consistently provide language support to those students if needed. Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The ESL teachers will actively monitor students who have exited the English learner education program for two years and provide language support to those students if needed. Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Robin Kostegan, ELL Corrective Action Activity: Coordinator October 1, 2010 Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: The coordinator and the ESL teachers will monitor and give support to students who have exited the ELE program by constant communication with the class room teacher and the guidance dept., review of reports cards, and progress reports. Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The coordinator will review the records of the FLEP students to ensure that the district is in compliance. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: ELE 13 Follow-up Support Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved Disapproved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: The district needs to develop a procedure to formally identify students who have exited the ELE program, and monitor for two years, and provide language support to those students if needed. Department Order of Corrective Action: Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By February 18, 2011, submit evidence of a written procedure to identify FLEP students. Trainings must be provided to all ESL teachers. Evidence may include but not be limited to the dates of the trainings, the agenda, resource materials and a list of those in attendance. By February 18, 2011, submit a narrative description of the results of an administrative review 19 of records of FLEP students. Include the name and role of staff person(s) conducting the review, the number of FLEP student records reviewed, the number found in compliance with requirements and further actions taken by the district to remedy any issues identified. 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 files reviewed, date of the review, name(s) of person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures. Progress Report Due Date(s): February 18, 2011 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: ELE 14 Rating: Partially Implemented Licensure Requirements Department CPR Finding: Interviews and documentation indicated that the elementary school has a teacher, who teaches limited English proficient students, who does not hold an appropriate license or waiver. Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The elementary teacher was granted a preliminary ESL license (PreK-6) after passing the ESL MTEL exam. Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Robin Kostegan, ELL Corrective Action Activity: Coordinator March 6, 2010 Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: DESE documentation Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The coordinator will maintain copies of certification and waivers of ESL teachers CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: ELE 14 Licensure Requirements Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved Disapproved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: None Department Order of Corrective Action: None Required Elements of Progress Report(s): Please provide the teacher license number or copies of documentation verifying the preliminary license. Progress Report Due Date(s): February 18, 2011 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: ELE 15 Professional Development Rating: Partially Implemented 20 Department CPR Finding: Content instruction is based on the appropriate Massachusetts Curriculum Framework. Although not all staff members have completed all four Categories of training as described in the Commissioner’s Memorandum of June 2004, district staff have clearly completed several of the Category trainings, primarily Categories 1 and 2, and the district has a detailed SEI Professional Development plan for the completion of the remaining Categories. Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The district will continue to offer professional development in SEI training for K-12 teachers. Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Robin Kostegan, ELL Corrective Action Activity: Coordinator As offered during the 2010-2011 school year Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Copies of the agenda, the training materials and the participant attendance sheets will document professional development. Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The coordinator will monitor the professional development of the teachers and keep them updated on SEI locations and trainings. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: ELE 15 Professional Development 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): February 18, 2011 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: ELE 17 Rating: Partially Implemented Program Evaluation Department CPR Finding: Based on a review of documentation and interviews with staff members, the district does not conduct periodic evaluations of the effectiveness of its ELE program. Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The district will conduct periodic evaluations of the effectiveness of the ELE program. Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Robin Kostegan, ELL Corrective Action Activity: Coordinator December 15, 2010 Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: The coordinator and the ESL teachers will review the scores of the MEPA, MELA-O, MCAS, TOEFL, PSAT and SAT tests of the LEP students, their report cards, progress reports and input from classroom teachers to determine the effectiveness of the ELE program in the district. Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The coordinator will conduct periodic evaluations of the ELE program to ensure that the district is in compliance. 21 CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: ELE 17 Program Evaluation Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved Disapproved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: The district will conduct periodic evaluations of the ELE program to ensure that the district is in compliance Department Order of Corrective Action: Required Elements of Progress Report(s): By February 18, 2011, submit evidence of a plan to evaluate the district ELE program. Evidence may include but not be limited to the dates of the proposed evaluation, resource materials to be used and a list of staff to be involved. By February 18, 2011, submit a narrative description of the results of an administrative evaluation of the ELL program. Include the name and role of staff person(s) conducting the evaluation, the materials and documents reviewed, and further actions taken by the district to remedy any issues identified. The district will maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon request: list of documents reviewed, date of the review, name(s) of person(s) who conducted the review with roles and signatures. Progress Report Due Date(s): February 18, 2011 COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (To be completed by school district/charter school) Criterion & Topic: ELE 18 Rating: Partially Implemented LEP Student Records Department CPR Finding: Student record review indicated that the records did not consistently contain all of the required documentation as specified by this criterion. Missing documents most commonly were the home language survey, annual notice letter, proficiency test scores (MEPA, MELAO, MCAS), previous schooling information, monitoring forms, opt-out forms, or Individual Student Success Plans as appropriate. Narrative Description of Corrective Action: The district will add a checklist to the records of the LEP students indicating the following: home language survey, annual parental notification letter, waiver documentation, proficiency test scores (MEPA, MELA-O, MCAS), previous schooling information, monitoring forms, opt-out forms, or individual success plans as appropriate, report cards, progress reports and schedules. Title/Role of Person(s) Responsible for Expected Date of Completion for Each Implementation: Robin Kostegan, ELL Corrective Action Activity: Coordinator October 1, 2010 Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action: Copy of the checklist 22 Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures: The coordinator and the ESL teachers will monitor the ESL checklist on a periodic basis. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION (To be completed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Criterion: ELE 18 LEP Student Records Status of Corrective Action: Approved Partially Approved Disapproved Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval: The district will add a checklist to the records of LEP students to ensure that all documents are included, provide training, and an administrative review. Department Order of Corrective Action: Required Elements of Progress Report(s): Submit evidence of the ELL student file checklist and trainings for all ESL teachers. Evidence may include but not be limited to the dates of the trainings, the agenda, resource materials and a list of those in attendance. By February 18, 2011, submit a narrative description of the results of an administrative review of records of ELL students. Include the name and role of staff person(s) conducting the review, the number of ELL student records reviewed, the number found in compliance with requirements and further actions taken by the district to remedy any issues identified. 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): February 18, 2011 23