Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street, Malden, Massachusetts 02148-4096
Telephone: (781) 338-3700
TTY: N.E.T. Relay 1-800-439-2370
March 25, 2011
Margaret Frieswyk
Superintendent of Schools
Avon Public School District
1 Patrick Clark Drive
Avon, MA 02322
Re: Mid-cycle Report
Dear Superintendent Frieswyk:
Enclosed is the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Mid-cycle Report
based on the onsite visit conducted in your district in February 2011. During the Midcycle Review the Department monitored selected special education criteria to determine
your district’s compliance with special education laws and regulations. The review
consisted of information gathered from one or more of the following activities: staff
interviews, review of student records, examination of documentation, and/or classroom
observation.
We are pleased to tell you that the Department has found your district to be in compliance
with all of the criteria monitored in your district during the Mid-cycle Review. The
findings of the Department are included in the enclosed report. You and your entire staff
are to be congratulated for your success in implementing the requirements included in
these criteria.
The Department will notify you of your district's next regularly scheduled Coordinated
Program Review (CPR) several months before it is to occur. At this time we anticipate
that this CPR will occur sometime during the 2013-2014 school year unless the
Department determines that there is some reason to schedule this visit earlier.
Your staff's cooperation throughout this Mid-cycle Review is appreciated. If you have
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questions about this letter or the enclosed report, please do not hesitate to contact Doryce
Smith at 781-338-3718.
Sincerely,
Doryce Smith, Mid-cycle Review Chairperson
Program Quality Assurance Services
Darlene A. Lynch, Director
Program Quality Assurance Services
cc:
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D., Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary
Education
Vani Rastogi-Kelly, Supervisor, Program Quality Assurance Services
Robert LeGrice, School Committee Chairperson
Paul Zinni, Local Program Review Coordinator
Encs: Mid-cycle Report
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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
MID-CYCLE REPORT
Avon Public School District
Date of the Mid-cycle Review Onsite: February 10, 2011
Date of this Report: March 25, 2011
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS REPORT IS IN TWO SECTIONS.
Required Special Education Criteria Monitored in this Mid-cycle Review
Current special education criteria available by scrolling down to the special education instrument at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/pqa/review/cpr/default.html
Criterion
SE 7
Criterion
Implemented


Transfer of
parental
rights at the
age of
majority
SE 52A
Registration
Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Interview
Student
records

Documentation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and
Timelines for Implementation
The district follows appropriate
procedures for the transfer of
parental rights at the age of
majority and student
participation and consent at the
age of majority.
The district currently does not
have any students enrolled who
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Criterion
of
educational
interpreters
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Interview
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and
Timelines for Implementation
require the services of an
educational interpreter for the
deaf and hard of hearing. The
district has procedures in place
that indicate that a person
acting in this capacity would be
registered with the
Massachusetts Commission for
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Additional Special Education Criteria Monitored in this Mid-cycle Review
Current special education criteria available by scrolling down to the special education instrument at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/pqa/review/cpr/default.html
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

SE 3
Special
requirements
for
determination
of specific
learning
disability

SE 6
Determination
of transition
services

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
Student
records
When a student suspected of
having a specific learning
disability (SLD) is evaluated,
the Team creates a written
determination as to whether or
not the student has a SLD,
which is signed by all
members of the Team, or if
there is a disagreement as to
the determination, one or more
Team members document
their disagreement.
The district ensures that the
IEP Team discusses a
student’s transition needs
annually, beginning no later
than when the student is 14
years old. The Team reviews
the Transition Planning Form
and updates information on
Interview
Student
records
Interview
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action and
Timelines for Implementation
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
SE 13
Progress
reports and
content

Student
records
SE 18A
IEP
development
and content
SE 21
School day
and school
year
requirements

Student
records

Interview
Student
records
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action and
Timelines for Implementation
the form and the IEP, as
appropriate.
Progress reports include
written information on the
student’s progress towards the
annual goals in the IEP.
See SE 6.
The district identifies
extended school year
programming during IEP
Team meetings throughout the
school year.
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements