The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Department of Education
350 Main Street, Malden, Massachusetts 02148-5023
Telephone: (781) 338-3700
TTY: N.E.T. Relay 1-800-439-2370
July 15, 2005
Francis J. Connor
Superintendent of Schools
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District
2700 Regional Road
North Dighton, MA 02764
Re:
Onsite Follow-up Monitoring Report: Coordinated Program Review Corrective Action
Plan Verification and Special Education Mid-cycle Review
Dear Superintendent Connor:
Enclosed is the Department's Coordinated Program Review Follow-up Monitoring Report
together with findings regarding your district’s Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Review.
This report contains the Department's findings based on the onsite activities conducted in your
school district to verify the implementation status and effectiveness of corrective steps taken in
response to your Coordinated Program Review Report issued on July 31, 2001.
While the Department of Education found certain noncompliance issues to be resolved, others
were partially corrected, not addressed at all and/or new issues were identified by the
Department’s onsite team.
As the Department previously informed you, in cases where a district fails to fully and
effectively implement a Corrective Action Plan, which was proposed by your district and
approved by the Department, the Department must then prepare a Corrective Action Plan for the
district, which must be implemented without further delay. You will find these requirements for
corrective action and further progress reporting included in the attached report together with any
steps that must be taken by the district to fully implement new special education requirements.
Please provide the Department with your written assurance that the Department's requirements
for corrective action will be implemented by your school district within the timelines specified.
Your statement of assurance must be submitted to the Department's Onsite Chairperson by
July 29, 2005.
Your staff's cooperation throughout these Follow-up Monitoring activities is appreciated.
Should you require additional clarification of information included in our report, please do not
hesitate to contact the supervisor for the Southeast Service Area, Richard Taylor, at 781-3383793.
Sincerely,
Teomara Rutherford, Coordinated Program Review Follow-up Chairperson
Program Quality Assurance Services
John D. Stager, Administrator
Program Quality Assurance Services
c:
David P. Driscoll, Commissioner of Education
Barbara Murray, School Committee Chairperson
Michael Childs, District Program Review Follow-up Coordinator
Encl.: Follow-up Monitoring Report
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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District
ONSITE VERIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
AND/OR IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL FINDINGS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION
Action Plan Submitted on September 20, 2001
Progress Reports Submitted on December 31, 2001 and July 11, 2002
Onsite Visit Conducted on March 16-18, 2005
Date of this Report July 15, 2005
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of
requirements
in 2004-2005
Special
Education
Information
Package)
Special
Education
Requirements
SE 3
Special
requirements
for
Implementation Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Substantially
Implemented
Method(s)
of Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation

Partially
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and Further
Progress Reporting
The district’s form for
documenting student
eligibility does not
include the relationship of
Revise the SLD eligibility form
to include the required
information and train staff on
this requirement.

Student
Records
Documen-
The district has a policy and has
set appropriate criteria for
determining the existence of a
specific learning disability.
Partially
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of
requirements
in 2004-2005
Special
Education
Information
Package)
Implementation Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Substantially
Implemented
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

determination
of specific
learning
disabilities
SE 6
Determination
of transition
services
(Emphasis on
practices in
determining
needed
transition
planning and
services and
consideration of
Method(s)
of Verification
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and Further
Progress Reporting
the relevant behavior
observed to the child’s
academic functioning, and
student records indicated
that this information is not
documented when making
SLD determinations.
Submit to the Department by
October 14, 2005, the new
form, an agenda and
attendance sheet from the
relevant training. An on-site
record review of all student
records with Team meetings
held between October 11, 2005
and April 14, 2006 will be
conducted by the Department
by April 28, 2006.
Train staff on the requirements
under this criterion and submit
to the Department by October
14, 2005, an agenda and
attendance sheet from this
training.

tation
Student
Records
The district has a policy in place
to determine and provide all the
required transition services.
Documentation
Partially
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Partially
Interviews
2
IEPs did not consistently
document information on
the student’s future goals
and what transition
services would be
necessary to realize these
goals taking into account
the student’s preferences
and interests.
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of
requirements
in 2004-2005
Special
Education
Information
Package)
Implementation Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Substantially
Implemented
Method(s)
of Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

courses of study
related to
needed
transition)
SE 13
Progress
Reports and
content
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and Further
Progress Reporting

Student
Records
Documentation
The district uses progress report
forms that include all the
required information and staff
members are aware of progress
report content requirements.
Interviews
Partially
Partially
The district’s policy
inappropriately allows for
substitution of a progress
report by a Team meeting
when held within the
same month.
Progress reports in
student records did not
consistently contain all
required information.
Revise the district policy and
train staff both on the revised
policy and on the progress
report content requirements.
Submit to the Department by
October 14, 2005, the new
policy and an agenda and
attendance sheet from the
relevant training.
An on-site record review of all
student records with Team
meetings held between October
11, 2005 and April 14, 2006
will be conducted by the
Department by April 28, 2006.
SE 15
Outreach by the
School District

Student
Records
The district conducts outreach
with groups such as day care
centers, doctor’s offices and
3
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of
requirements
in 2004-2005
Special
Education
Information
Package)
Implementation Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Substantially
Implemented
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

(Child Find)
SE 17
Initiation of
services at age
three and Early
Intervention
transition
procedures
SE 18A
IEP
development
and content
Method(s)
of Verification
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and Further
Progress Reporting
IEPs in student records
did not consistently
contain measurable goals
and objectives, nor did
they adequately address
the needs of the student
on the Plep A and B
forms. Specifically,
information on how the
student’s disability affects
his/her progress in the
noted areas and the
Train staff on appropriate
completion of the IEP
regarding goals and the Plep A
& B.
Submit to the Department by
October 14, 2005, an agenda
and attendance sheet from this
training and five examples of
appropriately developed IEPs.

Documentation
Interviews
Student
Records

Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Documentation
Interviews
Student
Records
Documentation
Partially
state agencies. Additionally, the
district provided evidence of
publications regarding
screenings.
The district submitted evidence
of inter-agency communication
to ensure the effective transition
of young children and has a
policy in line with this criterion.
IEPs are developed within the
Team meeting guided by the use
of evaluation data and all
members of the Team are active
participants in crafting the
document.
Interviews
4
Partially
An on-site record review of all
student records with Team
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of
requirements
in 2004-2005
Special
Education
Information
Package)
Implementation Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Substantially
Implemented
Method(s)
of Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and Further
Progress Reporting
description of
instructional
modifications was often
incomplete or incorrectly
completed.
The IEP is not
consistently provided
immediately following its
development and within
45 days of receiving the
parent’s written consent to
evaluate.
Student records indicate
that final copies of IEPs
are occasionally mailed
more than five days after
meetings, and interviews
indicate that parents don’t
always leave meetings
with a written
representation of the
agreed-upon services and
goals.
meetings held between October
11, 2005 and April 14, 2006
will be conducted by the
Department by April 28, 2006.

Student
Records
SE 18B
Determination
of placement;
immediate
provision of
IEP to parent
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Documentation
Placement decisions are made
by the Team, based on the IEP,
and provided to the parent
appropriately.
Interviews
Partially
Partially
5
Develop a district-wide policy
for presentation of agreed-upon
IEP information to parents at
the conclusion of Team
meetings.
Develop a system to track IEP
provision timelines districtwide.
Train staff on the
implementation of this
corrective action.
Submit to the Department by
October 14, 2005, a copy of
the new policy, an agenda and
attendance sheet from the
training, and by April 28,
2006, a document reflecting
the tracking of IEP timelines
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of
requirements
in 2004-2005
Special
Education
Information
Package)
Implementation Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Substantially
Implemented
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Documentation
Partially
Interviews
Student
Records

Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and Further
Progress Reporting

Student
Records
SE 20
Least restrictive
program
selected
SE 22
IEP
implementation
and availability
Method(s)
of Verification
Documentation
Interviews
The district has a policy to
provide services in the least
restrictive environment and has
worked to transition out-ofdistrict students back to indistrict programs, including the
creation of programs within
district schools to serve these
students’ needs.
IEPs, once accepted, are
implemented without delay and
implementation is not delayed
due to lack of classroom space
or personnel.
The district provided an
example of when it had
informed parents of the need to
6
Partially
Justification statements on
IEPs do not consistently
state why the students’
removal is necessary.
Additionally, interviews
indicate that there may be
students who are removed
from classes at the Palmer
River School and placed
in sped-only student
groups without notation
on the student’s IEP.
from October 11, 2005 through
April 28, 2006.
Investigate and address the
issue at Palmer River School.
Train staff on the justification
statement requirements.
Submit to the Department by
October 14, 2005, an agenda
and attendance sheet from this
training and a write-up of the
Palmer River School
investigation results.
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of
requirements
in 2004-2005
Special
Education
Information
Package)
SE 26
Parent
participation in
meetings
SE 28
Parent provided
the IEP or
notice of no
eligibility
together with
notification of
procedural
safeguards and
parents' rights
Implementation Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Substantially
Implemented
Method(s)
of Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Documentation
Interviews
Student
Records
Documentation
Partially
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and Further
Progress Reporting

Student
Records

Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
provide alternate speech
services and some
compensatory services due to
the resignation of a provider.
District personnel work with
parents to ensure that meetings
are held at a mutually agreed
upon time and document their
efforts and parent
communication in the student
records.
District administration is aware
of, and has a policy for meeting
the requirements of immediate
provision of the IEP.
Partially
Interviews
7
See SE 18B.
Additionally, IEPs do not
always go out with the
required notice in that
many of the N1 forms
used by the district are
missing the guiding
questions and do not
address the areas covered
by the questions on page
two.
N1s are also used
Adjust IEP software to ensure
that notice forms contain the
guiding questions.
Train staff on the completion
and use of notice forms,
including the attachment of
Parents’ Rights Brochures.
Submit to the Department by
October 14, 2005, an
assurance that the software is
adjusted to print notice forms
which include the guiding
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of
requirements
in 2004-2005
Special
Education
Information
Package)
Implementation Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Substantially
Implemented
Method(s)
of Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance

inappropriately in the
place of N2s when
making a finding of no
eligibility.
Although the district
asserted it provides
required notice of
procedural safeguards,
notice forms did not
contain documentation of
the distribution of
parents’ rights brochures.
SE 29
Communications are in
English and
primary
language of
home
SE 32
Parent advisory
council for
special
Documentation


Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and Further
Progress Reporting
Interviews
Documentation
Interviews
The district provided
documentation of past instances
where it had used translator
services and has a policy to
enlist the aid of such services
should the need arise.
The district has an established
Parent Advisory Council with
bylaws and regular meetings,
and the district in conjunction
8
questions and an agenda and
attendance sheet from the
relevant training.
An on-site record review of all
student records with Team
meetings held between October
11, 2005 and April 14, 2006
will be conducted by the
Department by April 28, 2006.
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of
requirements
in 2004-2005
Special
Education
Information
Package)
Implementation Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Substantially
Implemented
Method(s)
of Verification
SE 54
Professional
development
regarding
special
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Documentation
Interviews
Implementation in
Progress

Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and Further
Progress Reporting
The district’s policy on
provision of educational
services in the home or
hospital placed a limit on
the amount of time
students could receive per
subject, without regard to
the frequency necessary
for an individual student
to continue his/her
educational program.
During the review, this
policy was updated, but
has yet to be disseminated
and implemented.
Submit to the Department by
October 14, 2005, the final
copy of the policy and
documentation of its
dissemination and any training
that has been provided.

education
SE 50
Responsibilities
of the School
Principal and
Administrator
of Special
Education
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Documentation
Interviews
with the PAC annually conducts
the required workshop on parent
and student rights.
The district has a Curriculum
Accommodation Plan and
individual schools have
implementation guidelines of
this DCAP.
Principals and the Special
Education Administrator, with
the aid of SPED coordinators,
supervise and coordinate the
delivery of special education
services within the school.
Documentation and interviews
indicated that the district
provides all the required special
education training on an annual
basis.
9
Implementation in
Progress
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of
requirements
in 2004-2005
Special
Education
Information
Package)
education
SE 56
Special
education
programs and
services are
evaluated
Implementation Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Substantially
Implemented
Method(s)
of Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Interviews
Partially
Implemented
Student
Records
Interviews
New Issue
Identified
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and Further
Progress Reporting
The evaluation did not
include measurements of
program success based on
students’ local and
statewide assessment
results and drop out and
graduation rates for
special education
students.
Evaluate data of special needs
student assessment results and
drop out and graduation rates.
Submit a written reflection of
this evaluation including any
steps that will be taken or
programs that will be
implemented as a result to the
Department by October 14,
2005.
The district occasionally
removes students from
IEPs without a
reevaluation and without
following the proper
procedure for a record
review.
Develop and disseminate a
policy for reevaluations before
finding a student no longer
eligible. Train staff on this
policy.
Submit to the Department by
October 14, 2005, a copy of
the policy and an agenda and
attendance sheet from the
relevant training.

Documentation
Other
Requirements
SE 2
Required and
Optional
Assessments
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
The district conducted an
evaluation of special education
programs and services that
included information on future
areas of need and is taking some
actions in response to the
recommendations of this
evaluation.
The district completes
appropriate assessments for
initial evaluations and these
assessments are performed by
qualified evaluators.
10
Partially
Implemented
New Issue
Identified
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of
requirements
in 2004-2005
Special
Education
Information
Package)
Implementation Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Substantially
Implemented
Method(s)
of Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and Further
Progress Reporting

Student
Records
SE 7
Age of Majority
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
The district sends students the
required notice one year prior to
the student’s 18th birthday.
Documentation
Interviews
New Issue
Identified
New Issue
Identified
11
The district has a policy to
default to shared decisionmaking, contrary to the
requirements of the
regulations.
Additionally, once the
student makes his/her
determination regarding
decision-making, it is not
always witnessed and
documented in the student
record.
An on-site record review of all
student records with Team
meetings held between October
11, 2005 and April 14, 2006
will be conducted by the
Department by April 28, 2006.
Draft a new policy on
notification and decisionmaking for students once they
reach the age of majority.
Train staff on this policy.
Submit to the Department by
October 14, 2005, a copy of
this policy and an agenda and
attendance sheet from the
training.
An on-site record review of all
student records with Team
meetings held between October
11, 2005 and April 14, 2006
will be conducted by the
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of
requirements
in 2004-2005
Special
Education
Information
Package)
Implementation Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Substantially
Implemented
Method(s)
of Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and Further
Progress Reporting

Department by April 28, 2006.
Student
Records
SE 9
Eligibility
Determination
Timelines
New Issue
Identified
Documentation
The district has a policy in place
to meet the required timelines,
and most staff members are
aware of their relevant
obligations under state and
federal law.
New Issue
Identified
Interviews
SE 11
School district
response to
parental
requests for
IEEs
Student
Records
Partially
Implemented
Documentation
The district has procedures for
granting Independent
Educational Evaluations, and
interviews indicate that, in
practice, they are rarely refused.
Interviews
12
Partially
Implemented
The district does not have
a system in place to track
verbal referrals, and
therefore the district
occasionally takes longer
than five days to respond
to a request for an
evaluation.
Portions of the district’s
policy in the
documentation provided
and an example of a
response letter to a
request as seen in a
student record indicate
that the district is splitting
the costs of some
evaluations with parents’
Develop a system and/or form
to track the date of receipt of
verbal referrals, train staff on
this system and implement it.
Submit to the Department by
October 14, 2005, a copy of
the form and/or a write-up of
the system and an agenda and
attendance sheet from the
relevant training.
Revise the policy in line with
the relevant regulations.
Submit the revised policy to
the Department by October
14, 2005.
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of
requirements
in 2004-2005
Special
Education
Information
Package)
Implementation Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Substantially
Implemented
Method(s)
of Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and Further
Progress Reporting

insurance.
Student
Records
SE 14
Annual review
Team meetings
Documentation
The district has a policy in place
to hold Team meetings annually
on or before IEP anniversary
dates.
In practice, the district
occasionally goes beyond
the annual review
timelines, often in the
attempt to accommodate
parent rescheduling.
Interviews
Partially
Implemented
Partially
Implemented
Develop a system to track
timelines for annual review
meetings and a policy to ensure
that meetings are held before
the IEP anniversary date.
Train staff on this system and
submit to the Department by
October 14, 2005, a
description of this system, an
agenda and attendance sheet
from the training. By April
28, 2006, provide a document
tracking the dates of IEP
meetings held between October
11, 2005 and April 14, 2006.
An on-site record review of all
student records with Team
meetings held between October
11, 2005 and April 14, 2006
will be conducted by the
13
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of
requirements
in 2004-2005
Special
Education
Information
Package)
Implementation Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Substantially
Implemented
Method(s)
of Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and Further
Progress Reporting

Department by April 28, 2006.
Student
Records
SE 25
Parental
Consent
New Issue
Identified
Documentation
The district seeks parental
consent appropriately and
attempts to secure consent
through a variety of means
when it is not forthcoming.
New Issue
Identified
Interviews
MOA 10A
Handbooks and
codes of
conduct
MOA 11A
(Old 1 & 6)
Designation of
liaison/
Documentation
New Issue
Identified
Partially
Implemented
Documentation
Interviews
School handbooks contain
thorough discipline procedures
ensuring due process protections
for regular education students.
The district has designated
coordinators for homeless
students, Title IX, Section 504
and Title II.
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New Issue
Identified
Partially
Implemented
The district does not
consistently notify the
Bureau of Special
Education Appeals when
it fails to secure consent
after 30 days or when a
parent has rejected or
partially rejected an IEP
as required by 603 CMR
28.08(3)(b).
Handbooks and codes of
conduct do not contain
appropriate procedures for
discipline of students with
special needs and students
with Section 504
Accommodation Plans.
Although the district has
adopted grievance
procedures for prompt and
equitable resolution of
Notify and train staff on this
requirement.
Submit to the Department by
October 14, 2005, an agenda
and attendance sheet from this
training and an assurance that
the BSEA will be notified
appropriately in the future.
Include the required sections in
the handbook and submit the
new handbooks to the
Department by October 14,
2005.
Update student handbooks as
necessary and submit the
updated handbooks to the
Department by October 14,
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of
requirements
in 2004-2005
Special
Education
Information
Package)
Implementation Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Substantially
Implemented
Method(s)
of Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and Further
Progress Reporting

coordinator(s);
grievance
procedures
MOA 12A
(Old 1 & 2)
Annual and
continuous
notification
concerning
nondiscrimination &
coordinators
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Documentation
Interviews
The district has a
nondiscrimination policy and
includes this policy on most
materials publicizing the district
and its schools.
Partially
Implemented
Partially
Implemented
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complaints alleging
discrimination based on
sex & disability and
disseminates these
through student and
faculty handbooks, not all
student handbooks
contained these
procedures.
The Beckwith Middle
School nondiscrimination
policy does not include
“sexual orientation” as a
protected class.
Not all schools include
the Section 504 and Title
IX coordinator
information together with
the required
nondiscrimination notice.
2005.
Update the Beckwith Middle
School handbook
nondiscrimination policy.
Additionally, disseminate the
Section 504 and Title IX
coordinator information along
with the required
nondiscrimination notice to
students and parents at all
schools.
Submit to the Department by
October 14, 2005, the updated
handbook and the document in
which the coordinator
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of
requirements
in 2004-2005
Special
Education
Information
Package)
MOA 17A
Use of physical
restraint
MOA 21
Staff training
regarding civil
rights
responsibilities
Implementation Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Substantially
Implemented
Method(s)
of Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and Further
Progress Reporting

Interviews
Additional
Issue
Identified

Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Documentation
Interviews
The district has a policy on
physical restraint consistent
with the requirements of the
relevant regulations and has
trained some staff members on
the implementation of this
policy and the administration of
restraint.
The district provides annual inservice training regarding civil
rights responsibilities, including
the prevention of discrimination
and harassment.
Mid-cycle Cover Letter and Report Format 2005.doc
Additional
Issue
Identified
Interviews indicated that
not all staff members have
received annual training
within the first month of
each school year on the
use of restraint.
information was disseminated.
Provide this training within the
first month of the 2005/2006
school year and submit
agendas and attendance sheets
from the training to the
Department by October 14,
2005.
Rev. 9/10/04
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