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
June 14, 2006
Mr. Rogerio Ramos, Superintendent
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School
251 Stonehaven Road
Fall River, MA 02723
Re: Mid-cycle Coordinated Program Review Report
Dear Superintendent Ramos:
Enclosed is the Department of Education's Mid-cycle Coordinated Program Review Report
(Mid-Cycle Report). This report contains findings based on onsite monitoring conducted to
verify the implementation and effectiveness of corrective action approved by the Department
to address findings of noncompliance included in the Diman Regional Vocational Technical
High School Coordinated Program Review Report issued on October 28, 2003. The Midcycle Report also contains findings based on onsite monitoring of special education
compliance criteria that have been newly created or substantially changed in response to
IDEA 2004.
As you know, another component of the Department’s Mid-cycle Review is the review of
your school district or charter school's self-assessment in the area of English learner
education (ELE). (In the remainder of this letter, please read “district” as meaning “school
district or charter school.”) The purpose of this review is to determine whether your district is
implementing the significant changes in M.G.L. Chapter 71A, governing the education of
limited English proficient students, that were adopted by voters by means of Question 2 in
2002. The Department has reviewed your district’s ELE self-assessment documents and,
based solely on that self-assessment, is providing you in this report with comments on your
ELE program and, where necessary, corrective action to be implemented. Your district is
urged to request technical assistance in relation to any of these comments or prescribed
corrective action. To secure assistance, you may consult with your Mid-cycle Review
Chairperson or call Robyn Dowling-Grant in Program Quality Assurance Services at 781338-3732. You may also consult with staff in the Department’s Office of Language
Acquisition and Achievement at 781-338-3534 and obtain additional ELE guidance
documents through the Department’s web site at http://www.doe.mass.edu/ell/ .
The onsite team would like to commend the following areas that were brought to its attention
and that the team believes have a significant and positive impact on the delivery of
educational services for students enrolled in the Diman Regional Vocational Technical High
School. These areas are as follows:
 The administrative staff is hard-working and open to change and self-critique
1



The Professional Development Committee and the newly formed Special Education
Strategic Planning Committee are examples of the district’s commitment to high-quality
programming.
The school’s academic support system is a great benefit to students, and a great help to
staff.
Diman boasts some of the finest vocational shops in the state.
The Department will notify you of your district's next regularly scheduled Coordinated
Program Review several months before it is to occur. At this time we anticipate the
Department's next routine monitoring visit to occur sometime during the 2008-2009 school
year, unless the Department determines that there is some reason to schedule this visit earlier.
While the Department of Education found your district to have resolved certain
noncompliance issues, others were partially corrected or not addressed at all, or the
Department’s onsite team identified new issues of noncompliance, either noncompliance with
special education criteria added or substantially changed in response to IDEA 2004,
noncompliance with ELE criteria, or other new noncompliance. Where the district has failed
to implement its approved Corrective Action Plan, the Department views these findings to be
serious.
In all instances where noncompliance has been found, the Department has prescribed
corrective action for the district that must be implemented without delay. You will find these
requirements for corrective action included in the attached report, along with requirements for
progress reporting. Please provide the Department with your written assurance that all of 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 Midcycle Review Chairperson by June 30, 2006.
Your staff's cooperation throughout these follow-up monitoring activities is appreciated.
Should you like clarification of any part of our report, please do not hesitate to contact the
Mid-cycle Review Chairperson at 781-338-3704.
Sincerely,
Matthew Deninger, Mid-cycle Review Chairperson
Program Quality Assurance Services
Darlene A. Lynch, Director
Program Quality Assurance Services
c:
David P. Driscoll, Commissioner of Education
Gabriel Andrade, School Committee Chairperson
Encl.: Mid-cycle Coordinated Program Review Report
Mid-cycle Cover Letter 2006.doc
Rev. 6/5/06
2
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
MID-CYCLE COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW REPORT
DIMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
ONSITE VERIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
AND/OR IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL NONCOMPLIANCE REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION
Date of Coordinated Program Review (CPR): October 28, 2003
Date of Coordinated Program Review Corrective Action Plan Approval: November 158, 2003
Dates of Corrective Action Plan Progress Reports: February 3, 2004; April 5, 2004; October 25, 2004
Dates of this Mid-cycle Review Onsite Visit: April 12-13, 2006
Date of this Report: June 12, 2006
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS REPORT IS IN SEVERAL SECTIONS.
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 1 of 23
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Determined
to be
Implemented
and Effective

Method(s)
of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective
Corrective
Action
Determined
Not to have
been
Implemented
or Not to
have been
Effective
Or
New Issues
Identified

Special
Education
Criteria
Originally
Cited in CPR
Report and
Monitored in
Mid-cycle
SE 7
Transfer of
Parental
Rights at Age
of Majority

Basis of Determination
that Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or
Ineffective Or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Progress Reporting
Record review and
documentation review
indicated that the form used
by the school is incomplete.
It lacks a section for the
parent’s signature.
Furthermore, all necessary
elements are not present.
The school must revise its
transfer of parental rights form
and submit it to the Department
no later than October 16, 2006.
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 2 of 23
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
SE 13
Progress
reports and
content
Approved
Corrective
Action
Determined
to be
Implemented
and Effective

Method(s)
of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective
Corrective
Action
Determined
Not to have
been
Implemented
or Not to
have been
Effective
Or
New Issues
Identified


Basis of Determination
that Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or
Ineffective Or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Progress Reporting
Review of student records
indicates that the progress
reports included in some of
the records did not always
address the student’s
progress towards each of the
annual goals in the IEP, nor
did they always include
information on how to
address a student’s lack of
progress during two
consecutive reporting
periods. The progress reports
are not easily
understandable, relying on
uncommon abbreviations to
describe a student’s
progress. Also, record
reviews indicate that
progress reports do not
answer the question as to
whether the student will
reach the goal by the end of
the IEP period.
The school will provide a training
session to all special education
staff regarding how to complete
thorough and effective progress
reports. Evidence of this
training (sign-in sheets, agenda)
will be submitted to the
Department by October 16,
2006.
Verification of the
implementation of this criterion
will be done via record review to
occur no later than November
15, 2006.
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 3 of 23
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
SE 18A
IEP
development
and content
SE 18B
Determination
of Placement;
provision of
IEP to parent
Approved
Corrective
Action
Determined
to be
Implemented
and Effective
Method(s)
of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

Partial

Record
Review and
Interviews
The IEPs are developed by the
Team and include most required
elements, including description of
specially designed instruction,
benchmarks, accessing the
curriculum, etc.
Record
review and
The review indicated that current
IEPs are signed and that they are
provided immediately upon
completion of the Team meeting.
documentation
review
Corrective
Action
Determined
Not to have
been
Implemented
or Not to
have been
Effective
Or
New Issues
Identified

Partial
Basis of Determination
that Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or
Ineffective Or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Progress Reporting
The IEP goals are so broad
to the point that they are
neither measurable nor
individualized. PLEP-A and
PLEP-B are inconsistently
filled out. The IEPs do not
report the student’s current
level of performance.
The school will provide a training
session to all special education
staff regarding the writing of
thorough and effective IEPs.
Evidence of this training (sign-in
sheets, agenda) will be
submitted to the Department by
October 16, 2006.
Verification of the
implementation of this criterion
will be done via record review to
occur no later than November
15, 2006.
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 4 of 23
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Determined
to be
Implemented
and Effective
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective
Corrective
Action
Determined
Not to have
been
Implemented
or Not to
have been
Effective
Or
New Issues
Identified

Basis of Determination
that Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or
Ineffective Or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Progress Reporting
The school will provide a training
session to all special education
staff regarding how to complete
thorough notice forms. Evidence
of this training (sign-in sheets,
agenda) will be submitted to the
Department by October 16,
2006.
Verification of the
implementation of this criterion
will be done via record review to
occur no later than November
15, 2006.
The school will submit by-laws
that indicate appropriate Board
composition with special
education staff and the
administrator on general
membership. The school will
submit the revised by-laws to
the Department by October 16,
2006.

Partial
Record
review
Notices are placed in the record and
sent to parents appropriately.
Partial
The notice form does not
contain all of the guiding
questions on it when it is
sent to parents. Not all
questions are answered in a
way that adequately informs
parents.
Partial
Documentation
Training on student and parent
rights was completed. The special
education programs and services
are evaluated through surveys.
Partial
The PAC Board is
comprised of all sp ed staff
and the special ed
administrator.
SE 27
Content of
Team meeting
notice to
parent
SE 32
Parent
advisory
council for
special
education
Method(s)
of
Verification
review and
interviews
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 5 of 23
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
SE 40
Instructional
Grouping
Requirements
for students
aged five and
older
SE 50
Responsibilities
of the
Administrator
of Special
Education
Approved
Corrective
Action
Determined
to be
Implemented
and Effective
Method(s)
of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective
Documentation
Interviews and documentation
indicate that the school has met all
instructional grouping
requirements.


review and
interviews

Record
review and
interviews
Corrective
Action
Determined
Not to have
been
Implemented
or Not to
have been
Effective
Or
New Issues
Identified

Basis of Determination
that Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or
Ineffective Or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
Due to a change in criterion, this
will be addressed under MOA 18.
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 6 of 23
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Progress Reporting
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Special
Education
Criteria
created or
revised in
response to
IDEA-2004
SE 6
Determination
of Transition
Services
Criterion
Implemented

Method(s)
of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Criterion was Implemented
Criterion
Determined
to be
Partially
Implemented
or Not
Implemented


SE 8
IEP Team
composition
and attendance

Basis of Determination
that Criterion was
Partially Implemented
or Not Implemented
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation, and
Progress Reporting
Record review indicated that
discussions regarding a
student’s transition from
high school to postsecondary life are not
consistently recorded in
student records. Transitionrelated goals are not always
developed when warranted.
Additionally, student vision
statements are not always
specific. As such, IEPs are
not consistently tailored
around the student’s vision.
The school will provide a training
session to all special education
staff regarding transition services,
post-secondary employment and
education, writing transition goals,
and the facilitation of solid student
vision statements. Evidence of
this training (sign-in sheets,
agenda) will be submitted to the
Department by October 16,
2006.
Verification of the
implementation of this criterion
will be done via record review to
occur no later than November
15, 2006.
The school must revise its
documentation to reflect current
regulations and submit it to the
Department no later than
October 16, 2006.
Documentation still includes
old references to Chapter
766. The documents must
be revised to meet current
federal law and the Code of
Massachusetts Regulations.
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 7 of 23
SE 12
Frequency of
re-evaluation
SE 14
Review and
revision of
IEPs
SE 25B
Resolution of
disputes
SE 30
Notice of
procedural
safeguards
SE 46
Procedures for
suspension of
students with
disabilities
more than 10
days

Record
review and
documentation
review


Record
review and
interviews
Record
review and
interviews
Documentation

review, record
review and
interviews
Documentation
review

Reevaluations are done every three
years in this school. In addition,
when a student is suspected to be
no longer in need of special
education services, reevaluations
are always completed.
IEPs are reviewed at least on an
annual basis. The school has also
adjusted to the new amendment
regulations, allowing amendments
to be made without convening the
Team.
When receiving notice of a request
for a hearing with the BSEA, the
school convenes a resolution
meeting within 15 days.
The Interim Notice of Procedural
Safeguards was mailed to all
parents of special education
students during the fall of 2005.
The school’s procedures for
suspension of students with
disabilities are consistent with
Massachusetts State Regulations.
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 8 of 23
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Determined
to be
Implemented
and Effective

Civil Rights
(MOA) and
Other General
Education
Requirements
MOA 17A
Physical
Restraint

MOA 18
Partial
Responsibilities
of the School
Principal
MOA 19
School
Employment
Practices
Method(s)
of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective
Documentation
The school has a restraint policy
that was adopted by the board. The
school has also conducted restraint
training sessions for several of its
staff members. All staff members
are aware of restraint procedures.
The school has a Curriculum
Accommodation Plan.
review and
interviews
Documentation
review and
interviews
Documentation

review and
interviews
Corrective
Action
Determined
Not to have
been
Implemented
or Not to
have been
Effective
Or
New Issues
Identified

Basis of Determination
that Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or
Ineffective
Or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation, and
Progress Reporting
Requirements
Partial
Though the school has a
Curriculum Accommodation
Plan, interviews indicated
that non-administrative staff
members are unaware of the
document and its uses.
By the beginning of the 20062007 school year, each staff
member will be given a copy and
instructed on its purpose and uses.
Verification will be made during
an onsite visit to occur no later
than October 16, 2006.
The school’s application is NEASC
approved; it is also consistent with
all Massachusetts and federal
regulations.
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 9 of 23
MOA 20
Staff training
on
confidentiality
of student
records
Partial
Documentation
MOA 21
Staff training
regarding civil
rights
Partial
Documentation
review, record
review and
interviews
review and
interviews
The school has had training on
confidentiality of student records,
however it occurred in 2000.
Partial
The school has had training
on confidentiality of student
records in 2000. However,
the laws regarding student
record confidentiality have
changed significantly since
then.
The school has had training on civil
rights (disability awareness, sexual
harassment), however it occurred in
2003.
Partial
The school has had training
on civil rights (disability
awareness, sexual
harassment), however it
occurred in 2003. This
training must occur yearly
on some aspect of civil
rights.

The school has not
completed a civil rights
institutional self-evaluation.
MOA 25
Institutional
self-evaluation
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 10 of 23
The school will provide a training
session to all staff members
regarding the confidentiality of
student records. Evidence of this
training (sign-in sheets, agenda)
will be submitted to the
Department by October 16,
2006.
Verification of the
implementation of this criterion
will be done via record review to
occur no later than November
15, 2006.
The school will provide a training
session to all staff members
regarding civil rights. Evidence
of this training (sign-in sheets,
agenda) will be submitted to the
Department by October 16,
2006.
Verification of the
implementation of this criterion
will be done via record review to
occur no later than November
15, 2006.
The school will complete an
institutional self-evaluation and
submit it to the Department by
October 16, 2006.
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full text of
2005-2006 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Determined
to be
Implemented
and Effective

Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of
Determination that
Corrective Action
was Implemented and
has been Effective
Corrective
Action
Determined
Not to have
been
Implemente
d or Not to
have been
Effective
Or
New Issues
Identified

Basis of Determination that
Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or Ineffective
Or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
Career/Vocational
Technical
Education (CVTE)
Requirements
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 11 of 23
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation, and
Progress Reporting
Requirements
P6
Students that are
members of special
populations in
career/vocational
technical education
programs are
appropriately
identified for Perkins
funded services and
activities.
Documentation
and interviews
Not
Implemented
Documentation and interviews
indicated that recruitment
information and materials are
available exclusively in
English. There was no
evidence that students with
limited English proficiency are
formally identified or provided
with services in their technical
programs at any grade level.
While the district recently
created a Home Language
Survey, it has not been
implemented.
There was no evidence of a
formal system to provide
students enrolled in programs
nontraditional for their gender
with appropriate support
services. There was no
evidence of a formal system to
provide students with economic
disadvantages with support
services pertaining to their
CVTE program if necessary.
Some students enrolled in the
General Shop do not always
have an opportunity to explore
all CVTE programs and are
often identified and placed in
the General Shop program as
part of the enrollment process,
despite the student’s interest in
a state-approved program.
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 12 of 23
Note: The Department will
not approve any new
programs under Chapter 74
until all issues in this report
are resolved to the
satisfaction of the
Department.
The district will translate the
materials and submit them to
DOE.
Due date: October 16, 2006
The district will formally
identify students’ with limited
English proficiency and provide
them with appropriate support.
The district will provide the
names of the students with
limited proficiency to the
Department.
The district will provide
services to students and submit
documentation to the
Department that the services
are being provided.
Due date: October 16, 2006.
The district will develop the
system for students in General
Shop to explore all CVTE
programs and provide the
students with the exploration.
The district will provide
documentation of the system to
the Department.
Due date: October 16, 2006
P2
Academic and
career/vocational
assessments
administered to
incoming students are
used in planning
students’ entire
academic and
technical program of
study.
Student
Records,
Interviews
New Issue
Documentation and interviews
reveal that with the exception
of the exploratory assessment
used for initial placement,
assessment results are not used
in planning a students program
of study and are not shared
with the student’s
parents/guardians, teachers and
counselors.
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 13 of 23
The district will develop the
system to utilize assessment
results in planning a students
program of study along with a
system to share the results with
parents/guardians, teachers and
counselors.
The district will provide
documentation of the system to
the Department.
Due date: October 16, 2006
P3 & P4 /
CVTE 3
Methods of
measuring academic
and technical
competency gain and
competency
attainment are
appropriate.
Student
Records,
Interviews
New Issue
Varying methods of measuring
students’ technical skill
attainment were apparent in
programs. While some
programs utilize the IPASS
computer system, interviews
and documentation revealed
that the program is often
inaccessible to staff due to
chronic system issues.
The district will implement a
system to measure students’
technical competency gain
and attainment and will
communicate competencies to
parents/guardians.
The district will submit to the
Department documentation
of the system.
Due date: October 16, 2006
There was no evidence that
competency checklists are sent
home for parent/guardian
review.
P 8 / CVTE 7
Appropriate
information
concerning
career/vocational
technical education
programs is provided
to students and to
their
parents/guardians at
least once a year
before students enter
the programs, and in
no case later than the
beginning of the ninth
grade. Such
information shall
include:
(a) the opportunities
available in
career/vocational
technical
Documentation
and interviews
New Issue
Documentation and interviews
indicate that information
regarding CVTE programs and
activities are not made
available in languages other
than English.
The district will translate the
materials and submit them to
the Department.
Due date: October 16, 2006
The district’s Admission
Policy is not being
implemented as approved by
the Department. For instance,
the district is currently using a
Grade 9 and Grade 10
applications for admission,
both applications are out of
compliance with the
Vocational Technical
Education regulations.
The district will immediately
submit to DOE a revised
application in conformance
with applicable laws,
regulations and guidelines to
avoid the revocation of the
approval of all Chapter 74approved vocational technical
education programs
program.
Due date: Immediate
The district adds “bonus
points” to the students’
exploratory scores, which is
not outlined in the approved
The district will translate the
Admission Policy on the
website and submit a copy to
the Department.
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 14 of 23
education;
(b) eligibility
requirements for
enrollment in
career/vocational
technical
programs;
(c) specific courses
that are
available;
(d) employment
and/or further
education
opportunities;
and
(e) placement.
P 9 / CVTE 8
Strategies to improve
academic and
technical skills for all
students exist.
Admissions Policy.
Due date: October 16, 2006
Although the district’s
Admission Policy is made
available on the school website
(English only), there was no
evidence that each student and
parent/guardian received a
copy of the approved
Admission Policy.
The district will conduct civil
rights training and submit
documentation regarding the
training.
Due date: October 16, 2006
The required civil rights
training has not been provided
this school year.
There is no formal process or
curriculum for providing
career guidance and
counseling, especially for
students whose first language
is not English.
The four-year career plan was
recently developed, but has not
been implemented.
Documentation
and interviews
New Issue
Based on interviews and
documentation, there are no
language support services
available to support students
with limited English
proficiency in meeting the
technical skill competencies in
the students’ respective
program.
Although the General Shop
meets everyday (as opposed to
the “week on, week off”
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 15 of 23
The district will provide
formal career guidance and
counseling services to all
students. The district will
implement the four-year
career plan.
The district will submit to the
Department documentation
that career guidance and
counseling services are being
provided to all students,
including students whose first
language is not English, with
documentation that the fouryear career plan is being
utilized.
Due date: October 16, 2006
The district will provide
language support services to
students with limited English
proficiency in meeting
technical competencies in
career/vocational technical
programs.
The district will submit to
DOE documentation of the
services being provided to
students.
Due date: October 16, 2006
The district will develop the
General Shop Curriculum
that provides for rigorous
P 10 / CVTE 9
Technology is used to
improve academic
and technical
education.
Documentation
and interviews
New Issue
model like all other programs
in the district), there was no
evidence of a written
curriculum or that the program
provides for rigorous technical
content.
technical content.
The district will submit to the
Department documentation
that the curriculum contains
rigorous technical content. .
Due date: October 16, 2066
Documentation and interviews
indicated that while some
programs utilize the IPASS
system (a computerized
software system) to measure
technical skill attainment, the
program is inaccessible to
staff due to chronic system
issues. (See P3 & P4 above)
The district will submit
documentation to the
Department that an
appropriate system is
functional. (See P3/P4
above)
Due date: October 16, 2006
Regular use of technology is
limited in the General Shop.
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 16 of 23
The district will expand the
use of technology in the
General Shop.
The district will submit to the
Department documentation
that technology is regularly
utilized in the General Shop.
Due date: October 16, 2006
P 12
All students are
provided with a
strong experience in
and an understanding
of all aspects of a
modern industry
Documentation
and interviews
CVTE 11
Cooperative
Education is in
compliance with 603
CMR 4.03 (7).
Documentation
and interviews
New Issue
Documentation indicated that
students enrolled in the
General Shop are not provided
with a strong experience in
and understanding of all
aspects of industry.
The district will provide all
students in the General Shop
with a strong experience in
and an understanding of all
aspects of modern industry.
The district will submit to the
Department examples of
instruction in all aspects of
modern industries utilized in
the General Shop.
Due date: October 16, 2006
New Issue
Documentation and interviews
revealed the following:



CORI checks have
not been
implemented.
Eligibility criteria to
qualify for
cooperative
education are not
clearly defined and
are inconsistently
applied to students.
Students are
required to purchase
a school health
insurance policy if
they cannot provide
documentation of
coverage.
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 17 of 23
The district will conduct
CORI checks on all
Cooperative Education
Employers and submit
documentation of the system
to the Department.
Due date: October 16, 2006
The district will develop a
system to uniformly apply
cooperative education
eligibility criteria to all
students and submit
documentation of the system
to the Department.
Due date: October 16, 2006.
The district will not require
students to purchase a school
health insurance policy. The
district will provide optional
Health Insurance coverage
for students to implement the
school’s policy.
The district will submit to the
Department documentation
for students and parents to
purchase optional coverage.
Due date: October 16, 2006
P 13
Instructional Supplies
and equipment meet
the demands of the
workforce.
Documentation
and interviews
New Issue
Most of the equipment used in
the General Shop program is
outdated and insufficient to
meet the demands of the
current workforce.
The district will update the
equipment used in the
General Shop program.
The district will submit to the
Department documentation
that the General Shop
Equipment has been updated.
Due date: October 16, 2006
P 14 / CVTE 12
The required 15%
minimum
expenditure is being
expended for
activities consistent
with the two
priorities of the
Massachusetts State
Plan for Professional
Development.
Documentation
and interviews
New Issue
The district has implemented a
school wide safety plan,
however staff have not been
provided with the appropriate
safety training or civil rights
training this school year.
The district will conduct staff
professional development on
the school safety plan and
civil rights. The district will
submit to the Department
documentation for the
trainings.
Due date: October 16, 2006
There are no support groups or
activities that promote student
participation in, or support
completion of students
enrolled in programs that
prepare them for careers that
are nontraditional for their
gender. It was reported that
the nontraditional support
program had been discontinued
due to retirements and nonreassignment of the
responsibilities.
The district will identify and
service students enrolled in
programs that prepare them
for careers nontraditional for
their gender.
The district will submit to the
Department the names of
students enrolled in programs
that prepare them for careers
nontraditional for their
gender and the services being
provided.
Due date: October 16, 2006
New Issue
P 16 / CVTE 14
Programs and
services exist that
support student
participation in and
completion of
nontraditional
training and
employment
activities. (Section
135)
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 18 of 23
P 18 / CVTE 16
All career and
technical education
staff in Perkins
eligible programs are
appropriately
certified, approved,
or otherwise
qualified. (M.G.L.
c.74s. 18s, M.G.L.
c.71.s.38G)
Interviews,
Vocational
Technical
Education Staff
Register)
New Issue
Some staff are teaching in
Chapter 74 approved program
areas without the applicable
program area certification.
The district will correct the
Vocational Technical
Education Staff Register and
confirm that all staff are
appropriately licensed.
The district will submit to the
Department documentation
that all staff are appropriately
licensed.
Due date: October 16, 2006
P 20 / CVTE 18
The school has
developed and
implemented a system
of program
evaluation that
includes, at a
minimum, the
Perkins four core
indicators.
Documentation
and interviews
New Issue
There is no system for
evaluation of the districts
Guidance and counseling
program.
The district will develop a
system of program evaluation
for guidance and counseling
programs.
The district will submit to the
Department documentation
for program evaluation.
Due date: October 16, 2006
P 21 / CVTE 19
Student records
contain the items
listed in the Perkins
Student Record
Review Checklist.
Documentation
and interviews
New Issue
Several student records lacked
documentation. For example,
while all files contained a
career/vocational assessment,
there was no evidence that it
was used in planning any part
of the students’ vocational
technical program or that it
was shared with teachers or
parents/guardians. There was
no evidence of a process to
document the technical and
employability competency
gains of students.
The district will develop the
system to maintain all
required items in student
records.
The district will submit to the
Department documentation of
the system to maintain
student records.
Due date: October 16, 2006
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 19 of 23
DIMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
English Learner Education (ELE) Requirements
Mid-Cycle Review Comments and Corrective Action Based on the Department’s Review Of Local Self-Assessments
(Please refer to full text of 2005-2006 CPR-ELE legal requirements and related implementation guidance at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/pqa/review/cpr/instrument/chapter71A.doc )
ELE Criterion
Number
and
Topic
ELE 1
Annual
Assessment
Comments Based on the Department’s Review of Local
ELE Self-Assessment
The school conducts the annual MEPA assessment and has
policies and procedures to support this activity. The school is
aware of its responsibilities in this regard.
ELE 2
MCAS
Participation
All LEP students participate in the MCAS, and the school has
policies and procedures to support this activity. The school is
aware of its responsibilities in this regard.
ELE 3
Initial
Identification
A home language survey was completed, and is now part of
new student registration packets (it is not part of the
admissions process).
ELE 4
Waiver
Procedures
ELE 5
Program
Placement and
Structure
Required Corrective Action, Timelines for Implementation, and Progress
Reporting
The school does not have waiver forms or policies and
procedures for waivers.
The school must develop policies and procedures for the parent’s right to waive
ELE services. The school must also develop the waiver forms. Policies and
procedures, along with waiver forms, will be submitted to the Department
no later than October 16, 2006.
The school does not currently have a viable ELE program.
The school must develop a program and placement structure for LEP students
and submit the program’s description to the Department no later than
October 16, 2006.
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 20 of 23
ELE Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Comments Based on the Department’s Review of Local
ELE Self-Assessment
Required Corrective Action, Timelines for Implementation, and Progress
Reporting
ELE 6
Program Exit
and Readiness
The school does not have policies and procedures regarding
program exit and readiness.
The school must develop policies and procedures for limited English proficient
students’ program exit. A description of the program will be submitted to the
Department no later than October 16, 2006.
ELE 7
Parent
Involvement
The school does not have a description of how they plan to
involve parents of students who are LEP.
The school must develop policies and procedures for involvement of parents of
limited English proficient students. Policies and procedures will be submitted
to the Department no later than October 16, 2006.
ELE 8
Declining Entry
to a Program
The school does not have policies and procedures regarding
students whose parents have declined entry to an ELL
program.
ELE 9
Instructional
Grouping
The school does not have policies and procedures regarding
the instructional grouping of LEP students.
The school must develop policies and procedures for systems that support LEP
students whose parent have declined entry in the ELL program. Policies and
procedures will be submitted to the Department no later than October 16,
2006.
The school must develop policies and procedures regarding the instructional
grouping of LEP students. Policies and procedures will be submitted to the
Department no later than October 16, 2006.
ELE 10
Parental
Notification
The school does not have policies, procedures, or supporting
documentation regarding the required elements of parent
notices.
ELE 11
Equal Access to
Academic
Programs and
Services
The school does not address the requirements of equal access
to academic programs and services for LEP students.
ELE 12
Equal Access to
Nonacademic
and
Extracurricular
Programs
The school does not address the requirements of equal access
to nonacademic and extracurricular programs for LEP
students.
The school must develop policies and procedures regarding notices sent to
parents of LEP students. In addition, the school must develop notice forms that
include all required elements, in the language that the parent has requested on the
home language survey. Policies and procedures, as well as a sample notice
form, will be submitted to the Department no later than October 16, 2006.
The school must develop policies and procedures regarding equal access to
academic programs and services for LEP students. Policies and procedures will
be submitted to the Department no later than October 16, 2006.
The school must develop policies and procedures regarding equal access to
nonacademic and extracurricular programs for LEP students. Policies and
procedures will be submitted to the Department no later than October 16,
2006.
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 21 of 23
ELE Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Comments Based on the Department’s Review of Local
ELE Self-Assessment
Required Corrective Action, Timelines for Implementation, and Progress
Reporting
ELE 13
Follow-up
Support
The school does not have policies or procedures regarding the
monitoring activities provided for students who have exited
the ELL program.
The school must develop policies and procedures regarding the monitoring
activities provided for students who have exited the ELL program. Policies and
procedures will be submitted to the Department no later than October 16,
2006.
ELE 14
Licensure and
Fluency
Requirements
The school has at least one staff member who is QMA trained.
The school must have an ESL certified teacher in place, as
well as teachers at each grade level who are trained in
Sheltered English Immersion.
The school should submit a professional development plan for providing teachers
with the Sheltered English Immersion training that is required. This plan will be
submitted to the Department no later than October 16, 2006.
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 22 of 23
ELE Criterion
Number
and
Topic
ELE 15
Professional
Development
Requirements
Comments Based on the Department’s Review of Local
ELE Self-Assessment
Required Corrective Action, Timelines for Implementation, and Progress
Reporting
The school must have ongoing professional development
regarding the provision of high quality instruction for LEP
students.
The school should submit a professional development plan for providing teachers
with ongoing training regarding the instruction of LEP students. This plan will
be submitted to the Department no later than October 16, 2006.
ELE 16
Equitable
Facilities (To be reviewed
during next
CPR visit)
The school does not have policies or procedures regarding the
provision of equitable facilities for LEP students.
The school must develop policies and procedures regarding the provision of
equitable facilities for LEP students. Policies and procedures will be
submitted to the Department no later than October 16, 2006.
ELE 17
DOE Data
Submission
Requirements
and Program
Evaluation
While the school has reported its SIMS data, the school does
not conduct periodic evaluations of its ELL program.
The school must develop policies and procedures regarding the periodic
evaluation of its ELL program. Policies and procedures will be submitted to
the Department no later than October 16, 2006.
The school does have permanent records for LEP students, but
the records do not contain all of the required information that
belongs in ELL records, including the home language survey,
copies of notices, consent forms, progress reports, and report
cards to parents, work samples, etc.
The school must create a separate record for each of its LEP students. Each
record must contain all elements required in the state regulations. Verification
of the implementation of this criterion will be done via record review to
occur no later than November 15, 2006.
ELE 18 Records
of LEP
Students(To be reviewed
during next
CPR visit.)
Mid-cycle Report Format 2006.doc
Rev. 6/5/06
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 12, 2006
Page 23 of 23