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
June 5, 2012
Linda Enos, Superintendent
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical School
1121 Ashley Boulevard
New Bedford, MA 02745
Re: Mid-cycle Report
Dear Superintendent Enos:
Enclosed is the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Mid-cycle Report based
on the onsite visit conducted in your district in April 2012. During the Mid-Cycle 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: interviews, review of student records, examination of
documentation, and classroom observation(s).
The Department determined that one or more of the criteria monitored in your district was
“Partially Implemented” or “Not Implemented.” In all instances where noncompliance was
found, the Department has prescribed corrective action for the district. This corrective action
must be implemented as soon as possible, but in no case later than a year from the date of this
report. You will find these requirements for corrective action included in the enclosed report,
along with requirements for submitting progress reports using the enclosed form.
Please provide the Department with your written assurance that all of the required corrective
action will be implemented by your district within the timelines specified in the report. You
must submit your statement of assurance to Darlene Lynch, Director, Program Quality Assurance
Services, by June 21, 2012.
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Your staff's cooperation throughout this Mid-cycle Review is appreciated. If you have questions
about this letter or the enclosed report, please do not hesitate to contact Coretta McCarter at 781338-3733.
Sincerely,
Coretta McCarter, 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
Dean Paolillo, Supervisor, Program Quality Assurance Services
Joaquim Nobrega, School Committee Chairperson
Erin Ptaszenski, Local Program Review Coordinator
Encs: Mid-cycle Report
Mid-cycle Progress Report Form
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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
MID-CYCLE REPORT
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical School
Dates of the Mid-cycle Review Onsite: April 5, 2012
Date of this Report: June 5, 2012
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
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
PI
SE 7
Transfer of
parental rights
and student
participation
and consent at
age of majority
Method(s) of
Investigation
Student
Record
Review
Staff
Interviews
Basis of
Determination about
Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action and
Timelines for Implementation
The district is not
consistently informing
the student and parent
one year prior to a
student reaching the
age of majority of the
rights that will
transfer from the
parent to the student
upon the student’s 18th
birthday.
Please review the administrative advisory 2011-1
that can be found at:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/advisories/11_1.ht
ml.
Please conduct a root cause analysis of the noncompliance regarding the notification to parents
and students one year prior to the student’s 18th
birthday and the procedures for obtaining consent
from students who have reached the age of
majority. Please review the records of all
students who turned 17 between September 2011
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Please submit a
narrative
description of the
results of the
analysis. Please
be sure to include
any corrective
actions taken and
the associated
timelines. This
progress report is
due October 9,
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of
Determination about
Criterion
Upon reaching the age
of 18, the district is
not obtaining consent
from the student to
continue the student’s
special education
program.
If Partially Implemented or Not Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action and
Timelines for Implementation
and May 2012, to determine why the district is
not, one year prior to the student’s 18th birthday,
routinely informing students and their parents of
the rights that will transfer to the student upon
reaching the age of majority. Please indicate the
district’s actions to address the identified causes
of noncompliance.
Please conduct a review of student records.
Select a sample of student records to review for
appropriate Age of Majority procedures for
students who turned 17 subsequent to the
district’s implementation of all corrective actions.
Please review all of the applicable student
records to ensure the notification was sent.
Submit the report of the results of an internal
review of student records for those students who
have reached the age of majority since the
implementation of all of the district’s corrective
actions, for evidence of compliance with the
transfer of rights requirements.
*Please note when conducting internal
monitoring the district must maintain the
following documentation and make it
available to the Department upon request: a)
List of student names and grade levels for the
records reviewed; b) Date of the review; c)
Name of person(s) who conducted the review,
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
2012.
Submit a report of
the results of an
internal review of
records and
include the
following:
 Number of
records
reviewed;
 Number of
records
incompliance;
 Results of the
root cause
analysis of
any records
not in
compliance;
and
 Specific
actions taken
by the district
to remedy any
noncompliance.
Submit this report
by January 14,
2013.
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of
Determination about
Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action and
Timelines for Implementation
with their role(s) and signature(s).

Student
Record
Review
Staff
Interviews
SE 8
IEP Team
composition
and attendance
Members of the IEP
Team attend IEP
Team meetings unless
the district and parent
agree, in writing, that
the attendance of the
IEP Team member is
not necessary because
the member’s area of
the curriculum or
related services is not
being modified or
discussed; or the
district and parent
agree, in writing, to
excuse a required
Team member’s
participation.
The excused IEP
Team member
provides written input
into the development
of the IEP to the
parent and IEP Team
prior to the IEP
meeting.
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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
Student
Record
Review
Staff
Interviews
SE 18A
IEP
development
and content
Basis of
Determination about
Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action and
Timelines for Implementation
IEP Teams consider
and address the skills
and proficiencies
needed to avoid and
respond to bullying,
harassment, or teasing
for students identified
with a disability that
affects social skills
development or when
the student’s disability
makes him or her
vulnerable to bullying,
harassment or teasing,
as well as for students
identified with a
disability on the
autism spectrum.
Information regarding
bullying, teasing, or
harassment is
documented in the
IEP under additional
information.
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
PI
Method(s) of
Investigation
Student
Record
Review
Staff
Interviews
SE 25
Parental
consent
Basis of
Determination about
Criterion
The district does not
consistently conduct
all consented-to
assessments;
specifically the
educational
assessments part A
and B.
If Partially Implemented or Not Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action and
Timelines for Implementation
See SE 2 regarding consented-to educational
assessments A and B.
The district ensures
that parents are
members of the IEP
Team and participate
in making decisions
regarding IEP
services. Parental
consent is obtained
before making
changes the services
or removing the
student’s services.
When the
participation or
consent of the parent
is required and the
parent fails or refuses
to participate, the
attempts to secure the
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Please see SE 2.
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of
Determination about
Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action and
Timelines for Implementation
consent of the parent
are implemented
through multiple
attempts using a
variety of methods
which are documented
by the district in the
teacher’s logbook and
student’s record.
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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
SE 2
Required and
optional assessments
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
PI
Student
Record
Review
The district does not always
conduct all consented-to
assessments, specifically,
the educational assessments
part A and B. In some
instances, the district did
not gather assessment data
from teachers with current
knowledge regarding the
student's specific abilities in
relation to the learning
standards of the
Massachusetts Curriculum
Frameworks and the district
curriculum. Additionally,
the district does not always
conduct an assessment of
the student's attention skills,
participation, behaviors,
communication skills,
Please complete the missing
education assessments for
individual students identified by
the Department in the Student
Record Issues Worksheet and
reconvene the IEP Team for each
student.
Staff
Interviews
Review the student records in
which parental consent was
obtained for educational
assessments A and B this past
school year and analyze this data to
establish the root cause(s) for the
non-compliance. Based on this
root cause analysis, indicate the
specific corrective actions taken to
remedy the non-compliance.
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(b) Progress
Report Due Date(s)
and Required
Elements
Provide copies of
the Notice of the
School District
Proposal to Act, the
completed
educational
assessments and a
Meeting Invitation
as evidence that IEP
Teams reconvened
to consider the
missing evaluation
elements and
whether a new or
amended IEP was
necessary.
Describe the results
of the district’s root
cause analysis.
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
memory, and social
relations with groups, peers,
and adults.
Please conduct a review of
student records from a sample of
initial and reevaluations conducted
by the district since the
implementation of all corrective
actions. The sample should
represent all grade levels to ensure
that all components of the required
education assessment were
completed.
In other instances, the
district does not always
include a historical account
of the student’s progress in
the general education
curriculum.
*Please note that when
conducting internal monitoring
the district must maintain the
following documentation and
make it available to the
Department upon request: a)
List of student names and grade
level for the record review; b)
Date of the review; c) Name of
person(s) who conducted the
review, their roles(s), and their
signature(s)
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(b) Progress
Report Due Date(s)
and Required
Elements
Also, provide the
specific corrective
actions taken to
remedy the noncompliance and any
associated timelines.
This progress report
is due by
October 9, 2012.
Submit the results
of the review of
student records.
Indicate the number
of student records
reviewed, the
number of student
records in
compliance, for all
records not in
compliance with
this criterion,
determine the root
cause(s) of the
noncompliance and
provide the school’s
plan to remedy the
non-compliance.
Please submit these
results by
January 14, 2013.
Criterion
SE 20
Least Restrictive
Program
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
PI
Student
Record
Review
When determining the least
restrictive environment for
students, consideration is
given to any potential
harmful effect on the
student or on the quality of
services that he or she
needs. Specifically, the
“specially designed
instruction” sections in the
Present Levels of Education
Performance (PLEP) PLEP
A and B of IEPs are
complete.
Please train Department heads and
guidance personnel on the purpose
and meaning of “inclusion” and the
appropriate use of the co-teaching
model. Training should include,
but not be limited to, personnel
who make the general education
class assignments.
Document
Review
Interview
Non-participation
justification statements in
IEPs are individualized and
consistently address why
the removal of the student is
considered critical to the
student’s program.
The program selected is not
always the least restrictive
environment for special
education students, as not
Conduct an administrative review
of the class rosters for the district’s
general education co-taught
inclusion classes for the 2012-2013
school year. Please ensure that the
rosters for all classes that are
presented as general education cotaught inclusion classes include
general education and special
education students.
Develop an internal oversight and
tracking system for ensuring that
general education co-taught
inclusion classes are not
substantially separate special
education classes and are indicated
appropriately on the IEP service
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(b) Progress
Report Due Date(s)
and Required
Elements
Provide evidence of
staff training,
including an agenda
and signed
attendance sheets
(indicating role of
staff).
Submit a description
of the oversight and
tracking system and
identify the
person(s)
responsible for the
oversight.
Submit copies of
class rosters for all
general education
co-taught inclusion
classes. Please
submit this
information by
October 9, 2012.
Submit a report of
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
all students with placements
indicating full inclusion or
partial inclusion placements
have opportunities to
participate in their
designated general
education classes. For
example, in one U.S.
History II class, it is noted
as a general education class
in an inclusive setting on
IEP service delivery girds;
which is co-taught by a
general educator and special
education teacher but the
classroom roster indicated
that all of the students in the
class are special education
students.
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
delivery grid.
The oversight and tracking system
should include periodic reviews of
student’s schedules, IEPs and class
rosters by the director of special
education to ensure compliance.
Subsequent to implementation of
the district’s corrective actions,
develop a report of the results of an
internal review of student records
for the 2012-2013 SY, for students
whose IEP service delivery grids
indicate participation in general
education classes in inclusive
settings. The initial review should
be conducted within the middle of
the first semester and should
include a review of the student’s
schedules along with their IEPs.
*Please note when conducting
internal monitoring the district
must maintain the following
documentation and make it
available to the Department
upon request: a) List of student
names and grade levels for the
records reviewed; b) Date of the
review; c) Name of person(s)
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(b) Progress
Report Due Date(s)
and Required
Elements
the results of an
internal review of
records and include
the following:
 Number of
records
reviewed;
 Number of
records in
compliance;
 Results of the
root cause
analysis of any
records not in
compliance; and
 Specific
corrective
actions taken by
the district to
remedy any
noncompliance.
Submit this report
by January 14,
2013.
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
who conducted the review, with
their role(s) and signature(s).
SE 22
IEP
implementation
and availability

Student
Record
Review
Staff
Interviews
IEP services in inclusion
and study skills classes are
implemented by licensed
special education teachers.
A list of the needed
accommodations for
students are given to
teachers of exploratory shop
classes along with a sign-off
sheet confirming that these
teachers are informed of
their specific
responsibilities related to
the implementation of
students’ IEPs.
The district’s procedures
were revised informing all
special education staff that
IEP services cannot be
changed without parent
consent and the
development of a new IEP
or an amendment to modify
the current IEP.
Students receive agreed
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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
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
(b) Progress
Report Due Date(s)
and Required
Elements
upon special education
services during the shop
weeks as well as during the
academic weeks.
SE 24
Notice to Parent
PI
Student
Record
Review
Staff
Interviews
The district provides parents
with an opportunity to
consult with the
administrator of special
education or his/her
designee regarding
placement with the required
written notice. When a
parent requests an
evaluation, the district
responds within five school
working days with a Notice
of Proposed School District
Action (N1) letter followed
by a telephone call which is
documented to inform the
parent that the district
received the request and
started the process.
The district does not always
issue the notice of school
district action when
required. Written notices
were issued in cases where
Please train the staff responsible
for developing the district’s
parental notifications on the
content requirements of the notice.
Develop an internal oversight and
tracking system to ensure that page
2 of the N1 form is appropriately
completed. The tracking system
should include supervisory
oversight prior to sending the N1
form to the parent and periodic
reviews by the Special Education
Director.
Develop a report of the results of
an internal review of student
records in which an N1 form was
written since the implementation
of all of the district’s corrective
actions for evidence of compliance
with responding to all of the
questions on page 2 of the N1
form.
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Please provide
evidence (the
agenda, attendance
sheet with the name
and role of staff and
samples of
materials) to the
Department.
Submit a description
of the internal
oversight and
tracking system and
identify the
person(s)
responsible for the
oversight.
Submit this
information by
October 9, 2012.
Submit a report of
the results of an
internal review of
records and include
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
students were found not
eligible for special
education. However, this
was not the case when a
service was removed from a
student’s IEP. In addition,
The Notice of Proposed
School District Action (N1)
does not meet all of the
federal content
requirements, as not all
questions on page 2 of the
N1 form are always
addressed.
Specifically, written
*Please note when conducting
internal monitoring the district
must maintain the following
documentation and make it
available to the Department
upon request: a) List of student
names and grade levels for the
records reviewed; b) Date of the
review;
c) Name of person(s) who
conducted the review, with their
role(s) and signature(s).
notices do not
consistently answer
questions:



what rejected
options were
considered and why
was each option
rejected;
what evaluation
procedure, test,
record or report was
used as a basis for
the proposed action;
what other factors
were relevant to the
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(b) Progress
Report Due Date(s)
and Required
Elements
the following:
 Number of
records
reviewed;
 Number of
records in
compliance;
 Results of the
root cause
analysis of any
records not in
compliance;
 Specific
corrective
actions taken by
the district to
remedy any
noncompliance.
Submit this report
by January 14,
2013.
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination
about Criterion

If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
school district’s
decision;
what next steps, if
any, are
recommended
The special education
teacher or director attends
all transition meetings for
incoming freshmen. The
district has composed a
letter and sends it out to the
three sending districts
stating how important it is
for a representative to meet
the student and families
before the student arrives.
At that transition meeting,
services are discussed and
students who require a
substantially separate
academic program are
appropriately placed in the
school. The IEP and
placement is discussed and
documented at the transition
meeting and reflected in the
service delivery grid for the
upcoming freshman year.
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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
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
Student
Record
Review
The district provides
documents to parents in
both English and the
primary language of the
home if the primary
language is other than
English. In addition, any
information provided in oral
translation is documented in
writing and placed in
student’s records as
required.
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
SE 29
Communications are
in English and
primary language of
home

Staff
Interview
SE 32
Parent advisory
council for special
education

Document
Review
Interview
The duties of the parent
advisory council for special
education (SEPAC) include
advising the district on
matters that pertain to the
education and safety of
students with disabilities
and participating in the
planning, development and
evaluation of the district’s
special education programs.
The parent advisory council
has established by-laws
regarding officers and
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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
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
operational procedures. The
district has conducted, in
cooperation with the parent
advisory council, at least
one workshop annually
within the district on the
rights of students and their
parents and guardians under
the state and federal special
education laws.
SE 33
Involvement in the
general curriculum

Student
Record
Review
IEP Teams consider and
document students’
participation in the general
curriculum on the PLEP A
and PLEP B sections. In
addition, these sections of
IEPs contain curriculum
modifications or specially
designed instruction.

Student
Record
Review
Interviews and student
record review indicated that
a member from the district
attends all incoming
freshmen transition
meetings at the sending
school and discusses each
student’s current services
SE 34
Continuum of
alternative services
and placements
Staff
Interview
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 5, 2012
Page 16 of 21
(b) Progress
Report Due Date(s)
and Required
Elements
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
and proposed services for
the freshmen year. A new
service delivery grid is
written at this time,
reflecting the minutes for
the current services and new
minutes for the proposed
services. The district offers
a continuum of services to
meet the needs of students
with disabilities.
SE 45

Procedures for
suspension up to 10
days
SE 46
Procedures for
suspension of
students with
disabilities when
suspensions exceed
10 consecutive
school days
Document
Review
See SE 46 below.
Interview

Student
Record
Review
Document
Review
Interview
Observation
The district continues to
make use of its education
center as an in-school
suspension setting.
Removals to this setting are
counted as removals from
the special education
program for purposes of
determining whether
disciplinary removals
cumulate to ten days. The
assistant principals report
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 5, 2012
Page 17 of 21
(b) Progress
Report Due Date(s)
and Required
Elements
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
all students with disabilities
who are assigned to the
education center for
disciplinary reasons to the
special education office.
When the student has been
removed close to the 10th
day, a manifestation
determination meeting is
held. Special education
liaisons routinely check in
with students in the
suspension room and
provide written
documentation to the
special education office.
SE 48
FAPE

Staff
Interviews
Teachers of Exploratory
vocational shops attend IEP
Team meetings and receive
student accommodation
pages on the first day of
school. In addition, all
teachers sign a confirmation
that they have received
information regarding the
necessary accommodations
and modifications for each
student with an IEP.
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 5, 2012
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(b) Progress
Report Due Date(s)
and Required
Elements
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

SE 53
Use of
paraprofessionals

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
Staff
Interviews
Paraprofessionals work with
students in inclusion classes
but are always paired with a
licensed teacher who is in
close proximity and readily
available for supervision
and communication.
Paraprofessionals do not
provide direct services to
students in pull-out classes.
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical School Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 5, 2012
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(b) Progress
Report Due Date(s)
and Required
Elements
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
MID-CYCLE REVIEW
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical School
M I D – CY C L E P R O G R E S S R E P O R T
Date Prepared: ____________________________________
Prepared by: __________________________________________________________________
(name and title)
Criterion: _______________________
Topic: ________________________________________________________________________
For each criterion for which you prepare a progress report, please
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make a copy of this cover page,
fill in the information requested above, and
attach a complete description of the corrective action taken and any accompanying
documentation.
(Description of corrective action for each criterion and any accompanying documentation should
include all of the “Progress Report Required Elements” for that criterion in the Mid-cycle Report.)
Send the whole set of completed progress reports to:
Darlene Lynch, Director
Program Quality Assurance Services
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148-4906