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
November 29, 2006
Paula Delaney, Superintendent
Hull Public Schools
7 Hadassah Way
Hull, MA 02045
Re: Mid-cycle Coordinated Program Review Report
Dear Superintendent Delaney:
Enclosed is the Department of Education's Mid-cycle Coordinated Program Review Report (MidCycle 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 Hull Public Schools Coordinated Program Review
Report issued on July 7, 2003. The Mid-cycle 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.
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 findings or this prescribed corrective action from me or from staff in the Department’s
Office of Language Acquisition and Achievement at 781-338-3534. ELE guidance documents are
available on the Department’s website at http://www.doe.mass.edu/ell/.
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 FY ’09, 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.
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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 Mid-cycle Review
Chairperson by December 15, 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 781-338-3755.
Sincerely,
Michelle Griffin, Mid-cycle Review Chairperson
Program Quality Assurance Services
Darlene A. Lynch, Director
Program Quality Assurance Services
c:
David P. Driscoll, Commissioner of Education
James Canavan, Chairperson, Hull School Committee
Ellen Convisser, PQA Liaison
Dr. Marguerite Rizzi, District Program Review Follow-up Coordinator
Encl.: Mid-cycle Coordinated Program Review Report
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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
MID-CYCLE COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW REPORT
HULL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ONSITE VERIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
AND/OR IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL NONCOMPLIANCE REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION
Date of Coordinated Program Review (CPR) Report: July 7, 2003
Date of Coordinated Program Review Corrective Action Plan Approval: September 8, 2003
Dates of Corrective Action Plan Progress Reports: February 25, 2004; March 10, 2004; July 16, 2004;
January 15, 2005; May 15, 2005; August 19, 2005; November 15, 2005 and January 20, 2006
Dates of this Mid-cycle Review Onsite Visit: June 13-15, 2006
Date of this Report: November 29, 2006
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS REPORT IS IN SEVERAL SECTIONS.
Hull Public Schools Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
November 29, 2006
Page 1 of 40
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

MOA 4
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

Basis of Determination
that Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or
Ineffective or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
Not
Applicable
Disproportionality
(if Cited in the
CPR Report)
Special Ed.
Criteria Cited
in CPR Report
and Monitored
in Mid-cycle
SE 3
Reserved
Specific
Learning
Disabilities
SE 11
School district
responses to
parental
Implemented
Documentation
Statutory requirements for
the determination of specific
learning disabilities have
been revised under the
recently reauthorized IDEA
2004. Therefore, the
Department is not making
findings related to school
district practices under
Coordinated Program
Review Criterion SE 3.
The district submitted a
sample letter that is used in
response to parental requests
for Independent Educational
Evaluations (IEEs).
Hull Public Schools Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
November 29, 2006
Page 2 of 40
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Progress Reporting
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective

Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

Basis of Determination
that Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or
Ineffective or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
request for
independent
educational
evaluations
Hull Public Schools Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
November 29, 2006
Page 3 of 40
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Progress Reporting
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

SE 18B
Determination
of placement;
provision of
IEP to parent
Partially
Implemented
Record review
Documentation
The district has implemented
the use of a Team meeting
summary form in order to
provide parents with a
summary of the agreements
reached at the end of Team
meetings.
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

Partially
Implemented
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 indicates
that the district is not
consistently using the
Team meeting summary
form. In addition, the
Team meeting summary
form should contain a
listing of the services
agreed to by the Team.
Please revise the Team meeting
summary form consistent with
the Department’s guidance.
Please provide each staff
person who is responsible for
chairing Team meetings with a
copy of a revised Team
meeting summary form.
The IEP must be provided
to parents immediately
following the Team
meeting.
Please create a system for
tracking the provision of IEPs
and PL1 pages, and
accompanying notices, in order
to ensure that these are
provided to parents
immediately following their
development.
Provide evidence of all of the
above to the Department by
March 15, 2007.
Please provide the Department
with a random sample of nine
Team meeting summary forms,
three from each level, from
meetings held after
development and distribution
of the new form. Please also
Hull Public Schools Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
November 29, 2006
Page 4 of 40
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

SE 23
Confidentiality
of personally
identifiable
information
Partially
Implemented
Record review
Documentation
Special education files
prepared by the district for
review by the Team
contained appropriate logs of
access.
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

Partially
Implemented
Interviews indicate that the
district has in place
appropriate procedures to
ensure that personnel are
aware of the confidentiality
provisions of the law.
Interviews indicate that the
district trains all school
personnel on the provisions
Basis of Determination
that Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or
Ineffective or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
The district must update
all handbooks to reflect
changes to the state
student records law and
regulations. The
Department of Education
and the state legislature
have amended the student
records regulations and
law. Please see
http://www.doe.mass.edu/
news/news.asp?id=3063
and
http://www.doe.mass.edu/
lawsregs for further
information.
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Page 5 of 40
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Progress Reporting
provide the Department with
the corresponding Notices and
IEP ADM 1 sheets. To the
extent that the district finds
that the summary forms were
not used, or that IEPs and/or
PL1 pages were not issued
immediately following their
development, please inform the
Department of the district’s
efforts to remedy this situation.
Please provide this information
by May 31, 2007.
Please ensure that all parents
and all persons responsible for
providing parents access to
student records at all three
school levels are made aware
of the recent changes to law
and regulation. Please provide
documentation of this by
March 15, 2007.
Please provide copies of the
updated student records policy
as it will appear in the 20072008 student handbooks at all
three school levels. Please
provide the Department with
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

Basis of Determination
that Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or
Ineffective or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
of the student records
regulations in the fall of each
school year, and that student
records regulations are
placed in student handbooks.
SE 24
Notice to parent
regarding
proposal or
refusal to
initiate or
change the
identification,
evaluation, or
educational
placement of
the child or the
provision of
FAPE
Partially
Implemented
Documentation
Record Review
Review of the high school
and elementary school
student handbooks confirms
that information about
confidentiality and access to
student records is included in
student handbooks.
Documentation and record
review indicate that some
staff are aware of the
requirements of this
criterion.
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Progress Reporting
this updated policy by May 31,
2007.
Partially
Implemented
Record review indicates
that notices are not always
sent at appropriate
junctures, and that
notices, when sent, do not
always contain
appropriate content.
Please provide training for all
personnel responsible for
completing notices (N1 and
N2) on the appropriate content
required by federal regulation.
Please provide evidence of this
training, including training
materials and signed
attendance sheets, by March
15, 2007.
Please provide a random
sample of notices (N1 and N2),
four from each level, by May
31, 2007.
Hull Public Schools Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
November 29, 2006
Page 6 of 40
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

SE 28
Parent
provided the
IEP or notice of
no eligibility
together with
notification of
procedural
safeguards and
parents’ rights
See SE 18B
(former SE
28 has been
combined
with SE
18B)
See SE 18B
See SE 18B
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

See SE 18B
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
See SE 18B
See SE 18B
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November 29, 2006
Page 7 of 40
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

SE 29
Communications are in
English and
primary
language of the
home
SE 39
Partially
Implemented
Record review
Interviews
Partially
Implemented
Interviews
While the on-site team did
not see evidence of written
communications in all
instances, the special
education director assured
the team that translated
documentation had been sent
to parent(s), but that
chairpersons do not always
keep copies of translated
documentation.
The district submitted its
procedures for providing
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

Partially
Implemented
Partially
Implemented
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 district must keep
copies of translated
documentation in student
files, as they constitute
student records.
Ensure that all Team
chairpersons, principals,
guidance counselors, and other
administrative and support
staff are advised that all
documentation, including
translations, must be kept as
part of the student record.
Provide evidence of this notice
to staff by March 15, 2007.
Interviews,
documentation and record
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Page 8 of 40
Review the files of three
randomly selected students for
whom translated
documentation is necessary.
Provide the Department with a
report of this review, including
the extent to which necessary
translated documentation was
found in the files. To the extent
translated notices were not
found in the files, inform the
Department of what steps the
district has taken to remedy
this situation. Provide the
above information by May 31,
2007.
Conduct an internal review of
all students listed on the roster
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

Documentation
Procedures
used to provide
services to
eligible students
enrolled in
private schools
at private
expense
Student Record
Review
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

services to eligible students
enrolled in private school at
private expense, as outlined
in its procedural manual.
Procedures are consistent
with the requirements of this
criterion, except that they do
not include information
about the requirement that
evaluations be expedited in
cases where a physician’s
statement is submitted. See
M.G.L. chapter 71B, s 2.
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 indicate that the
district has students on its
roster who are no longer
receiving services from
the district. In some
cases, these students had
not had a current IEP for
the past several years.
who are in private school at
private expense, and provide
the Department with the
following information:
 The IEP dates;
 Date of last annual review
meeting;
 Status of IEP (accepted,
rejected, etc.)
 Status of services
(provided at the private
school, provided on site at
the Hull P.S., etc.)
 Indication of whether the
district is accepting special
education funds for each
student.
Provide this information to the
Department by March 15,
2007.
SE 44
Procedure for
recording
suspensions
Implemented
Documentation
Interviews
The district submitted a
statement of its procedures
for recording the number and
duration of suspensions of
eligible students.
Specifically, a computer
program called “Redeker” is
used to facilitate this activity.
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Page 9 of 40
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
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
Partially
Implemented
The elementary school
handbook states that the
school may apply a
different discipline
procedure for special
education students. This
is too general.
Provide the Department with
the following:
Handbooks do not contain
discipline procedures for
students not yet eligible
for special education.
Provide the Department with
the following:
The district also submitted
the suspension log for the
high school and the middle
school.
SE 45
Partially
Implemented
Documentation
Procedures for
recording
suspensions up
to ten days and
after ten days:
general
requirements
SE 47
Procedural
requirements
applied to
students not yet
Interviews
Partially
Implemented
Documentation
Interviews
The district submitted a
statement of its procedures
for recording suspensions of
eligible students, as is
described above with regard
to SE 44. In addition, the
district submitted logs of
students at the high school
who have received in-school
and Saturday detentions.
The high school and middle
school handbooks contain
procedures for the discipline
of special education students.
Interviews indicate that
district procedures for
suspensions up to and after
10 days are appropriate.
The district submitted a
statement that the director of
student services has taken a
number of trainings on
manifestation determination
Partially
Implemented
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

By May 31, 2007, the
revised language to be
included in the 2007-2008
elementary school student
handbook.
By May 31, 2007, the
revised language to be
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

determined to
be eligible for
special
education
SE 50
See MOA 18
See MOA 18
since the 2004
reauthorization, and the
district submitted evidence
of this professional
development. The district
enclosed sign-in sheets and
agendas from the two
trainings held this year
concerning these issues (one
for Team chairpersons, one
for the high school
administration). The district
also enclosed the handout
used in this training, which
includes the subject of
students not yet determined
eligible for special education,
and the requirement that
evaluations for certain
students be expedited.
See MOA 18
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
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
included in the 2007-2008
student handbooks for all
schools in the district,
including appropriate
procedures for students not
yet determined eligible.
See MOA 18
See MOA 18
Responsibilities
of the school
principal and
administrator
of special
education
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See MOA 18
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
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 district submitted a staff
roster and copies of
certifications of staff. Most
district special education
staff hold appropriate
licensure.
Partially
Implemented
The district did not submit
licensure for some staff
members. The following
individuals do not have
appropriate Department of
Education certification or
state licensure:
 A reading teacher
at the high school
and middle
school;
 Four speech
therapists;
 An occupational
therapist; and
 A physical
therapist.
Submit a current list of all
special education teachers and
related service providers, along
with appropriate licensure or
waiver information, for all
individuals. Submit this
information by March 15,
2007. To the extent any
individual providing services
to students is not appropriately
certified or licensed, please
describe the district’s actions
taken to remedy this issue.
The district submitted a
statement that from time to
time the director of student
services conducts evaluations
Partially
Implemented
The district has not
demonstrated that the
special education program
has been regularly
Provide the Department with
the district’s plan for providing
an appropriate evaluation of its
special education programs,

(elements of
former SE 50
are now
incorporated
into MOA 18)
SE 51
Partially
Implemented
Documentation
Appropriate
special
education
teacher
certification
*********
SE 52
Appropriate
certifications/
licenses or other
credentials –
related service
providers
SE 56
Special
education
Partially
Implemented
Interviews
Documentation
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Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

programs and
services are
evaluated
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

of programs and services
either directly, through a
process of staff selfevaluation, or through the
use of an outside evaluator.
A recent evaluation of the
TIDES program at the high
school was submitted,
completed by the out-ofdistrict coordinator in May
2006.
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
evaluated, or that it
evaluates programs
consistent with this
criterion. Specifically, the
district has not
demonstrated that it
develops methods for
determining the
effectiveness of programs
in assisting students with
disabilities to achieve the
goals set forth in their
IEPs in the least
restrictive environment;
uses information it
gathers from annual IEP
reviews to measure the
effectiveness of special
education programs, and
identifies programs,
services and
administrative areas that
need improvement or
must be developed; or
measures the success of
programs based on
students’ local and
statewide assessment
results, drop out rates and
consistent with the
requirements of this criterion.
Provide this plan by March 15,
2007.
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Provide a copy of the district’s
special education
program/services evaluations
for the 2006-2007 school year
by May 31, 2007.
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
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
graduation rates for
special education
students.
Special
Education
Criteria created
or revised in
response to
IDEA-2004 (see
some criteria
above as well)
Record review
SE 6
Determination
of Transition
Services
(Cited in CPR)
Partially
Implemented
Documentation
Interviews
The district submitted
documentation indicating
that it uses the Department’s
then recommended transition
planning form, and that all
Team chairs are aware of the
form.
Partially
Implemented
Interviews indicate that the
district is aware of its
obligations with regard to
transition services.
Some IEPs reviewed by the
Record review and
interviews indicate that
IEPs do not always
contain transition goals
and services, and, at
times, do not contain
input from the student.
Though the Department’s
transition planning chart
was submitted as a tool
that the district uses to
guide the development of
appropriate transition
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Please provide training for
Team chairs and special
education staff at the high
school concerning transition
requirements of IDEA 2004.
Please provide evidence of this
training, including training
materials, attendance sheets,
and information about the
trainer. Please provide this
evidence to the Department by
March 15, 2007.
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

Team did contain input of the
student.
SE 8
IEP Team
composition
and attendance
Documentation
Partially
Implemented
Interviews
Record review
The district submitted a
statement of its policies for
monitoring Team meeting
attendance. In addition, the
district submitted a form that
is used when a Team
member must be excused
from a Team meeting.
Partially
Implemented
Basis of Determination
that Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or
Ineffective or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
services for students, none
were seen in student
records of students of
appropriate age.
Interviews indicate that
while the district has
begun to address the
provision of specific
transition services for
students who need them,
it must continue to expand
the availability of these
services, including
vocational services,
community experiences,
and the development of
employment or other
post-school living
objectives.
The policies and form
submitted concerning
excusal from Team
meetings are not
consistent with IDEA
2004 statutory and
regulatory requirements.
Record review indicates
that Team membership is
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Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Progress Reporting
Revise the form used to excuse
Team members from Team
meeting attendance so that it is
consistent with IDEA 2004
statutory and regulatory
requirements. Provide training
for all Team chairpersons on
the Team meeting membership
requirements, and on the
requirement of IDEA 2004
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
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
not always consistent with
requirements.
laws and regulations, including
requirements that the absent
Team members submit their
input related to IEP
development in writing.
Provide evidence of this
training, including training
materials and signed
attendance sheets, by March
15, 2007.
SE 9
Timeline for
Determination
of Eligibility
and provision of
IEP to parent
SE 12
Frequency of
re-evaluation
Not
applicable as
criterion
was found
implemented
in CPR
Implemented
Record review
Documentation
Interviews
Record review,
documentation and
interviews indicate that reevaluations are conducted in
an appropriate and timely
manner.
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Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

SE 13
Progress
Reports and
content
Partially
Implemented
Record review
Documentation
Interviews
The district submitted a
statement of its procedures
for monitoring the content
and frequency of progress
reports. Team chairpersons
check a random sample of
progress reports every
quarter, and are reminded of
progress report requirements
periodically at regularly
scheduled meetings.
In addition, several sample
progress reports were
submitted.
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

Partially
Implemented
Basis of Determination
that Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or
Ineffective or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
Record review indicates
that progress reports are
not always current and do
not always contain
information pertaining to
specific goals. In
addition, record review
indicates that Teams do
not always reconvene
when progress reports
show a lack of student
success, as required by
federal regulations (See
34 CFR 300.324(b).
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Progress Reporting
Conduct an internal review of
progress reports at all levels, to
ensure that they are current and
include information pertaining
to the specific goals. If the
progress reports are found to
be incomplete or outdated,
submit a narrative of the steps
taken to remedy this matter.
Submit all of the above by
March 15, 2007.
Interviews indicate that
Teams are expected to
reconvene where a lack of
progress occurs.
Documentation
SE 14
Review and
revision of IEPs
Partially
Implemented
Record review
Interviews
Documentation and
interviews indicate that
annual review meetings often
occur consistent with legal
requirements.
Partially
Implemented
Record review indicates
that at times, annual
review meetings are held
after the previous IEP has
expired. In some cases,
there were gaps where it
appears annual reviews
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Provide training for all Team
chairpersons on the
requirement that IEPs be
reviewed annually. Provide
evidence of this training,
including training materials
and signed attendance sheets,
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

SE 15
Child Find
Procedures
Partially
Implemented
Documentation
Interviews
The district submitted a
statement of its procedures
for child find, which include
encouraging parents to
contact the special education
office if they have any
concerns about a student’s
development, liaison with
local physicians, day care
providers, and the
Wellspring Social Service
agency, and outreach through
local media outlets including
the local paper and cable TV
stations.
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

Partially
Implemented
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
were not held for months,
resulting in expired IEPs
and missed IEP periods.
by March 15, 2007.
While interviews and
documentation indicate
the district has appropriate
procedures in place for
child find efforts outside
of the district, the
documentation submitted
by the district did not
address child find
procedures in the district.
In addition, the notice
concerning the integrated
preschool does not seek to
identify disabled students,
but rather typically
developing peers.
Provide the Department with a
description of the district’s
child find activities in-district.
The district submitted a
statement that every year, the
office of student services
conducts a search for
children who may be in need
of special education services,
and that parents are
encouraged to call the office
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Provide evidence of the
district’s efforts to identify
children with disabilities at the
preschool level.
Provide all of the above
evidence by March 15, 2007.
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
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
Partially
Implemented
Record review indicates
that although IEPs are
generally well written, at
times the nonparticipation justification
section in the IEPs of
students removed from
the general education
program was blank or did
not contain studentspecific information.
In addition, goals are not
always measurable.
Provide training for all special
educators, including
chairpersons, on the following
requirements:
 Non-participation
justifications;
 Writing annual
measurable goals.
if they have any concerns
about their child’s
development.
SE 17
Initiation of
Services and
Early
Intervention
transition
procedures
SE 18A #1 and
#2
IEP development
and content
SE 25B
Resolution of
disputes
Not
applicable as
criterion
was found
implemented
in CPR
Partially
Implemented
Record review
Interviews
Documentation
Implemented
Interviews
The district submitted a list
of individuals who are
authorized to commit the
resources of the district at
Team meetings.
The district submitted a
statement indicating that at
this time the district has not
entered into any agreements
to waive resolution sessions,
and has not entered into any
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Provide evidence of this
training, including training
materials and attendance
sheets, by March 15, 2007.
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
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
Partially
Implemented
The manifestation
determination form used
by the district is not
consistent with the
requirements of IDEA
2004.
Please revise the district’s
manifestation determination
form so that it is consistent
with IDEA 2004. Submit the
new form by March 15, 2007.
legal agreements to settle
disputes.
SE 30
Notice of
procedural
safeguards
Implemented
SE 46
Partially
Implemented
Procedures for
suspension
exceeding ten
days
(also cited in
CPR)
Documentation
Record review
Documentation
Record review
Interviews
Interviews indicate that
appropriate personnel are
familiar with the
requirements of this
criterion.
The district submitted a
statement that it sends the
current (DOE) Notice of
Procedural Safeguards at
least once to every parent of
a student receiving special
education or in the
evaluation process. The
district enclosed the
Department’s current Interim
Notice of Procedural
Safeguards.
Staff interviews indicate that
appropriate staff are aware of
and implement most
requirements of this
criterion. The high school
handbook contains general
discipline procedures for
eligible students. The
elementary school handbook
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See also SE 47.
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
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
According to
documentation submitted
by the district, the
MELA-O is used as an
initial identification
assessment. This is not an
appropriate identification
assessment.
The district’s information
concerning initial
identification only
Revise identification and
classifications procedures so
that they are consistent with
requirements.
states that the school may
apply a different discipline
procedure for special
education students.
See SE 47 concerning
trainings.
SE 49
Related
Services
Civil Rights
(MOA) and
Other General
Education
Requirements
cited in CPR
MOA 1
Identification of
limited English
proficient
students
Not
applicable as
criterion was
implemented
in CPR
Documentation
Partially
Implemented
The district submitted a
description of its practices
for identification of limited
English proficient (LEP)
students. Identification
procedures state that upon
enrollment, parents are given
an extensive registration
form, on which the first
question is “language spoken
at home.” If a parent
Partially
Implemented
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Provide the revised procedures
by March 15, 2007.
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

answers anything other than
English, a home language
survey is given to the parent
to fill out to “assist the
school staff in developing a
plan for the student(s) in that
family.” Both the
registration form and the
home language survey were
submitted.
Basis of Determination
that Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or
Ineffective or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
includes early
intermediate, intermediate
and transitioning
classifications, but not
beginner.
The district also submitted,
with its MOA 2 submission,
a description of its ESL
program. According to this
description, a language
assessment team at each
school will make a
determination about the
English proficiency of
students based upon the
reading, writing, speaking
and listening in both social
and academic settings, and
the district will use the
MELA-O, LAS-R and LASW to assess the English
proficiency of LEP students.
Once identified as LEP,
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Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Progress Reporting
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
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 description of the
district’s ESL program
notes that all students who
are learning English as a
Second Language will
have classes in learning
English, “provided there
is sufficient enrollment to
warrant the hiring of an
ESL teacher.” Districts
must provide English as a
Second Language
instruction by an
appropriately certified
teacher (ESL, TBE or
ELE certification) to LEP
students regardless of the
numbers of the students in
the district.
Please revise the district’s
program descriptions and
policies so that they are
consistent with legal
requirements.
students will be educated in a
structured English
Immersion (SEI) program.
According to the district’s
description, assessment tools
for newly identified English
Language Learner students
include the MELA-O and the
MEPA.
MOA 2
Program
modifications
and support
services for
limited English
proficient
students
Partially
Implemented
Documentation
See also ELE 5.
Partially
Implemented
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See also ELE 5.
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective

Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

Basis of Determination
that Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or
Ineffective or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
See also ELE 5.
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Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Progress Reporting
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

MOA 3
Access to a full
range of
education
programs
Interviews
Implemented
Documentation
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

Basis of Determination
that Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or
Ineffective or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
The district submitted a
statement concerning equal
access. The district also
submitted six sample Section
504 Accommodation plans,
three from the middle and
three from the elementary
schools
Interviews indicate that the
district has a process in place
for consideration of 504
accommodations districtwide.
While there does not appear
to be an issue with all
students having equal access
to the district’s limited
opportunities for
occupational/vocational
services for disabled
students, interviews indicate
that the district must improve
the availability of transition
services, including
vocational services, for
disabled students who need
them. See SE 6.
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Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Progress Reporting
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

Former
MOA 5
Placement of
disabled
students in
occupational/
vocational
education
programs
MOA 7
Information to
be translated
into languages
other than
English
MOA 9
Hiring and
employment
practices of
prospective
employers of
students
See MOA 13
Implemented
See MOA 13
Documentation
Interviews
Implemented
Documentation
See MOA 13
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

See MOA 13
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
See MOA 13
See MOA 13
The Hull Public Schools
reported in its ESL program
description that it would
contract with one of several
neighboring school districts
or with Catholic Charities
when necessary for
translations. See also SE 29.
The district submitted a
description of its “Foot in the
Door” program, which gives
high school students an
opportunity to earn high
school credit by working at a
“real world business/
occupation.”
The district also submitted a
copy of a statement found in
its school handbook,
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Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

MOA 10A (3)
Student
handbooks and
codes of
conduct
(subparagraph 3(a)
contains
elements of
former MOA 11
and 17, found
partially
implemented in
CPR report)
MOA 12A
Designation of
Documentation
Partially
Implemented
Partially
Implemented
Documentation
completion of which is
required by all potential
employers. The statement
appropriately affirms the
employer’s practices
concerning nondiscrimination, consistent
with this criterion.
The district submitted
student handbooks and the
teacher handbooks for its
three schools.
The district was previously
cited in the Coordinated
Program Review because the
high school handbook,
program of studies and
teachers guide did not
contain the required nondiscrimination statement.
The student handbook and
program of studies now
contain the appropriate
statements. The student
handbook contains a list of
civil rights coordinators.
The district submitted a
statement identifying the
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

Partially
Implemented
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 high school
“Teachers Guide to
Procedures” does not
contain the nondiscrimination statement.
Provide evidence that all
students and staff at all levels
have been made aware of the
school’s non-discrimination
policies, and the procedures for
accepting, investigating and
resolving complaints alleging
discrimination or harassment.
The high school
handbook contains
grievance procedures for
sexual harassment
grievances only.
Submit the above by March
15, 2007.
See also MOA 12A
concerning grievance
procedures.
Partially
Implemented
The high school and
middle school student
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Provide evidence that all
students and staff at all levels
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

liaison/
coordinator(s);
grievance
procedures
(contains
elements of
former MOA
12, found
partially
implemented in
CPR report)
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

grievance coordinator/
homeless education
coordinator, and noting that
there have been no
grievances filed under the
civil rights laws in the last
two years.
The district also submitted
the following school
committee policies:
 Nondiscrimination,
 Nondiscrimination
on the basis of Sex,
 Sexual Harassment,
 Nondiscrimination
on the basis of
Handicap/Disability,
and
 Educational
Philosophy
Staff and student handbooks
contain varying information
pertaining to the nondiscrimination policies and
coordinators.
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
handbooks contain lists of
the district civil rights
coordinators, but do not
contain grievance
procedures for anything
except sexual harassment.
In addition, some
coordinators are no longer
with the district. The
elementary school
handbook contains neither
the listing of civil rights
coordinators nor
grievance procedures,
though it does contain an
“equal education
opportunity” statement.
have been made aware of the
school’s non-discrimination
policies, and the procedures for
accepting, investigating and
resolving grievances under all
civil rights laws.
Teacher handbooks were
included with the
district’s documentation
submission for this
criterion. While the
Jacobs Elementary School
2005-2006 teacher
handbook contains sexual
harassment grievance
procedures, none are
included for other types of
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Submit the above by March
15, 2007.
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

Basis of Determination
that Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or
Ineffective or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
grievances.
Neither the Hull High
School “Teacher’s Guide
to Procedures” nor the
Memorial Middle School
handbook contained
grievance procedures or
information about
grievance coordinators.
MOA 13
Availability of
information
and counseling
on general
curricular and
occupational/
vocational
opportunities
MOA 14
Counseling and
counseling
materials free
from bias and
Documentation
Implemented
Implemented
Documentation
The district submitted a page
from the high school
handbook concerning
guidance counselor
availability.
In previously submitted
progress reports, the district
submitted appropriate
procedures for ensuring the
availability of counseling and
information on general
curricular and vocational
opportunities.
In previously submitted
progress reports, the district
submitted appropriate
procedures for use by
guidance staff in evaluating
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Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Progress Reporting
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

counseling materials for bias
and stereotypes.
See MOA 10A and 12A
stereotypes
Former MOA
17
Codes of
conduct and
student
handbooks
MOA 17A
Use of physical
restraint on any
student enrolled
in a publicly
funded
education
program
MOA 18
See MOA
10A and
12A
Implemented
Documentation
Interviews
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
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
See MOA
10A and 12A
See MOA 10A and 12A
See MOA 10A and 12A
The district submitted its
school committee policy
concerning physical restraint
and includes a requirement
for training for all staff
within appropriate timelines.
According to one interview,
restraint training is held for
all staff within the first
month of school.
Implemented
Documentation
According to documentation,
restraint training is held
annually in all of the
buildings, and each school
has between two and four
individuals who have
received in-depth restraint
training.
The district submitted job
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Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

Responsibilities
of School
Principal
(contains
elements of SE
50, found
partially
implemented in
the CPR)
MOA 18A
School district
employment
practices
(contains
elements of
former MOA
19, found
partially
implemented in
CPR report)
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

Basis of Determination
that Implementation of
Corrective Action was
Incomplete or
Ineffective or
Basis of Finding of New
Noncompliance
descriptions for principals at
all three of its schools. The
district included in another
submission its District
Curriculum Accommodation
Plan, which was found
lacking in the Coordinated
Program Review.
Implemented
Documentation
The district included a
statement of its recruitment
and employment practices,
including samples of a
newspaper advertisement, a
website posting, and a paper
posting (posted on district
bulletin boards). Most, but
not all, of the website
postings contained EOE
statements.
The district submitted school
committee policies including
the following:
 Equal Employment
Opportunity
 Personnel Goals
 Professional Staff
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Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Progress Reporting
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective





Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
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
Partially
Implemented
The policy does not
specify that individual
teachers shall review all
educational materials for
simplistic and demeaning
generalizations, lacking
intellectual merit, on the
basis of race, color, sex,
religion, national origin
and sexual orientation; or
Provide evidence that the
district requires that individual
teachers review the curriculum
for simplistic and demeaning
generalizations, lacking
intellectual merit, on the basis
of race, color, sex, religion,
national origin and sexual
orientation; and that it requires
appropriate activities,
positions
Employment of
Principals and
Administrators
Professional Staff
recruiting/posting of
vacancies
Professional Staff
hiring
Professional staff
orientation
The district also submitted
Personnel Selection
Procedures, and forms.
MOA 24
Curriculum
review
Partially
Implemented
Documentation
Prior progress reports
evidenced correction of the
issue identified in the CPR.
The district submitted its
school committee policy on
scrutinizing curriculum; the
policy is entitled “Basic
Instructional Program.”
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Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

MOA 25
Institutional
self-evaluation
Partially
Implemented
Documentation
The district submitted the
school committee’s policies
on self-evaluation:
 Evaluation of School
Committee
Operational
Procedures
 Policy Revision and
Review
 Evaluation of the
Superintendent
 Superintendent of
Schools Evaluation
instrument
 Evaluation of
professional staff
 Evaluation of
professional staff
Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
Effective
or
New Issues
Identified

Partially
Implemented
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
that appropriate activities,
discussions and/or
supplementary materials
are used to provide
balance and context for
any such stereotypes
depicted in such
materials. The district
offered no other evidence
that this type of review
occurs.
The district provided no
evidence of
implementation of the
policies in place
concerning evaluation.
discussions and/or
supplementary materials be
used to provide balance and
context for any such
stereotypes depicted in such
materials.
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Provide this evidence by
March 15, 2007.
Provide evidence that the
district evaluates all aspects of
its K-12 program annually to
ensure that all students,
regardless of race, color, sex,
religion, national origin,
limited English proficiency,
sexual orientation, disability,
or housing status, have equal
access to all programs,
including athletics and other
extracurricular activities, and
that it makes such changes as
are indicated by the evaluation.
Provide the results of the
evaluation(s) by May 31, 2007.
Criterion
Number/Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20062007 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action
Implemente
d and
Effective
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Determination that
Corrective Action was
Implemented and has been
Effective

Corrective
Action Not
Implemented
or Not
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
teachers
 Hull teaching
standards
 Evaluation of
Instructional
programs
 Evaluation of
support staff
New Issue Identified as Result of Mid-Cycle Review Visit
SE 2
Required and
Optional
Assessments
Record review indicates that the district does not always
conduct all required assessments. In some cases, consent was
signed for assessments that were not completed. In other
cases, further assessment was recommended by the district’s
specialists, but the district did not follow up with proposals to
evaluate in these new areas of suspected disability.
Provide training for district special education staff on the following:
 The requirement that the district complete all consented-to assessments;
 The requirement that students be assessed in all areas of suspected
disabilities;
 The requirement that the district respond to referrals for evaluation
within five days.
Provide evidence of this training, including training materials and signed
attendance sheets, by March 15, 2007.
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Hull Public Schools
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 district provided a one-page summary of its efforts with
regard to implementing ELE criteria. The district also
submitted a document entitled “ESL Program, Hull Public
Schools,” with its MOA 2 submission.
Required Corrective Action, Timelines for Implementation, and Progress
Reporting
The district’s submission does not indicate that it will ensure that the following
assessments are administered annually by qualified staff to students who are
English learners:
(a) the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS)
in grades 3-12 (see implementation guidance under ELE 2); and
(b) the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment (MEPA) in
grades 3-12, and the Massachusetts English Language
Assessment – Oral (MELA-O) in grades K-12.
The district must develop procedures to ensure that all identified LEP students
are annually assessed and the assessments are documented in the student records.
Develop and submit the procedures that include the personnel responsible for the
testing and their qualifications, and the person responsible for the oversight and
monitoring of the provision of the annual assessments and the documentation of
the assessments in the student records. Provide evidence that the procedures
have been shared with appropriate personnel district-wide.
Provide all of the above documentation by March 15, 2007.
ELE 2
MCAS
Participation
ELE 3
Initial
See ELE 1 above.
The district provided a one-page summary of its efforts with
regard to implementing ELE criteria. The district also
See MOA 1 above.
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ELE Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Identification
ELE 4
Waiver
Procedures
Comments Based on the Department’s Review of Local
ELE Self-Assessment
submitted a document entitled “ESL Program Hull Public
Schools,” with its MOA 2 submission.
The district provided a one-page summary of its efforts with
regard to implementing ELE criteria. The district also
submitted a document entitled “ESL Program Hull Public
Schools,” with its MOA 2 submission.
Required Corrective Action, Timelines for Implementation, and Progress
Reporting
The school submitted a form that may be used when parents request a waiver, but
did not submit documentation to verify that procedures are in place to implement
waiver requests (e.g., program description(s), requirements pertaining to waivers
at different age levels, etc.).
Submit a description of waiver implementation practices, a copy of a local
waiver form and a list of students whose parents requested waivers for the 200607 SY.
ELE 5
Program
Placement and
Structure
ELE 6
Program Exit
and Readiness
ELE 7
The district provided a one-page summary of its efforts with
regard to implementing ELE criteria. The district also
submitted a document entitled “ESL Program Hull Public
Schools,” with its MOA 2 submission.
Provide all of the above by May 31, 2007.
The school did not at the time of the review have any students identified as ELE.
See also MOA 2.
The district provided a one-page summary of its efforts with
regard to implementing ELE criteria. The district also
submitted a document entitled “ESL Program Hull Public
Schools,” with its MOA 2 submission.
Submit the following documentation by May 31, 2007:
 Description of the English language support program in place for
students K-12 for the 2006-07 SY.
 List of ELL students for the 06-07 SY. Indicate the grade level and the
classroom placement of each student, as well as the type and amount of
English language support that the student needs.
 Qualifications of the ELL teacher(s), including copy of current
certification and/or waiver
 Names and schools of teachers participating in sheltered English
instruction training for the 06-07 SY.
The district submitted some information about program exit procedures.
However, the district did not submit documentation regarding the specific
procedures (e.g., test scores) in place to re-designate a student from LEP to FLEP
status.
The district provided a one-page summary of its efforts with
Provide the Department with written procedures for re-designating a student from
LEP to FLEP, including the program exit criteria and the multiple measures used
to make the determination. Submit the above documentation by May 31, 2007.
Provide a description of how the district intends to conduct outreach for
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ELE Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Parent
Involvement
ELE 8
Declining Entry
to a Program
Comments Based on the Department’s Review of Local
ELE Self-Assessment
regard to implementing ELE criteria. The district also
submitted a document entitled “ESL Program Hull Public
Schools,” with its MOA 2 submission.
The district provided a one-page summary of its efforts with
regard to implementing ELE criteria. The district also
submitted a document entitled “ESL Program Hull Public
Schools,” with its MOA 2 submission.
Required Corrective Action, Timelines for Implementation, and Progress
Reporting
parents/guardians of LEP students and provide language assistance, as needed
and when requested.
Provide this description by May 31, 2007.
The “ESL Program” description notes that parents may choose not to have their
children participate in ESL services by signing an opt-out form. The school did
not submit documentation of the opt out form, or documentation regarding the
procedures for serving students when a student’s parents have declined entry to
an English language support program.
Submit the written procedures for when parents decline entry to (or “opt out of”)
an ELE program, and a copy of the form used when parents make this choice.
Include a description of the process in place to provide English language support
to and monitor the progress of any student who has “opted-out.”
ELE 9
Instructional
Grouping
The district provided a one-page summary of its efforts with
regard to implementing ELE criteria. The district also
submitted a document entitled “ESL Program Hull Public
Schools,” with its MOA 2 submission.
ELE 10
Parental
Notification
The district provided a one-page summary of its efforts with
regard to implementing ELE criteria. The district also
submitted a document entitled “ESL Program Hull Public
Schools,” with its MOA 2 submission.
Provide this information by May 31, 2007.
The district did not provide documentation of its procedures for the instructional
grouping of students. Develop and provide the Department with the following:
 Process for placing LEP students in instructional groupings;
 List of LEP students’ classroom placements, including student initials,
home language, years in program and current language proficiency level;
and
 Description of English language development curriculum.
Provide the Department with evidence of the above, and with evidence that these
have been shared with appropriate personnel in the district by May 31, 2007.
The district did not submit documentation regarding the procedures for notifying
parents or guardians of the student’s placement in any ELE program.
Develop and provide the Department with the following:
 Written procedures for notifying parents or guardians of student’s ELE
placement;
 Copy of the parent notification letter in English and in the primary/home
languages of the parents/guardians, or, in the case of no translations, the
district’s plans for obtaining such translations, when required;
 List of parents/guardians requiring translated report cards and progress
reports for the 06-07 SY, including the primary/home language of each
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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

parent/guardian.
Evidence that these new forms and procedures have been shared with
appropriate personnel in the district.
Submit all of the above by March 15, 2007.
See ELE 5 and MOA 3.
ELE 11
Equal Access to
Academic
Programs and
Services
The district provided a one-page summary of its efforts with
regard to implementing ELE criteria. The district also
submitted a document entitled “ESL Program Hull Public
Schools,” with its MOA 2 submission.
ELE 12
Equal Access to
Nonacademic
and Extracurricular
Programs
The district provided a one-page summary of its efforts with
regard to implementing ELE criteria. The district also
submitted a document entitled “ESL Program Hull Public
Schools,” with its MOA 2 submission.
See MOA 3.
ELE 13
Follow-up
Support
The district provided a one-page summary of its efforts with
regard to implementing ELE criteria. The district also
submitted a document entitled “ESL Program Hull Public
Schools,” with its MOA 2 submission.
The district submitted a statement regarding the procedures to monitor students
who have exited an ELL program. Specifically, the district’s statement indicates
that such students will be monitored quarterly for at least two years after the exit
date. A blank monitoring plan (but not monitoring forms) was submitted.
Develop and provide the Department with the following documentation:
 Written procedures for follow-up monitoring and support of students
who have exited an ELL program;
 A copy of the monitoring form used by the district to document such
monitoring; and
 Evidence that these procedures have been shared with appropriate staff
at all levels.
Provide this documentation by March 15, 2007.
Provide documentation of all monitoring conducted during the 2006-2007 school
year of all FLEP students in the district. Provide this documentation by May 31,
2007.
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ELE Criterion
Number
and
Topic
ELE 14
Licensure and
Fluency
Requirements
Comments Based on the Department’s Review of Local
ELE Self-Assessment
The district provided a one-page summary of its efforts with
regard to implementing ELE criteria. The district also
submitted a document entitled “ESL Program Hull Public
Schools,” with its MOA 2 submission.
Required Corrective Action, Timelines for Implementation, and Progress
Reporting
The district indicated that it has no current ELE students. The ESL program
description indicated that all teachers of ELE students were expected to be fluent
and literate, consistent with requirements.
However, the district’s ESL program description also states as follows: “All
students who are learning English as a second language will have classes in
learning English, provided there is sufficient enrollment to warrant the hiring of
an ESL teacher” [emphasis added]. The district is advised that even if it has only
one identified ELE student requiring ESL instruction, it must hire or contract
with appropriate personnel to provide English language development instruction.
Revise the ESL program description so that it is consistent with legal
requirements.
Provide the Department with the district’s plan to address the needs of ELE
students should ELE students become enrolled in or identified by the district.
Provide the revised program description and this plan by March 15, 2007.
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ELE Criterion
Number
and
Topic
ELE 15
Professional
Development
Requirements
Comments Based on the Department’s Review of Local
ELE Self-Assessment
The district provided a one-page summary of its efforts with
regard to implementing ELE criteria. The district also
submitted a document entitled “ESL Program Hull Public
Schools,” with its MOA 2 submission.
Required Corrective Action, Timelines for Implementation, and Progress
Reporting
The district provided no evidence of its plan for providing professional
development for teachers, although the required areas of training are listed as
areas in which teachers of LEP students will accumulate the requisite hours of
professional development [specifically, (1) second language learning and
teaching; (2) sheltering content instruction; (3) assessment of speaking and
listening; and (4) teaching reading and writing to limited English proficient
students].
Provide the Department with evidence of any training of staff members in these
areas by May 31, 2007.
The district did not, at the time of the review, have any ELE students.
ELE 16
Equitable
Facilities
(To be reviewed
during next
CPR)
The district provided a one-page summary of its efforts with
regard to implementing ELE criteria. The district also
submitted a document entitled “ESL Program Hull Public
Schools,” with its MOA 2 submission.
ELE 17
DOE Data
Submission
Requirements
and Program
Evaluation
ELE 18
Records of LEP
Students
The district provided a one-page summary of its efforts with
regard to implementing ELE criteria. The district also
submitted a document entitled “ESL Program Hull Public
Schools,” with its MOA 2 submission.
The district did not at the time of the review have any ELE students.
The district provided a one-page summary of its efforts with
regard to implementing ELE criteria. The district also
submitted a document entitled “ESL Program Hull Public
Schools,” with its MOA 2 submission.
The district did not at the time of the review have any ELE students.
(To be
reviewed
during next
CPR)
Report to the Department with an update on the numbers of students identified as
ELE, including grade level, during the 2006-2007 school year. Provide this
update by May 31, 2007.
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