Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street, Malden, Massachusetts 02148-4906
Telephone: (781) 338-3700
TTY: N.E.T. Relay 1-800-439-2370
June 14, 2010
Richard J. Robbat, Superintendent
King Philip Regional School District
18 King Street
Norfolk, MA 02056
Re: Mid-cycle Report
Dear Superintendent Robbat:
Enclosed is the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Mid-cycle Report
based on the Mid-cycle Review conducted in your district in April 2010. In this Midcycle Review the Department monitored selected special education criteria to determine
your district’s compliance with special education laws and regulations. The review
consisted of information gathered from one or more of the following activities: staff
interviews, review of student records, examination of documentation, and/or classroom
observation.
We are pleased to tell you that the Department has found your district to be in compliance
with all of the criteria monitored in your district during the Mid-cycle Review. The
findings of the Department are included in the enclosed report. You and your entire staff
are to be congratulated for your success in implementing the requirements included in
these criteria.
The Department will notify you of your district's next regularly scheduled Coordinated
Program Review (CPR) several months before it is to occur. At this time we anticipate
that this CPR will occur sometime during the 2012-2013 school year unless the
Department determines that there is some reason to schedule this visit earlier.
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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 Ann
Marie John at (781) 338-3708.
Sincerely,
Ann Marie John, Mid-cycle Review Chairperson
Program Quality Assurance Services
Darlene A. Lynch, Director
Program Quality Assurance Services
cc:
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D., Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary
Education
Vani Rastogi-Kelly, Supervisor, Program Quality Assurance Services
Maureen Howard, School Committee Chairperson
Audrey M. Lacher, Local Program Review Coordinator
Encs: Mid-cycle Report
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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
MID-CYCLE REPORT
King Philip Regional School District
Date of the Mid-cycle Review Onsite: April 6, 2010
Date of this Report: June 14, 2010
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS REPORT IS IN TWO SECTIONS.
Required Special Education Criteria Monitored in this Mid-cycle Review
Current special education criteria available by scrolling down to the special education instrument at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/pqa/review/cpr/default.html
Criterion
SE 3
Special
requirements
for the
determination of
a specific
learning
disability
Criterion
Implemented


Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Student Record
Review &
Interview
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
The district is appropriately evaluating
students suspected of having a specific
learning disability. Written
documentation was evident in the
records, including signed statements of
agreement of all IEP Team members.
King Philip Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 14, 2010
Page 1 of 5
If Partially Implemented or
Not Implemented:
(a) Required
Corrective Action
and
Timelines for
Implementation
(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Criterion
SE 52A
Registration of
educational
interpreters
Criterion
Implemented


Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Documentation
& Interview
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
The district does not have any students
who are deaf or hard of hearing and
require the services of an educational
interpreter. However, the district is
aware of the requirements and indicated
that if the need arises the director of
special education will be responsible for
hiring an interpreter who is registered
with the Massachusetts Commission for
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
King Philip Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 14, 2010
Page 2 of 5
If Partially Implemented or
Not Implemented:
(a) Required
Corrective Action
and
Timelines for
Implementation
(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Additional Special Education Criteria Monitored in this Mid-cycle Review
Current special education criteria available by scrolling down to the special education instrument at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/pqa/review/cpr/default.html
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
SE 2
Required and
optional
assessments

Student Record
Review
The district conducts required and
optional assessments in all areas of
the suspected disability.
Educational Assessments A & B
contained all of the required
information.
SE 5
Participation in
general State and
district-wide
assessment
programs

Student Record
Review
IEP Teams consistently designate
how each student will participate
in state and district-wide
assessments.
SE 8
IEP Team
composition and
attendance

Student Record
Review and
Interview
A representative of the school
district who has the authority to
commit the resources of the
district, and who may act as a
Team chairperson, consistently
attends IEP Team meetings.
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and Timelines for
Implementation
King Philip Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 14, 2010
Page 3 of 5
(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
SE 9
Timeline for
determination of
eligibility and
provision of
documentation to
parent

Student Record
Review
The district consistently meets the
required 30-day timeline for
conducting initial evaluations and
re-evaluations.
SE 18A
IEP development
and content

Student Record
Review
The Present Levels of Educational
Performance (PLEP) and extended
school year sections of IEPs are
consistently completed by the
district.
SE 21
School day and
school year
requirements

Student Record
Review
Extended school year services are
identified if the student has
demonstrated or is likely to
demonstrate substantial regression
in his or her learning skills. In
addition, the annual goals and
services on the student’s IEP
reflect the comprehensive nature
of the educational program
required.
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and Timelines for
Implementation
King Philip Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 14, 2010
Page 4 of 5
(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
SE 29
Communications
are in English and
primary language
of home

Student Record
Review,
Documentation
& Interview
The district has a policy regarding
communications with parents in
both English and the primary
language of the home if such
primary language is other than
English; all district staff received
information on the process and
implementation of this district
policy. Records indicated that the
district translates information for
parents who are limited English
proficient.
SE 43
Behavioral
interventions

Student
Record Review
& Interview
IEP Teams develop behavior plans
for students whose behaviors
impede their learning or the
learning of others. Behavior plans
are referenced and included in the
students’ IEPs. In addition, staff
have received training on
behavioral interventions.
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and Timelines for
Implementation
King Philip Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
June 14, 2010
Page 5 of 5
(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements