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 21, 2012
Judith A. Scannell, Superintendent of Schools
Methuen Public Schools
90 Hampshire Street
Methuen, MA. 01844
Re: Mid-cycle Report
Dear Superintendent Scannell:
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 July 16,
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 Paul J. Aguiar at 781-338-3781.
Sincerely,
Paul J. Aguiar, 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
Mayor Stephen N. Zanni, School Committee Chairperson
Gina Bozek, 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
Methuen Public Schools
Dates of the Mid-cycle Review Onsite: April 9, 2012
Date of this Report: June 13, 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

SE 7
Transfer of
parental
rights and
student
participation
and consent
at age of
majority
Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
PI
Student
Record
Review
Staff
Interviews
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
Student records and interviews
indicated that the district
informs the student one year
before reaching age 18 of his or
her right at age 18 to make all
decisions in relation to special
education programs and
services.
However, student records and
staff interviews also indicated
that upon reaching the age of
18, the district did not always
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and
Timelines for
Implementation
The district must develop
revised procedures for the
transfer of rights at the age of
majority. Upon completion of
these procedures, the district
must review the procedures with
those staff responsible for
chairing IEP Teams for high
school students. Please see
Administrative Advisory SPED
2011-1 on the Age of Majority:
www.doe.mass.edu/sped/adviso
ries/11_1.html
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(b) Progress Report Due
Date(s) and Required
Elements
Submit a copy of the
revised procedures for
the transfer of parental
rights and evidence of
staff training, including
an agenda and signed
attendance sheets
(indicate the name and
role of staff).
Submit a detailed
narrative description of
the oversight system
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
document when the student’s
decision was to share or
delegate the educational
decision-making.
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and
Timelines for
Implementation
In addition, develop a system of
internal monitoring which
should include supervisory
oversight and periodic reviews
of students who elect to share or
delegate their educational
decision-making.
The district must conduct a
review of student records after
all other corrective actions have
been implemented. Develop a
report of the results of the
internal review of student
records for those students who
reached the age of majority
from November 2012 through
January 2013 for evidence of
compliance with documenting
the decisions of those students
who elected to share or delegate
the educational decisionmaking.
Please note when conducting
internal monitoring that
school must maintain the
following documentation and
make it available to the
Department upon request: a)
List of the student names and
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(b) Progress Report Due
Date(s) and Required
Elements
including the identity of
the person(s) responsible
for the oversight by
name and title; the date
of the system's
implementation and the
frequency of the district's
monitoring.
Submit all of the above
by November 5, 2012.
Submit a report of the
results of the internal
review of student
records. Include the
following:
 Number of records
reviewed;
 Number of records in
compliance;
 For all records not in
compliance with this
criterion, provide the
results of a root
cause analysis of the
non-compliance; and
 Specific corrective
actions taken by the
district to remedy
any non-compliance.
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)

Method(s) of
Investigation
Student
Record
Review
Staff
Interviews
SE 8
IEP Team
composition
and
attendance
SE 18A
IEP
development
and content
PI
Student
Record
Review
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
grade level for the records
reviewed; b) Date of the
review; c) Name of person(s)
who conducted the review,
their role(s), and signature(s).
Submit the report by
February 25, 2013.
The district must identify the
root cause of the
noncompliance, i.e. why the
district’s procedures to avoid
Submit a detailed
narrative description of
what the district
determined was the root
The review of student records
and interviews indicated that
members of the IEP Team
attended IEP Team meetings or
the district and the parent
agreed, in writing, that the
attendance of the Team member
was not necessary because the
member´s area of the
curriculum or related services
was not being modified or
discussed or the district and the
parent agreed to excuse a
required IEP Team member´s
participation. When a required
IEP Team member was excused,
the individual provided written
input into the development of
the IEP to the parent and the
IEP team prior to the meeting.
The review of student records,
district documentation and staff
interviews indicated that for
students identified with a
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Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Staff
Interviews
Document
Review
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
disability on the autism
spectrum as well as students
whose disability affects social
skills development, there was
not always documented
evidence that the IEP Team
considers and specifically
addresses the skills and
proficiencies needed to avoid
and respond to bullying,
harassment, or teasing.
Interviews also indicated that
not all staff that chair IEP Team
meetings have been trained in
the district’s procedures related
to the considerations for
students identified with a
disability on the autism
spectrum as well as students
whose disability affects social
skills development.
The review of stu
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and
Timelines for
Implementation
and respond to bullying,
harassment, or teasing were not
followed. Based on the results
of the analysis, provide the
district’s determination of the
root cause(s) of the
noncompliance, the steps the
district proposes to take to
correct the identified causes and
a timeline for the
implementation of the district’s
corrections.
Select a sample of student
records across all school levels
to review for the
implementation of the
procedures to ensure IEP Teams
considered and specifically
addressed the skills and
proficiencies needed to avoid
and respond to bullying,
harassment, or teasing.
for students identified with a
disability on the autism
spectrum as well as students
whose disability affects social
skills development. Select a
sample of records from
November 2012 through
January 2013. The sample
should be taken from those IEP
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(b) Progress Report Due
Date(s) and Required
Elements
cause of noncompliance
with this criterion, a
description of the
corrective actions taken
by the district and the
associated timelines.
Submit this progress
report by November 5,
2012.
Subsequent to the
training, submit a report
of the results of the
internal review of
student records. Include
the following:
 Number of records
reviewed;
 Number of records in
compliance;
 For all records not in
compliance with this
criterion, provide the
results of a root
cause analysis of the
non-compliance; and
 Specific corrective
actions taken by the
district to remedy
any non-compliance.
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
Team meetings that have
occurred after all other
corrective actions have been
implemented.
(b) Progress Report Due
Date(s) and Required
Elements
Submit this progress
report by February 25,
2013.
Please note when conducting
internal monitoring that
school must maintain the
following documentation and
make it available to the
Department upon request: a)
List of the student names and
grade level for the records
reviewed; b) Date of the
review; c) Name of person(s)
who conducted the review,
their role(s), and signature(s).
PI
SE 25
Parental
consent
Student
Record
Review
Staff
Interviews
Document
Review
The review of student records,
district documentation and
interviews indicated that when a
parent has revoked his/her
consent to the student´s special
education services in writing,
while the district discontinued
services, the district did not
always act promptly to provide
written notice to the
parent/guardian of the district´s
proposal to discontinue services,
as well as information on how
The district must identify the
root cause of the
noncompliance, i.e. why did the
district fail to provide the notice
in a timely manner. Based on
the results of the analysis,
provide the district’s
determination of the root
cause(s) of the noncompliance,
the steps the district proposes to
take to correct the identified
causes and a timeline for the
implementation of the district’s
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Please submit a detailed
narrative description of
what the district
determined was the root
cause(s) of
noncompliance with this
criterion, a description of
any corrective actions
taken by the district and
the associated timelines.
Submit this progress
report by November 5,
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
the parent can obtain a copy of
his/her right to procedural
safeguards; either not sending a
written response or sending it
nine months later.
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and
Timelines for
Implementation
corrections.
2012
The district must conduct an
internal review of student
records for any parent
revocations that occurred after
all corrective actions were
implemented. The review of
student records should include
all grade levels to determine
whether the district provided
parents with written notice in a
timely manner once a parent
revokes consent of their child’s
IEP.
Please provide a report
of the results of the
internal review of
student records. Include
the following:
 Number of records
reviewed;
 Number of records in
compliance;
 For all records not in
compliance with this
criterion, provide the
results of a root
cause analysis of the
non-compliance; and
 Specific corrective
actions taken by the
district to remedy
any non-compliance.
Please note when conducting
internal monitoring that
school must maintain the
following documentation and
make it available to the
Department upon request: a)
List of the student names and
grade level for the records
reviewed; b) Date of the
review; c) Name of person(s)
who conducted the review,
their role(s), and signature(s).
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(b) Progress Report Due
Date(s) and Required
Elements
Submit the report by
February 25, 2013.
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

SE 4
Report of
Assessment
Results
Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
PI
Student
Record
Review
The review of student records and
interviews indicated that each
person conducting an assessment
did not always summarize in
writing the procedures employed,
the results, and the diagnostic
impression, and did not always
define in detail and in
educationally relevant and
common terms, the student's
needs, offering explicit means of
meeting them.
Staff
Interviews
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
The district must provide
training to staff members
responsible for completing
evaluations and writing
assessment summaries on the
content requirements.
The district must develop a
monitoring system which should
include supervisory oversight
and periodic reviews of
evaluation reports to ensure
evaluators develop complete
summaries.
The district must conduct an
internal review of student
records from initial evaluations
or re-evaluations that occurred
after all other corrective actions
have been implemented. Review
the assessment reports to ensure
school personnel provided
summaries with all the required
elements.
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(b) Progress Report Due
Date(s) and Required
Elements
Please submit evidence
of staff training,
including the agenda and
signed attendance sheets
(include the name and
role of staff), provided to
evaluators involved in
writing assessment
summaries.
Submit a detailed
narrative description of
the oversight system
including the identity of
the person(s) responsible
for the oversight by
name and title; the date
of the system's
implementation and the
frequency of the district's
monitoring.
Submit all of the above
by November 5, 2012.
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
Please note when conducting
internal monitoring that
school must maintain the
following documentation and
make it available to the
Department upon request: a)
List of the student names and
grade level for the records
reviewed; b) Date of the
review; c) Name of person(s)
who conducted the review,
their role(s), and signature(s).
(b) Progress Report Due
Date(s) and Required
Elements
Submit a report of the
results of the internal
review of student
records. Include the
following:
 Number of records
reviewed;
 Number of records in
compliance;
 For all records not in
compliance with this
criterion, provide the
results of a root
cause analysis of the
non-compliance; and
 Specific corrective
actions taken by the
district to remedy
any non-compliance.
Submit the report by
February 25, 2013.
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Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

SE 12
Frequency
of reevaluation
Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
PI
Student
Record
Review
Staff
Interviews
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
A review of student records and
interviews indicated that a reevaluation was not always
conducted every three years and
there was no documented
evidence that the parent and
district agreed that it was
unnecessary to conduct the reevaluation.
A review of stud
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
The district must identify the
root cause of the noncompliance
related to the three year reevaluation timeline. Upon
completion of the analysis,
provide the district’s
determination of the root
cause(s) of noncompliance, the
steps taken to correct the
noncompliance and a timeline
for the implementation of the
corrective actions.
Submit a detailed
narrative description of
what the district
determined was the root
cause of noncompliance
with this criterion, a
description the district’s
corrective actions and
the associated timelines.
Conduct an internal review of
student records across grade
levels for re-evaluations
conducted between November
2012- January 2013 for
evidence of the completion of
the re-evaluation or
documentation of the parent and
district’s agreement that a reevaluation was unnecessary.
Submit a report of the
results of the internal
review of student
records. Include the
following:
 Number of records
reviewed;
 Number of records in
compliance;
 For all records not in
compliance with this
criterion, provide the
results of a root
cause analysis of the
non-compliance; and
 Specific corrective
actions taken by the
district to remedy
Please note when conducting
internal monitoring that
school must maintain the
following documentation and
make it available to the
Department upon request: a)
List of the student names and
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(b) Progress Report Due
Date(s) and Required
Elements
Submit all of the above
by November 5, 2012.
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
grade level for the records
reviewed; b) Date of the
review; c) Name of person(s)
who conducted the review,
their role(s), and signature(s).
SE 14
Review and
Revision of
IEPs
PI
Student
Record
Review
Interviews
A review of student records and
interviews indicated that annual
reviews were not always held on
or before their anniversary dates.
A review of stud
any non-compliance.
Submit the report by
February 25, 2013.
The district must identify the
root cause of the noncompliance
related to the timely completion
of annual review and revision of
the IEP. Upon completion of the
analysis, provide the district’s
determination of the root
cause(s), the district’s proposed
corrective actions and a timeline
for the implementation of the
district’s corrective action
activities.
Submit a detailed
narrative description of
what the district
determined was the root
cause of noncompliance
with this criterion, a
description of its
corrective actions and
the associated timelines.
Conduct an internal review of
student records across grade
levels of annual reviews that
occurred after the completion of
all corrective actions for
evidence that timelines are
being met.
Please submit a report of
the results of the internal
review of student
records. Include the
following:
 Number of records
reviewed;
 Number of records in
compliance;
Please note when conducting
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(b) Progress Report Due
Date(s) and Required
Elements
Submit all of the above
by November 5, 2012.
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
internal monitoring that
school must maintain the
following documentation and
make it available to the
Department upon request: a)
List of the student names and
grade level for the records
reviewed; b) Date of the
review; c) Name of person(s)
who conducted the review,
their role(s), and signature(s).
(b) Progress Report Due
Date(s) and Required
Elements


For all records not in
compliance with this
criterion, provide the
results of a root
cause analysis of the
non-compliance; and
Specific corrective
actions taken by the
district to remedy
any non-compliance.
Submit the report by
February 25, 2013.
SE 18B
Determination of
placement;
provision
of IEP to
parent
PI
Student
Record
Review
Interviews
The review of student records and
interviews indicated that the
district did not always provide the
parent with the proposed IEP
immediately following its
development. Furthermore,
student records also indicated that
there was no documented
evidence of draft IEPs/summary
of meetings in most students’
files.
The review of stu
The district must identity the
root cause of the noncompliance
related to providing parents with
an IEP immediately following
its development. Upon
completion of the analysis,
develop the district’s corrective
action and a timeline for the
implementation of those
corrections. The district should
review the Department’s
December 2006 advisory found
at:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/new
s/news.asp?id=3182 prior to
the development of its
corrective actions.
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Submit a detailed
narrative description of
what the district
determined was the root
cause of noncompliance
with this criterion and a
description of the
district’s corrective
actions and associated
timelines.
Submit this progress
report by November 5,
2012.
Submit a report of the
results of the internal
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
The district must conduct an
internal review of student
records after all other corrective
actions have been implemented.
Please select records for events
that occurred from November
2012- January 2013. The sample
should include all school levels
(elementary, middle and high)
for initial evaluations, reevaluations or annual reviews
for evidence of the immediate
provision of the IEP consistence
with the Department’s 2006
advisory.
review of student
records. Include the
following:
 Number of records
reviewed;
 Number of records in
compliance;
 For all records not in
compliance with this
criterion, provide the
results of a root
cause analysis of the
non-compliance; and
 Specific corrective
actions taken by the
district to remedy
any non-compliance.
Please note when conducting
internal monitoring that
school must maintain the
following documentation and
make it available to the
Department upon request: a)
List of the student names and
grade level for the records
reviewed; b) Date of the
review; c) Name of person(s)
who conducted the review,
their role(s), and signature(s).
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Submit the report by
February 25, 2013.
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

SE 20
Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)

Least
restrictive
program
selected
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
Student
Record
Review
The review of student records and
staff interviews indicated that the
IEP Team, through the
Nonparticipation Justification
Statement consistently states why
the removal is considered critical
to the student’s program and also
states the basis for its conclusion
that education of the student in a
less restrictive environment, with
the use of supplementary aids and
services, could not be achieved
satisfactorily.
Staff
Interviews
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
(b) Progress Report Due
Date(s) and Required
Elements
Interviews and the review of
student records also verified that
the district no longer removes
some eligible children from the
general education classroom
solely because of needed
modification in the curriculum.
SE 29
Communication is in
English and
primary
language of
home
PI
Student
Record
Review
Interviews
Document
Review
While the district has procedures
and forms for providing oral and
written translations that meet
regulatory requirements, the
review of student records
indicated that there is inconsistent
written and oral communications
with the parents in the primary
The district must complete the
translation of IEP related
documents for parents that
required those translations for
those individual students
identified in the Department’s
student worksheet.
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For those individual
students identified by the
Department whose
parents had not received
translated documents as
needed, provide these
parents with all of the
most recent documents
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
language of the home if such
primary language is other than
English.
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
The district must develop a
system which should include
supervisory oversight and
periodic reviews to ensure
sustained compliance with the
process for providing
translations.
The district must examine its
procedures for providing oral
and written translations for all
IEP related documents to those
staff responsible for requesting
such translations at all levels.
The district should identify any
gaps or deficiencies in its
procedures and provide its
corrective actions to the
Department. The district should
re-train the staff responsible on
these requirements (the training
should include building
principals).
After the completion of the
district’s corrective actions,
conduct an internal review of
student records to determine
that the district always provides
communications with the
parents in the primary language
of the home if such primary
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(b) Progress Report Due
Date(s) and Required
Elements
in their primary language
including the IEP and the
notice to parents (N1).
Identify the district’s
revisions to its policies
or procedures or any
other corrective actions
taken to achieve
compliance. Please
provide evidence that
staff was informed (i.e.
training agenda and
attendance, including
name and role of staff) of
the district’s procedures
for the provision of oral
and written translations
for those parents that
required translations.
Submit a detailed
narrative description of
the oversight system
including the identity of
the person(s) responsible
for the oversight by
name and title; the date
of the system's
implementation and the
frequency of the district's
monitoring.
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
language is other than English.
The sample of records should be
drawn from all school levels
(elementary, middle and high).
Please note when conducting
internal monitoring that
school must maintain the
following documentation and
make it available to the
Department upon request: a)
List of the student names and
grade level for the records
reviewed; b) Date of the
review; c) Name of person(s)
who conducted the review,
their role(s), and signature(s).
(b) Progress Report Due
Date(s) and Required
Elements
Submit all of the above
by November 5, 2012.
Submit a report of the
results of the internal
review of student
records. Include the
following:
 Number of records
reviewed;
 Number of records in
compliance;
 For all records not in
compliance with this
criterion, provide the
results of a root
cause analysis of the
non-compliance; and
 Specific corrective
actions taken by the
district to remedy
any non-compliance.
Submit the report by
February 25, 2013.
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Parent
advisory
council for

Interviews
Document
Interviews and district
documentation indicated that the
district has a district-wide Parent
Advisory Council for special
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Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

special
education
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Continuum
of
Alternative
Services
Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Review

Staff
Interviews
Document
Review
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for
Implementation
education which has established
by-laws, meets regularly, and
participates in the planning,
development, and evaluation of
the school district's special
education programs.
Staff interviews and district
documentation indicated that there
is no longer a gap in the
continuum of special education
services, particularly at the middle
and high school levels, in the
areas of vocational education
opportunities and services for
students with social or emotional
disabilities.
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(b) Progress Report Due
Date(s) and Required
Elements
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
MID-CYCLE REVIEW
School District: Methuen Public Schools
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



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
Mid-cycle Report & Cover Letter with Mid-cycle PR Form 2011