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
September 24, 2013
Judith Klimkiewicz, Superintendent
Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School
100 Littleton Road
Westford, MA 01886
Re: Mid-cycle Report
Dear Superintendent Klimkiewicz:
Enclosed is the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Mid-cycle Report based on the onsite visit
conducted in your district in March, 2013. 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 October 10, 2013.
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 Randall Palmer at 781-338-3734.
Sincerely,
Randall Palmer, 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
Jane Ewing, Ed.D., Supervisor, Program Quality Assurance Services
Mr. Kevin McKenzie, School Committee Chairperson, Nashoba Valley Technical High School
Melissa LeRay, Local Program Review Coordinator
Encs:
Mid-cycle Report
Mid-cycle Progress Report Form
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
MID-CYCLE REPORT
Nashoba Valley Technical High School
Dates of the Mid-cycle Review Onsite: March 25-26, 2013
Date of this Report: September 24, 2013
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 7
Transfer of
parental rights
and student
participation and
consent at age of
majority
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Document
Review
PI
Student
Record
Review
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
According to record review,
one year prior to a student
reaching the age of 18, the
school does not consistently
inform the student and the
parent/guardian of the rights
that will transfer from the
parent to the student upon
the student’s 18th birthday.
Record review also
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and
Timelines for Implementation
Develop a procedure for notifying
families and students of the transfer
of parental rights to the student at
the age of majority based on the
ESE’s administrative advisory
2011-1
http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/advis
ories/11_1.html.
Please provide training to IEP Team
chairpersons and other key
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Submit a copy of
revised
procedures and
evidence of staff
training,
including an
agenda and
signed attendance
sheets (indicating
role of staff).
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
demonstrated that the
school does not consistently
indicate that the parent and
student were informed of
the transfer of decisionmaking rights in the IEP or
place a copy of the mailed
notice in the student record.
Additionally, record review
indicated that once a student
has reached the age of 18,
the school does not always
obtain consent from the
student to continue the
student’s special education
program.
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and
Timelines for Implementation
personnel on the school’s newly
developed age of majority policy.
Please develop a tracking and
monitoring system and identify the
key personnel responsible for
oversight of the system and for
conducting periodic reviews to
ensure the following: 1) parents and
students are notified of the transfer
of educational decision-making
rights one year prior to students
reaching the age of 18; 2) IEP
Teams document the provision of
this notice in the IEP or student
record thereafter; and 3) students
with educational decision-making
rights sign their IEPs once they have
turned 18.
Conduct an internal review of
student records. Please select a
sample of 10-15 student records
drawn from those students who
turned 17 after implementation of
all corrective actions for evidence
that 1) families and students were
notified one year prior to the student
turning 18 and 2) provision of this
notification was documented in the
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Submit the
description of the
oversight system
and identify the
person(s)
responsible for
the oversight,
including the date
of the system’s
implementation.
This progress
report is due
October 28,
2013.
Submit the results
of both student
record reviews.
Indicate the
number of student
records reviewed,
the number of
student records in
compliance, for
all records not in
compliance with
this criterion,
determine the root
cause(s) of the
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
IEP or the student record.
Conduct a second internal review,
drawn from records of students who
have sole or shared educational
decision rights and who have turned
18 after implementation of all
corrective actions, for evidence that
the school has obtained the student’s
signature on the current IEP.
*Please note that when conducting
internal monitoring the district
must maintain the following
documentation and make it
available to the Department upon
request: a) List of student names
and grade level for the record
review; b) Date of the review; c)
Name of person(s) who conducted
the review, their roles(s), and
their signature(s).
SE 8
IEP Team
composition and
attendance

Staff
Interviews
Student
Record
Review
Student record review
indicated that required
Team members consistently
attend IEP meetings. The
school has procedures to
obtain parents’ written
permission to excuse a
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
noncompliance
and provide the
school’s plan to
remedy the noncompliance.
This progress
report is due
March 3, 2014.
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
required Team member in
advance when the Team
member is unable to attend
and obtain that Team
member’s written input in
advance of the meeting to
the parent and IEP Team for
development of the IEP.
Record review showed that
the school invites students
beginning at age 14 to Team
meetings to discuss
transition services.
Document review also
demonstrated that the
school has a process to
excuse team members
whose areas are not being
modified or discussed at the
Team meeting.
SE 18A
IEP Development
and content
PI
Student
Record
Review
Student record review
indicated that the school’s
IEP Teams do not always
discuss or specifically
address in the IEP whether
bullying, harassment, or
teasing is an issue for
Please use the ESE’s administrative
advisory 2011-2
http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/advis
ories/11_2ta.html as the basis of the
school’s policy development for
ensuring that IEP Teams routinely
address whether bullying,
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Submit a copy of
revised
procedures and
evidence of staff
training,
including an
agenda and
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and
Timelines for Implementation
students whose disability
made him or her vulnerable
to bullying, harassment, or
teasing or for students
whose evaluations indicate
a disability that affects
social skills development.
harassment, or teasing is an issue for
students whose disability made him
or her vulnerable to bullying,
harassment, or teasing or for
students whose evaluations indicate
a disability that affects social skills
development.
Student record and
document review
demonstrated that for
students identified with a
disability on the autism
spectrum, the school’s IEP
Teams do specifically
address the students’ social
skills and communication
challenges with peers and
staff. For these students,
IEP Teams develop and
document appropriate IEP
goals and services to
address the skills and
proficiencies needed to
avoid and respond to
bullying, harassment, or
teasing.
Please provide training to IEP Team
chairpersons and other key
personnel on the school’s newly
developed IEP Team bullying
prevention measures.
A review of the student
records indicated that IEP
Please develop an internal system of
periodic review for ensuring that
IEP Teams consider whether
bullying, harassment, or teasing is
an issue for students whose
disability make him or her
vulnerable or for students whose
evaluations indicate a disability that
affects social skills development.
Please identify the person(s)
responsible by name and title for
this internal monitoring.
Please conduct a student record
review of 10 records for evidence
that IEP Teams consider whether
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
signed attendance
sheets (indicating
role of staff).
Submit the
description of the
oversight system
and identify the
person(s)
responsible for
the oversight,
including the date
of the system’s
implementation.
This progress
report is due by
October 28,
2013.
Submit the results
of the review of
student records.
Indicate the
number of student
records reviewed,
the number of
student records in
compliance, for
all records not in
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
Teams address all areas of
the most current IEP format,
including the Present Levels
of Educational Performance
B (PLEP B) section. In
addition, record review
indicated that IEPs are
consistently updated
annually, including student
goals.
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and
Timelines for Implementation
bullying, harassment, or teasing is
an issue for students whose
disability made him or her
vulnerable to bullying, harassment,
or teasing or for students whose
evaluations indicate a disability that
affects social skills development.
This sample must be drawn from
records of students whose IEP
development meetings were
convened after implementation of
all corrective actions.
*Please note when conducting
internal monitoring that the
district must maintain the
following documentation and
make it available to the
Department upon request: a) List
of the student names and grade
levels 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
compliance with
this criterion,
determine the root
cause(s) of the
noncompliance
and provide the
school’s plan to
remedy the noncompliance.
This progress
report is due
March 3, 2014.
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Staff
Interviews

Student
Record
Review
SE 25
Parental consent
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and
Timelines for Implementation
Record review indicated
that consented-to
evaluations and
observations are
consistently completed by
the school, and that the
school always obtains
parental consent before
conducting student
evaluations.
The school has a process in
place so that when a parent
revokes consent in writing,
the school will promptly
provide the parent with a
written notice of the
school’s proposal to
discontinue services within
a reasonable period of time,
as well as how the parent
can obtain a copy of his/her
right to procedural
safeguards.
According to its procedures,
the school will not use
mediation or a due process
hearing to overrule the
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and
Timelines for Implementation
parent’s revocation request.
Staff interviews indicated
that within the past two
years, no parent/guardian
has exercised his or her
right of revocation after
consenting to a student’s
special education services.
SE 51
Appropriate
special education
teacher licensure
(Commonwealth
Charter Schools
only)
Not
Applicable
Nashoba Valley Technical
High School is a vocational
school.
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Additional Special Education Criteria Monitored in this Mid-cycle Review
Current special education criteria available by scrolling down to the special education instrument at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/pqa/review/cpr/default.html
Criterion
SE 1
Assessments are
appropriately
selected and
interpreted for
students referred
for evaluation
SE 4
Reports of
assessment results
Criterion
Implemented



Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Student
Record
Review
Student
Record
Review
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for Implementation
A review of the student
records indicated that
assessments are consistently
tailored to assess specific
areas of educational or
related developmental need,
or selected and administered
to reflect aptitude and
achievement levels and
related developmental
needs. Consent to evaluate
forms showed that
assessments were tailored to
the suspected disability.
A review of the student
records indicated that
evaluators consistently
define in detail and in
educationally relevant and
common terms the student’s
needs, offering explicit
means of meeting those
needs in assessment
summaries.
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Criterion
SE 6
Transition
services
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
Staff
Interviews
A review of the student
records and interviews
indicated that IEP Teams
discuss the transitional
needs of students at age 14;
however, this information is
not always documented on
the Transition Planning
Form (TPF 28M/9). When
Transition Planning Forms
are present in records, all
sections are not consistently
completed.
Develop a sample of approximately
10-15 special education students
ages 14-18 with IEP development
activities between January 2013 and
April 2013. Review the students’
special education records for
evidence of consistent use and
completion of the Transition
Planning Form (TPF 28M/9). Based
on the results of this analysis,
provide the district’s determination
of the root cause(s) of the
noncompliance, the steps the district
proposes to take to correct the root
cause(s), and a timeline for the
implementation of those corrections.
PI
Student
Record
Review
Record review also
demonstrated that the
school documents annual
transition updates using a
form entitled the Academic
Achievement/Functional
Performance Form.
Conduct a second review of student
records. Select a sample of 8-10
student records drawn from students
between 14 and 18 years old who
had IEP development meetings after
the implementation of all corrective
actions for evidence that 1) the
Transition Planning Form is used
and 2) all parts of the form are
appropriately completed.
*Please note when conducting
internal monitoring that the
district must maintain the
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Submit the results
of the analysis
conducted of
records for students
ages 14-18 with
IEP development
meetings between
January 2013 and
April 2013. Include
a description of the
root cause analysis,
the steps taken to
correct the
noncompliance,
and the associated
timelines. This
progress report is
due October 28,
2013.
Submit the results
of the second
review of student
records. Indicate
the number of
student records
reviewed, the
number of student
records in
compliance, for all
records not in
Criterion
SE 13
Progress reports
and content
SE 18B
Determination of
placement;
provision of IEP
to parent
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)

Method(s) of
Investigation
Student
Record
Review
PI
Staff
Interviews
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
following documentation and
make it available to the
Department upon request: a) List
of the student names and grade
levels for the records reviewed; b)
Date of the review; c) Name of
person(s) who conducted the
review, their role(s), and
signature(s).
compliance with
this criterion,
determine the root
cause(s) of the
noncompliance and
provide the
school’s plan to
remedy the noncompliance. This
progress report is
due March 3,
2014.
Please develop a protocol to ensure
that all proposed IEPs are signed by
a district representative before they
are mailed out and parents are sent
two (2) copies of the proposed IEP.
The protocol must include a method
of documenting the provision of two
copies of the proposed IEP in the
student record.
Submit a copy of
the revised
procedures.
A review of the student
records indicated that
progress reports consistently
address the student’s
progress toward the annual
goals of the IEP.
A review of student records
and interviews indicated the
school consistently sends
parents a required Notice of
Proposed School District
Action (N1) with the
proposed IEP and proposed
placement.
However, record review
also demonstrated that the
Please develop an internal system of
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Submit the
description of the
oversight system
and identify the
person(s)
responsible for the
oversight,
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
parents are not sent two (2)
copies of the proposed IEP
and proposed placement
following the development
of the IEP.
supervisory oversight and periodic
reviews to ensure that proposed
IEPs are signed by the LEA
representative before sent to parents
and that two copies of the proposed
IEP are mailed out.
Record review also
demonstrated that a school
representative does not sign
the IEP before it is proposed
to the parent. Therefore, the
school routinely obtains the
parent’s signed acceptance
of the proposed IEP before
the IEP is signed by the
authorized school
representative.
Please identify the person(s)
responsible by name and title for
this internal monitoring and ensure
that they are aware of their
responsibilities.
Please conduct a student record
review of 15 records for evidence
that proposed IEPs are signed before
they are sent out and two copies are
mailed to parents. This sample must
be drawn from records of students
whose IEP development meetings
were convened after implementation
of all corrective actions.
*Please note when conducting
internal monitoring that the
district must maintain the
following documentation and
make it available to the
Department upon request: a) List
of the student names and grade
levels for the records reviewed; b)
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
including the date
of the system’s
implementation and
evidence that staff
members have been
made aware of their
responsibilities.
This progress
report is due by
October 28, 2013.
Submit the results
of the review of
student records.
Indicate the
number of student
records reviewed,
the number of
student records in
compliance, for all
records not in
compliance with
this criterion,
determine the root
cause(s) of the
noncompliance and
provide the
school’s plan to
remedy the noncompliance.
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
Date of the review; c) Name of
person(s) who conducted the
review, their role(s), and
signature(s).
SE 24
Notice to parent
Staff
Interviews

Student
Record
Review
A review of the student
records indicated that the
narrative description in the
Notice of Proposed School
District Action (N1)
consistently contains
sufficient detail of the
school’s actions.
Record review
demonstrated that notices
accompanying proposed
evaluations contain
complete information on the
reason for the referral, any
rejected options considered
by the school, the
evaluations and tests
proposed by the district,
additional relevant factors
for the evaluation, and the
district’s next steps.
Record review and staff
interviews also
demonstrated that the
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
This progress
report is due
March 3, 2014.
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for Implementation
school consistently provides
notices to parents when
proposing an initial
evaluation or re-evaluation
or an IEP and placement.
SE 32
Parent advisory
council for
special education

Document
Review
Interviews
A review of the
documentation and
interviews indicated that the
special education parent
advisory council (PAC) has
officers and by-laws for
officers and operational
procedures.
Document review
demonstrated that
workshops on the rights of
students and their parents
and guardians under state
and federal special
education laws were
conducted for the current
school year and annually.
In addition, interviews
indicated that PAC duties
include advising the school
on matters that pertain to
the education and safety of
students with disabilities.
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for Implementation
(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
PAC members meet
regularly with school
officials and participate in
the planning, development,
and evaluation of the school
school’s special education
programs.
SE 45
Procedures for
suspension up to
10 days and after
10 days
PI
Document
Review
Document review indicated
that the school has a written
procedure for the discipline
of students with disabilities
in its student handbook.
However, this policy does
not address suspensions up
to and after 10 days.
Review and revise the district’s
discipline policy to include the
suspension of students with
disabilities up to and after 10 days;
this must include a review of the
high school handbook discipline
policy for students with disabilities.
Please provide one training on all
indicated elements of the school’s
revised policy for disciplining
students with disabilities to all
appropriate personnel, including the
school’s administration and IEP
Team chairpersons.
This training should include the
following three areas of the
district’s revised policy: 1)
procedures for suspension up to 10
days and after 10 days (SE 45); 2)
procedures for suspension of
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Submit the revised
discipline policy
and evidence of
staff training,
including signed
attendance sheets
with the name and
role of the staff
member, agendas,
and the training
materials by
October 28, 2013.
If the district will
not have this
revised information
ready for the
publication of its
2013-2014
handbook, please
provide a plan for
distributing the
Criterion
SE 46
Procedures for
suspension of
students with
disabilities when
suspensions
exceed 10
consecutive
school days or
exceed 10
cumulative days
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
PI
Method(s) of
Investigation
Document
Review
Basis of Determination
about Criterion
Document review indicated
that the school has a written
procedure for the discipline
of students with disabilities
in its student handbook.
However, this policy does
not address procedures for
suspension of students with
disabilities when
suspensions exceed 10
consecutive or 10
cumulative school days or
include the requirement to
hold a manifestation
determination for a student
prior to a suspension that
constitutes a change in
placement.
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action
and Timelines for Implementation
(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
students with disabilities when
suspensions exceed 10 consecutive
school days or exceed 10
cumulative days (SE 46); and 3)
procedural requirements applied to
students not yet determined to be
eligible for special education (SE
47).
revised disciplinary
policy to families
of students.
Review and revise the district’s
discipline policy to include the
suspension of students with
disabilities when suspensions
exceed 10 consecutive or
cumulative school days; this must
include a review of the high school
handbook discipline policy for
students with disabilities.
See required
submission of staff
training
documentation for
SE 45.
Please see training requirement
described for SE 45.
This progress
report is due by
October 28, 2013.
If the district will
not have this
revised information
ready for the
publication of its
2013-2014
handbook, please
provide a plan for
distributing the
revised disciplinary
policy to families
of students.
This progress
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September 24, 2013
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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
report is due by
October 28, 2013.
SE 47
Procedural
requirements
applied to
students not yet
determined to be
eligible for
special education
NI
Document
Review
Document review indicated
that the school does not
have procedures that apply
to disciplining students not
yet determined to be eligible
for special education.
Review and revise the district’s
discipline policy to include the
suspension of students with
disabilities not yet determined to be
eligible for special education; this
must include a review of the high
school handbook discipline policy
for students with disabilities.
Please see training requirement
described for SE 45.
See required
submission of staff
training
documentation for
SE 45.
If the district will
not have this
revised information
ready for the
publication of its
2013-2014
handbook, please
provide a plan for
distributing the
revised disciplinary
policy to families
of students.
This progress
report is due by
October 28, 2013.
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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
MID-CYCLE REVIEW
Nashoba Valley Technical High School
M I D – CY C L E P R O G R E S S R E P O R T
Date Prepared: ____________________________________
Prepared by: __________________________________________________________________
(name and title)
Criterion: _______________________
Topic: ________________________________________________________________________
For each criterion for which you prepare a progress report, please



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