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
July 27, 2010
Dr. V. James Marini, Superintendent
Newton Public Schools
100 Walnut St.
Newton, MA 02460
Re: Mid-cycle Report
Dear Superintendent Marini:
Enclosed is the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Mid-cycle Report based
on the Mid-cycle Review conducted in your district on June 7&8, 2010. In this 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: staff interviews, review of student records,
examination of documentation, and/or classroom observation.
The Department found one or more of the criteria monitored in your district to be “Partially
Implemented” or “Not Implemented.” In all instances where noncompliance has been 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 August 12, 2010.
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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
Claire Sokoloff, Chairperson School Committee
Dr. Judith Levin-Charns, Assistant Superintendent for Student Services
Dean Paolillo, Supervisor, Metro-North Monitoring Team
Encs: Mid-cycle Report
Mid-cycle Progress Report form
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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
MID-CYCLE REPORT
Newton Public Schools
Dates of the Mid-cycle Review Onsite: June 7 & 8, 2010
Date of this Report: July 27, 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
Criterion
Implemented

SE 52A
Method(s)
of
Investigation

Interviews
&
Student
Records

Documents
&
Interviews
Determination
of specific
learning
disability
Registration of
educational
interpreters
Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective
Action and
Timelines for
Implementation
The review of student records and
interviews indicated that the IEP
Team produced a written
determination as to whether the
student has a specific learning
disability, which was subsequently
signed by all members of the IEP
Team.
At the time of the review,
documentation and interviews
indicated that the district had
students enrolled who required an
interpreter and the staff that
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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
provided interpretive services was
registered with the Massachusetts
Commission for the Deaf and Hard
of Hearing.
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 2

Student
Records
&
Interviews

Student
Records
&
Required and
Optional
Assessments
SE 6
Determination
of Transition
Services
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
The review of student records
and interviews indicated that the
required educational assessments
(educational history and teacher
assessments) are completed and
observation reports were placed
in the student record in those
instances where parents had
signed consent for observations
as part of the child’s evaluation.
The review of student records
and interviews indicated that the
IEP Team discusses the student’s
transition needs annually,
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Criterion
SE 7
Criterion
Implemented

SE 8
Method(s)
of
Investigation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
Interviews
beginning no later than when the
student is 14 years old, and
documents the discussion on the
Transition Planning Form.
Furthermore, interviews
indicated that the IEP Team
reviews the Transition Planning
Form annually and updates
information on the form and the
IEP, as appropriate.
The review of student records
and interviews indicated that one
year before the student reaches
the age of majority, the district
informs the student of his or her
right at age 18 to make all
decisions regarding his or her
special education programs and
services. The review of student
records and interviews also
indicated that upon reaching the
age of 18, the school district
implements procedures to obtain
consent from the student to
continue the student’s special
education program.
The review of student records
and interviews indicated that the
IEP Team chairpersons have the
authority to commit the resources
of the district and IEP Teams

Student
Records
&
Interviews

Student
Records
&
Interviews
Transfer of
parental rights
at age of
majority and
student
participation
and consent at
the age of
majority
IEP Team
composition
and attendance
Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action and
Timelines for Implementation
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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
SE 9
Timeline for
determination
of eligibility
and provision
of
documentation
to parent

Student
Records
&
Interviews
SE 11

Student
Records,
Interviews
&
Documents
School district
response to
parental request
for independent
educational
evaluation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action and
Timelines for Implementation
include an individual who is
knowledgeable about the
availability of the resources of
the district. Regular educators are
present at IEP Team meetings
and IEP Teams include a person
qualified to interpret evaluation
results. The district has
procedures whereby parents can
sign an excusal form to excuse
IEP Team members from the
meeting.
The review of student records
and interviews indicated that the
district’s Teams met the 45-day
timeline for completion of the
eligibility process as well as
completing evaluations within 30
school working days.
Interviews and documentation
indicated that parents are made
aware of both federal and state
regulations regarding their rights
to independent evaluations. The
review of student records and
interviews indicated that special
education staff members are
aware of the district’s
independent evaluation
procedures. Documentation
verified that the district’s
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Criterion
SE 12
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)

Student
Records
&
Interviews

Student
Records
&
Frequency of
re-evaluation
SE 13
Method(s)
of
Investigation
Progress
Reports and
Content
Interviews
SE 14
Review and
Revision of
IEPs
SE 18A
IEP
Development
and Content
Student
Records
&
Interviews

PI
Student
Records
&
Interviews
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
procedures follow both state and
federal regulations.
The review of student records
and interviews indicated that reevaluations are completed in a
timely manner, and are
completed before finding a
student ineligible for special
education.
The review of student records
and interviews indicated that
parents received reports on the
student's progress toward
reaching the goals set in the IEP
as often as parents are informed
of the progress of non-disabled
students.
The review of student records
and interviews indicated that
annual reviews are held before
the expiration of IEPs.
The review of student records
indicated that when special
education students were removed
from the general education
classroom for a portion of their
day, the IEP’s non-participation
justification statement did not
always state why the removal
was considered critical to the
student’s program and the basis
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 provide IEP Team
chairpersons with training on the
requirements that if the student is
removed from the general education
classroom at any time, the IEP Team
must state why the removal is
considered critical to the student’s
program and the basis for its
conclusion that education of the student
in a less restrictive environment, with
Please submit a
copy of the agenda
and sign-in sheets
by September 30,
2010.
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Subsequent to the
training, please
submit the results
of an administrative
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
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.
the use of supplementary aids and
services, could not be achieved
satisfactorily. This should be
documented in the “non participation
justification statement” section of the
IEP.
Student records and interviews
indicated that IEPs were not
always complete. For example,
Present Levels of Educational
Performance, part B (PLEP B)
information, was at times not
filled in for students that had an
emotional disability.
The district must train IEP Team
chairpersons on the completion of the
PLEP-B section of the IEP for students
with emotional disabilities.
The district must conduct internal
monitoring of student records to
determine that it is compliant with the
requirements of this criterion.
* 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
review of “nonparticipation
justification”
statements and the
completion of the
PLEP-B for
students with
emotional
disabilities from a
sample of student
records. Please
indicate the number
of records reviewed
and the number
found to be
compliant. 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.
This must be
completed by
December 17,
2010.
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

SE 18B

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Student
Records,
Interviews
&
Documents
Determination
of placement;
provision of
IEP to parent
SE 24
Notice to parent
regarding
proposal or
refusal to
initiate or
change the
identification,
evaluation, or
educational
placement of
the student or
the provision of
FAPE
Method(s)
of
Investigation
PI
Student
Records
&
Interviews
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
The review of student records,
documentation and staff
interviews indicated that at the
IEP Team meeting, after the IEP
is developed, the IEP Team
determines the appropriate
placement to deliver the services
and no longer refers cases to an
administrative team for
placement consideration. The
review of student records
indicated that immediately
following the development of the
IEP, the district provides the
parent with two copies of the
proposed IEP and proposed
placement along with the
required notice.
The review of student records
indicated that the written notices
(N1 and N2) to parents/guardians
regarding the district’s proposed
actions or refusal do not always
inform parents of what
evaluation procedures, tests,
records or reports were used as a
basis for the proposed action or
the reason for the district’s
actions after a re-evaluation or an
initial evaluation.
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 provide appropriate
staff with training on the content of the
“Notices to Parents” (“N1”/“N2”)
letters that address all six questions and
that are written based on the individual
IEP Team determinations.
Please submit a
copy of the agenda
and sign-in sheets
for the training by
September 30,
2010.
The school must conduct internal
monitoring of student records to
determine that the school is compliant
with the requirements of this criterion.
Subsequent to the
training, please
submit the results
of an administrative
review of the
“Notices to
* Please note when conducting
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Criterion
SE 29
Communication
s are in English
and primary
language of
home
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
PI
Method(s)
of
Investigation
Documents,
Student
Records
&
Interviews
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
While documentation and
interviews indicated that the
district has appropriate
procedures for providing
translators at IEP meetings
and/or to translate district
documentation, student records
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action and
Timelines for Implementation
(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
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).
Parents” letters
completed after
training from a
sample of student
records. Please
indicate the number
of records reviewed
and the number
found to be
compliant. 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.
This progress report
is due by
December 17,
2010
Please submit a
copy of the agenda
and sign-in sheets
for the training by
September 30,
2010.
The district must provide IEP Team
chairpersons with training on the
district’s procedures for providing
special education written
communications in the primary
language of the home, if such primary
language is other than English.
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Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s)
of
Investigation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
indicated that written
communications with parents are
not always in the primary
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 conduct internal
monitoring of student records to
determine that the school is compliant
with the requirements of this criterion.
*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
Subsequent to the
training, please
submit the results
of an administrative
review of student
records for
evidence of
translated written
communications,
when the primary
language of the
home is other than
English. Indicate
the number of
records reviewed
and the number
found to be
compliant. 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.
This must be
completed by
December 17,
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
2010.
SE 32

SE 37
Interviews

Student
Records ,
Interviews
&
Documents

Documents
&
Procedures for
approved and
unapproved
out-of-district
placements
SE 40
Instructional
Documents
&
Parent advisory
council for
special
education
Documentation indicated that the
school district conducts, in
cooperation with the parent
advisory council (PAC), at least
one workshop annually within
the district on the rights of
students and their parents and
guardians under the state and
federal special education laws.
Documentation and interviews
indicated that the PAC
participated in the evaluation of
the school district’s special
education programs.
Documentation and the review of
student records indicated that
contracts submitted by the
district contain the terms required
by 603 CMR 28.06(3) (f) (1-5).
The review of student records
and interviews indicated that the
school district monitors the
provision of services and the
programs of individual students
placed in public and private outof-district programs.
Documentation and interviews
indicated that all special
education instructional groupings
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Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

grouping
requirements
for students
aged five and
older
SE 41
Age span
requirements

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s)
of
Investigation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
Interviews
for students five and older at
Newton North High School,
Newton South High School, Oak
Hill Middle School, Bigelow
Middle School and Peirce
Elementary School meet
instructional grouping
requirements.
Documentation and interviews
indicated that all instructional
groupings for students five and
older at Newton South High
School, Newton North High
School, Day Middle School, Burr
Elementary, Bowen Elementary,
Angier Elementary, Countryside
Elementary, Memorial Spaulding
Elementary, Cabot Elementary,
Zervas Elementary, Ward
Elementary, Williams
Elementary, Lincoln Eliot
Elementary, Franklin
Elementary, Mason-Rice
Elementary, Underwood
Elementary and Peirce
Elementary met age span
requirements. Documentation
and interviews also indicated that
all instructional groupings in the
following programs also met age
span requirements: itinerant
Documents
&
Interviews
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action and
Timelines for Implementation
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

SE 42
PI
Programs for
young children
three and four
years of age
SE 43
Behavioral
interventions
Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)

Method(s)
of
Investigation
Documents
&
Interviews
Student
Records,
Interviews
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
occupational therapists districtwide, itinerant speech therapists
district-wide, itinerant physical
therapists district-wide, itinerant
psychologists assigned for
counseling to Newton South
High School, Peirce Elementary,
Underwood Elementary and
Franklin Elementary Schools.
Documentation and interviews
indicated that for public school
programs that integrate preschool students with and without
disabilities, regulations regarding
class size requirements are not
followed in nine classes.
Specifically, the regulations that
state that if the number of
students with disabilities is 6 or 7
then the class size does not
exceed 15 students with one
teacher and one aide.
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 administrators must ensure
that for public school programs that
integrate students with and without
disabilities, the class size can not
exceed 20 with 1 teacher and 1 aide
and no more than 5 students with
disabilities and if the number of
students with disabilities is 6 or 7 then
the class size can not exceed 15
students with 1 teacher and 1 aide.
Please submit the
district’s plan to
meet the
requirements of this
criterion by
September 30,
2010.
The district must address the
instructional grouping requirements for
students three and four years of age in
inclusionary programs at the Early
Childhood Program located in the
district’s Education Center.
The review of student records,
interviews and documentation
indicated that for a student whose
behavior impedes their learning
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Please submit the
instructional
groupings at the
Early Childhood
Program by
September 30,
2010.
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

SE 51
Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
PI
Teacher
Certification
Method(s)
of
Investigation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
&
Documents
or the learning of others, the IEP
Team considers the student’s
behavioral needs including
positive behavioral interventions
and the possible need for a
functional behavioral assessment.
Documentation and interviews
indicated that at Newton North
High School all special education
teachers are currently licensed or
hold a current waiver.
Documents
&
Interviews
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action and
Timelines for Implementation
The district must provide a copy of the
licensure and/or approved waiver for
the one special education teacher not
licensed in special education at Newton
South High School.
At Newton South High School
one special education teacher
does not hold a current license or
waiver to teach special
education.
SE 52
Appropriate
certifications/lic
enses or other
credentials -related service
providers

Documents
SE 54

Documents
&
Interviews
Professional
Development
Documentation indicated that
speech and language pathologists
at Brown Middle School are
appropriately licensed.
Documentation and interviews
indicated that the district ensures
that special education and
general education staff are
trained on state and federal
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(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
Please submit a
copy of the
licensure or
approved waiver
for the one special
education teacher
not licensed by
September 30,
2010.
Criterion
SE 55
Special
Education
Facilities and
Classrooms
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
PI
Method(s)
of
Investigation
Observations
&
Interviews
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
special education requirements
and related local special
education policies and
procedures, analyzing and
accommodating diverse learning
styles of all students in order to
achieve an objective of inclusion
in the general education
classroom.
Documentation, interviews and
facilities observations indicated
the following:
The schools observed throughout
the district did not have signs
indicating special education
instructional spaces labeled as
“speech,” “learning center,”
“ABA,” “OT/PT,” etc.
Documentation indicated that
Newton North High School will
be moving to a new location for
the 2010-2011 school year.
Documentation also indicated
that the new building is fully
accessible, visually cued fire
alarms were reported to be in
place in classrooms of hearing
impaired students and EDCO
classrooms are integrated into the
If Partially Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required Corrective Action and
Timelines for Implementation
(b) Progress
Report Due
Date(s) and
Required
Elements
The principals of Angier Elementary,
Cabot Elementary School, Oak Hill
Middle School and Bigelow Middle
School must meet individually with the
Director of Pupil Services to develop
plans to address the particular issues at
the different locations.
Please submit a
copy of the plans to
address the
particular issues at
the different sites
by September 30,
2010.
The district must address the facilities
issues described at Angier Elementary
School, Cabot Elementary School, Oak
Hill Middle School and Bigelow
Middle School before the beginning of
the 2010-2011 school year.
The Department
will contact the
district to conduct
an on-site
verification that the
plans have been
implemented
during the month of
October 2010.
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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
life of the school.
Observations and interviews
indicated that at the Angier
Elementary School, special
education services were no
longer provided in hallways.
Physical therapy is no longer
provided under the stairwell and
Speech therapy is provided in an
appropriate private space.
However, occupational therapy is
provided in a private space under
the stairwell that is not adequate
to the number of students and
staff occupying the space at the
same time.
Service providers for two pullout LD groupings and the ELL
space share one classroom.
Furthermore, interviews
indicated that two pullout LD
instructional groups and an ELL
instructional group are
sometimes serviced in the same
room simultaneously.
Observations and interviews
indicated that at Cabot
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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
Elementary School while special
education services are no longer
provided in hallways, the third
floor Learning Center uses one
classroom for occupational
therapy, speech therapy and LD
pull-out. Interviews indicated
that OT, speech and LD students
sometimes receive services in the
room simultaneously.
Observations and interviews
indicated that at Memorial
Spaulding Elementary School,
occupational therapy is now
conducted in a private space and
is no longer located near the
stairwell area.
Observations and interviews
indicated that at Franklin
Elementary School, special
education service providers no
longer share spaces.
Observations and interviews
indicated that at Oak Hill Middle
School, speech therapy is
currently provided behind a
partition in the library.
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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
Observations and interviews
indicated that at the Bigelow
Middle School no longer used
open spaces for small group
instruction and for supporting
students.
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Special
Education
Programs and
Services are
Evaluated

Documents
&
Observations and interviews
indicated that previous areas of
non-compliance at the Early
Childhood Program in the ground
floor of the Education Center
have been remedied. Site
observations indicated that
previous safety concerns have
been remedied.
Documentation indicated that
special education programs and
services are regularly evaluated.
Interviews
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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: Newton 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