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
February 24, 2009
Gary Burton, Superintendent
Wayland Public Schools
41 Cochituate Road
P.O. Box 408
Wayland, MA 01778
Re: Mid-cycle Report
Dear Superintendent Burton:
Enclosed is the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Mid-cycle
Report based on the Mid-cycle Review conducted in your district on February 9,
2009. 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 staff interviews, review of student
records, and examination of documentation.
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 that must be implemented immediately. 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 within the
timelines specified in the report, your district will implement all of the required
corrective action. You must submit your statement of assurance to Darlene
Lynch, Director, by March 10, 2009.
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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 Jane Ewing at 781-338-3741.
Sincerely,
Jane L. Ewing, Mid-cycle Review Chairperson
Program Quality Assurance Services
Darlene A. Lynch, Director
Program Quality Assurance Services
cc:
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D., Commissioner of ESE
Dean Paolillo, Supervisor, Program Quality Assurance Services
Louis Jurist, Wayland Public Schools School Committee, Chairperson
Marlene Moskowitz-Dodyk, 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
WAYLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Dates of the Mid-cycle Review Onsite: February 9, 2009
Date of this Report: February 24, 2009
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS REPORT IS IN TWO SECTIONS.
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 25
Parental consent
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Partially
Implemented
Student
records,
interview
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
Student record review
demonstrated that general
education staff members were
not providing the Educational
Assessments A and B, although
this assessment was consistently
listed on signed consent forms
(N1As) of selected student
records.
Additionally, WPS’ Team
chairpersons use assessment
If Partially
Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required
Corrective
Action and
Timelines for
Implementation
The district will
conduct training for
Team chairpersons
regarding the
appropriate use of an
assessment waiver
form. The district will
provide appropriate
training for general
education staff on the
completion of
Education Status
Wayland Public Schools Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
February 24, 2009
Page 1 of 7
(b) Progress Report Due
Date(s) and Required
Elements
Evidence of the two
training sessions,
including the names of
attendees, their role and
school, as well as the
training agendas, will be
provided to the
Department by May 31,
2009.
A sample of 5 records at
the high school level,
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
Method(s) of
Investigation
Basis of Determination about
Criterion
waivers (28R/2) inappropriately,
including asking parents to
waive assessments for initial
evaluations when no comparable
assessment has been provided
for the student.
***SE 29
Communications

Student
If Partially
Implemented or Not
Implemented:
(a) Required
Corrective
Action and
Timelines for
Implementation
assessments conducted
as part of an initial
evaluation or
revaluation.
Post training, the
district will conduct a
record review of a
sample of initial
evaluations and reevaluations to ensure
school personnel
implement the new
procedures. The
corrective action must
be completed by
September 2009.
Student records included the
Wayland Public Schools Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
February 24, 2009
Page 2 of 7
(b) Progress Report Due
Date(s) and Required
Elements
either initial or reevaluations must be
examined for appropriate
use of assessment waivers
and completion of the Ed
Status Assessments A and
B. Provide the results to
the Department indicating
the additional corrective
actions taken if noncompliance continues. The
district must maintain the
list of the names of student
records which the district
reviewed, the date of the
review, the name and
signature of the staff
person who conducted the
review should the
Department deem it
necessary to conduct an
onsite verification visit.
This progress report must
be provided to the
Department by September
30, 2009.
Criterion
Criterion
Implemented

Criterion
Partially
Implemented
(PI) or Not
Implemented
(NI)
are in English
and primary
language of
home
records, staff
interview
Not
Implemented
***SE 32
Parent advisory
council for
special
education
***SE 37
Procedures for
approved and
unapproved outof-district
placements
***SE 52A
Registration of
educational
interpreters
***SE 55
Special
education
facilities and
Method(s) of
Investigation
Interviews
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
Home Language Surveys, thus
indicating the parents’ need for
translated documents.
Documents are translated when
necessary.
Interviews indicate that Wayland
Public Schools currently does
not have a functioning Special
Education Parent Advisory
Council.

Student
records, staff
interview
Out-of-district student records
contained both monitoring plans
and contracts as required by this
criterion.

Documentation,
staff interview
The district does not employ any
educational interpreters at this
time. The district is aware of the
requirements for the provision of
registered educational
interpreters.

Documentation
According to documentation
provided by the district the
Educational Alternative Program
Please demonstrate
that the district has
established a Special
Education Parent
Advisory Council by
May 2009.
Wayland Public Schools Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
February 24, 2009
Page 3 of 7
Please provide the by-laws
and list of PAC officers.
Please provide this
information by May 31,
2009.
Criterion
classrooms
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
(EAP) that was housed at the
Loker School was closed. The
original finding was that the
EAP was separate from school
life and not near any typical
education classrooms
The second 2006 CPR finding
was that the high school’s
Alternative Learning Resource
Team (ALRT) was in
instructional spaces too small for
the number of enrolled students.
The ALRT program now
occupies two full classroom
spaces within the Media Center
facility of Wayland High School.
Wayland Public Schools Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
February 24, 2009
Page 4 of 7
(b) Progress Report Due
Date(s) and Required
Elements
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
MID-CYCLE REVIEW
School District: WAYLAND 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
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
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
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023