MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
EDUCATION
Program Quality Assurance Services
PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
Special Education Agency: Children's Center for Communication
Program Review Onsite Year: 2012-2013
Programs under review for the agency:
A - Beverly School for the Deaf Day Program
B - Children's Center for Communication Day Program
All corrective action must be fully implemented and all noncompliance corrected as
soon as possible and no later than one year from the issuance of the Program
Review Final Report dated 06/17/2013.
Mandatory One-Year Compliance Date: 06/17/2014
Summary of Required Corrective Action Plans in this Report
Criterion
PS 11.3
Criterion Title
Educational Administrator Qualifications
Applies To
A
PS 11.4
Teachers (Special Education Teachers and
Regular Education Teachers)
A,B
PR Rating
Not
Implemented
Partially
Implemented
PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
Criterion & Topic:
PR Rating:
PS 11.3 Educational Administrator Qualifications
Not Implemented
Applies To:
A - Beverly School for the Deaf Day Program
Department Program Review Findings:
The Educational Administrator does not possess either a license as a special education
administrator or all of the following: license as a special educator; a minimum of a
master's degree in special education or a related field; and a minimum of one year of
administrative experience as required to serve in this position.
Description of Corrective Action:
See above program review finding for a description of this infraction.
Title/Role(s) of Responsible Persons:
Expected Date of
Stefani Timmons,
Completion:
Assistant Program Director, CCC
05/28/2013
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action:
Since the time of program review, Jessica Fox has submitted all necessary documentation
to ELAR to obtain her MA teaching license. Once she has this license, she will meet all of
the qualifications to be an educational administrator. Unfortunately, her license has not
been granted because her endorsement from her university was sent to ELAR without an
official seal. Ms. Fox, has once again, requested this documentation from her university
and is waiting for it to be sent from the university to ELAR. Once this is received, BSD
will expedite the process and will hopefully be able to obtain a MA license for Ms. Fox.
Additionally, Ms. Fox has since received a waiver from ELAR, waiving her as a special
educator for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures:
It is the responsibility of this administrator to ensure that Ms. Fox continues to pursue all
necessary action steps towards acquiring her MA special educator's license. This will be
implemented by regular review of her records and with an internal tracking system for
professional staff licensing status.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
Criterion:
Corrective Action Plan Status: Approved
PS 11.3 Educational Administrator
Status Date: 07/18/2013
Qualifications
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval:
Department Order of Corrective Action:
Required Elements of Progress Report(s):
For the 08/19/2013 progress report, Beverly School for the Deaf must submit a current
special education license for the educational administrator or a waiver for her for the
2013-2014 school year. For the 10/21/13 progress report the program must submit the
tracking system developed by the Assistant Program Director to monitor the progress of
the educational administrator toward obtaining the license and the program's efforts to
obtain a waiver for the 2013-2014 school year.
Progress Report Due Date(s):
08/19/2013
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10/21/2013
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PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
Criterion & Topic:
PR Rating:
PS 11.4 Teachers (Special Education Teachers and Regular
Partially Implemented
Education Teachers)
Applies To:
A - Beverly School for the Deaf Day Program
Department Program Review Findings:
Documentation and staff interviews indicate that two teachers are not currently licensed
or on approved waivers.
Description of Corrective Action:
See above program review finding for a description of this infraction.
Title/Role(s) of Responsible Persons:
Expected Date of
Stefani Timmons,
Completion:
Assistant Program Director, CCC
05/28/2013
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action:
Since the time of program review, Miriam Eble has been granted her MA teaching license
as a Special Education Teacher.
2. Since the time of program review, Kathleen (Ericson) Orcutt, has been replaced as the
classroom teacher by Angela Christoffels, a MA licensed Special Needs Teacher.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures:
It is the responsibility of this administrator to ensure that all hired teachers possess a MA
special educator's license. This will be implemented by regular review of her records and
with an internal tracking system for professional staff licensing status. In the event a
potential teacher does not possess a MA license, they must be eligible for a waiver.
CCC/BSD will do everything possible to move the process forward in a timely manner by
working closely with ELAR.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
Criterion:
Corrective Action Plan Status: Approved
PS 11.4 Teachers (Special Education
Status Date: 07/18/2013
Teachers and Regular Education
Teachers)
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval:
Department Order of Corrective Action:
Required Elements of Progress Report(s):
For both the 08/19/2013 and 10/21/2013 progress reports, Beverly School for the Deaf
must submit a current teacher roster that includes all required elements and a copy of a
current license and/or approved waiver for each teacher listed on the roster.
Progress Report Due Date(s):
08/19/2013
10/21/2013
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PROGRAM REVIEW
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
Criterion & Topic:
PR Rating:
PS 11.4 Teachers (Special Education Teachers and Regular
Partially Implemented
Education Teachers)
Applies To:
B - Children's Center for Communication Day Program
Department Program Review Findings:
Documentation and staff interviews indicate that one teacher is not currently licensed or
on an approved waiver.
Description of Corrective Action:
See above program review finding for a description of this infraction.
Title/Role(s) of Responsible Persons:
Expected Date of
Stefani Timmons,
Completion:
Assistant Program Director, CCC
05/28/2013
Evidence of Completion of the Corrective Action:
Since the time of program review, Rachel Dubois, has been replaced as the classroom
teacher by Michelle Murphy, a MA licensed Special Needs Teacher.
Please note that an updated teaching roster and master roster have not been uploaded
for review since at the time of the original submission of the program review, Ms. Dubois
was not on staff and therefore her name does not appear on any roster.
Description of Internal Monitoring Procedures:
It is the responsibility of this administrator to ensure that all hired teachers possess a MA
special educator's license. This will be implemented by regular review of her records and
with an internal tracking system for professional staff licensing status.
In the event a potential teacher does not possess a MA license, they must be eligible for a
waiver. CCC/BSD will do everything possible to move the process forward in a timely
manner by working closely with ELAR.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN APPROVAL SECTION
Criterion:
Corrective Action Plan Status: Approved
PS 11.4 Teachers (Special Education
Status Date: 07/18/2013
Teachers and Regular Education
Teachers)
Basis for Partial Approval or Disapproval:
Department Order of Corrective Action:
Required Elements of Progress Report(s):
For both the 08/19/2013 and 10/21/2013 progress reports, Children's Center for
Communication must submit a current teacher roster that includes all required elements
and a copy of a current license and/or approved waiver for each teacher listed on the
roster.
Progress Report Due Date(s):
08/19/2013
10/21/2013
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