Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street, Malden, Massachusetts 02148-4906
Telephone: (781) 338-3700
TTY: N.E.T. Relay 1-800-439-2370
December 8, 2011
Mr. William Corwin, Executive Director
Clarke School for the Deaf
Day, Residential, Preschool and Clarke East Programs
47 Round Hill Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Re:
Mid-cycle Review and Verification of previous Program Review Corrective Action Plan
Dear Mr. Corwin:
Enclosed is the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (“Department”) Mid-cycle
Report based upon the Mid-cycle review conducted in your private school programs in
November, 2011. This Mid-cycle Review Report contains the Department's findings regarding
the implementation status and effectiveness of corrective steps taken in response to your previous
Program Review Report issued on April 30, 2009. This report also includes a report on the status
of implementation for new state or federal special education requirements enacted since your
programs’ last Program Review.
We are pleased to indicate that the Department has found your Day, Residential and Pre-school
Programs’ approved Corrective Action Plan to be substantially implemented and effective in
remedying previously identified noncompliance issues. Additionally, we have determined that
these programs are in substantial compliance with any new state or federal special education
requirements enacted since your last Program Review. You and your entire staff are to be
congratulated for your efforts in implementing all necessary improvements. Your Day,
Residential and Pre-School Programs will now receive an updated status of “Full Approval.”
This approval shall remain in effect for three (3) years and will be contingent upon continued
compliance with all regulations contained within 603 CMR 28.00 “Special Education
Regulations” and 603 CMR 18.00 “Program And Safety Standards For Approved Public Or
Private Day And Residential Special Education School Programs.” The Department may change
this approval status at any point during this three-year period if circumstances arise that warrant
such a change.
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The Department will notify you of your programs’ next regularly scheduled Program Review
several months before it is to occur. At this time we anticipate the next routine monitoring visit
to occur sometime during the 2014-2015 school year, unless the Department determines that
there is some reason to schedule this visit earlier.
In the Clarke East Program the Department found certain noncompliance issues to be resolved,
others were partially corrected, not addressed at all and/or new issues were identified by the
Department’s onsite team. Therefore, the Department is issuing a “Provisional Approval” status
effective from the date of this letter and indicated on your approval certificate. Your “Provisional
Approval” will expire on April 6, 2012. The reasons for the “Provisional Approval” are clearly
indicated on the attached Mid-cycle Review Report.
As the Department previously informed you, in cases where a program fails to fully and
effectively implement a Corrective Action Plan which was proposed by your program and
approved by the Department, the Department must then prepare a Corrective Action Plan for the
program which must be implemented without further delay. You will find these requirements for
corrective action and further progress reporting included in the attached report, together with any
steps that must be taken by the program to fully implement new special education requirements.
Please provide the Department with your written assurance that the Department's requirements
for corrective action will be implemented by your program within the timelines specified. Your
statement of assurance must be submitted to the Department's Onsite Chairperson by
December 22, 2011.
Please be advised that the attached Department Approval Certificate must be
conspicuously posted in a public place within the program as required by 603 CMR 28.09.
Your staff's cooperation throughout these follow-up monitoring activities is appreciated. Should
you require additional clarification of information included in our report, please do not hesitate to
contact the Onsite Team Chairperson at 781-338-3719.
Sincerely,
Amy B. Krukonis, Mid-cycle Review Chairperson
Program Quality Assurance Services
Darlene Lynch, Director
Program Quality Assurance Services
c:
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D., Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
Harley Sacks, Chairperson, Board of Directors
Owen Logue, Local Program Review Coordinator, Northampton
Barbara Hecht, Local Program Review Coordinator, Canton
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Encl.: Mid-cycle Review Report
Clarke School for the Deaf Day Program, Northampton- FULL Private School Approval
Certificate, Expiration Date: August 31, 2015
Clarke School for the Deaf Residential Program, Northampton- FULL Private School
Approval Certificate, Expiration Date: August 31, 2015
Clarke School for the Deaf Preschool Program, Northampton- FULL Private School
Approval Certificate, Expiration Date: August 31, 2015
Clarke School for the Deaf East Day Program, Canton- PROVISIONAL Private School
Approval Certificate, Expiration Date: April 6, 2012
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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
PRIVATE SCHOOL MID-CYCLE REVIEW
Clarke School for the Deaf
Day Program, Northampton
Residential Program, Northampton
Preschool Program, Northampton
Clarke East Day Program, Canton
MID-CYCLE REVIEW REPORT
Previous Program Review Corrective Action Plan Submitted on June 16, 2009
Progress Reports Submitted on August 3, 2009, August 13, 2009 and October 2, 2009
Mid-cycle Onsite Visit Conducted on November 8-9, 2011
Date of this Report December 8, 2011
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December 8, 2011
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Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Implementation
Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be
Substantially
Implemented
Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented
or Additional
Issues
Identified
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance


Selected Approved Private School Program Mid-cycle Review Criteria
2.2 Approvals,
Licenses,
Certificates of
Inspection

Documentation
Clarke School for the Deaf has
current licenses, approvals and
certificates of inspection by
state and local agencies as
required.

Documentation
Clarke School for the Deaf has
a current, full license from the
Department of Early Education
and Care for their Residential
Program as required.
18.04(1);
28.09(2)(b)(5);
28.09(5)(b);
28.09(6)(b, c)
2.3 EEC
Licensure
102 CMR 3.00
(Residential
programs
only)
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Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and
Further Progress
Reporting
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
8.5 Current
IEP & Student
Roster
Implementation
Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be
Substantially
Implemented


Method(s) of
Verification

Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented
or Additional
Issues
Identified
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance

Documentation
Student Record
Review
Clarke School for the Deaf has
current IEP’s for each enrolled
Massachusetts student that
have been issued by the
responsible public school
district and consented to and
dated by the student’s
parent(s).
Documentation
Clarke School for the Deaf has
designated an Educational
Administrator for both the
Northampton and Canton sites,
who both possess the
qualifications to serve in this
position.
28.09(5)(a)
11.3
Educational
Administrator
Qualifications
28.09(5)(a);
28.09(7)(a);
603 CMR
44.00
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
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Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and
Further Progress
Reporting
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
11.4 Teachers
(Special
Education
Teachers and
Regular
Education
Teachers)
Implementation
Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be
Substantially
Implemented


Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented
or Additional
Issues
Identified
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and
Further Progress
Reporting

Documentation
Interview
Clarke School for the Deaf has
teachers who are appropriately
licensed or on approved
waivers in grade and subject
areas as required which are
appropriate to meet the needs
of the student population.

Documentation

Documentation
Clarke School for the Deaf has
appropriately certified,
licensed or registered related
services staff as required.
Clarke School for the Deaf
18.05(11)(f);
28.09(5)(a);
28.09(7)(b, c);
34 CFR
300.321
11.5 Related
Services Staff
28.09(7)(d)
11.6 Master
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.
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Implementation
Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be
Substantially
Implemented
Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Interview
28.09(7)
19 Anti-Hazing
M.G.L. c. 71, s.
37H, as
amended by

maintains a Master Staff
Roster which includes all staff
positions within the program
and that corresponds to the last
approved Program Budget.
Clarke School for the Deaf
does not enroll secondary age
students; therefore this
criterion is not applicable.
Not Applicable
M.G.L. c. 269,
§§ 17 through
19
20 Bullying
Prevention and
Intervention
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance


Staff Roster
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented
or Additional
Issues
Identified
Documentation
Interview
Clarke School for the Deaf
submitted a description of how
it amended their student
admissions materials/handbook
to contain an age-appropriate
summary of their Bullying
Prevention and Intervention
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Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and
Further Progress
Reporting
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Implementation
Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be
Substantially
Implemented
Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented
or Additional
Issues
Identified
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and
Further Progress
Reporting


Plan; a description of how it
was distributed; and a
description of the professional
development plan developed
by the program for all staff for
the 2010-2011 school-year.
Chapter 92 of
the Acts of
2010. M.G.L.
c. 71, s.
37O(e)(1) &
(2). M.G.L. c.
71, s. 370(d)
Identified Areas of Non-Compliance from the Previous Program Review or Other Areas of Concern
11.1 Personnel
Policies and
Procedures
Manual
18.05(11);
18.05(11)(c)
(1); 28.09(7);
28.09(11)(a);
M.G.L. c. 71, §
Documentation
Staff Record
Reviews
Interviews

At the time of the 2009
Program Review,
Clarke East did not
conduct evaluations for
all staff annually
according to their
policy.
During the Mid-cycle
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According to Clarke East the
policy on staff evaluations
has recently been revised and
annual evaluations will now
be conducted twice annually.
By January 17, 2012 and
May 1, 2012, Clarke East
must submit a roster of all
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Implementation
Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be
Substantially
Implemented

38R; ESE
Advisory on
CORI revised
5/7/07
Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented
or Additional
Issues
Identified
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and
Further Progress
Reporting
Review, a review of
staff records and
interviews indicates that
annual evaluations are
not being conducted.
staff that includes the
following:
 Name, position title
and date of hire for
each staff;
 Time period most
recent evaluation
covers;
 Date of staff
signature of
evaluation;
 Date of supervisor
signature of
evaluation; and
 Date of next
evaluation period.

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Criterion
Number
and
Topic
1 11.4
T Teachers
(Special
Education
Teachers and
Regular
Education
Teachers)
Implementation
Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be
Substantially
Implemented


Method(s) of
Verification
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented
or Additional
Issues
Identified
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance

Documentation
Staff Record
Review
Interviews
Clarke East submitted a current
teaching staff roster and copies
of current licenses and/or
waivers that shows that
teachers are appropriately
licensed to serve their
population.
Clarke East now maintains
Professional Development
Plans for teachers with
professional licensure as
required.
18.05(11)(f);
28.09(5)(a);
28.09(7)(b, c);
34 CFR
300.321
12.1
New Staff
Orientation
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation

Documentation
Staff Record
Reviews
Interviews
At the time of the 2009
Program Review, Clarke East
while conducting mandated
trainings was not documenting
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Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and
Further Progress
Reporting
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Implementation
Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be
Substantially
Implemented
Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation

Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and
Further Progress
Reporting
At the time of the 2009
Program Review,
Clarke East indicated
that all required
trainings were
conducted annually, yet
By January 17, 2012 Clarke
East must submit the
following:
mandated trainings.
Clark East submitted a copy of
written orientation and training
program for new staff that
includes the program’s
philosophy, organization,
program, practices, goals and
all required topics. At the time
of this Mid-cycle Review,
Clarke East reports there have
been no new hires since their
2009 Program Review.
18.05(11)(g, i);
28.09(7)(f)
28.09(7)(f);
28.09(9)(b);
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance

and Training
12.2 In-Service
Training Plan
and Calendar
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented
or Additional
Issues
Identified
Documentation
Staff Record
Review
Interviews

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
A detailed in-service
training plan for the
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Implementation
Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be
Substantially
Implemented

28.09(10);
18.03(3);
18.05(9)(e)(1);
18.05(10);
18.05(11)(h)
Title VI: 42
U.S.C. 2000d;
34 CFR 100.3;
EEOA: 20
U.S.C. 1703(f);
Title IX: 20
U.S.C. 1681;
34 CFR
106.31-106.42;
M.G.L. c. 76,
§ 5; 603 CMR
26.00, esp.
26.07(2, 3)
Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented
or Additional
Issues
Identified
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and
Further Progress
Reporting

the trainings were not
documented.
During the Mid-cycle
Review, a review of
staff records and
interviews indicate that
required staff trainings
are not documented,
civil rights
responsibilities is not
provided, and all
required information
regarding the offered
trainings was not
evident in submitted
documentation.
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2011-2012 school
year and the 20122013 school year
each reflecting a
minimum of 20
training hours;
The plan must include
the following:
 All training topics
provided;
 The name and job
title of the person
conducting the
individual training
sessions;
 The audiences to
whom the training
will be offered;
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Implementation
Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be
Substantially
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented
or Additional
Issues
Identified
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and
Further Progress
Reporting






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The dates and times
when the various
topics will be
offered;
The length of time
allotted for each
topic;
Plans for outside
training
opportunities; and
A description of
how the program
tracks and records
individual staff
attendance at
trainings;
Evidence of the
tracking system for
attendance at
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Implementation
Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be
Substantially
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented
or Additional
Issues
Identified
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and
Further Progress
Reporting


required trainings;
and
Copies of attendance
at any required
trainings that
occurred prior to the
submission date.
By May 1, 2012, Clarke
East must submit the
following:
 Evidence of the
tracking system for
attendance at
required trainings;
and
 Copies of attendance
at any required
trainings that have
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Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Implementation
Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be
Substantially
Implemented
Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented
or Additional
Issues
Identified
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and
Further Progress
Reporting


occurred prior to the
submission date.
15.1
Parental
Involvement
and Parents’
Advisory
Group
18.05(4)(a)
Documentation
Student Record
Review
Interviews

At the time of the 2009
Program Review,
Clarke East did not
offer Parents’ Advisory
Group meetings as
required.
During the Mid-cycle
Review, a lack of
documentation and
interviews with staff
confirmed that Clarke
East has not held a
Parents’ Advisory
Group meeting for over
two years.
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By January 17, 2012 Clarke
East must submit the
following:



Position title and job
description of staff
person assigned to
work with Parents’
Advisory Group;
Dates Parent
Advisory Group
meetings are to be
held during the
2011-2012 school
year;
Copies of agendas
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Implementation
Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be
Substantially
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented
or Additional
Issues
Identified
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and
Further Progress
Reporting


for any Parent
Advisory group
meetings held prior
to this submission
date; and
Copy of attendance
sheet that includes
the name and role of
each person in
attendance for any
Parent Advisory
group meetings held
prior to this
submission date.
By May 1, 2012 Clarke East
must submit the following:
 Copies of agendas
for any Parent
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Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Implementation
Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be
Substantially
Implemented
Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented
or Additional
Issues
Identified
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and
Further Progress
Reporting



15.3
Information to
be Translated
into Languages
Other Than
English

Documentation
Interview
At the time of the 2009
Program Review, Clarke
Residential Program did not
translate important school
information into the primary
language of all parents as
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Advisory group
meetings held prior
to this submission
date; and
Copy of attendance
sheet that includes
the name and role of
each person in
attendance for any
Parent Advisory
group meetings held
prior to this
submission date.
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Implementation
Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be
Substantially
Implemented
Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented
or Additional
Issues
Identified
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance


required.
Title VI;
EEOA: 20
U.S.C.
1703(f);
M.G.L. c. 76,
§ 5; 603 CMR
26.02(2)
15.5
Parent
Consent and
Required
Notification
While Clarke School for the
Deaf submitted samples of
documents that would be
translated into the primary
language for all parents, as
well as a description of their
procedures, at the time of the
Mid-cycle Review no currently
enrolled students have parents
whose primary language is not
English.

Documentation
Student Record
Review
Clarke East now obtains
consent for restraints from
parents annually as required.
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Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and
Further Progress
Reporting
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Implementation
Status of
Requirements
or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be
Substantially
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented
or Additional
Issues
Identified
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance

18.05(5)(c);
18.05(8);
18.05(9)(f)(1);
18.05 (9)(j);
M.G.L. c. 71, §
32A
Clarke School for the Deaf, Day Residential, Preschool and Clarke East Mid-cycle Review Report
December 8, 2011
Page 17 of 17
Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and
Further Progress
Reporting
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education
CLARKE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
DAY PROGRAM
A PRIVATE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM OPERATED PURSUANT TO
603 CMR 18.00 AND 28.09
47 Round Hill Road Northampton, MA 01060
Program Rate Based on: 45 Students
Approved Enrollment: 45 Students
Day Program
Summer Program
Residential Program
10 month program
11 month program
12 month program
APPROVED STUDENT:LICENSED EDUCATOR RATIO: 4:1
APPROVED STUDENT:LICENSED EDUCATOR:AIDE RATIO: 7:1:1
APPROVAL STATUS
FULL APPROVAL
Expires on: August 31, 2015
The current approval is a result of a Mid-cycle Review conducted in the 2011-2012 school year
and the next review is scheduled for the 2014-2015 school year.
AMY B. KRUKONIS, EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST, PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE
SERVICES
NINA M. MARCHESE, SUPERVISOR, PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES
DARLENE A. LYNCH, DIRECTOR, PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES
DATE ISSUED:
12/8/11
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education
CLARKE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM
A PRIVATE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM OPERATED PURSUANT TO
603 CMR 18.00 AND 28.09
47 Round Hill Road Northampton, MA 01060
Program Rate Based on: 20 Students
Approved Enrollment: 20 Students
Day Program
Summer Program
Residential Program
10 month program
11 month program
12 month program
APPROVED STUDENT:LICENSED EDUCATOR RATIO: 4:1
APPROVED STUDENT:LICENSED EDUCATOR:AIDE RATIO: 7:1:1
APPROVAL STATUS
FULL APPROVAL
Expires on: August 31, 2015
The current approval is a result of a Mid-cycle Review conducted in the 2011-2012 school year
and the next review is scheduled for the 2014-2015 school year.
AMY B. KRUKONIS, EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST, PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE
SERVICES
NINA M. MARCHESE, SUPERVISOR, PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES
DARLENE A. LYNCH, DIRECTOR, PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES
DATE ISSUED:
12/8/11
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education
CLARKE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
A PRIVATE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM OPERATED PURSUANT TO
603 CMR 18.00 AND 28.09
47 Round Hill Road Northampton, MA 01060
Program Rate Based on:7 Students
Approved Enrollment:7 Students
Day Program
Summer Program
Residential Program
10 month program
11 month program
12 month program
APPROVED STUDENT:LICENSED EDUCATOR RATIO: Not Applicable
APPROVED STUDENT:LICENSED EDUCATOR:AIDE RATIO: 7:1:1
APPROVAL STATUS
FULL
Expires on: August 31, 2015
The current approval is a result of a Mid-cycle Review conducted in the 2011-2012 school year
and the next review is scheduled for the 2014-2015 school year.
AMY B. KRUKONIS, EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST, PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE
SERVICES
NINA M. MARCHESE, SUPERVISOR, PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES
DARLENE A. LYNCH, DIRECTOR, PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES
DATE ISSUED:
12/8/11
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education
CLARKE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
EAST DAY PROGRAM
A PRIVATE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM OPERATED PURSUANT TO
603 CMR 18.00 AND 28.09
1 Whitman Road Canton, MA 02021
Program Rate Based on: 20 Students
Approved Enrollment: 20 Students
Day Program
Summer Program
Residential Program
10 month program
11 month program
12 month program
APPROVED STUDENT:LICENSED EDUCATOR RATIO: 4:1
APPROVED STUDENT:LICENSED EDUCATOR:AIDE RATIO: Not Applicable
APPROVAL STATUS
PROVISIONAL APPROVAL
Expires on: April 6, 2012
The current approval is a result of a Mid-cycle Review conducted in the 2011-2012 school year
and the next review is scheduled for the 2014-2015 school year.
AMY B. KRUKONIS, EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST, PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE
SERVICES
NINA M. MARCHESE, SUPERVISOR, PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES
DARLENE A. LYNCH, DIRECTOR, PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES
DATE ISSUED:
12/8/11