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 1, 2009
Bonnie Paulino Lanen
Program Director
Franciscan Hospital for Children
Kennedy Day School Program
30 Warren Street
Boston, MA 02135
Re: Mid-cycle Review and Verification of previous Program Review Corrective Action Plan
Dear Ms. Paulino Lanen:
Enclosed are the Department’s findings regarding your private school program’s recent onsite
Mid-cycle Review. This Mid-cycle Review Report does not contain any Department findings
regarding the implementation status and effectiveness of any corrective action steps taken in
response to your previous Program Review Report issued on March 18, 2008 since there were no
findings of noncompliance made at that time. This report includes the status of the school’s
implementation of state or federal special education requirements being monitored at this time.
We are pleased to indicate that the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has
determined that your program is in substantial compliance with all of the standards that are
monitored during the Mid-cycle Review, as well as any new state or federal special education
requirements enacted since your last Program Review. The findings of the Department are
included in the attached Mid-cycle Review Report. You and your entire staff are to be
congratulated for your efforts in implementing all necessary improvements.
Since the approval of your Program’s Reconstruction in May 2008, the Department awaits the
school’s submission of current licenses and certificates of inspection upon completion of the
physical construction to the facility. As a result, you will receive an updated status of
“Provisional Approval.” This approval shall remain in effect for six (6) months as indicated on
the attached approval certificate. This approval 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
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Residential Special Education School Programs.” The Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education may change this approval status at any point during this period if circumstances arise
that warrant such a change.
The Department will notify you of your program’s next regularly scheduled Program Review
several months before it is to occur. At this time we anticipate the Department's next routine
monitoring visit to occur sometime during the 2012-2013 school year, unless the Department
determines that there is some reason to schedule this visit earlier.
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 781-338-3711.
Sincerely,
Nina M. Marchese, 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
Alan R. Shoolman, Chairperson, Board of Directors, Franciscan Hospital for Children
Paul J. DellaRocco, Executive Director, Franciscan Hospital for Children
Encl.: Mid-cycle Review Report
Provisional Private School Approval Certificate, Expiration Date: May 14, 2010
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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
PRIVATE SCHOOL MID-CYCLE REVIEW
Franciscan Hospital for Children
Kennedy Day School Program
MID-CYCLE REVIEW REPORT
Previous Program Review Corrective Action Plan Submitted: Not applicable
Progress Reports Submitted: Not applicable
Mid-cycle Onsite Visit Conducted: November 17, 2009
Date of this Report: December 1, 2009
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
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December 1, 2009
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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
2.2 Approvals,
Licenses,
Certificates of
Inspection
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

Documentation
Kennedy Day School has
current licenses, approvals and
certificates of inspections by
state and local agencies as
required.
Not applicable
Kennedy School is approved
as a day program and
therefore, this criterion is not
required.
Documentation
Kennedy Day School has a
written plan to implement
necessary program
modifications and support
services to identify and
effectively serve limited
English proficient (LEP)
students that includes all
requirements.
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
Schools only)
8.4 Program
Modifications
and Support
Services for
Limited
English
Proficient
Students

Student
Record Review
M.G.L. c. 71A;
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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

Student Records contain
translated documentation such
as IEPs of LEP students as
required.

Documentation
Student
Record Review
28.09(5)(a)
11.3
Educational
Administrator
Qualifications
Findings Regarding
Incomplete
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan or
Identification of
Additional Issues of
Noncompliance

Title VI
8.5 Current
IEP & Student
Roster
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Documentation
Kennedy Day School has on
file a current IEP for each
enrolled Massachusetts
student that has been issued by
the responsible public school
district and consented to and
dated by the student’s
parents(s)/guardian(s).
The Educational
Administrator at Kennedy Day
School meets the requirements
to serve in this role.
28.09(5)(a);
28.09(7)(a);
603 CMR
44.00
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December 1, 2009
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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


Documentation
Kennedy Day School ensures
that all teaching staff have
teaching licenses appropriate
to meet the needs of the
student population being
served.

Documentation
Kennedy Day School ensures
all staff providing or
supervising the provision of
related services are
appropriately certified,
licensed or registered in their
professional area.

Documentation
Kennedy Day School
maintains a master staff roster
of all staff for every position
within the program that
includes all required elements
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(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
Staff Roster
28.09(7)
Franciscan Hospital for Children Kennedy Day School Program Mid-cycle Review Report
December 1, 2009
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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

and corresponds to the last
approved Program Budget.
Franciscan Hospital for Children Kennedy Day School Program Mid-cycle Review Report
December 1, 2009
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Further Corrective Action
Ordered by the
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
and Timelines for
Implementation and Further
Progress Reporting