75 Pleasant Street, Malden, Massachusetts 02148-4906 Telephone: (781) 338-3700
TTY: N.E.T. Relay 1-800-439-2370
December 3, 2009
Margaret Maiato
Day School Director
Schwartz Center for Children
One Posa Place
Dartmouth, MA 02747
Re: Mid-cycle Review and Verification of previous Program Review Corrective Action Plan
Dear Ms. Maiato:
Enclosed are the Department’s findings regarding your private school program’s recent onsite
Mid-cycle Review. 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 March 13, 2007. This report also includes a report on the status of implementation for new state or federal special education requirements enacted since your program’s last Program Review.
While the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 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 1, 2010
. The reasons for the “Provisional
Approval” are clearly indicated on the attached Corrective Action Plan Implementation
Checklist.
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 18, 2009 .
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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 781-338-3794.
Sincerely,
Dee Wyatt, 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
Encl.: Mid-cycle Review Report
Provisional Private School Approval Certificate, Expiration Date: April 1, 2010
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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
PRIVATE SCHOOL MID-CYCLE REVIEW
CEREBRAL PALSY COUNCIL OF GREATER NEW BEDFORD, INC.
SCHWARTZ CENTER FOR CHILDREN
MID-CYCLE REVIEW REPORT
Criterion
Number and
Topic
Previous Program Review Corrective Action Plan Submitted on May 3, 2007, June 5, 2007, June 25, 2007
Progress Reports Submitted on July 29, 2008, September 30, 2008, October 28, 2008
Mid-cycle Onsite Visit Conducted on November 12-13, 2009
Date of this Report December 3, 2009
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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Criterion
Number and
Topic
2.2
Approvals,
Licenses,
Certificates of
Inspection
18.04(1);
28.09(2)(b)(5);
28.09(5) (b);
28.09(6) (b, c)
8.4
Program
Modifications and Support
Services for
Limited English
Proficient
Students
M.G.L. c. 71A;
Title VI
8.5
Current IEP &
Student Roster
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented




Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Documentation
Review
Schwartz Center for Children submitted current copies of all appropriate approvals, licenses, and certificates of inspection for the school building.
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Documentation
Review
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a written plan that now addresses how the program will effectively serve limited English proficient
(LEP) students.
Documentation
Review
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a current IEP and
Student Roster for all publicly funded Massachusetts students enrolled in the program that
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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

Criterion
Number and
Topic
28.09(5)(a)
11.3
Educational
Administrator
Qualifications
28.09(5)(a);
28.09(7)(a);
603 CMR 44.00
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented


Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Documentation
Review now contains all the required elements for this criterion.
The person designated by
Schwartz Center for Children to serve as the Educational
Administrator has been granted a waiver for this position for the 2009-2010 academic year.
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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Criterion
Number and
Topic
11.4
Teachers
(Special
Education
Teachers and
Regular
Education
Teachers)
18.05(11)(f);
28.09(5)(a);
28.09(7)(b, c);
34 CFR 300.321
(Includes former
Criterion 11.4(a)
11.5
Related Services
Staff
28.09(7)(d)
11.6
Master Staff
Roster
28.09(7)
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented


Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Documentation
Review
Schwartz Center for Children submitted documentation verifying that all teaching staff are appropriately licensed or have been granted a waiver for the 2009-2010 academic year.
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
Review
Documentation
Review
All staff providing or supervising the provision of related services for Schwartz
Center for Children are appropriately certified, licensed or registered in their professional areas.
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a Master Staff
Roster that now contains the name, program job title,
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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 corresponding UFR title number, licensure and/or certification if appropriate, full-time equivalent (FTE), and qualifications for current staff. The Master Staff Roster accurately corresponds to the last approved ESE Program
Budget.
1.2

Documentation Schwartz Center for Children
Program & Review provided a written narrative
Student
Description,
Program that now fully describes the program’s philosophy, goals,
Capacity
28.09(2)(a)(2);
28.09(2)(b)(2, objectives, student population, educational services, and related services.
3, 7)
(Includes elements of former Criteria
8.1 and 8.2)
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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
3.1
Policies &
Procedures
Manual Table of Contents
28.09(11)(b)
(Includes elements from former
Criterion 3.1(a) and 5.1)
3.1(b)
Private School
Employment
Practices
Title VI: 42
U.S.C. 2000d;
34 CFR
100.3(c);
EEOA: 20
U.S.C. 1703(d);
Title IX: 20
U.S.C. 1681; 34
CFR 106.51-
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
*As of the 2009-2010 academic year, the
Department is no longer monitoring Criterion #3.1 and it is now reserved.
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
*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, the
Department is no longer monitoring Criterion #3.1(b) and it is now reserved.
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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
106.61; Section
504: 29 U.S.C.
794; 34 CFR
104.11-104.14;
Title II: 42
U.S.C. 12132;
28 CFR 35.140;
Mass. Const. amend. art 114
3.2
Health Care
Manual
18.05(9)
3.3
Special
Education
Regulations and Reference
Materials
State:
603 CMR 28.00
Federal:
34 CFR
300.300-.577
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
*As of the 2009-2010 academic year, the
Department is no longer monitoring Criterion #3.1 and it is now reserved.
*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, the
Department is no longer monitoring Criterion #3.3 and it is now reserved.
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

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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

Criterion
Number and
Topic and Appendix
A
5.1
Student
Admissions
28.09(11);
18.05(1)(b)(1-
17); 18.05(2);
18.05(3)(c)
5.2
Policies and
Procedures for
Coordination/
Collaboration with Public
School
Districts
&
Content s for
Coordination/
Collaboration
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification

Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Documentation
Review
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a copy of the written admissions policy that now includes the policy and procedures regarding consent forms and the requirement for parents to submit documentation from a licensed physician that each student has had a complete physical examination not more than twelve (12) months before admission.
*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, the
Department no longer requires a school to have a written policy addressing the coordination/collaboration with public school districts.
Criterion #5.2 is now reserved.
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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Criterion
Number and
Topic with Public
School Districts
5.5
Staff
Coordinator
28.09(7)
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented


6.1
Daily
Instructional
Hours
603 CMR 27.00
6.3
Kindergarten
603 CMR
27.03(5)
6.4
School Days Per
Year
603 CMR
27.05(2);
28.09(9)(a)

Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Documentation
Review
Documentation
Review
*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, the
Department is no longer monitoring Criterion #5.5 and it is now reserved.
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a block schedule that now indicates the school is providing the required amount of annual instructional hours.
*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, the
Department is no longer monitoring Criterion #6.3 and it is now reserved.
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a school calendar that now clearly indicates the number of scheduled days, as well as the five additional days to account for unforeseen circumstances.
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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

Criterion
Number and
Topic
7.1
Curriculum
Frameworks
28.05(4)(a, b);
28.09(9)(b)
7.2
Staff Training
28.09 (9)(b)
8.1
Implementation
-Educational
Services
28.04 and
28.09(8)
34 CFR 300.26
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
*As of the 2009-2010 academic year, the
Department is no longer monitoring Criterion #7.1 and it is now reserved.
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
*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, schools need only to ensure that all academic staff are trained in aligning the curriculum with the Massachusetts Curriculum
Frameworks. Criterion #7.2 is now reserved and incorporated into Criterion
#12.2, Staff Training.
*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, all of the elements of Criterion #8.1 have been incorporated into
Criterion #1.2. Criterion number #8.1 is now reserved.
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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
8.2
Implementation
-Related
Services
28.04 and
28.09(8)
34 CFR 300.24
8.8
IEP – Progress
Reports
28.07(3);
34 CFR
300.320(a)(3)(i, ii)
9.1
Polices and
Procedure for
Behavior
Management
18.03(7)(b)(2);
18.05(5, 6, 7);
28.09(11); 603
CMR 46.00;
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented



Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, all of the elements of Criterion #8.2 have been incorporated into
Criterion #1.2. Criterion #8.2 is now reserved.
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Documentation
Review,
Student
Record Review
A review of student records indicates each individual student record now contains all required IEP Progress
Reports.
Documentation
Review
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a written behavior management policy and procedures that now includes all elements of this criterion.
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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

Criterion
Number and
Topic
ESE Advisory on Restraint in
Special
Education
Programs dated
12/20/05
9.2
Discipline Code
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented

9.3
Runaway
Students
18.03(10)
9.4
Physical
Restraint
(Day programs only)
18.05(5); 603
CMR 46.00


Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Documentation
Review
Documentation
Review
*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, the
Department is no longer monitoring Criterion #9.2 and it is now reserved.
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a written runaway policy and procedures that now include a clear definition of student runaways, as well as a timeframe for contacting law enforcement.
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a written physical restraint policy and procedures that now include the required notification to the Department, parents/guardians, and the public school districts.
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Schwartz Center for Children Mid-cycle Review Report
December 3, 2009
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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

Criterion
Number and
Topic
9.5
3-5 Day
Suspensions
18.05(6)
9.6
10+ Day
Suspensions
34 CFR 300.530
– 537
18.05(7)
9.7
Terminations
18.05(7);
28.09(12)(b)
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

Documentation
Review
Documentation
Review
Documentation
Review
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a 3-5 day suspension policy that now includes program modifications to prevent lengthy suspensions as well as a procedure for tracking the number and duration of suspensions.
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a 10+ day suspension policy that now includes the process of developing a functional behavior assessment, an intervention plan, identification of appropriate alternative educational settings, and conducting a manifestation determination to assess the context of the student’s behavior.
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a written termination policy and procedures that now includes all required elements of this
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December 3, 2009
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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

Criterion
Number and
Topic
10.1
Staffing for
Instructional
Groupings
28.06(6)(d);
28.09(7)(e)
10.2
Age Range
28.06(6)(f, g)
11.1
Personnel
Policies and
Procedures
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

Documentation
Review
Documentation
Review
Documentation
Review criterion for both planned terminations and emergency terminations.
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a statement that acknowledges the most recent
ESE approved
Student:Licensed Educator
Ratio as well as the approved
Student:Licensed
Educator:Aide Ratio. A block schedule was submitted that indicates the approved ratios are now being maintained in all classrooms.
Schwartz Center for Children submitted an Alternative
Compliance Waiver for the three classrooms where the age range is beyond the 48month required range. The
Department approved the waiver on October 26, 2009.
Schwartz Center for Children submitted its Personnel Policy and Procedures Manual that now includes all required
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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

Criterion
Number and
Topic
Manual
18.05(11);
18.05(11)(c)(1);
28.09(7);
28.09(11)(a);
M.G.L. c. 71, §
38R; ESE
Advisory on
CORI revised
5/7/07
(Includes former
Criterion 12.2-i)
11.8
Salary Ranges
18.05(11)(e)
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented

11.11
Supervision of
Students

Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation elements of this criterion.
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Documentation
Review
*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, the
Department no longer requires a school to have written salary ranges.
Criterion #11.8 is now reserved.
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a supervision plan that now describes how appropriate supervision is
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December 3, 2009
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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

Criterion
Number and
Topic
18.03(1)(a)
12.1
New Staff
Orientation and
Training
18.05(11)(g, i);
28.09(7)(f)
12.2
In-Service
Training Plan and Calendar
28.09(7)(f);
28.09(9)(b);
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;
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented


Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Documentation
Review,
Personnel
Records
Review provided to students while they are engaged in any school-related activity on and off school grounds.
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a New Staff
Orientation and Training Plan that now includes all the required elements of this criterion.
Documentation
Review,
Personnel
Records
Review
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified


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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
A review of personnel records indicates that all required in-service training topics have not been provided annually to all staff, where applicable.
Schwartz Center for Children must submit the following:
 The name and job description of the staff person responsible for the development and implementation of the inservice training program/calendar
 A detailed in-service training plan that includes: o on average at least two hours of training per

Criterion
Number and
Topic
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)
(Includes
Criterion 12.2a, 12.2-b, 12.2d, and 12.2-e)
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 month o all required topics o the name and job title of the person conducting the individual training sessions; o the audiences to whom the training will be offered (i.e., special education teachers, direct care staff, social workers and volunteers/interns); o the dates and times when the various training topics will be offered; o the length of time allotted for each topic
(i.e., two hours, ½ day); and o plans for outside training opportunities
(i.e., MAAPS
Conference, conferences on autism,
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Criterion
Number and
Topic
12.2 (a)
Details
Behavior
Management and Restraint
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 etc.).

Provide a description of how the program tracks and records individual staff attendance at trainings
Schwartz Center for Children must submit the name and job description of the staff responsible for the in-service training as well as the training program/calendar to the Department by
December 31, 2009.
Schwartz Center for Children must provide the agenda and sign-in sheet for staff that indicates completion of the required training topics by
March 5, 2010 .
*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, the requirements of Criterion
#12.2(a) are incorporated into
#12.2.
Criterion #12.2(a) is now reserved.
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Criterion
Number and
Topic
Training
28.09(11),
18.05(5)
12.2 (b)
Child Abuse
Reporting
18.05(9)(j)
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
12.2(c)
Required
Training-
CPR
Certification
18.05(9)(e)
12.2(d)
Details
Medication
Training
18.05(9)(f)(3)(c)

Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Documentation
Review
*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, the requirements of Criterion
#12.2(b) are incorporated into
#12.2. Criterion #12.2(b) is now reserved .
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a written policy and procedures for CPR training and certification that now includes the staff positions/titles of staff to be trained and the frequency of the training and certification.
*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, the elements of
Criterion #12.2(d) are now incorporated into #12.2.
Criterion #12.2(d) is now reserved.
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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

12.2(f)
Required
Training-
Emergency
Procedures
18.05(10);
28.09(11)
12.2(g)
Interns and
Volunteers
Training
18.05(11)(i)
12.2 (i)
Staff
Evaluations
Criterion
Number and
Topic
12.2(e)
Student Record
Training
28.09(10)
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented


Method(s) of
Verification
Documentation
Review
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, the elements of
Criterion #12.2(e) are now incorporated into #12.2.
Criterion #12.2(e) is now reserved.
Schwartz Center for Children submitted documentation that indicates evacuations drills and emergency drills have been conducted. The school also submitted written evaluations of the effectiveness of all drills as required.
*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, the training requirements of interns and volunteers are incorporated into Criterion #12.1 and
#12.2. Criterion #12.2(g) is now reserved.
*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, the elements of
Criterion #12.2(i) are incorporated into Criterion
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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

Criterion
Number and
Topic
18.05(11)(c)1
13.1
Educational
Facilities and
Materials
28.09(8)
13.2
Description of
Physical
Facility
18.04; 28.09(8)
13.7
Library/Resour ce Room
18.04(6)(b)
14.1
Clothing,
Grooming and
Hygiene
18.03(5)
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented



Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Documentation
Review
Documentation
Review,
Observation
#11.1. Criterion #12.2(i) is now reserved.
*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, the
Department is no longer monitoring Criterion #13.1 and it is now reserved.
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a narrative description and floor plans for the school building that indicates the size and function of each room.
Schwartz Center for Children has a library/resource room that now contains a variety of materials appropriate to the age and abilities of the students enrolled.
*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, Criterion
#14.1 applies to Residential
Programs only .
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
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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
14.3
Toileting
Procedures and
Individual
Plans
18.03(8)
15.1
Parental
Involvement and Parents’
Advisory Group
18.05(4)(a)
15.3
Information to be Translated into Languages
Other Than
English
Title VI;
EEOA: 20
U.S.C. 1703(f);
M.G.L. c. 76, §
5; 603 CMR
26.02(2)
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented


Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Documentation
Review
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a toileting plan that now includes universal precautions for staff.


Documentation
Review
Documentation
Review
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a written plan for involving parents that now includes all elements of this criterion.
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a written plan of how it now ensures parents/ guardians with limited English language skills will be provided important school information.
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
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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
15.4
Change of
Student’s Legal
Status
18.05(4)(b)
15.5
Parent Consent and Required
Notification
18.05(5)(c);
18.05(8);
18.05(9)(f)(1);
18.05 (9)(j);
M.G.L. c. 71, §
32A
15.7
Consent at Age of Majority
28.07(5)
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented



Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Documentation
Review
Documentation
Review
Schwartz Center for Children submitted written procedures of how the school now ensures that it is informed by a parent/guardian of any changes in a student’s legal status.
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a written policy and procedures to work with school districts to obtain all required consents.
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

*As of the 2007-2008 academic year, the
Department is no longer monitoring Criterion #15.7 and it is now reserved.
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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

Criterion
Number and
Topic
15.8
Registering
Complaints and
Grievances –
Parents,
Students and
Employees
18.05(1)(b)(16);
Title IX: 20
U.S.C. 1681; 34
CFR 106.8;
Section 504: 29
U.S.C. 794; 34
CFR 104.7;
Title II: 42
U.S.C. 12132;
28 CFR 35.107
16.6
Administration of Antipsychotic
Medication
18.05(9)(f)(9)
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented


Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Documentation
Review
Schwartz Center for Children submitted written procedures for registering complaints and grievances for parents, students, and employees that now includes all required elements of this criterion.
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
Review
Schwartz Center for Children submitted a written policy and procedures for the administration of antipsychotic medication that now contains all required elements of this criterion.
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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
17.1
Transportation
Safety
28.09(11)(b)
18.1
Confidentiality of Student
Records
28.09(5)(a);
28.09(10);
23.07(1);
M.G.L. c. 71, §
34H
18.2
Student
Records
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented



Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Documentation
Review
Student
Record Review
Schwartz Center for Children submitted written transportation procedures that now include notification of parents/guardians, school districts, human service agencies, and the Department in the event of a motor vehicle accident. In addition, the procedures include mandatory in-service training for any person who is responsible for operating a vehicle that transports students.
Schwartz Center for Children maintains current and complete files for each publicly funded enrolled
Massachusetts student.
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

*As of the 2007-2008 academic, the Department no longer requires a face sheet.
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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

(Log of access and face sheet information)
28.09(10)
Implementation Status of
Requirements or
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Substantially
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Comments Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Implementation
Other elements of this criterion, i.e. legibly dated and signed reports/notes and log of access requirements, are now incorporated into
Criterion #18.1. Criterion
#12.2 includes training requirements about student record policies and confidentiality issues for all teaching staff and any other staff who oversees, maintains or accesses student records.
Criterion #18.2 is now reserved.
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to be Not
Fully
Implemented or
Additional
Issues
Identified

Criterion
Number and
Topic
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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