The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Department of Education
350 Main Street, Malden, Massachusetts 02148-5023
Telephone: (781) 338-3700
TTY: N.E.T. Relay 1-800-439-2370
February 3, 2006
Sandra Halloran, Superintendent
Triton Regional School District
112 Elm Street
Byfield, MA 01922
Re: ’06 Mid-cycle Coordinated Program Review Report
Dear Superintendent Halloran:
Enclosed is the Department of Education's ’06 Mid-cycle Coordinated Program Review Report. This
report contains findings based on onsite monitoring activities conducted to verify the implementation status
and effectiveness of corrective action activities approved by the Department that were intended to address
findings of noncompliance included in the Triton Regional School District ’03 Coordinated Program
Review Report issued on July 8, 2003. (In the remainder of this letter, please read “district” as meaning
“school district or charter school.”)
As you know, one component of the Department’s Mid-cycle Review process is the review of your
district's self-assessment in the area of English Learner Education (ELE). The purpose of this activity is to
determine if your district is beginning to implement the significant changes in M.G.L. Chapter 71A, this
state’s law governing the education of limited English proficient students that was adopted by voters as
Question 2 in 2002. The Department has reviewed your district’s ELE self-assessment documents and is
providing you now with advisory comments and actions to be implemented in anticipation of your
district’s next scheduled Coordinated Program Review. Where indicated in our report, your district is
urged to request technical assistance in areas that, based solely on your self-assessment documents, were
found not likely to be fully implemented. To secure assistance, you may consult with your Mid-cycle
Review Chairperson or call Robyn Dowling-Grant in Program Quality Assurance Services at (781) 3383732. You may also consult with staff in the Department’s Office of Language Acquisition and
Achievement at 781-338-3534 and obtain additional ELE guidance documents through the Department’s
web site at http://www.doe.mass.edu/ell/.
While the Department of Education found certain noncompliance issues to be resolved, others were
partially corrected, not addressed at all and/or the Department’s onsite team identified new issues of
noncompliance. In areas where the district has failed to implement fully its approved Corrective Action
Plan, the Department views these findings to be serious.
As the Department previously informed you, in cases where a district fails to fully and effectively
implement a Corrective Action Plan, which was proposed by your district and approved by the
Department, the Department must then prepare a Corrective Action Plan for the district, 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 district
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 school
district within the timelines specified. Your statement of assurance must be submitted to the Department's
Onsite Chairperson by February 17, 2006.
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 781-338-3701.
Sincerely,
Diane L. Chadwell, Coordinated Program Review Follow-up Chairperson
Program Quality Assurance Services
John D. Stager, Administrator
Program Quality Assurance Services
c:
David P. Driscoll, Commissioner of Education
Joan Weyburn, School Committee Chairperson
Christine Kneeland, Administrator of Pupil Services, District Program Review Follow-up
Coordinator
Encl.: Mid-cycle Coordinated Program Review Report
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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
MID-CYCLE COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW REPORT
Triton Regional School District
ONSITE VERIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
AND/OR IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL FINDINGS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION
Date of Coordinated Program Review (CPR): April 7-11, 2003
Date of Coordinated Program Review Corrective Action Plan Approval: April 7-11, 2003
Dates of Corrective Action Plan Progress Reports: February 2, 2004, May 28, 2004, October 1, 2004, January 3, 2005, and March 25, 2005
Dates of this Mid-cycle Review Onsite Visit: December 12, 2005
Date of this Report: February 3, 2006
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
Special
Education
Requirements
(including new
IDEA-2004
Requirements
SE 6
Determination
Documentation
and record

The district has begun to
use the DOE
Triton Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
January 25, 2006
Page 1 of 25
By October 13, 2006, submit a
description of the district’s
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
reviews
of Transition
Services
SE 8
IEP Team
composition
and attendance
Method(s) of
Verification

Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance
recommended form to
document Team
discussions regarding
transition. Record review
indicated that not all
Teams are documenting
transition discussions and
some vision statements
written in these IEPs
reflect the parent or
Team’s vision rather than
the student’s goals and
preferences. Additionally,
it appears that most
students do not participate
in any part of the IEP
meeting.
Record
reviews and
interview with
the
Administrator
of Pupil
Services
Student records indicate that
all required participants
attended most IEP Teams.
Triton Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
January 25, 2006
Page 2 of 25
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
process to monitor the
documentation of transition
planning in the students’ IEPs
and submit a copy of a sample
of 10 IEPs from across all
grade levels at the high school.
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
SE 9
Timeline for
determination
of eligibility
and provision
of
documentation
to parent

Documentation
and record
reviews
Student records indicate that
in most cases, the district does
meet the required timeline for
making eligibility
determinations within fortyfive days.
SE 12
Frequency of
re-evaluation

Record
reviews
Student record reviews
indicated that the district
conducts a full re-evaluation
of the student every three
years consistent with the
requirements of federal special
education law.
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
SE 13
Progress
Reports and
content
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance

Student record reviews
indicate that the district
does not always provide
parents with progress
reports on students’
progress toward reaching
the goals set in the IEP at
Triton Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
January 25, 2006
Page 3 of 25
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
By October 13, 2006, submit a
description of the district’s
process to monitor that IEP
progress reports are sent to
parents of disabled students as
often as regular education
parents receive reports on their
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance
least as often as parents
are informed of the
progress on non-disabled
students and not all
reports include all of the
students goals.
SE 14
Review and
revision of
IEPs

Record
reviews
Student record reviews
indicated that IEP Teams meet
to review the student’s
progress and to review, revise,
or develop a new IEP.
SE 15
Outreach by
the School

Documentation
review and
interview with
Documentation review
indicates that the district has
frequent outreach and
Triton Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
January 25, 2006
Page 4 of 25
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
students and that all goals are
included in the report.
The district should complete an
internal monitoring on a
selection of 25 student records
across all grade levels to
determine if progress reports
have been sent as required for
the period February to October,
2006 and if all goals were
included. By October 13,
2006, submit a summary of the
results of the internal
monitoring.
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
District (Child
Find)
the
Administrator
of Pupil
Services.
continuous liaison with
community groups from which
promotion or transfer of
students in need of special
education may be expected, or
which would include students
in need of special education.
SE 18A
IEP
development
and content
Documentation
and record
reviews
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
SE 25B
Resolution of
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented


Documentation
review and
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance

Documentation indicated
that the district provided
professional development
for special education staff
about developing annual
and measurable goals.
Student record reviews,
however, indicate that IEP
Teams do not always
develop goals for students
that are annual or
measurable. Some IEPs
had goals that repeated
from one year to the next.
The district has procedures to
resolve disputes according to
Triton Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
January 25, 2006
Page 5 of 25
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
By October 13, 2006, submit to
the Department copies of the goal
pages from 25 a sample of student
records chosen from across all
grade levels.
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

disputes
SE 30
Notice of
procedural
safeguards
SE 46
Procedures for
suspension of
students with
disabilities
more than 10
days

Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
interview with
Administrator
of Pupil
Services
required federal special
education law.
Documentation
review
The district sent the required
notice of procedural rights to
parents at the beginning of the
school year.
Record
reviews
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance

Student record review
indicated that while the
IEP Team meets to
discuss the suspension of
disabled student prior to
the 10th day of suspension,
it is not clear that the
Team completes a
manifestation
determination. No
documentation was
included in the record that
was reviewed regarding
the Teams determination.
Triton Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
January 25, 2006
Page 6 of 25
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
By October 13, 2006, provide
evidence (agenda and sign-in
sheet) that key staff have been
trained regarding the
appropriate procedures to
complete a manifestation
determination.
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance
Other Special
Education
Requirements
Originally
Cited in CPR
Report
Triton Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
January 25, 2006
Page 7 of 25
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
SE 3
Special
requirements
for
determination
of specific
learning
disabilities
SE 4
Reports of
assessment
results
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance

Record reviews indicate
that not all persons
conducting assessments
define in detail and in
educationally relevant and
common terms, the
student’s needs, offering
explicit means of meeting
them.
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
Statutory requirements for the
determination of specific
learning disabilities have been
revised under the recently
reauthorized IDEA 2004.
Therefore, until final
implementing regulations have
been adopted, the Department
is not making findings related
to school district practices
under this criterion.
Triton Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
January 25, 2006
Page 8 of 25
By October 13, 2006, submit a
description of how the district
will monitor that assessment
reports include all required
information.
In addition, submit a copy of
the evaluation summary page
including the section in which
the evaluator defines the
student’s needs, offering the
means of meeting them from
one recent evaluation
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
completed by each of the
district evaluators.
Triton Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
January 25, 2006
Page 9 of 25
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
SE 10
End of school
year
evaluations

Documentation
and record
reviews
Timeline logs submitted by
the district as documentation
indicate that when requested
to evaluate a student at the end
of the school year, the district
completes Team evaluations
within timelines consistent
with state special education
regulations.
SE 18B
Determination
of placement;
provision of
IEP to parent

Documentation
and record
reviews
Timeline logs submitted by
the district as documentation
and record reviews indicate
that IEPs Teams determine
placement for the student and
provide the proposed IEP
within required timelines
consistent with state special
education regulations.
SE 25
Parental
consent

Record review
and interview
with the
Administrator
Student record reviews and
documentation indicate that
the district has established a
process to obtain parental
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance
Triton Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
January 25, 2006
Page 10 of 25
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
of Pupil
Services
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance
consent when required and it
has established a process to
monitor and follow-up with
parents when consent has not
been received in a timely
manner for proposed IEPs.
Triton Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
January 25, 2006
Page 11 of 25
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
SE 26
Parent
participation
in meetings

Record review
and interview
with the
Administrator
of Pupil
Services
Student record reviews
indicate that parents
participate at most IEP Team
meetings. The Administrator
of Pupil Services indicated
that the district contacts
parents and reschedules
meetings at least two times
before holding an IEP Team
meeting without a parent
present.
SE 32
Parent
advisory
council for
special
education

Documentation
review and
interview with
the
Administrator
of Pupil
Services
Documentation review
indicated that the district has
established a special education
PAC. The PAC has by-laws
and officers. It conducts basic
rights training for special
education parents annually
and advises the district on
matters pertaining to the
education and safety of
students with disabilities.
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance
Triton Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
January 25, 2006
Page 12 of 25
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
SE 43
Behavioral
interventions
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented


Method(s) of
Verification
Record
reviews
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance
Student record reviews
indicate that IEP Teams are
documenting the behavioral
needs of students in their IEPs
and are conducting functional
behavioral assessments and
developing behavioral
intervention plans for students
whose behavior interferes with
their learning or the learning
of others.
Triton Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
January 25, 2006
Page 13 of 25
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
SE 48
FAPE (Free,
appropriate,
public
education):
Equal
opportunity to
participate in
educational,
nonacademic,
extracurricular
and ancillary
programs, as
well as
participation
in regular
education

Documentation
and record
review and
interviews with
the
Administrator
of Pupil
Services and
teacher of the
ACE program
Information provided by the
district indicates that all
special education students,
including those in the ACE
program, have equal
opportunity to participate in
educational, nonacademic,
extracurricular and ancillary
programs, as well as
participation in regular
education.
SE 50
Now MOA 18
Responsibilities of the
school
principal

Documentation
review and
interview with
the
Administrator
of Pupil
Services
Information provided by the
district indicates that the high
school has added supports for
students with social/emotional
needs, and principals are now
responsible for the arranging
and coordinating home and
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance
Triton Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
January 25, 2006
Page 14 of 25
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance
hospital services.
Triton Regional School District Coordinated Program Review Mid-cycle Report
January 25, 2006
Page 15 of 25
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
SE 51
Appropriate
special
education
teacher
certification/lic
ensure
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements

Documentation
review
The district provided evidence
that all special education
teachers are appropriately
licensed.
SE 52
Appropriate
certifications/li
censes or other
credentials -related service
providers
SE 54
Professional
development
Documentation
review

Documentation
review and
interview with
the
Administrator
of Pupil
Services
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance

Information submitted by
the district indicates that
the district currently
employs a related services
provider who is not
appropriately licensed.
(CP)
The district has provided
evidence that it has provided
professional development for
staff regarding analyzing and
accommodating diverse
learning styles of all students,
methods of collaboration
among teachers,
paraprofessionals and teacher
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Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
By October 13, 2006, submit to
the Department a copy of the
required license for the two related
services provider.
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
assistants, and confidentiality
of student records.
SE 55
Special
education
facilities and
classrooms
Partially
Building tour
and interview
with the
Administrator
of Pupil
Services
Observation of the current
special education classrooms
indicates that the district has
corrected most of the previous
concerns regarding the
classrooms used for special
education programs.
Partially
The student support center
at the middle school,
however, is now located in
a room that is furnished as
a science lab with large
lab tables that take up the
majority of the space in
the room. As a result, the
program uses only half the
room.
By October 13, 2006, submit a
letter of assurance that the
middle school student support
program was relocated to a
room that is comparable to the
spaces used for regular
education instruction.
SE 56
Special
education
programs and
services are
evaluated
Partially
Documentation
review and
interview with
the
Administrator
of Pupil
Services
The district submitted a copy
of a program evaluation that
was completed in spring 2004.
It consisted of a parent and
staff survey regarding specific
program areas and data
regarding specific outcomes
required by this criterion.
Partially
The district’s evaluation
did not include any
analysis regarding the
effectiveness of the
special education program
or recommendations for
changes.
By October 13, 2006, submit a
copy of the district’s most
recent program evaluation
including all elements require
in this criterion.
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Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance

Review of the student
codes of conduct show
that the student codes of
conduct do not contain the
disciplinary procedures for
students with Section 504
Accommodation Plans,
the school’s procedures
for accepting,
investigating and
resolving complaints
alleging discrimination or
harassment or the
disciplinary measures that
the school may impose if
it determines that
harassment or
discrimination has
occurred.
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
Civil Rights
(MOA) and
Other General
Education
Requirements
MOA 10A
(Previously
MOA 17)
Student
Handbooks
and Codes of
Conduct
Documentation
review
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By October 13, 2006, submit a
copy of all of the student
handbooks or copies of the
relevant pages from each
handbook that include the
necessary changes to the
student codes of conduct.
Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
Documentation
review
MOA 11A
(Previously
MOA 12)
Designation of
liaison/coordin
ator(s);
grievance
procedures
MOA 12A
(Previously
MOA 10)
Annual and
continuous
notification
concerning
nondiscriminat
ion and
coordinators
MOA 15
Non-

Documentation
review
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements

The district does not
publish its grievance
procedures in student or
staff handbooks. The
grievance procedures are
not readily available for
all staff, parents and
students.
By October 13, 2006, submit
copies of the student
handbooks or copies of the
pages from the student
handbooks that include the
grievance procedures or
provide evidence that all
teacher, students and parents
have received a copy of the
grievance procedures.

Although the district does
publish the name of the its
Section 504 and Title IX
coordinators in its student
handbooks, the high
school handbook and
scholarship bulletin
contain inaccurate
information.
By October 13, 2006, submit a
copy of the revised statements
from the relevant handbooks.
Information submitted by the
district indicates that the
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Criterion
Number
and
Topic
(Refer to full
text of 20052006 CPR
requirements)
Approved
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined to
be
Substantially
Implemented
and Effective
Or
New IDEA
Requirements
Implemented

Method(s) of
Verification
Corrective
Action Plan
Determined
Not Fully
Implemented
Or
Additional
Issues Have
Been
Identified

Basis of Findings
Regarding Incomplete
or Ineffective
Implementation of
Approved Corrective
Action Plan
Or
Basis of Findings of
Additional
Noncompliance

Information submitted by
the district indicates that
not all schools provide inservice training at least
annually regarding civil
rights responsibilities.
Required Corrective Action,
Timelines for
Implementation,
and Further Progress
Reporting Requirements
district does not participate in
the administration of any
scholarships, prizes, or awards
that are discriminatory based
upon race, color, sex, religion,
national origin, sexual
orientation or disability.
discriminatory
administration
of
scholarships,
prizes and
awards
MOA 21
Staff training
regarding civil
rights
responsibilities
Basis of Findings Regarding
Corrective Action Plan
Activities
Or
Basis of Findings Regarding
Implementation of New
IDEA Requirements
Documentation
review
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By October 13, 2006, provide
evidence that all staff have
received inservice training
regarding their civil rights
responsibilities.
Triton Regional School District
English Learning Education (ELE) Requirements
Mid-Cycle Review Advisory Comments Resulting From The Department’s Review Of Local Self-Assessment Documents
(Please refer to full text of 2005-2006 CPR-ELE legal requirements and related implementation guidance at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/pqa/review/cpr/instrument/chapter71A.doc)
ELE Criterion
Number
and
Topic
ELE 1
Annual
Assessment
Advisory Comments Resulting from the Department’s
Review of Local ELE Self-Assessment
Document Submission
Required Corrective Action to be Implemented in Anticipation of the
District’s Next Scheduled Coordinated Program Review
The district has developed appropriate procedures and has
trained personnel to ensure the appropriate administration of
required annual assessments. Evidence was provided that LEP
students participate in annual assessments.
ELE 2
MCAS
Participation
Please see ELE 1 above. The district provides appropriate
accommodations for students to participate in MCAS.
ELE 3
Initial
Identification
The district has appropriate initial identification procedures.
ELE 4
Waiver
Procedures
The district had developed appropriate waiver procedures and
a waiver application. It has contracted with an agency to
provide necessary translations.
ELE 5
Program
The district has trained 33 staff to provide sheltered instruction
for LEP students within regular education classrooms.
Provide additional professional development to ensure that additional staff is able
to provide sheltered instruction for LEP students placed in their classes.
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ELE Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Placement and
Structure
Advisory Comments Resulting from the Department’s
Review of Local ELE Self-Assessment
Document Submission
Unfortunately, there is not enough trained staff to ensure that
LEP students receive all core subject instruction from staff that
has received this training. The district should focus on
providing this initial training for additional staff and on
providing ongoing additional training for those who
participated in the initial training.
ELE 6
Program Exit
and Readiness
The district has developed appropriate program exit criteria,
procedures, and appropriate forms to document the student’s
progress and the decision to exit the student from the program.
ELE 7
Parent
Involvement
The documentation indicates that LEP parents have the same
access to district involvement as parents of English proficient
students have. While this may be appropriate for parents who
are English proficient, it does not seem sufficient for LEP
parents. It was indicated that parents sometimes bring their
own “interpreters” to teacher conferences. The district should
develop a process to ensure that interpreters are available to
assist LEP parents to communicate with administrators and
their children’s teachers and service providers when necessary.
The district indicated that it is planning an ELE information
night for parents in the ELE program. This initiative would be
a helpful way for the district to communicate its priorities and
for the parents to communicate theirs.
ELE 8
Declining Entry
to a Program
The district has developed appropriate procedures and forms to
document the parent’s decision to decline entry into the ELL
program.
ELE 9
Instructional
Required Corrective Action to be Implemented in Anticipation of the
District’s Next Scheduled Coordinated Program Review
Provide interpreters to assist parents to communicate with district staff when
necessary.
The district places students in their appropriate grade level
according to their age or prior school grade level.
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ELE Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Grouping
Advisory Comments Resulting from the Department’s
Review of Local ELE Self-Assessment
Document Submission
Required Corrective Action to be Implemented in Anticipation of the
District’s Next Scheduled Coordinated Program Review
ELE 10
Parental
Notification
The letter that the district uses to notify parents that their child
will be placed in an ELE program does not include all of the
required information. Additionally no evidence was provided
that this document is translated into the home language or that
report cards and progress reports are translated for parents into
their home language.
Revise parental notice and provide translations of it and other required documents
in the language of the home.
ELE 11
Equal Access to
Academic
Programs and
Services
The district does not ensure that LEP students have the
opportunity to receive academic support services, such as
guidance and counseling in the student’s primary language and
has not provided translations of notices and student handbooks
or course books for students. The district should review its data
regarding placements and its procedures to ensure that LEP
students have access to programs such as special education
services, Title I, vocational studies, and placement in honors or
advance placement classes.
Review processes regarding the translation of information for LEP students and
parents. Review procedures to ensure that they do not limit access of LEP students
to district programs.
ELE 12
Equal Access to
Nonacademic
and Extracurricular
Programs
The district provided information indicating that three of the
LEP students participate in extracurricular activities. The
district may need to provide translations of notices for
extracurricular activities and extra support in order to
encourage participation in nonacademic and extracurricular
activities.
Provide translations of notices into the home language when necessary.
ELE 13
Follow-up
Support
The district has developed appropriate follow-up procedures
for LEP students.
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ELE Criterion
Number
and
Topic
ELE 14
Licensure and
Fluency
Requirements
Advisory Comments Resulting from the Department’s
Review of Local ELE Self-Assessment
Document Submission
The district should provide ongoing professional development
opportunities so that additional staff can become qualified to
provide sheltered English instruction.
Required Corrective Action to be Implemented in Anticipation of the
District’s Next Scheduled Coordinated Program Review
Develop ongoing professional development activities to train additional staff in
sheltering instruction and second language acquisition.
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ELE Criterion
Number
and
Topic
Advisory Comments Resulting from the Department’s
Review of Local ELE Self-Assessment
Document Submission
ELE 15
Professional
Development
Requirements
The district’s professional development should ensure that
regular education staff is adequately prepared to develop and
provide sheltered English instruction.
ELE 16
Equitable
Facilities (To be reviewed
during next
CPR visit)
LEP students receive instruction in the same classrooms as
regular education students. No information was provided
regarding materials that have been purchased for use by LEP
students.
ELE 17
DOE Data
Submission
Requirements
and Program
Evaluation
ELE 18
Records of LEP
Students(To be reviewed
during next
CPR visit.)
Required Corrective Action to be Implemented in Anticipation of the
District’s Next Scheduled Coordinated Program Review
The district submitted information indicating that it had
evaluated the program last year and as a result developed a
Language Development class for LEP students at the high
school.
The district should anticipate that the Department would
examine the individual records of students identified as
Limited English Proficient during the course of a Coordinated
Program Review. The district may wish to consider conducting
its own preliminary record review and examining the contents
of student records using the Department’s procedures to
determine its compliance with state requirements.
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