Required actions for districts and schools requiring assistance or intervention Focused/Targeted Support Occurs Planning Parent/guardian notification when requirements requirements A school is reported as requiring Analyze disaggregated data for Disseminate the school report Focused/Targeted Support if the all student groups to ensure card to parents/guardians of all school’s accountability interventions and supports are children once available. The percentile is 10 or below, it has appropriately aligned to address notification must include the one or more subgroups with a needs. accountability determinations subgroup percentile of 5 or for the child’s district and below, it graduates less than Use the or the District school; an explanation of what 66.7 percent of its students, to review and revise the designations means; an and/or the assessment district and school improvement explanation of how parents can participation rate for one or with respect to the level of become involved in district and more groups in the school is less implementation of school improvement activities; than 95 percent. Massachusetts’ and information about teacher District and quality and right-to-know Standards and Indicators A district is reported as the Turnaround Practices. requirements regarding teacher Focused/Targeted Support if the qualifications. district graduates less than 66.7 percent of its students and/or the assessment participation rate for one or more groups in the district is less than 95 percent. Broad/Comprehensive Support Underperforming – Occurs Planning Parent/guardian notification when requirements requirements The Commissioner of Use to develop for DESE Disseminate the school report Elementary and Secondary approval a turnaround plan that card to parents/guardians of all Education may designate a addresses implementation children once available. The school as Underperforming if it of the Turnaround Practices. notification must include the is among the lowest-achieving accountability determinations and least-improving schools for the child’s district and statewide. school; an explanation of what the designations means; an Upon the recommendation of Collaborate with DESE to explanation of how parents can the Commissioner, the Board of develop an underperforming become involved in district and Elementary and Secondary district plan to accelerate school improvement activities; Education may designate a district improvement and and information about teacher district as Underperforming strengthen its support and quality and right-to-know based on findings from a district intervention efforts in its lowest requirements regarding teacher review, monitoring report, or performing schools. follow-up review showing qualifications.
Required actions for districts and schools requiring assistance or intervention Focused/Targeted Support Occurs when Planning requirements Parent/guardian notification requirements A school is reported as requiring Focused/Targeted Support if the school’s accountability percentile is 10 or below, it has one or more subgroups with a subgroup percentile of 5 or below, it graduates less than 66.7 percent of its students, and/or the assessment participation rate for one or more groups in the school is less than 95 percent. A district is reported as Focused/Targeted Support if the district graduates less than 66.7 percent of its students and/or the assessment participation rate for one or more groups in the district is less than 95 percent. Analyze disaggregated data for all student groups to ensure interventions and supports are appropriately aligned to address needs. Use the or the District to review and revise district and school improvement with respect to the level of implementation of Massachusetts’ District Standards and Indicators and the Turnaround Practices. Disseminate the school report card to parents/guardians of all children once available. The notification must include the accountability determinations for the child’s district and school; an explanation of what the designations means; an explanation of how parents can become involved in district and school improvement activities; and information about teacher quality and right-to-know requirements regarding teacher qualifications. Broad/Comprehensive Support – Underperforming Occurs when Planning requirements Parent/guardian notification requirements The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education may designate a school as Underperforming if it is among the lowest-achieving and least-improving schools statewide. Use to develop for DESE approval a turnaround plan that addresses implementation of the Turnaround Practices. Disseminate the school report card to parents/guardians of all children once available. The notification must include the accountability determinations for the child’s district and school; an explanation of what the designations means; an explanation of how parents can become involved in district and school improvement activities; and information about teacher quality and right-to-know requirements regarding teacher qualifications. Upon the recommendation of the Commissioner, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may designate a district as Underperforming based on findings from a district review, monitoring report, or follow-up review showing Collaborate with DESE to develop an underperforming district plan to accelerate district improvement and strengthen its support and intervention efforts in its lowest performing schools.