The review team analyzed multiple data sets and reviewed numerous documents before and during the site visit, including: Student and school performance data, including achievement and growth, enrollment, graduation, dropout, retention, suspension, and attendance rates. Data on the district’s staffing and finances. Published educational reports on the district by ESE, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), and the former Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (EQA). District documents such as district and school improvement plans, school committee policies, curriculum documents, summaries of student assessments, job descriptions, collective bargaining agreements, evaluation tools for staff, handbooks, school schedules, and the district’s end-of-year financial reports. All completed program and administrator evaluations, and a random selection of completed teacher evaluations. Site Visit Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 6/9/2014 6/10/2014 6/11/2014 6/12/2014 Orientation with district Interviews with district Interviews with town or Interviews with school leaders and principals; staff and principals; city personnel; leaders; follow-up interviews with district review of personnel interviews with school interviews; district review staff and principals; files; teacher focus leaders; interviews with team meeting; visits to Page document reviews; groups; parent focus school committee Hilltop School, Ayer Shirley interview with group; student focus members; visits to Lura Regional Middle School, and teachers’ association group and visits to Ayer A. White Elementary Ayer Shirley Regional High Shirley Regional High School, Page Hilltop School for classroom School for classroom School , and Ayer Shirley observations; emerging observations. Regional Middle School themes meeting with for classroom district leaders and observations. principals.
The review team analyzed multiple data sets and reviewed numerous documents before and during the site visit, including: Student and school performance data, including achievement and growth, enrollment, graduation, dropout, retention, suspension, and attendance rates. Data on the district’s staffing and finances. Published educational reports on the district by ESE, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), and the former Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (EQA). District documents such as district and school improvement plans, school committee policies, curriculum documents, summaries of student assessments, job descriptions, collective bargaining agreements, evaluation tools for staff, handbooks, school schedules, and the district’s end-of-year financial reports. All completed program and administrator evaluations, and a random selection of completed teacher evaluations. Site Visit Schedule Monday 6/9/2014 Tuesday 6/10/2014 Wednesday 6/11/2014 Thursday 6/12/2014 Orientation with district leaders and principals; interviews with district staff and principals; document reviews; interview with teachers’ association Interviews with district staff and principals; review of personnel files; teacher focus groups; parent focus group; student focus group and visits to Ayer Shirley Regional High School for classroom observations. Interviews with town or city personnel; interviews with school leaders; interviews with school committee members; visits to Lura A. White Elementary School, Page Hilltop School , and Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School for classroom observations. Interviews with school leaders; follow-up interviews; district review team meeting; visits to Page Hilltop School, Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School, and Ayer Shirley Regional High School for classroom observations; emerging themes meeting with district leaders and principals.