serious deficiencies, relating to one or more district standards, that are likely to have a substantial negative effect on student performance in the district if they are not addressed effectively and in a timely manner. Broad/Comprehensive Support Chronically Underperforming – Occurs Parent/guardian notification Planning requirements when requirements The Commissioner may Operate joint district-DESE Before a district or school is designate an Underperforming governance. The Commissioner designated as chronically school as Chronically and the receiver jointly create a underperforming, the school Underperforming at the turnaround plan to promote the district and municipal officials, expiration of its turnaround rapid improvement of the including the school committee, plan if the school has failed to chronically underperforming as well as the local teachers' improve as required by the district. union or association president goals, benchmarks, or timetable or designee, a representative of of its turnaround plan; or if the local parent organization, district conditions make it and members of the public, unlikely that the school will shall have an opportunity to be make significant improvement heard by the Board. An without a Chronically invitation to participate in the Underperforming designation. public meeting will be sent to parents/guardians. Upon the recommendation of the Commissioner, the may Disseminate the school report designate a district as card to parents/guardians of all Chronically Underperforming on children once available. The the basis of a district review; notification must include the the report of a DESE-appointed accountability determinations accountability monitor; a for the child’s district and follow-up review report; school; an explanation of what quantitative indicators set out the designations means; an in state regulations; or failure of explanation of how parents can an Underperforming district to become involved in district and meet the DESE-approved school improvement activities; benchmarks or goals in its and information about teacher improvement plan in a timely quality and right-to-know manner. requirements regarding teacher qualifications.
serious deficiencies, relating to one or more district standards, that are likely to have a substantial negative effect on student performance in the district if they are not addressed effectively and in a timely manner. Broad/Comprehensive Support – Chronically Underperforming Occurs when Planning requirements Parent/guardian notification requirements The Commissioner may designate an Underperforming school as Chronically Underperforming at the expiration of its turnaround plan if the school has failed to improve as required by the goals, benchmarks, or timetable of its turnaround plan; or if district conditions make it unlikely that the school will make significant improvement without a Chronically Underperforming designation. Upon the recommendation of the Commissioner, the may designate a district as Chronically Underperforming on the basis of a district review; the report of a DESE-appointed accountability monitor; a follow-up review report; quantitative indicators set out in state regulations; or failure of an Underperforming district to meet the DESE-approved benchmarks or goals in its improvement plan in a timely manner. Operate joint district-DESE governance. The Commissioner and the receiver jointly create a turnaround plan to promote the rapid improvement of the chronically underperforming district. Before a district or school is designated as chronically underperforming, the school district and municipal officials, including the school committee, as well as the local teachers' union or association president or designee, a representative of the local parent organization, and members of the public, shall have an opportunity to be heard by the Board. An invitation to participate in the public meeting will be sent to parents/guardians. 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.
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