MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION MID-CYCLE REPORT NORTH MIDDLESEX REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Dates of the Mid-cycle Review Onsite: March 28 & 29, 2013 Date of this Report: October 1, 2013 PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS REPORT IS IN TWO SECTIONS. Required Special Education Criteria Monitored in this Mid-cycle Review Current special education criteria available by scrolling down to the special education instrument at Criterion Criterion Criterion Method(s) of Basis of Determination If Partially Implemented or Not Implemented Partially Investigation about Criterion Implemented: Implemented Required Corrective (b) Progress Report (PI) or Not Action and Due Date(s) and Implemented Timelines for Required (NI) Implementation Elements Document Document and record Develop a procedure for notifying Submit a copy of PI Review review indicated that one families and students of the revised procedures year prior to a student transfer of educational and evidence of staff Student reaching age 18, the district rights to the student at the training, including an SE 7 Record does not consistently inform age of majority based on the agenda and signed Transfer of Review the student and the ESE’s administrative advisory attendance sheets parental rights parent/guardian of the rights 2011-1 (indicating role of and student that will transfer from the . staff). participation and parent to the student upon consent at age of the student’s 18th birthday. Please provide training to IEP Submit the majority Team chairpersons and other key description of the Record review also personnel at the high school level oversight system and demonstrated that the on the district’s newly developed identify the person(s) district does not consistently age of majority policy. responsible for the document that the parent oversight, including
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION MID-CYCLE REPORT NORTH MIDDLESEX REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Dates of the Mid-cycle Review Onsite: March 28 & 29, 2013 Date of this Report: October 1, 2013 PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS REPORT IS IN TWO SECTIONS. Required Special Education Criteria Monitored in this Mid-cycle Review Current special education criteria available by scrolling down to the special education instrument at Criterion Criterion Implemented Criterion Partially Implemented (PI) or Not Implemented (NI) Method(s) of Investigation Basis of Determination about Criterion If Partially Implemented or Not Implemented: Required Corrective Action and Timelines for Implementation (b) Progress Report Due Date(s) and Required Elements SE 7 Transfer of parental rights and student participation and consent at age of majority PI Document Review Student Record Review Document and record review indicated that one year prior to a student reaching age 18, the district does not consistently inform the student and the parent/guardian of the rights that will transfer from the parent to the student upon the student’s 18th birthday. Record review also demonstrated that the district does not consistently document that the parent Develop a procedure for notifying families and students of the transfer of educational rights to the student at the age of majority based on the ESE’s administrative advisory 2011-1 . Please provide training to IEP Team chairpersons and other key personnel at the high school level on the district’s newly developed age of majority policy. Submit a copy of revised procedures and evidence of staff training, including an agenda and signed attendance sheets (indicating role of staff). Submit the description of the oversight system and identify the person(s) responsible for the oversight, including
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