Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Coordinated Program Review

Last Updated: July 15, 2008

Public School Coordinated Program Review System

Scope of Coordinated Program Reviews

As one part of its accountability system, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education oversees local compliance with education requirements through the Coordinated Program Review (CPR). All reviews cover selected requirements in the following areas:
Special Education (SE)

selected requirements from the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA-2004), the federal regulations promulgated under that Act at 34 CFR Part 300, M.G.L. c. 71B (Chapter 766 of the Acts of 1972), and the Massachusetts Board of Education's Special Education regulations (603 CMR 28.00), as amended effective July 1, 2005. Federal requirements selected for the 2007-2008 reviews include, among others, the requirements specified by the federal Office for Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the requirements revised by IDEA-2004 and described in the Department's Special Education Advisories.

Civil Rights and Other General Education Requirements (CR)

selected federal civil rights requirements under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, together with selected state requirements under M.G.L. c. 76, Section 5 (Chapter 622 of the Acts of 1971) and other Massachusetts General Laws.

selected requirements from the Massachusetts Board of Education's Physical Restraint regulations (603 CMR 46.00).

selected requirements from the Massachusetts Board of Education's Student Learning Time regulations (603 CMR 27.00).

English Learner Education (ELE) in Public Schools

selected requirements from M.G.L. c. 71A, the state law that governs the provision of education to limited English proficient students, and 603 CMR 14.00, as well as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. During the 2007-2008 school year, all districts that enroll limited English proficient students will be reviewed using a combination of updated standards and a self-assessment instrument overseen by the Department's Office of Language Acquisition and Academic Achievement (OLAAA), including a request for information regarding ELE programs and staff qualifications.

Some reviews also cover selected requirements in:

Career/Vocational Technical Education (CVTE)

career/vocational technical education programs under the federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 and M.G.L. c. 74.

Districts providing Title I services participate in Title I program monitoring during the same year they are scheduled for a Coordinated Program Review. Details regarding the Title I program monitoring process are available at:. http://www.doe.mass.edu/titlei/monitoring

The Wachusett Regional School District was reviewed and is in the process meeting all requirements set forth by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.  The following documents regarding this process are available for review:

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Report of Findings
Local Corrective Action Plan