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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 7.00 - Educator Licensure and Preparation Program Approval › Section 7.13 - Standards for Induction Programs for Administrators

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(1)
Application
. All
			 school districts are required to provide an Induction Program for all
			 administrators in their first year of practice. Guidelines based on the
			 following Standards will be provided by the Department.
(2)
Standards
. All
			 Induction Programs shall meet the following requirements:
(a) An orientation program for first year
			 administrators and all other administrators new to the district.
(b) Assignment of first year administrators
			 to a trained mentor within the first two weeks of working.
(c) Assignment of a support team that shall
			 consist of, but not be limited to, the mentor and an administrator qualified to
			 evaluate administrators.
(d)
			 Provision for adequate time for the mentor and beginning administrator to
			 engage in professional conversations on learning and teaching as well as
			 building leadership capacity within the school community and other appropriate
			 mentoring activities.
(e) Provision
			 for adequate time and resources to learn how to use effective methods of
			 personnel selection, supervision, and evaluation that are included in
			 603
			 CMR 7.10.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 7.00 - Educator Licensure and Preparation Program Approval › Section 7.14 - Endorsements

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Unless otherwise provided in
				603 CMR
				7.00, or
				603 CMR
				14.00:
Education of English Learners,
603 CMR
				7.00 does not require a person to seek or obtain an
				endorsement. Endorsements issued by the Department under
				603
				CMR 7.14 do not constitute educator licenses
				pursuant to
				603
				CMR 7.04(1).
(1)
SEI Teacher
			 Endorsement
.
(a) SEI Teacher
			 Endorsement is to be awarded upon a demonstration of the subject matter
			 knowledge and skill requirements set forth in
			 603
			 CMR 7.08(3)(a) through (e),
			 and 603 CMR
			 7.14(1)(b), through one of
			 the following:
1. Successful completion of a
			 Department-approved course of study specific to providing sheltered English
			 instruction. The Department will issue guidelines to govern approval of this
			 course of study.
2. Passing a
			 Department-approved assessment.
3.
			 Attainment of a bachelor's degree in a major approved by the Department, or
			 other graduate level training approved by the Department.
4. Possession of an English as a Second
			 Language license or an English Language Learners license.
5. Possession of an equivalent credential, as
			 approved by the Commissioner, issued by a state with which Massachusetts has
			 signed the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement or other agreement accepted by the
			 Commissioner.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 7.00 - Educator Licensure and Preparation Program Approval › Section 7.15 - General Provisions

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(1)
Previous Employment
. Previous employment in any role
			 covered by the licenses issued under
			 603 CMR
			 7.00 does not exempt a candidate from the provisions
			 of 603 CMR
			 7.00, except for school librarians, teachers of young
			 children with disabilities, school business administrators and school nurses as
			 specified in
			 603
			 CMR 7.15(9).
(2)
Additional
			 Licenses
. Licensed educators may earn additional licenses as
			 follows:
(a)
New
			 Field
. (available only for licenses under
			 603
			 CMR 7.04(3)(a)):
1. Teachers holding an Initial or
			 Professional License in one field may earn a license of the same type and at
			 the same level in a new field, except as provided in
			 603
			 CMR 7.15(2)(a)2. and 3. by:
a. Achieving a passing score on the
			 appropriate subject matter knowledge test(s) of the MTEL, or
b. Passing a competency review for those
			 licenses for which there is no subject matter test.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 8.00 - Kindergartens: Minimum School Age › Section 8.01 - Kindergartens

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(1) All school districts shall provide
			 kindergarten education for all eligible children.
(2) Class size for kindergartens shall not
			 exceed an average of 25.
(3)
			 Kindergarten classes shall be taught by qualified and certified
			 teachers.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 8.00 - Kindergartens: Minimum School Age › Section 8.02 - Mandatory Minimum Age for School Attendance

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Each child must attend school beginning in September of the
				calendar year in which he or she attains the age of six. Each school committee
				may establish its own minimum permissible age for school attendance, provided
				that such age is not older than the mandatory minimum age established by 603CMR
				8.00.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 8.00 - Kindergartens: Minimum School Age › Section 8.03 - Waivers

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The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education may, upon
				petition of a school committee, waive the provisions of 603CMR 8.00 in order to
				avoid undue hardship to such school district.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 10.00 - School Finance › Section 10.01 - Authority, Scope and Purpose

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(1)
								603 CMR
			 10.00 is promulgated pursuant to the authority of the
			 Board of Elementary and Secondary Education under M.G.L. c. 69, §1B; c.
			 70, §§ 3 and 11; c. 71B, § 2; c. 72, § 6; c. 76,
			 §§ 12A and 12B.
(2)
								603 CMR
			 10.00 governs school and school district record
			 keeping and reporting of information required to determine compliance with
			 state and federal education statutes, and regulations; to compute school
			 district spending requirements and annual state aid allocations; and to
			 evaluate progress toward meeting the objectives of St. 1993, c. 71 (the
			 Education Reform Act of 1993).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 10.00 - School Finance › Section 10.03 - Accounting and Reporting: School Districts

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(1)
Student Data
. Each school district shall adopt and
			 maintain a reliable data collection and retention system in which the student
			 data required by
			 603 CMR
			 10.00 shall be recorded. This system shall be the
			 basis for the district's periodic reporting of student data to the Department.
A school district shall record at least the following
				information for each student enrolled in the district's schools:
(a) identifying information (name, date of
			 birth, parent or guardian);
(b)
			 demographic information, (race, national origin, gender, primary
			 language);
(c) residence
			 information (student and parent(s));
(d) custody/guardianship
			 information;
(e) eligibility for
			 free or reduced price school lunch;
(f) enrollment information (date enrolled;
			 date withdrawn);
(g) grade, school,
			 and classroom assignment;
(h)
			 program enrollment, membership, and personnel, in accordance with 603 CMR
			 10.03(2);
(i) transportation
			 assignment, if any;
(j) daily
			 attendance record;
(k) structured
			 learning time schedule;
(l)
			 individual education plan (if any);
(m) student assessment results;
(n) transcript;
(o) discipline record.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 10.00 - School Finance › Section 10.06 - Annual School Spending Requirements

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(1) The
			 Commissioner shall determine each school district's actual net school spending
			 in the prior fiscal year and the estimated net school spending in the current
			 year from information contained in the End-of-year Financial Report.
(2) The sum of the following expenditures for
			 public education from local revenues and M.G.L. c. 70 school aid, reported in
			 accordance with
			 603
			 CMR 10.04 and
			 10.05
			 and the guidelines published by the Department, shall be considered a school
			 district's annual net school spending for purposes of determining compliance
			 with the requirements of M.G.L. c. 70:
(a)
			 district and school site administrative services and materials;
(b) student instructional services, materials
			 and equipment;
(c) student support
			 services; including attendance, health services, food services (not including
			 the cost of food), and school security;
(d) student activities; including athletics,
			 performance groups and clubs;
(e)
			 operation and routine maintenance of school facilities and equipment;
(f) extraordinary maintenance of school
			 facilities;
(g) health insurance
			 and retirement contributions for current school district employees;
(h) non-employee insurance;
(i) rental or lease of land, buildings, or
			 building space for student instruction or school administration purposes for a
			 period not exceeding three years;
(j) interest on short term borrowing in
			 anticipation of revenue to fund current year operating expenses, except in a
			 year when state aid payments to the district or municipality have been delayed
			 or forfeited for failure to comply with student or financial data reporting
			 requirements;
(k) tuition and
			 related charges for students attending other public schools, collaborative
			 programs, or private schools by agreement of the school committee or assignment
			 by a state agency;
(l) assessments,
			 minus any reimbursements, for school choice and charter school students
			 attending schools outside the district;
(m) the cost of health insurance for retired
			 teachers in a school district where such costs were considered by the
			 Department to be part of the district's net school spending in fiscal year
			 1994.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 10.00 - School Finance › Section 10.07 - Special Education Payments and Reimbursements

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(1) Each school district shall pay for the
			 special education and related services specified in the approved individual
			 education plan for every student in need of special education for whom the
			 district is assigned financial responsibility under
			 603 CMR
			 28.00:
Special Education
.
(2) School districts which enroll
			 non-resident students pursuant to M.G.L. c. 74, § 7 (vocational schools),
			 M.G.L. c. 76, §12A (Metco receiving districts), § 12B (school choice
			 receiving districts), or M.G.L. c. 71, § 89 (charter schools) shall
			 provide and pay for the special education and related services specified in the
			 approved individual education plan for every student so enrolled whose special
			 education needs can be met in a program operated by the district.
(3) For the purposes of determining the
			 tuition for students within individual education plans under M.G.L. c. 76,
			 § 12B, and under any other program for which the Department is required to
			 establish a tuition reflecting the full cost of such services, said tuition
			 shall include:
(a) the cost of instructional
			 services as calculated pursuant to 603 CMR 10.07(6).
(b) an allowance for overhead and indirect
			 costs to be published annually by the Department based on the current state
			 average per pupil allotments for non-instructional services in the foundation
			 budget as defined in M.G.L. c. 70; and
(c) actual costs for transportation services
			 required by the student's individual education plan.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 10.00 - School Finance › Section 10.08 - Transportation Reimbursement, Resident Students

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(1) To qualify for receipt of state funds
			 appropriated to reimburse school districts and municipalities for costs
			 incurred in transporting public and private school students residing in the
			 school district to and from school, school districts and municipalities shall
			 maintain and report to the Department the transportation-related student and
			 financial information specified in, and shall calculate transportation costs in
			 accordance with, guidelines published by the Department.
(2) School districts and municipalities shall
			 submit all transportation reimbursement claims to the Department within the
			 time frame set by the Department for the submission of such claims. Claims
			 shall be filed in a form, and shall contain the student and financial
			 information, prescribed by the Department. Claims which are filed after the
			 filing deadline established by the Department or which do not contain the
			 required information may be denied.
(3) Subject to appropriation, school
			 districts and municipalities that meet the requirements set forth in
			 603 CMR 10.10(2)
			  may receive reimbursement for the following
			 categories of student transportation services:
(a) Costs incurred in providing
			 transportation to and from school once daily to public and non-public school
			 students who reside in the district, live at least one and one-half miles from
			 their assigned school, and are enrolled for full time attendance in a
			 pre-school through grade 12 educational program at a school located within the
			 boundaries of the district. M.G.L. c. 71, §§ 7A, 7B and 16C; M.G.L.
			 c. 71A, § 8.
(b) Costs
			 incurred in providing transportation to students enrolled for full time
			 attendance in preschool through grade 12 educational programs operated by a
			 school district who are transported to and from an assigned school within the
			 district to reduce or eliminate racial imbalance and racial isolation in
			 accordance with M.G.L. c. 15, § 1I and c. 71, § 37D.
(c) Costs incurred in providing specialized
			 transportation service provided to meet the special transportation service
			 needs specified in a student's individual education plan (IEP).
(d) Costs incurred in transporting a resident
			 student to and from an approved vocational school in another school district,
			 in accordance with M.G.L. c. 74, § 8A.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 10.00 - School Finance › Section 10.09 - Transportation Reimbursement, School Choice, Homeless and Charter School Students

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(1) Subject to
			 appropriation, any parent or school district that provides transportation to a
			 low income student to enable that student to attend school in a school district
			 other than the district where the student resides pursuant to M.G.L. c. 76,
			 § 12B, or to attend a charter school located outside the school district
			 where the student resides, may receive reimbursement of transportation costs,
			 to the extent permitted by 603 CMR 10.09(2).
(2) School choice and charter school
			 transportation reimbursement is limited to reimbursement of the costs of
			 transporting the eligible student(s) to and from school once a day for each day
			 of instruction, as follows:
(a) In the case
			 of transportation provided by a school or school district, reimbursement will
			 not exceed 100% of the average cost of transporting students in the school or
			 district providing the transportation.
(b) In the case of transportation provided by
			 a public carrier or regional transportation authority, reimbursement will be
			 the actual fare paid.
(c) In the
			 case of transportation provided by a parent, reimbursement will be provided at
			 the rate set by the State Director of Special Education.
(d) In the case of transportation purchased
			 from a properly licensed private carrier, reimbursement will be the amount
			 charged by the private carrier, up to a maximum of the rate cited in 603 CMR
			 10.09(2)(c).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 14.00 - Education of English Learners › Section 14.01 - Scope and Purpose

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(1)
								603 CMR
			 14.00 applies to publicly funded elementary and
			 secondary education programs, including all Massachusetts public school
			 districts, charter schools, and collaborative education programs.
(2) The requirements set forth in
			 603 CMR
			 14.00 are in addition to, or in some instances clarify
			 or further elaborate, those contained in M.G.L. c. 71 A, which governs the
			 provision of education to public school students who are English learners, as
			 that term is defined in M.G.L. c. 71 A.
(3) For purposes of
			 603 CMR
			 14.00, the term "school district" shall include
			 charter schools and collaborative education programs; the term "superintendent"
			 shall include charter school leaders and directors of collaborative education
			 programs; the term "Department" shall mean the Department of Elementary and
			 Secondary Education; and the term "Commissioner" shall mean the Commissioner of
			 Elementary and Secondary Education or his or her designee.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 14.00 - Education of English Learners › Section 14.02 - Identification and Assessment of Students

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(1)
			 Each school district shall establish procedures, in accordance with the
			 Department guidelines, to identify those students who may be English learners
			 and assess their level of English proficiency upon their enrollment in the
			 school district.
(2) The parent or
			 guardian of any student enrolled in the school district may request that the
			 school district assess the child's level of English proficiency.
(3) The school district shall notify the
			 parent or guardian and place in the student's school record the following
			 information:
(a) the school district's
			 determination as to whether the student is an English learner; and
(b) the student's program
			 placement.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 14.00 - Education of English Learners › Section 14.03 - Census

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(1) Each school district shall report
			 annually to the Department, the following information as of the last day of the
			 school year for each student who is an English learner:
(a) the school in which the student is
			 enrolled;
(b) the student's grade
			 level;
(c) the student's English
			 proficiency level;
(d) the language
			 in which the student possesses a primary speaking ability; and
(e) the type of English learner program in
			 which the school district has enrolled the student.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 14.00 - Education of English Learners › Section 14.04 - Placement of Students in English Learner Education Programs

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(1) Each school district shall provide a
			 student who is an English learner with an appropriate English learner education
			 through a sheltered English immersion program or an alternative instructional
			 program that meets the requirements of federal and state law.
(2) All English learner education programs
			 must be research-based and include subject matter content and an English
			 language acquisition component. Both sheltered English immersion and
			 alternative instructional programs shall be based on best practices in the
			 field and the linguistic and educational needs and demographic characteristics
			 of English learners in the school district.
(3) Each school district shall commence
			 language assistance services upon a student's identification as an English
			 learner.
(4) By January
			 1st, each school district that intends to offer a
			 new sheltered English immersion program or alternative instructional program in
			 the next academic year shall submit to the Department and the school district's
			 English learner parent advisory council a description of:
(a) the new instructional program selected,
			 its objectives, and research basis as it relates to the student population to
			 be served;
(b) how the new program
			 will meet the needs of the student population to be served as compared to any
			 existing program;
(c) the resources
			 the district intends to dedicate to effective implementation and ongoing
			 operation of the new program, including the number and expected qualifications
			 of the program's educators;
(d) the
			 student population to be served, including the number of students, their grade
			 level, native language, and English proficiency levels;
(e) any current English learner program(s),
			 including data concerning its impact on student learning and English language
			 acquisition;
(f) how the school
			 district intends to measure and evaluate program success over time;
			 and
(g) any other information
			 requested by the Department.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 14.00 - Education of English Learners › Section 14.05 - English Literacy and Fluency Requirements for Teachers of English Language Classrooms

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(1) School district
			 superintendents shall provide annually to the Department a written assurance
			 that teachers of English language classrooms, as that term is defined in M.G.L.
			 c. 71 A, are literate and fluent in English.
(2) For purposes of the assurance required by
			 603 CMR 14.05(1), a teacher is literate in English if the teacher:
(a) possesses a teaching license issued
			 pursuant to M.G.L. c. 71, § 38G;
(b) possesses a vocational teacher approval
			 or a vocational technical educator license;
(c) earns a passing score on the
			 Communication and Literacy Skills portion of the Massachusetts Tests for
			 Educator Licensure; or
(d)
			 possesses a bachelor's degree from a college or university where the language
			 of instruction was English.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 14.00 - Education of English Learners › Section 14.07 - Assignment of English Learners to Teachers in School Districts

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(1) Core academic teachers who provide
			 sheltered English instruction to English learners in school districts,
			 including charter schools and education collaboratives, must earn an SEI
			 Teacher Endorsement as set forth in
			 603 CMR
			 7.00:
Educator Licensure and Preparation
			 Program Approval
and 603 CMR 14.07. Principals, assistant principals,
			 and supervisors/ directors who supervise or evaluate such teachers, must earn
			 an SEI Teacher Endorsement or SEI Administrator Endorsement as set forth in
			 603 CMR
			 7.00 and 603 CMR 14.07.
(2) Individuals who were assigned to a cohort
			 by the Department in each of the years from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2016
			 and who failed to earn an SEI endorsement by the time designated for their
			 cohort, shall not be eligible to advance or renew their educator license under
			 603 CMR
			 7.00:
Educator Licensure and Preparation
			 Program Approval
and
			 603 CMR
			 44.00:
Educator License Renewal
until
			 such educators earn an SEI endorsement. Provided however, upon a showing of
			 hardship, the Department may grant an educator an extension of time beyond the
			 time designated for his or her cohort to earn an SEI endorsement. Hardship
			 shall consist of serious illness or injury, or other circumstances that are
			 beyond the control of the educator and impede the educator's ability to
			 complete the requirements for an SEI endorsement.
(3) As of July 1, 2016, any core academic
			 teacher who is assigned to provide sheltered English instruction to an English
			 learner shall either hold an SEI Teacher Endorsement, or is required to earn
			 such endorsement within one year from the date of the assignment. Any school
			 district that assigns an English learner to a core academic teacher who has a
			 year to obtain an SEI endorsement, shall take all reasonable steps to ensure
			 that such English learner is assigned to core academic teachers with an SEI
			 endorsement in subsequent school years.
(4) As of July 1, 2016, no principal,
			 assistant principal, or supervisor/director shall supervise or evaluate a core
			 academic teacher who provides sheltered English instruction to an English
			 learner unless such principal, assistant principal, or supervisor/director
			 holds an SEI Teacher Endorsement or SEI Administrator Endorsement, or will earn
			 either endorsement within one year of the commencement of such supervision or
			 evaluation.
(5) For purposes of 603
			 CMR 14.07, "core academic teacher" shall mean early childhood and elementary
			 teachers, teachers of students with moderate disabilities, teachers of students
			 with severe disabilities, and teachers of the following academic subjects:
			 English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, civics and government,
			 economics, history, and geography.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 14.00 - Education of English Learners › Section 14.09 - English Learner Parent Advisory Councils

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(1)
			 Each school district serving 100 or more English learners or in which English
			 learners comprise at least 5% of the student population, whichever is less,
			 shall establish an English learner parent advisory council in accordance with
			 M.G.L. c. 71 A, § 6A. Nothing in
			 603
			 CMR 14.09 shall prevent any other school
			 district or charter school from creating an English learner parent advisory
			 council if it chooses to do so.
(2)
			 Each school designated as underperforming or chronically underperforming and
			 operating a program for English learners shall establish an English learner
			 parent advisory council in accordance with M.G.L. c. 69, §
			 1J(x).
(3) A school district or
			 school required to establish an English learner parent advisory council shall
			 annually notify parents and guardians of English learners of the opportunity to
			 participate in the council and shall provide the notification in a language
			 that the parent or guardian can understand.
(4) All parents and guardians of English
			 learners who volunteer to participate in the English learner parent advisory
			 council shall be appointed to the council by the superintendent or the
			 superintendent's designee. Nothing in
			 603
			 CMR 14.09 shall prevent a school district
			 from recruiting volunteer parents and guardians of English learners to
			 participate in the English learner parent advisory council.
(5) The duties of the English learner parent
			 advisory council shall include those listed in M.G.L. c. 71 A, § 6A and
			 any other duties as may be identified by the school district consistent with
			 guidance from the Department. English learner parent advisory councils shall
			 carry out their duties in accordance with state law and guidelines established
			 by the Department. An English learner parent advisory council shall establish
			 bylaws regarding officers and operational procedures. The school district
			 shall, without charge, and upon reasonable notice and consistent with the
			 availability of staff and resources, assist the English learner parent advisory
			 council in carrying out its duties.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 17.00 - Racial Imbalance And Magnet School Programs › Section 17.01 - Definitions

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Equal Educational Improvement Funds.
Funds made
				available by the Board of Education to a school district that has been found to
				have at least one racially imbalanced school. The amount of these funds will be
				based on the number of students whose transfer from one school to another
				contributes to the implementaion of a Board-approved racial imbalance plan.
				These funds must be used to improve the quality of education in such school
				districts.
Racial Imbalance.
The condition of a public school
				in which more than 50% of the pupils attending such school are minority
				students as defined in the regulations promulgated under the Federal Emergency
				School Aid Act, Title VII of Public Law 92-318, as amended.
Racial Isolation.
The condition of a public school
				in which more than thirty percent of the pupils attending such school are not
				minority students as defined in the regulations promulgated under the Federal
				Emergency School Aid Act, Title VII of Public Law 92-318, as amended.
Magnet School Facility.
A racially balanced public
				school or part thereof that is under the control and supervision of a school
				committee that attracts pupils on a voluntary basis from outside the
				neighborhood in which it is located for the purpose of reducing or eliminating
				racial imbalance or racial isolation and that attracts students because of the
				unique or innovative characteristics of the program or activities offered, the
				staff, the available resources, the curriculum, or other dimensions of the
				overall educational experience.
Magnet School Educational Program.
Educational
				measures including, but not limited to, planning and special services,
				instruction or treatment of children, whether at the public school or other
				public or private facility or place; and that provide children with a racially
				balanced educational experience in which not more than 50% nor less than 30% of
				the students involved are minority, except in special
				circumstances.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 17.00 - Racial Imbalance And Magnet School Programs › Section 17.02 - Eligibility

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(1) The Board of Education shall notify the
			 superintendent of schools and the school committee whenever it appears from the
			 data collected in the October 1 School Census that the population of a school
			 or a school district is more than 50% minority. Such notification shall inform
			 the school district of the availability of technical assistance and funds from
			 the Board to enable the school district to correct such racial imbalance
			 through the establishment of magnet school facilities or magnet school
			 educational programs or other methods of student assignment approved by the
			 Board.
(2) Upon approval of the
			 desegregation plan by the Board of Education, the school district becomes
			 eligible to apply for additional desegregation funds to implement the plan.
			 These funds may be used for planning, staff development, magnet theme
			 development, parent information centers, or other innovative programs approved
			 by the Board.
(3) Following the
			 receipt of the funds described in 603 CMR 17.02(2) and the implementation of
			 the desegregation plan, a school district may become eligible to apply for
			 Equal Education Improvement funds. Such funds may be used for hiring of staff,
			 staff training, and programs of instruction and support in order to maintain a
			 desegregated school system.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 17.00 - Racial Imbalance And Magnet School Programs › Section 17.03 - Modification of Proposals

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The Board of Education reserves the right to fund part of a
				proposal and seek modifications of those parts of a proposal that are found to
				be unacceptable.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 17.00 - Racial Imbalance And Magnet School Programs › Section 17.04 - Withholding of Funds

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The Board of Education reserves the right to withhold
				desegregation funds upon a determination that a school district is not
				complying with the terms of this program or its previously approved
				plan.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 17.00 - Racial Imbalance And Magnet School Programs › Section 17.05 - Payment of Funds

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Payment of funds by the Board of Education will be made on a
				periodic basis, subject to termination upon a showing that proposed activities
				are not being satisfactorily carried out.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 17.00 - Racial Imbalance And Magnet School Programs › Section 17.06 - Use of Funds

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Funds applied for under
				603 CMR 17.00 must be used to
				supplant funding from other federal, state and local sources.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 17.00 - Racial Imbalance And Magnet School Programs › Section 17.07 - Compliance

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Each school district applying for funds under
				603 CMR 17.00 shall agree to
				comply with all provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and M.G.L. c. 76,
				§ 5, and all regulations promulgated to implement those
				statutes.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 18.00 - Program and safety standards for approved public or private day and residential special education school programs › Section 18.01 - Authority, Scope and Purpose

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(1) 603 CMR 18.00
			 is promulgated pursuant to M.G.L. c. 71B, §10. 603 CMR 18.00 governs the
			 program and safety standards for day and residential special education schools
			 operated by public and private entities and serving publicly funded
			 students.
(2) The requirements set
			 forth in 603 CMR 18.00 are in addition to, or in some instances clarify or
			 further elaborate, the program approval standards set forth in
			 603
			 CMR 28.09:
Approval of Public or
			 Private Day and Residential Special Education School
			 Programs
.
(3) Some
			 approved special education schools may have a residential component with a
			 current license from the state agency responsible for licensing programs
			 providing residential services to children pursuant to 102 CMR 3.00:
Standards for the Licensure or Approval of Residential Programs Serving
			 Children and Teen Parents
. At the discretion of the Department, some
			 of the requirements in 603 CMR 18.01 may be met through obtaining a license
			 under 102 CMR 3.00:
Standards for the Licensure or Approval of
			 Residential Programs Serving Children and Teen Parents
. However, the
			 special education school's educational component remains fully subject to 603
			 CMR 18.00, as deemed appropriate by the Department of Education.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 18.00 - Program and safety standards for approved public or private day and residential special education school programs › Section 18.03 - Requirements for Daily Care

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(1)
Supervision of Students
.
(a) The school shall at all times provide
			 appropriate supervision of students while they are engaged in any school
			 related activity on or off school grounds.
(b) Each program shall develop and implement
			 a written staffing plan for the employment of childcare workers. This plan
			 shall include but not be limited to:
1. A
			 rationale describing the need for such childcare workers;
2. A detailed description of the duties and
			 responsibilities of such childcare workers;
3. A detailed work schedule for childcare
			 workers, including days and hours worked and the students for whom they will be
			 responsible;
4. A detailed
			 description of how the school will provide childcare services in the absence of
			 childcare workers due to illness, position, vacancy, emergencies, or other
			 unexpected circumstances;
5. A
			 detailed justification of the childcare worker to student ratio requested by
			 the school, including the ages, capabilities, behavioral and educational needs
			 of the students, and other information as may be required due to the respective
			 goals of individual students and/or programs.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 18.00 - Program and safety standards for approved public or private day and residential special education school programs › Section 18.04 - Physical Facility and Equipment Requirements

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(1)
Safety Requirements and
			 Inspections for Schools
.
(a)
Safety Inspection
. The school shall have an
			 appropriate certificate of inspection from the Department of Public Safety or
			 the local building inspector for each building to which students have
			 access.
(b) The school shall obtain
			 a written report of an annual fire inspection from the local fire department.
			 The school shall request fire inspections on a quarterly basis and maintain
			 copies of such requests and inspections at the facility.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 18.00 - Program and safety standards for approved public or private day and residential special education school programs › Section 18.05 - Required Policies and Procedures

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(1)
Admissions
.
(a) No
			 school, or program operated by a school, shall enroll eligible students under
			 the provisions of
			 603 CMR
			 28.00:
Special Education
unless
			 approved to do so by the Department.
(b) Prior to admission, the school shall
			 provide to the parents and the local school district a written copy of the
			 school's policies and procedures, including:
1. The school's statement of
			 purpose;
2. The type of services
			 provided;
3. Admission
			 criteria;
4. Parents' rights as
			 described in 603 CMR 18.05(4);
5.
			 Health care, including provisions for emergency health care and/or
			 hospitalization as described in 603 CMR 18.05(9);
6. Planning for both foreseen and emergency
			 terminations as described in 603 CMR 18.05(6) and (7);
7. Methods of behavior support, violence
			 prevention, discipline, management of harmful behavior by a student to himself
			 or herself or others, and proper use of restraints as described in 603 CMR
			 18.05(5);
8. Activities related to
			 daily living skills;
9. Contractual
			 obligations with regard to payment for services. The school shall inform in
			 writing any party, other than a local school district, responsible for
			 placement of a student that said party is financially responsible for any costs
			 incurred as a result of any placement not made pursuant to the requirements of
			 603 CMR
			 28.00:
Special Education
;
10. Clothing requirements;
11. A description of normal daily
			 routines;
12. Any specific
			 treatment strategy employed by the facility;
13. A description of any normally occurring
			 religious practices;
14. Visiting
			 hours and other procedures related to communication with students and the
			 facility as described in 603 CMR 18.036(9);
15. Name and telephone number of a staff
			 person whom the parents may contact on an ongoing basis;
16. A description of a procedure which the
			 parents or student may use to register complaints regarding the student's
			 education and care at the facility.
17. A copy of the approved school
			 calendar.
(c) No student
			 shall be placed in any approved special education school until the local school
			 district or the parent provides documentation from a licensed physician of a
			 complete physical examination of the student not more than 12 months prior to
			 the admission. In the event of emergency placements, the school shall make
			 provisions for a complete examination of the student within 30 days of
			 admission. The results of all physical examinations shall be made part of the
			 student's health record.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 23.00 - Student Records › Section 23.01 - Application of Rights

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603 CMR
				23.00 is promulgated to insure parents' and students'
				rights of confidentiality, inspection, amendment, and destruction of student
				records and to assist local school systems in adhering to the law.
				603 CMR
				23.00 should be liberally construed for these
				purposes.
(1) These rights shall be
			 the rights of the student upon reaching 14 years of age or upon entering the
			 ninth grade, whichever comes first. If a student is under the age of 14 and has
			 not yet entered the ninth grade, these rights shall belong to the student's
			 parent.
(2) If a student is from 14
			 through 17 years of age or has entered the ninth grade, both the student and
			 his/her parent, or either one acting alone, shall exercise these
			 rights.
(3) If a student is 18
			 years of age or older, he/she alone shall exercise these rights, subject to the
			 following. The parent may continue to exercise the rights until expressly
			 limited by such student. Such student may limit the rights and provisions of
			 603 CMR
			 23.00 which extend to his/her parent, except the right
			 to inspect the student record, by making such request in writing to the school
			 principal or superintendent of schools who shall honor such request and retain
			 a copy of it in the student record. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 71, section 34E, the
			 parent of a student may inspect the student record regardless of the student's
			 age.
(4) Notwithstanding 603 CMR
			 23.01(1) and 23.01(2), nothing shall be construed to mean that a school
			 committee cannot extend the provisions of
			 603 CMR
			 23.00 to students under the age of 14 or to students
			 who have not yet entered the ninth grade.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 23.00 - Student Records › Section 23.03 - Collection of Data: Limitations and Requirements

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All information and data contained in or added to the student
				record shall be limited to information relevant to the educational needs of the
				student. Information and data added to the temporary record shall include the
				name, signature, and position of the person who is the source of the
				information, and the date of entry into the record. Standardized group test
				results that are added to the temporary record need only include the name of
				the test and/or publisher, and date of testing.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 23.00 - Student Records › Section 23.04 - Personal Files of School Employees

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The term student record does not include notes, memory aids and
				other similar information that is maintained in the personal files of a school
				employee and is not accessible or revealed to authorized school personnel or
				any third party. Such information may be shared with the student, parent or a
				temporary substitute of the maker of the record, but if it is released to
				authorized school personnel it becomes part of the student record subject to
				all the provisions of
				603 CMR
				23.00.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 23.00 - Student Records › Section 23.05 - Privacy and Security of Student Records

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(1)
			 The school principal or his/her designee shall be responsible for the privacy
			 and security of all student records maintained in the school.
(2) The superintendent of schools or his/her
			 designee shall be responsible for the privacy and security of all student
			 records that are not under the supervision of a school principal, for example,
			 former students' transcripts stored in the school department's central
			 administrative offices or student records of school-age children with special
			 needs who have not been enrolled in a public school.
(3) The principal and superintendent of
			 schools shall insure that student records under their supervision are kept
			 physically secure, that authorized school personnel are informed of the
			 provisions of
			 603 CMR
			 23.00 and M.G.L. c. 71, § 34H and are educated as
			 to the importance of information privacy and confidentiality; and that any
			 computerized systems employed are electronically secure.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Title 603 CMR 23.00 - Student Records › Section 23.06 - Destruction of Student Records

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(1) The student's
			 transcript shall be maintained by the school department and may only be
			 destroyed 60 years following his/her graduation, transfer, or withdrawal from
			 the school system.
(2) During the
			 time a student is enrolled in a school, the principal or his/her designee shall
			 periodically review and destroy misleading, outdated, or irrelevant information
			 contained in the temporary record provided that the eligible student and
			 his/her parent are notified in writing and are given opportunity to receive the
			 information or a copy of it prior to its destruction. A copy of such notice
			 shall be placed in the temporary record.
(3) The temporary record of any student
			 enrolled on or after the effective date of
			 603 CMR
			 23.00 shall be destroyed no later than seven years
			 after the student transfers, graduates, or withdraws from the school system.
			 Written notice to the eligible student and his/her parent of the approximate
			 date of destruction of the record and their right to receive the information in
			 whole or in part, shall be made at the time of such transfer, graduation, or
			 withdrawal. Such notice shall be in addition to the routine information letter
			 required by
			 603 CMR
			 23.10.
(4) In accordance with M.G.L. c 71, section
			 87, the score of any group intelligence test administered to a student enrolled
			 in a public school shall be removed from the record of said student at the end
			 of the school year in which such test was so administered.