2007 (2007-2008) 65.0% 2008 (2008-2009) 70.0% 2009 (2009-2010) 72.5% 2010 (2010-2011) 75.0% 2011 (2011-2012) 77.5% 2012 (2012-2013) 80.0% Improvement Activities/Timelines/Resources: Please note that many of the activities presented below affect multiple indicator areas. For these activities, a full description of the activity is available in Appendix A. Timelines (FFY) Improvement Activity Resources 2005 - 2012 Data Collection and Analysis Activities – Review and Revision (All Indicators) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2005 - 2010 Secondary School Reading Grant (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2005 - 2007 (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, grant partners (Federation for Children with Special Needs, Center for Applied Special Technologies, Institute for Community Inclusion at Education Development Center), district staff time
2008 - 2012 Turnaround Grants (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time, stakeholder groups 2009 - 2012 District and School Assistance Centers (DSACs) (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2009 - 2012 Closing the Achievement Gap Legislation (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time, stakeholder groups 2009 - 2012 Early Warning Indicator Index (EWII) and Early Warning Indicator System (EWIS) (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time 2009 - 2010 Massachusetts Task Force on Behavioral Health and Public Schools (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time 2010 An Act Relative to Bullying in Schools (Indicators 1, 2, 4, 5, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time 2010 - 2012 Massachusetts High School Graduation Initiative (MassGrad) (Indicators 1, 2, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time 2010 - 2012 Massachusetts Licensure Academy (MLA) (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time, grant partners (Fitchburg State University) 2010 - 2012 Massachusetts 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) (Indicators 1, 2, 4, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, CCLC staff time
Indicator 3A.2 Baseline Data for FFY2011 (2011-2012): % Districts Meeting Accountability Target for Disability Subgroup (Indicator 3A.2) Total number of districts meeting accountability targets for disability subgroup Total number of districts that have a disability subgroup Percent of districts meeting accountability targets for disability subgroup 71 307 23% % Districts Meeting AYP for Disability Subgroup (Indicator 3A) ELA Mathematics # Districts with Special Education Subgroup 222 225 # Districts Making AYP for Special Education Subgroup 99 83 % Districts Making AYP for Special Education Subgroup 45% 37% Baseline Data for FFY2004 (2004-2005): Participation Rate for Students with IEPs (Indicator 3B) ELA Mathematics # of students with IEPs participating in regular assessment* 46,697 47,782 # of students with IEPs participating in alternate assessment 3,354 3,385 Total # of Students with IEPs Assessed (sum of above lines) 50,051 51,167 Total # of Students with IEPs Enrolled in Assessed Grades 50,394 51,495 % of Students with IEPs Participating in Statewide Assessment 99.3% 99.4% *Note: At the time of reporting, the MCAS accommodation file is not yet available. MASSDE will submit detailed information on student participation by accommodation status through the February 2006 submission of Table 6. Since the inception of the MCAS, Massachusetts has held a high standard for all students seeking to demonstrate proficiency. To demonstrate proficiency on the MCAS, students must demonstrate a solid understanding of challenging subject matter and solve a wide variety of problems. A “proficient” score on
2008 - 2012 Collaboration between MASSDE’s Curriculum and Instruction Math Office and Special Education Planning and Policy Development Office (SEPP) (Indicators 3, 5) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2008 - 2010 ARRA Entitlement Grants (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time 2008 - 2012 Turnaround Grants (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time, stakeholder groups 2008 - 2012 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2008 - 2012 Educational Proficiency Plans (EPPs) (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2009 - 2012 District and School Assistance Centers (DSACs) (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2009 - 2012 Closing the Achievement Gap Legislation (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time, stakeholder groups 2009 - 2012 Early Warning Indicator Index (EWII) and Early Warning Indicator System (EWIS) (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time 2009 - 2010 Massachusetts Task Force on Behavioral Health and Public Schools (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time
2005 - 2009 2011 - 2012 Special Education Program Improvement Grants (Fund Code 249) (Indicators 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2005 - 2012 Collaboration with Stakeholders (All Indicators) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2005 - 2010 Secondary School Reading Grant (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2005 - 2012 Special Education Professional Development Summer Institutes (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time 2005 - 2012 Special Education Website (All Indicators) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2006 - 2010 Suspension/Expulsion Forum MASSDE will host a forum for districts identified with suspension rates above the state average as well as districts identified with rates below state average. The group will work to a) identify current definitions of suspension among the districts in attendance and the differences among them; b) review and analyze data from the most recent data collections; c) identify practices among districts regarding services provided to students with disabilities during suspension; d) identify current reporting practices through SIMS and the SSDR; and e) review resources for district-wide improvement activities. MASSDE staff time, district staff time 2007 - 2012 Massachusetts FOCUS Academy (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, grant partners (Federation for Children with Special Needs, Center for Applied Special Technologies, Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass-Boston), district staff time
regular class 80% or more of the day (5A), compared to the FFY2008 mean for all states, and continues to increase the target for this indicator. Of note, MASSDE’s data bears a higher percent of students inside the regular class less than 40% of the day (5B) and in separate schools, residential facilities, or homebound/hospital placements (5C), however has a similar rate of students served inside the regular class 80% or more of the day (5A) compared to the FFY 2008 mean for all states. The FFY2012 target for Indicator 5a is equal to the FFY 2008 mean for all States (59.7%). The targets for Indicator 5B and 5C will be extended until FFY2012 as the trend in MASSDE’s data of educational environments demonstrates an increase over time in full inclusion environments, with a commensurate decrease in partial inclusion, and relative stability of placement in separate environments. FFY Measurable and Rigorous Target % of students with IEPs aged 6 through 21 in full inclusion (5A) % of students with IEPs aged 6 through 21 in substantially separate placements (5B) % of students with IEPs aged 6 through 21 in separate schools, residential facilities, or homebound/hospital placements (5C) 2005 (2005-2006) 43.4% 16.2% 6.8% 2006 (2006-2007) 43.4% 16.2% 6.8% 2007 (2007-2008) 54.3% 15.1% 6.2% 2008 (2008-2009) 55.5% 14.9% 6.2% 2009 (2009-2010) 56.8% 14.7% 5.9% 2010 (2010-2011) 58% 14.5% 5.5% 2011 (2011-2012) 58.8% 14.5% 5.5% 2012 (2012-2013) 59.7% 14.5% 5.5% Improvement Activities/Timelines/Resources:
Please note that many of the activities presented below affect multiple indicator areas. For these activities, a full description of the activity is available in Appendix A. Timelines (FFY) Improvement Activity Resources 2005 - 2006 Emergent Literacy Grant (Indicators 3, 5, 6) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time 2005 - 2007 Project FOCUS Academy (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, grant partners (Federation for Children with Special Needs, Center for Applied Special Technologies, Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass-Boston, Education Development Center), district staff time 2005 - 2010 Secondary School Reading Grant (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2005 - 2009 2011 - 2012 Special Education Program Improvement Grants (Fund Code 274) (Indicators 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2005 - 2012 and Seminars (Indicators 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time 2005 - 2012 Special Education Professional Development Summer Institutes (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time 2005 - 2012 Special Education Website (All Indicators) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time
FFY Measurable and Rigorous Target 2005 (2005-2006) 0% 2006 (2006-2007) 0% 2007 (2007-2008) 0% 2008 (2008-2009) 0% 2009 (2009-2010) 0% 2010 (2010-2011) 0% 2011 (2011-2012) 0% 2012 (2012-2013) 0% Improvement Activities/Timelines/Resources: Please note that many of the activities presented below affect multiple indicator areas. For these activities, a full description of the activity is available in Appendix A. Timelines (FFY) Improvement Activity Resources 2005 - 2012 Collaboration with Stakeholders (All Indicators) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2005 - 2012 Special Education Website (All Indicators) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time
2005 - 2012 Data Collection and Analysis Activities – Review and Revision (All Indicators) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2007 - 2008 Massachusetts Online Resource Library (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2007 - 2012 Online Resources Relating to Disproportionality (Indicators 4, 9, 10) MASSDE will develop web-based resources devoted to providing the latest data and research on the topic of disproportionality. Included in this online resource will be MASSDE’s research report examining national trends and ’ trends. It will provide a contextual framework through which MASSDE can improve its assistance to districts and students. MASSDE staff time, national technical assistance providers 2007 - 2008 SPecial EDition Online Newsletter (All Indicators) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2008 Technical Assistance Summer Institute Research (Indicators 9, 10) MASSDE held a summer institute for charter schools and districts on the subject of disproportionality and understanding data relevant to it. MASSDE staff time, national technical assistance providers 2008 - 2012 Procedures for Timely Verification of Correction of Noncompliance (Indicators 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2008 - 2009 Self-Assessment Disproportionality Tool for Districts (Indicators 9, 10) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, national technical assistance providers, district staff time
2005 - 2012 Collaboration with Stakeholders (All Indicators) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2005 - 2012 Comprehensive System of Personnel Development Training Project (CSPD) (Indicators 3, 5, 11, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, CSPD trainer time, CSPD district staff time 2005 - 2012 Special Education Professional Development Summer Institutes (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time 2005 - 2012 Special Education Website (All Indicators) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2005 - 2009 2011 - 2012 Special Education Program Improvement Grants (Fund Code 274) (Indicators 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2005 - 2009 2011 - 2012 Special Education Program Improvement Grants (Fund Code 249) (Indicators 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12,13) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2006 - 2012 Transition Planning Form (TPF 28M/9) MASSDE will revise the Transition Planning Chart in order to develop the mandated Massachusetts Transition Planning Form (TPF 28M/9). Ongoing training and technical assistance is available to districts on the use of the TPF. MASSDE staff time, CSPD trainers, district staff time 2006 - 2012 Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Partnership Program for Students with Disabilities (Indicators 5, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time, technical assistance providers
2008 - 2012 Dropout Prevention and Recovery Work Group (Indicators 1, 2, 4, 13, 14) See Appendix A for a complete description. MASSDE staff time, district staff time 2008 - 2010 Graduation and Dropout Prevention and Recovery Commission (Indicators 1, 2, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2008 - 2012 Dropout Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Website (Indicators 1, 2, 4, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2008 - 2012 Massachusetts Work Based Learning Plan (Indicators 1, 2, 4, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time, Workforce Development staff time 2008 - 2010 ARRA Entitlement Grants (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time 2009 - 2012 Closing the Achievement Gap Legislation (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time, stakeholder groups 2009 - 2012 Early Warning Indicator Index (EWII) and Early Warning Indicator System (EWIS) (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time 2009 - 2010 Task Force on Behavioral Health and Public Schools (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time 2010 - 2012 Massachusetts Licensure Academy (Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, district staff time, grant partners (Fitchburg State University)
2005 - 2009 Electronic CAP/Progress Report System (ECAP) Plan, pilot and implement an electronic system of corrective action plans and progress reports. MASSDE staff time 2005 - 2012 Collaboration with Stakeholders (All Indicators) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2005 - 2012 Communication About Required One-Year Correction MASSDE will inform districts and train PQA staff regarding this requirement. MASSDE staff time 2005 - 2012 Special Education Website (All Indicators) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2005 - 2012 Improvement of Procedures MASSDE will revise and develop monitoring, tracking, and reporting procedures based on data and systems analyses, and input from OSEP and stakeholders. MASSDE staff time, OSEP technical assistance, stakeholders 2005 - 2012 Data Collection and Analysis Activities – Review and Revision (All Indicators) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time 2006 - 2012 Web-based Monitoring System (CPR and MCR) MASSDE will plan and implement web-based monitoring system emphasizing self-assessment by districts. MASSDE staff time, contracted providers 2007 Reorganization MASSDE will reorganize PQA public school staff into four CPR/MCR teams and two PRS teams, each team having a supervisor and each function having an assistant PQA director in charge. MASSDE staff time 2007 Purchase and Use of Additional Software MASSDE will purchase and implement software (Crystal Reports) to produce reports on complaints. MASSDE staff time
2006 (2006-2007) 48% 2007 (2007-2008) 48% 2008 (2008-2009) 49% 2009 (2009-2010) 50% 2010 (2010-2011) 48% - 58% 2011 (2011-2012) 48% - 58% 2012 (2011-2012) 48% - 58% Improvement Activities/Timelines/Resources: Please note that some of the activities presented below affect multiple indicator areas. For these activities, a full description of the activity is available in Appendix A. Timelines (FFY) Improvement Activity Resources 2005 - 2012 Collaboration with Stakeholders (All Indicators) See Appendix A. BSEA staff time 2005 - 2012 Data Collection and Analysis Activities – Review and Revision (All Indicators) See Appendix A. MASSDE staff time, BSEA staff time 2006 - 2009 Review Procedures The BSEA will review procedures for closing hearing requests and determine points at which data might be gathered that is more reliable and complete. BSEA staff time
27. Child’s race/ethnicity White Black or African-American Hispanic or Latino Asian or Pacific Islander American Indian or Alaskan Native Multi-racial 28. Language spoken in the home English Spanish Portuguese Chinese Creole/Haitian Vietnamese Other _________________ Autism Communication Impairment Deaf-Blind Impairment Developmental Delay Emotional Impairment Health Impairment Hearing Impairment Intellectual Impairment Multiple Disabilities Neurological Impairment Physical Impairment Specific Learning Disability Vision Impairment Thank you for participating. APPENDIX C: Massachusetts Parent Involvement Survey (FFY2010) APPENDIX D: Postsecondary Transition Planning Checklist Student Name _______________________________________ SASID _______________________________ Age ________ District _____________________________________________LEA Code ____________________________ Date ________