Tiered Focus Monitoring
Tiered Focused Monitoring Review, December 2024
During the week of December 16, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE’s) Office of Language Acquisition (OLA) will conduct a Tiered Focused Monitoring Review of our schools. The Office of Language Acquisition reviews the ELE program of each district and charter school every six years to monitor compliance with federal and state English learner education laws and regulations. Areas of review will include English learners’ student assessments, identification of English learners; what programs English learners are placed in, parent and community involvement, curriculum and instruction, student support services, licensure requirements for faculty, staff and administration, program plans, and evaluation and recordkeeping.
In addition to the onsite visit, parent outreach is an important part of the review process. Parents of students whose records the review team examines have received a survey which focuses on key areas of their child’s English learner education program. Survey results will be reviewed by OLA and they will contribute to the monitoring report.
Parents and other individuals may call Moira Connolly, Office of Language Acquisition Review Chairperson, at (781) 338-3525 to request a telephone interview. If an individual requires an accommodation such as translation to participate in an interview, DESE will make the necessary arrangements.
Within approximately 60 business days of the onsite visit, the review chairperson will provide to us a report with information about areas in which Auburn meets or exceeds regulatory requirements and areas in which we require assistance to correct or improve practices. The report will be available to the public at https://www.doe.mass.edu/ele/cpr/.
Integrated Monitoring Review, February 2025
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Public School Monitoring (PSM) will conduct an Integrated Monitoring Review of Auburn Public Schools during the week of February 10, 2025. Each school district, charter school, vocational school, and virtual school undergoes an Integrated Monitoring Review every three years. The areas addressed during an Integrated Monitoring Review are organized into two groups, known as Group A Universal Standards and Group B Universal Standards.
Auburn Public Schools will be undergoing a Group A monitoring review that addresses · student identification and eligibility timelines, Individualized Education Program (IEP) development, programming and support services, procedural requirements for suspensions, and equal access.
The process includes interviews with school staff and administrators, policies and procedures, and school building visits. The process may also include parent/caregiver, student and teacher focus group meetings to gather additional information. Interpretation will be provided, if needed. Auburn Public Schools will host an orientation about the review process in collaboration with the Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC). The Department will also send a parent survey, in multiple languages and formats, as needed, to parents /guardians of special education students to gather key information on the special education processes and procedures. Parents/guardians and other stakeholders may call Corey Steinman, Monitoring Review Chairperson, at (781) 338- 3742 to request a telephone interview. If anyone requires an accommodation, such as translation, to participate in an interview, the Department will make the necessary arrangements. Within approximately 60 business days after the onsite visit, the review chairperson will provide the district with a report that includes information on further actions that may be required. The public can access the report at https://www.doe.mass.edu/psm/tfm/default.html.