For each student with special education needs found to require related services, the school district provides or arranges for the provision of transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services as are required to assist a student to benefit from special education or to access the general curriculum, and includes:
The school district has an appointed person to be its Administrator of Special Education. The Administrator supervises all special education for the school district and ensures compliance with all federal and state special education laws. The Administrator of Special Education is appropriately licensed or holds a current waiver for an appropriate license or otherwise demonstrates that he or she has the qualifications to perform all of the duties of the Administrator. As appropriate, and in accordance with the requirements of M.G.L. c.71B, §3A, the Administrator may designate other school district personnel to carry out some of the duties of the Administrator.
Except at Commonwealth charter schools, individuals who design and/or provide direct special education services described in IEPs are appropriately licensed.
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Findings:
Please note that the school was not monitored for the updated guidance issued by the Charter School Office during the 2011-2012 cycle with regard to “qualified” teachers. The updated guidance may be found at http://www.doe.mass.edu/charter/tech_advisory/07_1.html# and http://www.doe.mass.edu/charter/sped/staffqualifications.html .
