District/School Administration Administration
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

School and District Accountability and Assistance System - Progress Report and Next Steps

As reported to the Board at its October 2008 and February 2009 meetings, the Department is undertaking a redesign of the framework for school and district accountability and assistance. For your background information, we have included here as an attachment a copy of the October 16, 2008 memo to the Board that set the context for the redesign work.

The attached documents update our progress since February and will form the basis for discussion at the April 28th Board meeting:

1. Redesigning the Commonwealth's Accountability and Targeted Assistance/Intervention System - Key Principles, October 16, 2008
     
2. Highlights of Progress to Date, April 17, 2009, which summarizes highlights of our work on accountability and assistance since August 2008.
     
3. The latest revisions of the graphic depicting the framework for district accountability and assistance:
   1. Framework for District Accountability and Assistance, April 6, 2009
        
   2. Framework for District Accountability and Assistance (Description), April 6, 2009
        
4. Comprehensive Annual District and School Trend Profile, January 29, 2009
     
5. Gateways between Levels 3, 4 and 5, April 6, 2009
     
6. District Intervention at Levels 3 through 5, April 6, 2008
     
7. Level 4 and Level 5 School Intervention Options, April 8, 2009
     

Deputy Commissioner Karla Baehr and Associate Commissioner Lynda Foisy will present the report, respond to Board members' questions, and outline anticipated next steps.

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