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Commonwealth Pilot ("Co-Pilot") Schools

Please submit comments, questions and feedback on the Commonwealth Pilot Schools initative to redesign@doe.mass.edu.

At its November 28, 2006 meeting, the Board of Education offered four Underperforming schools the choice of designation as Chronically Underperforming in accordance with state law, or to apply to become "Commonwealth Pilot Schools", with site-based autonomies similar to those of pilot schools operating within the Boston Public Schools system. The Commonwealth Pilot School model is intended to provide the school and district with maximum autonomy over resources in exchange for increased accountability for student results.

• Guidelines for 2007 Commonwealth Pilot Schools Option
  Background on the model, guiding principles, process of converting to a Commonwealth Pilot School, guidelines for adopting the model, and timelines for 2007 proposal submission.

• 2008 Commonwealth Pilot Schools Timetable

• Overview of the 2007 Commonwealth Pilot School Process

• 2007 Commonwealth Pilot School Application Requirements
  Districts that seek to convert an Underperforming School into a Commonwealth Pilot School are required to complete a proposal in accordance with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Guidelines for Commonwealth Pilot Schools.

Executive Summaries of 2007 Commonwealth Pilot School Applications

	Putnam Vocational-Technical High School	(Springfield)
	Academy Middle School	(Fitchburg)
	Duggan Middle School	(Springfield)