Prior to 2008, the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (EQA), an independent sister agency of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE), had lead responsibility for performing district reviews. By legislation effective August 14, 2008, the Massachusetts Legislature created a Center for District and School Accountability (CDSA) within ESE. See Mass. Gen. Laws. c. 15, § 55A. CDSA now has the function of reviewing school districts.
Reports and materials related to EQA reviews are included below; those for CDSA reviews will be posted as they occur. The first CDSA report, of the Fall River Public Schools, was published in March 2009.
2010-2011 Level 4 Review Protocol (With Financial Addendum)
2010-2011 Level 3 Review Protocol
2010-2011 Level 3 Low-Income Review Protocol
2010-2011 Differentiated Needs Review Protocol (focusing on students in poverty)
2010-2011 District Standards and Indicators
2009-2010 District Reviews
2008-2009 District Reviews
2003-08 (Reviews Conducted by EQA)
The reports below are available for download. Dates listed indicate the year when the visit was conducted.
| District | Year | Report Type |
|---|
| A |
| Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School | 2007 | EQA Renewal Inspection Report |  |
| Abington | 2005 | EQA Technical Report |  |
| Academy Of the Pacific Rim Charter | 2006 | EQA Renewal Inspection Report | |
| Acushnet | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2005 | EQA General Report | |
| Adams Cheshire | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Agawam | 2009 | ESE Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on students with disabilities) | |
| 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Amherst Regional | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| Ashburnham-Westminster | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Assabet Valley | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Athol-Royalston | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Attleboro | 2011 | ESE Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on students from low-income families) | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2002 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Auburn | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2005 | EQA General Report | |
| Avon | 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| B |
| Barnstable | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Bellingham | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Belmont | 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Berkley | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Benjamin Banneker Charter | 2002 | ESE Panel Review Report |  |
| Berkshire Hills | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Beverly | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Billerica | 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Blackstone Valley | 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Boston | 2009 | ESE District Plan for School Intervention (DPSI) Review Report | |
| 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2005 | EQA General Report | |
| Boston Collegiate Charter | 2007 | EQA Renewal Inspection Report | |
| Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter | 2007 | EQA Renewal Inspection Report | |
| Braintree | 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Bridgewater-Raynham | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| Bristel Plymouth | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Brockton | 2009 | ESE District Plan for School Intervention (DPSI) Review Report | |
| 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Burlington | 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| C |
| Cambridge | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Chelsea | 2009 | ESE Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on students with disabilities) | |
| 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Chicopee | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Clarksburg | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Clinton | 2005 | EQA General Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| D |
| Dedham | 2010 | ESE Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on limited English proficient students) | |
| Dracut | 2010 | ESE Level 3 District Review Report | |
| Dennis-Yarmouth | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Dighton-Rehoboth | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Douglas | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| E |
| East Bridgewater | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| East Longmeadow | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| Easthampton | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Easton | 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| Edward Brooke Charter | 2006 | EQA Renewal Inspection Report | |
| Erving Union 28 | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| Essex Agr. Tech | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Everett | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Excel Academy Charter | 2007 | EQA Renewal Inspection Report | |
| F |
| Fairhaven | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Fall River | 2009 | ESE Evaluation Report | |
| 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Falmouth | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| Fitchburg | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Four Rivers Charter | 2007 | EQA Renewal Inspection Report | |
| Foxborough | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| Framingham | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Franklin | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| Franklin County | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| Freetown Lakeville | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| G |
| Gardner | 2010 | 2010 ESE Level 3 District Review Report | |
| 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Gateway Regional | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Gill-Montague | 2011 | ESE Level 4 District Review Report | |
| 2007 | ESE Leadership Evaluation Report | |
| 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2005 | EQA General Report | |
| Gloucester | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| Grafton | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| Greater Fall River | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Greater Lawrence | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Greater Lowell Voc Tec | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Greater New Bedford | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Greenfield | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Groton-Dunstable | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| H |
| Hampshire | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Harvard | 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Haverhill |
2010 | ESE Level 3 District Review Report | |
| 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Health Careers Academy | 2007 | EQA Renewal Inspection Report | |
| Holbrook | 2010 | ESE Level 3 District Review Report | |
| 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2005 | EQA General Report | |
| Holyoke | 2011 | ESE Level 4 District Review Report | |
| 2009 | ESE District Plan for School Intervention (DPSI) Review Report | |
| 2008 | ESE Evaluation Report on Turnaround Initiative | |
| 2007 | EQA Turnaround Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Hudson | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Hull | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| L |
| Lawrence | 2011 | ESE District Review Report | |
| 2009 | ESE District Plan for School Intervention (DPSI) Review Report | |
| 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Lee | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Leicester | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Leominster | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Lexington | 2009 | ESE Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on students with disabilities) | |
| Littleton | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| Longmeadow | 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Lowell | 2010 | ESE Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on limited English proficient students) | |
| 2009 | ESE District Plan for School Intervention (DPSI) Review Reportt | |
| 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2002 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Lowell - Sullivan School (UPFUR) | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Lynn | 2010 | ESE Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on limited English proficient students) | |
| 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| M |
| Malden | 2010 | ESE Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on limited English proficient students) | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Marlborough | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2005 | EQA General Report | |
| Marshfield | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| Mashpee | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2005 | EQA General Report | |
| Maynard | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Medfield | 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Medford | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Melrose | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2005 | EQA General Report | |
| Methuen | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2002 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Middleboro | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Milford | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Minuteman | 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| Mohawk Trail | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Monson | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Montachusett RVT | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| N |
| Nahant | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Nantucket | 2011 | ESE Level 3 District Review Report | |
| 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Narragansett | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Nashoba Valley Tech | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Nauset | 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Needham | 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| New Bedford | 2011 | ESE District Review Report | |
| 2009 | ESE District Plan for School Intervention (DPSI) Review Report | |
| 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| New Leadership Charter | 2007 | EQA Renewal Inspection Report | |
| 2005 | ESE Fact-Finding Report | |
| 2005 | ESE Panel Review Report | |
| Newburyport | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| North Adams | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| North Andover | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| North Attleborough | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| North Brookfield | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| North Central Essential Charter | 2006 | EQA Renewal Inspection Report | |
| Northampton | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Northampton-Smith RVT | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Northborough, Southborough | 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Northbridge | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| Northeast Metropolitan RVT | 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Northern Berkshire | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Norton | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Norwood | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| O |
| Old Rochester | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Orange | 2010 | ESE Level 3 District Review Report | |
| 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Oxford | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| P |
| Palmer | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Pathfinder | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Peabody | 2010 | ESE Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on limited English proficient students) | |
| 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Pentucket | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Pioneer Valley | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Pittsfield | 2010 | ESE Level 3 District Review/Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on limited English proficient students) | |
| 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Plainville | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Plymouth | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| Q |
| Quaboag | 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Quincy | 2009 | ESE Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on students with disabilities) | |
| 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| R |
| Ralph C. Mahar | 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Randolph | 2011 | ESE Level 4 District Review Report | |
| 2007 | ESE District Leadership Evaluation Report | |
| 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Revere | 2010 | ESE Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on limited English proficient students) | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Rising Tide Charter | 2007 | EQA Renewal Inspection Report | |
| S |
| Salem | 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Sandwich | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Saugus | 2010 | ESE Level 3 District Review Report | |
| 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2007 | EQA General Report | |
| Seekonk | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Sharon | 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Shirley | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Silver Lake | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Smith Leadership Academy | 2007 | EQA Renewal Inspection Report | |
| Sommerville | 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| South Hadley | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| South Middlesex RVT | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Southbridge | 2010 | ESE Level 4 District Review Report | |
| 2007 | EQA Turnaround Report | |
| 2006 | ESE District Leadership Evaluation Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Southeastern | 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Southern Berkshire | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Southern Worcester City VT | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Spencer-E. Brookfield | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Springfield | 2009 | ESE District Plan for School Intervention (DPSI) Review Report | |
| 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Sturgis Charter Public School | 2007 | EQA Renewal Inspection Report | |
| T |
| Tantasqua | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Taunton | 2009 | ESE Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on students with disabilities) | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Tewksbury | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Tri Country RVT | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| U |
| Uphams Corner Charter | 2006 | EQA Renewal Inspection Report | |
| Uxbridge | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| W |
| Waltham | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Ware | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Wareham | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Watertown | 2010 | ESE Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on limited English proficient students) | |
| Webster | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| West Boylston | 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Westborough | 2010 | ESE Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on limited English proficient students) | |
| West Springfield | 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Westfield | 2010 | ESE Level 3 District Review/Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on limited English proficient students) | |
| 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Westford | 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Westport | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Westwood | 2009 | ESE Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on students with disabilities) | |
| Whittier Voc | 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2003 | EQA Technical Report | |
| Winchendon | 2007 | EQA Turnaround Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2004 | EQA Technical Report (Tier III) | |
| Winthrop | 2006 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2006 | EQA General Report | |
| Worcester | 2010 | ESE Differentiated Needs Review (focusing on limited English proficient students) | |
| 2009 | ESE District Plan for School Intervention (DPSI) Review Report | |
| 2007 | EQA Technical Report | |
| 2005 | EQA Technical Report | |
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