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The Massachusetts Annual Performance Report: 2003-2004

The Massachusetts Annual Performance Report: Students with Disabilities School Year 2003-04 provides an overview of activities related to special education specific to federally identified clusters for the period beginning July 1, 2003 and ending June 31, 2004. This analysis is conducted and produced annually and referred to as the Massachusetts Annual Performance Report (APR). This report responds to the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), section 34 CFR 80.40.

Executive Summary

Office of Special Education (OSEP) Required Cluster Areas

	Cluster I - General Supervision
	Cluster II - Early Childhood Transition
	Cluster III - Parent Involvement
	Cluster IV - Free Appropriate Public Education in the Least Restrictive Environment
	Cluster V - Secondary Transition

Office of Special Education Required Attachments

	ATTACHMENT 1: Cluster Area I -General Supervision (Dispute Resolution - Complaints, Mediations, and Due Process Hearings Baseline/Trend Data)
	ATTACHMENT 2:    Cluster Area IV - Free Appropriate Public Education in the Least restrictive Environment    Explanation of Progress and Slippage
	ATTACHMENT 3: Report of the Participation and Performance of Students with Disabilities on State Assessments by Content Area, Grade, and Type of Assessment

Massachusetts Annual Performance Report Appendices

Appendix A: Policy and procedural information on Monitoring, Complaints Management, and Hearings Resolutions

	A. 1 Public School Coordinated Program Review System
	A. 2 Approved Private Day and Residential Special Education School Program Review Procedures
	A. 3 Mid-cycle Review Procedures
	A. 4 Civil Rights - Methods of Administration (MOA)
	A. 5 Coordinated Program Review Cycle and Mid-Cycle Review Schedule
	Special Education Focused Monitoring: Pilot Procedures
	Coordinated Program Review Procedures: PQA Staff Guide & Procedures for Monitoring and Addressing Disproportionality
	Problem Resolution System Information Guide
	Hearing Rules for Special Education Appeals
	Special Education Mediation Brochure

Appendix: B: CPR and Problem Resolution Data

	B. 1 Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP)
	B. 2 Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) - FY05
	B. 3 Overview of 2003 - 2004 Coordinated Program Review (CPR) Findings

Appendix C: OSEP Data Verification Visit

	C. 1 Response Letter to OSEP Findings on FFY2002 APR
	Attachments: C. 1(1a) Bureau of Special Education Appeals (BSEA) Case Disposition Record C. 1(1b) BSEA Response Letter to OSEP findings C. 1(2a) Current Special Education Data Collection Tool Inventory C. 1(2b) Overview of Educator Database Planning Project    C. 1(2c) District and School Staffing Report
	C. 2 BSEA Response to OSEP Data Verification Visit
	C. 3 OSEP Data Verification Letter
	C. 4 Dispute Resolutions: FY01-FY04
	C. 5 OSEP FFY2002 APR Letter

Appendix D: School System Summary Report - Staff - October 1, 2003

Appendix E: Reporting Systems for Discipline Data

	E. 1 Violence or Drug-Related Incidents
	E. 2 Student Discipline Records

Appendix F: Graduation and Assessment Data

	F. 1 Competency Determination Rate Charts 1 and 2
	F. 2 School Leaders' Guide to the 2004 Cycle III Accountability and AYP Reports

Appendix G: Longitudinal Placement Data - Special Education Data FY91 - FY05

Appendix H: Parent Involvement