CVTE Onsite Monitoring

DESE's Office for College, Career, and Technical Education (OCCTE) conducts reviews of all schools and school districts that offer Chapter 74 state-approved vocational technical education programs and non-Chapter 74 career and technical education programs funded through federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act allocations. The purpose of the reviews, which include examination of documentary evidence and onsite interviews and observations, is to determine whether the programs offered comply with federal and state law and state regulations. The materials below are used in OCCTE's onsite monitoring activities in school districts and public two-year colleges.

Career/Vocational Technical Education

• Career/Vocational Technical Education (CVTE) Program Review Procedures School District Information Package School Year

• CVTE Coordinated Program Review Documentation Checklist and Review Form

• Selected Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Review Criteria for Public Two-Year Colleges/Postsecondary Consortium

• SY2018-19 CVTE Review Portal: Material from SY2018-19 CVTE Reviews

• SY2019-20 CVTE Review Portal: Material from SY2019-20 CVTE Reviews

• Uniform Federal Accessibilities Standards

• Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance

Methods of Administration (MOA)

Districts, charter schools, and community colleges that offer career/vocational technical education programs are subject to a review based on the federal Vocational Guidelines, in accordance with the “Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex and Handicap in Vocational Education Programs”, more commonly understood as Method of Administration (MOA) Reviews. The MOA reviews are conducted by the Department, under the direction of USED Office for Civil Rights. Any secondary or postsecondary institution offering career/vocational technical education programs in Massachusetts, regardless of receiving Perkins dollars, is subject to an MOA review.

• Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color National Origin, Sex and Handicap in Vocational Education Programs — 34 CFR, Part 100, Appendix B

• School District/Collaborative Information and Report Package for Review Based on the Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex and Handicap in Vocational Education Programs (34 CFR, Part 100, Appendix B) (Guidelines)

• Public Two-Year College Information and Report Package for Review Based on the Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex and Handicap in Vocational Education Programs (34 CFR, Part 100, Appendix B) (Guidelines)

• Massachusetts Targeting Plan School Years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 for Reviews based on the Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex and Handicap, 34 CFR Part 100 Appendix B

Resources/Links

• Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color National Origin, Sex and Handicap in Vocational Education Programs — 34 CFR, Part 100, Appendix B

• Uniform Federal Accessibilities Standards

• Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance

• American with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines

Last Updated: December 5, 2019