Attleboro Public School District 5027

Date

3/15/21

LEA

Attleboro Public School District

5027

Issue

(1) District has failed to complete reevaluation within 30 days, hasn’t scheduled the reevaluation, and hasn’t responded to parent request for meeting re: lack of academic progress

Finding

Noncompliance: District failed to complete reevaluation testing within 30 days and did not acquire parental consent for an extension pursuant to DESE COVID guidance

Evaluation eventually completed, though outside the mandated timeline

Reevaluation meeting eventually held and student was found eligible for additional in-person learning days and IEP team was reconvened after multiple requests to discuss lack of academic performance and inability to engage and access remote curriculum

Corrective Action

District has sent a memo to all Special Ed Evaluation Staff and Team Facilitators re: non-compliance and requirements related to Convening the Team/Evaluation timelines

District proposed compensatory services and recovery support services for student due to COVID closure

District must submit to the DESE. a copy of the agreed upon and signed compensatory and recovery support services agreement by 4/19/21.