Medway & Millis November 2018

Page 18 Medway & Millis Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com November 2018
Tiered Focused Monitoring Review at BFCCPS
Second Week of Month
Heather Zolnowski, Executive
Director of the Benjamin
Franklin Classical Charter Public
School was informed by the
Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education of an upcoming
Tiered Focused Monitoring
(TFM) Review that will
be taking place this school year.
As part of this TFM Review,
Department staff will visit the
charter school during the week
of November 12, 2018. Such visits
are routinely conducted by the
Department to satisfy federal and
state requirements for the periodic
review of specific education
programs and services in schools
throughout the Commonwealth.
The Department is reviewing
several programs during a single
visit in order to use Department
and school staff ’s time most efficiently
and to encourage strong
connections among the programs.
The Department’s TFM
Review will involve reviewing
charter school procedures and
individual student records, interviewing
administrators and
a Special Education Parent Advisory
Council member, and
surveying parents of students
with IEPs. After the onsite visit,
a report will be prepared for the
Executive Director and Board of
Directors, with detailed findings.
Using a scale of ratings ranging
from “Commendable” to
“Not Implemented,” the report
will rate the implementation
of each requirement reviewed
by the Department. Where
requirements are found not
implemented or only partially
implemented, the district [or
charter school] must propose to
the Department corrective action
to bring those areas into
compliance with statutes and
regulations. Districts and schools
are encouraged to incorporate
the corrective action into their
district and school improvement
plans and professional development
plan. The school district [or
Ross Highlights Local Funding
An “FY19 Budget Round-
Up,” provided by Sen. Richard
Ross, highlights local earmarks
from the recent budget signed by
Gov. Baker. As Sen. Ross writes:
“I am pleased that the budget
signed by Governor Baker
includes funding for many important
programs and projects
throughout my district. This
funding will go a long way in improving
the quality of education
at our schools, providing transportation
to our citizens, especially
seniors, improving streets
and dams, and fighting the opioid
epidemic. There is more I wish
we had done, as far as cost saving
measures and letting taxpayers
keep more of their hard-earned
dollars, but our work continues.:
charter school] will be provided
with technical assistance from
the Department in developing a
corrective action plan. Both the
Department’s report and the
corrective action plan are public
information and will be available
to the public upon request. TFM
Review Final Reports are also
available on the Department’s
Internet website at: http://www.
doe.mass.edu/pqa/review/cpr/
reports/.
Any member of the public
may request to be interviewed
by telephone by a member of
the Department’s visiting team.
Those wishing to be interviewed
should call the charter school
FY19 Earmarks impacting the
immediate area include:
• Attleboro Fire Safety –
Provides $50,000 for a fire
safety grant in Attleboro
• Franklin Veterans War
Memorial - Provides
$50,000 for Franklin to
construct a veterans’ memorial
parkway on the
town common
• Franklin – King Street
Park Improvements - Provides
$200,000 for improvements
to the King
Street Memorial Park
• Franklin downtown Partnership
- Provides $25,000
for the Franklin Downtown
Partnership
• New England Center for
Children PArtner Program
- $100,000 for Parmenter
Elementary School in
Franklin to help children
on the autism spectrum.
leader’s office at (508) 541-3434
no later than 11/9/2018 to leave
their name and phone number,
or they may call the Department
of Elementary and Secondary
Education at (781) 338-3704. A
member of the visiting team will
contact each person desiring an
interview within two weeks after
the completion of the onsite visit.
If an individual is not comfortable
communicating in English
or requires some other accommodation,
the Department will
make arrangements to communicate
appropriately with the individual.
• Millis Senior Transportation
- Provides $50,000 for
Millis to purchase a new
senior van
• Millis High School Auditorium
- Provides $60,000
for Millis to renovate the
High School auditorium
• Wrentham Developmental
Center Mitigations -
Provides $100,000 to cities
and towns hosting developmental
centers or state
schools
• Tri-County Voc-Tech
High School Handicap
Activity Van for Disabled
Students - Provides
$50,000 for Tri-County to
purchase a new handicap
activity van
• King Phillip Regional
School Safety - Provides
$100,000 to the towns
of King Philip (through
Wrentham) for school
safety improvements
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