Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021 DESE Offi ce of Public School Monitoring to conduct required triennial review at Northeast Metro Tech W AKEFIELD – Superintendent David DiBarri reported that during the week of April 12 the Offi ce of Public School Monitoring (PSM) of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) will conduct a Tiered Focused Monitoring Review of Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School. PSM visits each district and charter school every three years to monitor compliance with federal and state special education and civil rights regulations. Areas of review related to special education include student assessments, determination of eligibility, the Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team process and IEP development and impleDERUOSI | FROM PAGE 2 night (April 1), according to Fisher. Members will then receive some instruction from the School Committee’s paid consultant, the New England School Development Council (NESDC). 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We Pay Cash For Your committee to narrow the fi eld of potential candidates during the week of April 11, inviting HELPING | FROM PAGE 3 opportunity for the citizens of the town to become a community again in an outdoor activity which provides for physical distancing. Among the ways to participate in this project are: • Receive seeds, pots and soil to begin the growing of tomato plants in your home or classroom – which can later be planted in the ground mentation. Areas of review related to civil rights include bullying, student discipline, physical restraint and equal access to school programs for all students. In addition to the onsite visit, parent outreach is an important part of the review process. The PSM review chairperson will send all parents of students with disabilities an online survey that focuses on key areas of their child’s special education program. Survey results will contribute to the development of a report. During the onsite review, PSM will interview the chairperson(s) of the district's Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC). Other onsite activities may include interviews of district staff eight to 10 of “the most promising ones” in for interviews, according to NESDC Search Consultant Donald J. Beaudette. April 27 is the target date for the search committee to make an announcement, recommending a list of four to fi ve fi nalists. “But they aren’t fi nalists until the School Committee says they are fi nalists,” Beaudette told the School Committee last week. “You have the ability to override if you wish. It doesn’t happen very often,” he said. But, if School Committee members prefer candidates that weren’t fi nalists, they have the powwhen the ground is warmer. These could be delivered to your home. • Assist in the preparing of soil and planting of seeds at a community work day in mid-May. • Volunteer for an hour a week to assist in the watering and the weeding of the garden. This could be done to fulfi ll community service hours required of students. • Assist in the harvesting and and administrators, reviews of student records, and onsite observations. Parents and other individuals may call PSM Chairperson Moses Nduati at 781-338-3707 to request a telephone interview. If an individual requires an accommodation, such as translation, to participate in an interview, the Department will make the necessary arrangements. Within approximately 60 business days after the onsite visit, the review chairperson will provide Northeast Metro Tech with a report with information about areas in which the school meets or exceeds regulatory requirements and areas in which it requires assistance to correct or improve practices. er to make that decision, he stressed. The full School Committee should be ready to interview the fi nalists during the period of May 6-13, with a target date of May 29 to select a new superintendent or to enter into negotiations with the fi nalist. NESDC expects up to 30 candidates Beaudette told the School Committee last week that 14 candidates had already completed applications for the superintendent’s position. In addition, 13 others had made inDERUOSI | SEE PAGE 8 distribution of vegetables in the late summer. Invite your friends and neighbors to participate in this project. We are very excited about this initiative and are looking forward to meeting some of you at one of the Zoom meetings in April. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact The Rev. John Beach at 774-961-9881. THIS WEEK ON SAUGUS TV Sunday, March 28 from 9 to 11 p.m. on Channel 8 – “Sunday Night Stooges” (The Three Stooges). Monday, March 29 all day on Channel 8 – “Movie Monday” (classic movies). Tuesday, March 30 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 9 – Finance Committee Meeting from March 24. Wednesday, March 31 at 7 p.m. on Channel 9 – Finance Committee Meeting ***live*** Thursday, April 1 at 7 p.m. on Channel 9 – Planning Board Meeting ***live*** Friday, April 2 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 9 – School Committee Meeting from March 25. Saturday, April 3 at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 9 – Board of Appeals Meeting from March 25. Saugus TV can be seen on Comcast Channels 8, 9 & 22 (Public, Governmental and Educational). For complete schedules, please visit www.saugustv. org. ***programming may change without notice***
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