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away as Pittsfield, MA). Students attended: private Special Education Program Evaluation residential and day schools such as Hillcrest Center in The Department of Elementary and Secondary Pittsfield,Cardinal Cushing School in Hanover and the Education conducts a Coordinated Program Review Southeast Alternative School in Sandwich; (CPR)of every school district every 6 years. This is a Collaboratives such as Cape Cod, South Shore comprehensive evaluation during which school districts Collaborative and the Pilgrim Area Collaborative; conduct their own audit of policies and practices and surrounding public school districts such as Barnstable required documentation related to Special Education, Public Schools; and the DPH-funded Massachusetts English Language Learners,and Civil Rights,followed Hospital School. Supervision and collaboration was by an on-site visit by DESE representatives. During focused on ensuring that our students receive adequate the visit,DESE representatives conduct interviews with services to prepare them for high school graduation staff and parents, observe classrooms, and review and/or transition to independent living. student files and records. After the visit,DESE releases a final report which summarizes the district's practices Special Education Staff and regarding the implementation of required legal Parent Workshops and Meetings elements. The district must then submit a Corrective Special Education staff meetings were held at Action Plan. Mashpee Public Schools started the self- each school on a monthly basis.Most meetings focused assessment process in the spring of 2014. The CPR site on special education programming and DESE visit took place in April 2015 and the final report for compliance, the use of testing accommodations, Special Education and Civil Rights was released in curriculum modifications, improving instructional August 2015. The Mashpee Special Education strategies and the use of technology. The Special program evaluation was very positive. Out of 59 Education Department provided training and possible areas that DESE reviewed,only one problem professional development to teachers, counselors, area was identified: team members did not sign the therapists, and paraprofessionals including "Autism," Specific Learning Disability eligibility form in some "Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners,"Response to of the cases reviewed. As part of the Corrective Action Intervention," "Nonviolent Crisis Prevention Plan, the Special Education Administrator conducted Intervention (CPI)," "Lexia Reading Program," training on the importance of completing this form. "Transition Planning," "ESPED webinars," and "Paraprofessional Training: Roles and As part of the Massachusetts' Special Education Responsibilities." Teachers also met in Professional Annual Performance Report: Indicator 8, during the Learning Communities(PLCs)to collaborate and focus spring of 2015,the Mashpee Public Schools surveyed on improving curriculum and instruction in partnership parents of Special Education students to assess whether with their general education teacher colleagues. they believe that the schools facilitated parent involvement. Only 32 parents responded,but 78% of Clinical Teams continued to monitor the progress parents agreed or strongly agreed that their child's of special education students,make recommendations school helped them learn about the special education on challenging cases,and process new referrals. Child process and how to participate and that their school Study Teams met weekly to provide consultation to encourages them to be involved. In addition, 100%of teachers in order to support students with challenging parents surveyed believe that their child's school is a behaviors or difficulty with academics. family friendly place that welcomes all families. The Mashpee Special Education Parent Advisory Special Education Funding Council (SEPAL) continued to give parents of special The Mashpee Public Schools applied for and education students the opportunity to attend workshops received a total of$484,697 in state and federal special and quarterly meetings with the Administrator of Special education funding during the 2014-2015 school year. Education. Workshop topics included: "Executive This represents a$5,378 decrease in government grant Functioning," `Basic Rights of Special Education funding from the previous year. Grants include the Parents," "Road Map to CBHI: How to Apply for IDEA 240 grant of$397,781 which covered the costs of MassHealth and Access Children's Behavioral Health special education summer school and some salaries of Services" and "Project Forward." Parents are always special education teachers and paraprofessionals; and welcome to attend the SEPAC meetings. the Special Education Program Improvement (274) grant of$13,951 which was used to provide training 148