During the week of Feb. 3, 2025, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE’s) Office of Language Acquisition (OLA) will conduct a Tiered Focused Monitoring Review of Lynnfield Public Schools. The OLA reviews each district and charter school’s ELE program every six years to monitor compliance with federal and state English learner education laws and regulations. Areas of review will include English learners’ student assessments, identification of English learners, what programs English learners are placed in, parent
and community involvement, curriculum and instruction, student support services, licensure requirements for faculty, staff and administration, program plans, and evaluation and recordkeeping.
In addition to the onsite visit, parent outreach is an important part of the review process. The district will send a survey to the parents of students whose records the review team examines. The survey focuses on key areas of their child’s English learner education
program. Survey results will be reviewed by the OLA and they will contribute to the monitoring report.
Parents and other individuals may email Andy McDonie, Office of Language Acquisition Review Chairperson, at d.andrew.mcdonie@mass.gov to request a Zoom interview. If an individual requires an accommodation, such as translation, to participate in an interview, DESE will make the necessary arrangements.
Within approximately 60 business days of the onsite visit, the review chairperson will provide the Lynnfield Public Schools with a report containing information about areas in which the Lynnfield Public Schools meet or exceed regulatory requirements and areas in which the Lynnfield Public Schools require assistance to correct or improve practices.
The report will be available to the public at https://www.doe.mass.edu/ele/cpr/.
