New Section 38Q ½ added to Chapter 71

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“A school district shall adopt and implement a curriculum accommodation plan to assist principals in ensuring that all efforts have been made to meet students’ needs in regular education.  The plan shall be designed to assist the regular classroom teacher in analyzing and accommodating diverse learning styles of all children in the regular education classroom and in providing appropriate services and support within the regular education program including, but not limited to, direct and systematic instruction in reading and provision of services to address the needs of children whose behavior may interfere with learning.  The curriculum accommodation plan shall include provisions encouraging teacher mentoring and collaboration and parental involvement.”

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Recent amendment made to Chapter 71, §59C

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“The school council, including the school principal, shall meet regularly and shall assist in the identification of the educational needs of the students attending the school, make recommendations to the Principal for the development, implementation and assessment of the curriculum accommodation plan required pursuant to Section 38Q ½, shall assist in the review of the annual budget, and in the formulation of a school improvement plan.”

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Essentially, the law requires that the District Curriculum Accommodation Plan be adopted by the district and individualized for each school building. The purpose of accommodation planning is to continually strengthen and improve the general education program, for the benefit of all students. The Sharon Public Schools’ DCAP addresses various strategies that will help achieve this objective.

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