3/15/25:

Please see below for newly released Flyer on the Rights of Immigrant Students to Attend School for Parents & Families, in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, and Mandarin.  This is from the Attorney General's Office. 

• Guidance for K-12 Schools on Protecting Students and their Information  

• Flyer for K-12 Schools on Protecting Students and Their Information 

• Attorney General Advisory: Information for Massachusetts Colleges and Universities Regarding Immigrant Students 

• Immigrant Students’ Right to Attend School A Guide for Families (PDF 312.61 KB)

• Derecho de los alumnos inmigrantes a asistir a la escuela Guía para las familias (PDF 350.54 KB)

• Dwa Elèv Imigran yo pou Ale Lekòl Yon Gid pou Fanmi yo (PDF 175.45 KB)

• Direito dos Estudantes Imigrantes de Frequentar a Escola Um Guia para as Famílias (PDF 223.01 KB)

• 移民学生入学权 家庭手册 (PDF 280.97 KB)

• Quyền Được Đến Trường của Học Sinh Nhập Cư Hướng Dẫn cho Gia Đình (PDF 311.55 KB)

11/13/24:

Press Release for upcoming OLA Tier Review by DESE

During the week of December 16, 2024 the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE’s) Office of Language Acquisition (OLA) will conduct a Tiered Focused Monitoring Review of Lunenburg Public Schools. The Office of Language Acquisition reviews each district’s 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 with.The survey focuses on key areas of their child’s English learner education program. Survey results will be reviewed by OLA and they will contribute to the monitoring report.

Parents and other individuals may call Andrew McDonie, Office of Language Acquisition Review Chairperson, at (781) 338-3541 to request a telephone 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 Lunenburg Public Schools with a report with information about areas in which the Lunenburg Public Schools meets or exceeds regulatory requirements and areas in which the Lunenburg Public Schools requires assistance to correct or improve practices. The report will be available to the public at https://www.doe.mass.edu/ele/cpr/.