INSTRUCTIONS

Section I. Respond to each highlighted recommendation identified in a notification letter(s) for which the Commission requested a response in the Two-Year Progress Report by doing the following:

1. In a separate section write out each highlighted recommendation. Present the recommendations in the order in which they appear in the notification letter(s).

2. Identify the status of each highlighted recommendation based on the categories listed below.

COMPLETED: The recommendation has been implemented fully or an on-going process has been initiated to ensure its implementation.

IN PROGRESS: Steps have been taken to carry out the recommendation, but additional work needs to be done to ensure full implementation.

PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE: Although the recommendation has not progressed beyond the planning stage, it will be carried out as soon as conditions warrant.

REJECTED: The recommendation is impractical or invalid because it arose from insufficient observation or relates to circumstances which no longer exist.

NO ACTION: The recommendation is valid, but has not yet been addressed.

3. School officials should describe all progress to date, indicate projected dates and plans for full implementation, and/or provide a reason why each has not been completed. Particular care should be taken to justify any recommendations which have been classified as Rejected.

Section II. Respond to each general recommendation in the evaluation report by doing the following:

1. Write out each recommendation following the order in which they appear in each of the seven Standards sections.

2. Indicate the status of each. (As Noted in Section I.2 Above)

3. Describe briefly the action that has been taken to address each recommendation in the evaluation report.  

 Section III. Submit a copy of the school's current Core Values, Beliefs, and Learning Expectations document (formerly Mission and Expectations for Student Learning), including date of most recent review.

 Section IV. Briefly describe any substantive change that has occurred since the decennial evaluation and which has not been reported previously to the Commission. A copy of the Commission's Substantive Change Policy is enclosed for your reference.

 Section V. Provide a list of user fees for all co-curricular activities, including athletics.

 Section VI. Briefly describe any achievements or strengths in the school's programs or services which have not been previously reported and which have significance for the school.

 Section VII. Describe any school restructuring or other reform initiatives or projects not previously reported and indicate planned or completed changes resulting from such initiatives or projects as they relate to the school's mission, the curriculum, instruction, assessment, programs, personnel, facilities, finances, culture, educational media technology, and/or community support and involvement.

 Section VIII. Briefly describe the school's Follow-Up Program. Include such information as the number of committees formed, degree of participation of parents and community members, process followed, and amount of release time provided. List the names and positions of faculty members who serve on the Follow-Up Committee.

NOTE: It may be appropriate to submit a small number of samples, but please do not submit other attachments unless specifically requested to do so by the Commission.

Please e-mail the Two-Year Progress Report no later than October 1 to cpssreports@neasc.org:  You will receive an electronic receipt for your report.

           Ms. Janet D. Allison
           Director
           Commission on Public Secondary Schools
           New England Association of Schools & Colleges
           209 Burlington Road, Suite 201
           Bedford, MA 01730-1433

Prior to e-mailing, the co-chairs of the Follow-Up Committee should use the checklist below to ensure a completed report has been submitted:

   _____   I. Response to each highlighted recommendation
   _____  II. Response to each general recommendation in the evaluation report*
   _____ III. Copy of the current mission and learning expectations
   _____ IV. Substantive changes not previously reported
   _____  V. List of user fees
   _____ VI. Strengths/Achievements which are significant
   _____VII. Restructuring or other reform initiatives
   _____VIII. Description of Follow-Up Program
   _____  IX. Statistical Data Form

*Please be certain that the Two-Year Progress Report includes a response for each general recommendation as required from Section II.

Below is a copy of the Two-Year Instruction Form in Word to download for your convenience.

STATISTICAL DATA SHEET

School: __________________  Principal____________________

City, State: ________________School Telephone:____________

E - MAIL Address: __________FAX Number:____________

Dates of Accreditation Visit:___________________________

          Grades: _____School Enrollment: ______ at time of the evaluation

          Grades: _____ School Enrollment: ______at present time

Based upon the state’s definition of a dropout, submit the school's dropout rate for the most recently completed school year as well as for the preceding two years:

                                                      __________% 20__
                                                      __________%20__
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Based upon the state’s definition of the graduation rate, submit the school's graduation rate for the most recently completed school year as well as for the preceding two years: 

                                                     __________%20__
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Disposition of Visiting Committee Report Recommendations:

Electronic Signature of Principal/Headmaster______________________________________

Electronic Signature of Chair of Follow-Up Committee______________ Position________________

Date Progress Report Submitted____________________________

Download Two-Year Instruction form

Sample Two-Year Progress Report