Traditional ReviewAccountability Programs :

Traditional Review is conducted by Compliance and Assistance on an Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) approved monitoring cycle. The components of Traditional Review include an on-site monitoring visit, quantitative and qualitative data collection on special education programs, an analysis of findings included in a district report. Depending on the findings, specific corrective action may be ordered or the district may be required to submit a corrective action plan to address the areas of identified non-compliance. A district may choose to participate in Traditional Review or Compliance and Assistance may determine that Traditional Review is appropriate when a district demonstrates persistent and/or significant non-compliance. This traditional monitoring method is conducted by Compliance and Assistance staff in conjunction with other divisions in the Minnesota Department of Education.

Follow-up visits are conducted the year after the initial visit and a review is conducted to determine district corrective action plan progress. The follow-up review focuses on improvement in areas of previously identified non-compliance to verify that the corrective action implemented by the District resolved the systemic problems. In addition, any new findings of non-compliance discovered during a follow-up visit are included in the follow-up report and will require a correction.

When found in general systemic compliance, the District is released from monitoring for the remainder of the monitoring cycle. When found in continued non-compliance the process is repeated with increased oversight by Compliance and Assistance and sanctions as needed.