At the September 9, 2008, special action meeting, the Cherry Hill Board of Education approved the 2008 Special Education Self Assessment Plan for submission to the Department of Education. The self assessment process began in March with an open public meeting attended by several hundred participants—parents, teachers, board members, administrators, and interested community members. A steering committee was formed in April to collect and analyze data, design the parent survey, and develop the continuous improvement plan. The framework for addressing areas in need of improvement, as identified in the Continuous Improvement Plan, will include the following: special education procedures, professional development, increased building-based oversight of special education programs, and workshops for parents and other community members.

Click HERE to view a Summary of the 2008 Special Education Self Assessment Plan.

Click HERE to view the 2008 Self Assessment Plan in its entirety (the reporting format was developed by the state Department of Education).

Click HERE for a review of the goals and framework of the self assessment process.

Thank you to the members of the self assessment steering committee who devoted many hours to the self assessment process and to all parents, staff, and community members who participated in the process.