After the ninth grade survey course was decertified, district officials decided to start sending incoming ninth-grade students who wanted instruction in technical arts to the Minuteman Regional Technical Academy, a private vocational school.
Despite the potential ramifications of the audit, Thomas Lividoti, acting director of vocational education at CRLS, downplayed the report's findings and ramifications.
"I don't think it's too bad," he said. "I think everything in there is fixable and won't cost too much."
The violations mostly represented "things we've gotten lax on," such as maintaining program advisory committees of parents, students and professionals for each technical art, he said.
But D'Alessandro is taking a less laid-back response.
She said she would hire five consultants from the New England School Development Council to work for the next six weeks with vocational teachers at CRLS.
D'Alessandro expressed confidence that teachers could fix the problems but said CRLS' vocational education programs need outside supervision to meet state standards.
"They'd better be able to meet those expectations," she said. "There aren't going to be any choices."
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