April 7, 2009 - Link to NCLB REPORT CARD

 

Dear Parent or Guardian:

 

We are pleased to enclose our school NCLB Òreport cardÓ for the 2008-2009 school year. It contains important information about teacher qualifications, student achievement on Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests, and the progress we are making toward helping all students become proficient in English language arts and mathematics. The information in the report card is divided into three parts:

Part I: Teacher Qualifications

Part II: NAEP Data

Part III: Student Achievement

Part IV: School Accountability

 

Part I provides information about the qualifications of the teachers in our school and district. Part II in accordance with revised Title I regulations issued in October 2008, all states must display statewide academic achievement results in grades four and eight on the NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) reading and mathematics assessment, as well as the participation rates for students with disabilities and for limited English proficient students on the exam. For more information please visit the Nations Report Card web site at nces.ed.gov/NATIONSREPORTCARD/. Part III summarizes how our schoolÕs students scored in English language arts and mathematics in the last two years of MCAS examinations. Part IV indicates whether or not our school is on target to meet the goal of all students reaching proficiency in English language arts and mathematics by 2014, a fundamental goal of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). In accordance with NCLB, schools that do not make sufficient progress toward this goal are identified for ÔimprovementÕ, Ôcorrective actionÕ, or ÔrestructuringÕ.

 

Districts that receive Title I, funds are also required to annually notify the parents of students attending any school that receives funds under Title I, Part A that a parent may request, and the district will provide the parent on request (and in a timely manner), information regarding the professional qualifications of the studentÕs classroom teacher(s). All requests should be made through the Superintendent/PrincipalÕs office x2370.

 

We are happy to help you if you have further questions about what this report card means. Please feel free to call me directly if I can be of additional assistance to you.

 

Sincerely,

 

John M. Ritchie

Superintendent/Principal