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2007 Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs)
Limited English Proficient Students

1 NOTE: For instance, students who took the Grade 3-4 MEPA test in 2006 and Grade 5-6 test in 2007 and increased by one or more steps are considered to have made progress.
2 NOTE: The Attainment target varies depending on a student's number of years in US schools and baseline English language proficiency levels.
3 NOTE: N<10: Attainment is not calculated for groups with fewer than 10 students.
For more information on AMAO determinations and targets, please refer to the 2007 AMAO information.
 AMAO Achieved?
PROGRESS
toward English Language Proficiency
(matched student records - Fall or Spring 2006 and Spring 2007)		 Percentage of limited English proficient (LEP) students in Grades 3 - 12 whose performance increased by two or more steps in the same gradespan, or one or more steps between gradespans1, from 2006 to 2007 on the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment (MEPA).
 2007 MEPA
State Target60%
District Performance81%
Number of Students Included69
Yes
ATTAINMENT
of English Language Proficiency
(matched student records - Fall or Spring 2006 and Spring 2007)		 Percentage of LEP students who scored at the Transitioning performance level on the spring 2007 MEPA.
 Years in U.S. Schools
2345+Overall
District Target240%54%63%66%58%
District Performance45%-76%85%70%
Number of Students Included311N<10172056
Yes
ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS (AYP)
Limited English Proficient Subgroup		 2007 AYP determinations for all grades combined. For more information, please refer to the 2007 AYP Materials.Content Area
English Language ArtsYes
MathematicsYes


AMAO History20062007
ProgressYesYes
AttainmentYesYes
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - English Language ArtsNoYes
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - MathematicsYesYes