Overview:
This report card contains information required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) for our school and district including: teacher qualifications; student achievement on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS); and school/district accountability.

Student Groups (as of October 1, 2007)

African American or Black: A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.
First Language Not English: A student whose first language learned or used by the parent/guardian with the child is not English.
Formerly Limited English Proficient (FLEP): A student who has transitioned out of LEP status during the current school year or within the past two school years.
Hispanic or Latino: A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
Limited English Proficient (LEP): A student whose first language is a language other than English who is unable to perform ordinary classroom work in English.
Low Income: An indication of whether a student is eligible for free or reduced price lunch; or the student receives Transitional Aid to Families benefits; or the student is eligible for food stamps.
Migrant: An indication of whether an individual or a parent/guardian accompanying an individual maintains primary employment in one or more agricultural or fishing activities on a seasonal or other temporary basis and establishes a temporary residence for the purposes of such employment.
Multi-race, Non-Hispanic: A person selecting more than one racial category and non-Hispanic.
Native American: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
Special Education: A student with disabilities who has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) as defined under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Title I: Student receives Title I services.
White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

MCAS Data (Spring 2007 Results)

MCAS performance levels include Above Proficient (P+) in grade 3; Advanced (A) in grades 4-8 and 10; Proficient (P) in grades 3-8 and 10; Needs Improvement (NI) in grades 3-8 and 10; Warning (W) in grades 3-8; and Failing (F) in grade 10.

Above Proficient: Students demonstrate mastery of challenging subject matter and construct solutions to challenging problems.
Advanced: Students demonstrate a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of rigorous subject matter and provide sophisticated solutions to complex problems.
Proficient: Students demonstrate a solid understanding of challenging subject matter and solve a wide variety of problems.
Needs Improvement: Students demonstrate a partial understanding of subject matter and solve some simple problems.
Warning/Failing: Students demonstrate a minimal understanding of subject matter and do not solve simple problems.

Enrollment and Educator Quality

Notes:
The "Total # of Teachers" is displayed as the full-time equivalency count of teachers rounded to the nearest whole number.

"Social Studies" is not a core academic subject area as defined by NCLB. However, in Massachusetts it is understood that there are teachers licensed in social studies who may be teaching other core subject areas such as "geography, civics/government, or economics" under the social studies license. For this reason, districts are advised that teachers teaching under a social studies license must be highly qualified in the NCLB-defined core subject areas they are teaching.