NCLB Report Card Data

2007-2008 State and LEA NCLB Report Card Data for Distribution by LEAs by March 30, 2009

	Section 1111(h)(2) of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires that each local education agency (LEA) that receives Title I, Part A funding to disseminate specific LEA- and campus-level data to 1) all LEA campuses, 2) parents of all enrolled students, and 3) to make the information widely available through public means such as posting on the internet, distribution to the media, or distribution through public agencies.
	The following data must be disseminated for the LEA and each campus:
	•	Assessment results in the aggregate and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, migrant status, English proficiency, and economically disadvantaged.
			° by performance level, ° showing two-year trend data for each subject and grade tested, ° with a comparison between annual objectives and actual performance for each student group, ° including the percentage of each group of students not tested.
	•	Graduation rates for secondary school students.
	•	Performance of school districts on adequate yearly progress measures.
	•	Number and names of Title I schools identified as in need of improvement, including information on any schools identified for improvement.
	•	Professional qualifications of teachers in the state, including the percentage of teachers teaching with emergency or provisional credentials and the percentage of classes in the state that are not taught by highly qualified teachers, including a comparison between high- and low-poverty schools.
	The State NCLB Report Card for 2007-2008 is now available at the following link: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/PDF/2007-08StRepCrd.pdf.
	Links to the data needed to meet the 2007-2008 LEA report card requirements of NCLB provided below, using the existing Student Assessment reports and the AYP and Highly Qualified Reports developed by TEA. However, the LEA must ensure that all the data required are disseminated by March 30, 2009. Please note that the AEIS report by itself does not meet the NCLB requirement.
	Sample Parent Notification Letter
	•	A sample parent notification letter is available at the following link: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/PDF/2007-08SampleParNotifLet.doc. LEAs are not required to use this letter, but they must make the NCLB report card information readily accessible to the public, and parents must be notified of the availability of the NCLB report card information no later than March 30, 2009.
		The following links are sample lettes that the LEA may modify to fit their needs:
		• Sample Letter in English
		• Sample Letter in Spanish
	Student Assessment Data
	•	The student assessment data, disaggregated by the required student groups, are available at: http://k12testing.tx.ncspearson.com/AssessmentResults/
			1. At the opening screen, select either "Texas Statewide Results" or the ESC region of the state where the LEA is located.
			2. From the dropdown menus, select the LEA and/or campus, school year of test results, and report requested.
			3. For consistency, the LEA may choose the April TAKS 3-10 and Exit Level (English and Spanish) report for each campus.
	Participation Data, Graduation Rates, and Adequate Yearly Progress
	•	The LEA and campus-level data are available at: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ayp/2008/district.srch.html
			1. At the opening screen, on item number 1 select either Report for the District only to access the LEA-level report or Reports for all campuses within a selected district to access campus-level reports.
			2. On item number 2, select the option indicating how to search for the LEA.
			3. On item number 3, enter the appropriate name or number-corresponding to the search option chosen in item 2 above.
			4. Click on the "Continue" button to search for the results.
	Highly Qualified Data
	•	LEA highly qualified data are available at: http://burleson.tea.state.tx.us/ReportInterface/
			1. Select the Report Year.
			2. In the "Select Report" category, click on the "NCLB Highly Qualified Teacher Reports".
			3. At the next screen, select the "Additional Parameters" options to select the state, district, or campus reports of your choice.
			4. After selecting parameters in each window, click on the "Generate Report" button at the bottom of the page.
	Additional Data
	•	Additional testing data are included in the AEIS reports which are available at: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/aeis/.

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Last Updated: 03/13/2009