No Child Left Behind (NCLB) District Report

The federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 requires a statewide accountability system. As part of this system, school districts receiving federal funding must prepare and disseminate annual accountability reports which in Connecticut, present the performance of students in mathematics and reading on the Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT). Students can score at five levels on the test: Advanced, Goal, Proficient, Basic, or Below Basic. The federal NCLB accountability act establishes standards based on the percentage of students at the Proficient level or higher.

Report I: Adequate Yearly Progress Status

The state is required to determine annually if every district and school is making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward reaching the goal, by 2014, of having 100% of its student population scoring at or above the proficient level in mathematics and reading on the Connecticut Mastery Test. AYP criteria for 2004-2005 are (1). 95% participation on both the mathematics and reading portion of the CMT. (2). Achievement of the AYP target percentage at or above proficient in mathematics and reading, and (3) performance at or above basic on the additional indicator (for 2004 this is 70% at or above basic in the area of writing).

AYP Yearly TARGETS: 2004 CMT attributed to the 2003-2004 school year:

PARTICIPATION: Reading 95%, Math 95%,

% AT OR ABOVE PROFICIENT: Reading 57%, Math 65%

Botelle School PERFORMANCE: 2004 CMT attributed to the 2003-2004 school year:

2004 Participation AYP met? Yes

2004 Achievement AYP met? Yes

AT OR ABOVE PROFICIENT: Reading 98%, Math 100% (Unadjusted scores 82%-Reading, 95%-Math)

ADDITIONAL INDICATOR: AYP target met? YES

Report II: Connecticut Mastery Test Achievement Data 2004-2005 School Year

NCLB requires assessment data to be reported out by three different achievement levels: Basic, Proficient and Advanced. This report shows the percentage of students at or above these levels on the fall 2004 CMT.

2004-2005 CMT REPORTS

Report III: Qualifications of Teachers in the Core Academic Areas:

By the 2005-2006 school year, all teachers in core academic areas in public schools in Connecticut must meet the "highly qualified" criteria described by NCLB. Teachers who do not meet these criteria are those teaching out of field, short term and long term substitutes, and those who hold an interim certificate. All teachers supported by Title I funds and hired since 2002-2003 must meet the highly qualified criteria now. A school district receiving Title I funds must provide to all parents whose children are attending a Title I school, timely notice that their children have been assigned to or have been taught by a teacher for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not "highly qualified."

Botelle School: Percent of FTE teachers who are highly qualified:

2001-2002: 96.8%

2002-2003: 100%

2003-2004: 100%