District/School Administration PK-16 Program Support
Academic Support

Addendum to Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 Legislative Report

State Funded Academic Support Programs
Line Item 7061-904
June 5, 2006

Pursuant to the fiscal year 2005 state budget line item 7061-9404 - which funded academic support programs for students who have not yet passed the 10th grade English language arts and mathematics MCAS tests required for high school graduation - the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education respectfully submits an    addendum to the FY05 report in collaboration with the Board of Higher Education.

This addendum supplements the information originally submitted in January 2005. Since that time, funded programs have submitted their end of year student data to the Department, which allows this addendum to include more complete statistics. As requested in the state budget line item, information is presented that describes MCAS Support Programs for the graduating classes of 2003-2006; the number of students eligible to participate in such programs; the number of students participating in such programs; and the numbers of participating students who, in addition to earning a competency determination, have and have not met local graduation requirements. Beyond this, data is examined by class year (2003-2006) and subgroup (special education, low-income, and limited English Proficiency).

For more information on this report or the programs described herein, contact Rachelle M. Engler, Director of Student Support, at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education via email: rengler@doe.mass.edu or phone: 781-338-3205.