NCLB Report Cards
Report cards are critical tools for promoting accountability for schools, districts, and states by publicizing data about student performance and program effectiveness for parents, policy makers, and other stakeholders. Report cards help parents/guardians and the general public see where schools and districts are succeeding and where there is still work to do. States and districts receiving federal Title I funds must prepare and disseminate annual report cards.
NEW: In prior years, report cards were made available to districts for dissemination via the NCLB Report Card Assistant on the Security Portal. Beginning in March 2009, report cards will be posted in the Accountability Tab for each school and district on the Department's public School and District Profiles. Report cards will also display Massachusetts' statewide academic achievement results in grades four and eight on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading and mathematics assessment, as well as the participation rates for students with disabilities and for limited English proficient students on the exam.
It is each district's responsibility to prepare and disseminate report cards to all parents/guardians.
  | Distribution Requirements |
  | Sample Parent/Guardian Right-To-Know Notification (Teacher Qualification Request): Sent by the district to the parents/guardians of children enrolled in Title I schools. |
| | Sample Parent/Guardian Right-To-Know Notification (Notification of Teacher Not Meeting Highly Qualified Requirements): Sent by the school to the parents/guardians of children enrolled in a Title I school whose child is being taught for four or more weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified. |
| | Parent/Guardian Notification – NCLB Accountability Status (Non-Title I Schools): When one of its non-Title I schools is identified for improvement, corrective action or restructuring the district must promptly provide certain information to the parents/guardians of each child enrolled in the school. |
| | Sample Parent/Guardian Notification - NCLB Report Cards (English) |
| | Sample Parent/Guardian Notification - NCLB Report Cards (Cambodian) |
| | Sample Parent/Guardian Notification - NCLB Report Cards (Chinese) |
| | Sample Parent/Guardian Notification - NCLB Report Cards (Haitian Creole) |
| | Sample Parent/Guardian Notification - NCLB Report Cards (Portuguese) |
| | Sample Parent/Guardian Notification - NCLB Report Cards (Spanish) |
| | Sample Parent/Guardian Notification - NCLB Report Cards (Vietnamese) |
| | Federal Non-Regulatory Guidance on Report Cards |
last updated: February 27, 2009
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