Assessment/Accountability
School and District Accountability and Assistance

SDA HEADLINES:

10/29/09

 

Notification of Changes to Certain Commissioner's Districts School Support Grants (Fund Code 323A)

10/07/09

 

School and District Accountability and Assistance System: October Update

08/10/09

 

Important Information Regarding the Implementation of Supplemental Educational Services (SES) for the 2009-10 School Year

08/06/09

 

Updated Dates for FY10 Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Bidders' Conferences

07/28/09

 

Notice of Intent to Apply for a Waiver of Certain Title I, Part A Requirements for the 2009-10 School Year and Opportunity for Comment

The Massachusetts School and District Accountability and Assistance System is designed to gauge the progress of schools and districts toward helping all students in the Commonwealth achieve grade level proficiency in English language arts and mathematics by 2014, the principal goal of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The system enables policymakers, parents, and the public to assess the effectiveness and monitor the improvement of all public schools and districts, hold school leaders accountable for that performance and improvement, and identify where State intervention is needed.

State assistance is delivered through a cohort approach based on the size and type of school districts. The assistance is tailored to meet district needs and is designed to use research based approaches to enhance districts' capacity to improve school performance.

School Improvement Grants provide federal school improvement funds to districts to address areas of common need among Title I schools in accountability status.