North Brookfield Schools: No Child Left Behind
A Message from the Office of the Superintendent

On January 8, 2002, President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 into law. The law calls for sweeping changes in public education. Among these is a new federal requirement that all states and school districts in receipt of Title I assistance must, by 2003, issue annual "report cards" to parents. The purpose of the report card is to give parents information about their child's school in terms of academic achievement and the professional qualifications of its teachers. By making this information available each year, parents will learn how their school is doing, what its goals are, and what they can do to work more effectively with their teachers and administrators. In addition to sharing good news, the report card helps parents make informed decisions about what to do in the event that their school is determined to be "in need of improvement," based on annual test results, such as the Massachusetts Comprehensive Achievement System (MCAS).

The links above will take you to our school's first "report cards." The information contained is divided into three parts.
Part I: Teacher Qualifications
Part II: School Achievement in Mathematics and Reading
Part III: School Performance Ratings

Part I provides information about the qualifications of the teachers on our faculty. The information is divided into two parts: (1) the percentage of teachers who are certified or licensed to teach in Massachusetts and (2) the percentage of classes taught by teachers who are highly qualified in core academic areas such as mathematics, science, reading, history, English language arts, etc. No Child Left Behind requires that all teachers be highly qualified by the end of the 2005-2006 school year, and thus what you will see in the percentages are indications of how far our school has to go in order to comply with this deadline.

No Child Left Behind requires that test results for reading and mathematics be reported annually. The information contained in Part II summarizes how we did on the last round of MCAS examinations. The data is broken down by grade level, subject area, and the performances of different subgroups, or learning populations in the school such as limited English proficient students or students with disabilities.

Part III provides information about how well our school is doing relative to others in the district and to its performance in past years. The "Proficiency Index" (PI) scores for Mathematics and English Language Arts are part of Massachusetts' School Performance Rating system. This system has been set up to comply with the accountability provisions of No Child Left Behind which require, among other things, that each school make adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward meeting a national goal of all students being "proficient" in mathematics and English by the year 2013-2014.

Office of the Superintendent of Schools
North Brookfield Public Schools

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Meeting Our Goals: Faculty Set Mission Rubrics

In order to assess student progress in meeting the goals set forth in the NBHS Mission Statement, our Faculty and Administration have developed a set of rubrics as a guide.

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Last Update: 9/10/2005