Wachusett Regional School District

Annual District Report Card

Last Updated: April 15, 2004

Wachusett Regional School District (07750000)

Alfred D. Tutela, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools
Mailing Address: Jefferson School
1745 Main Street
Jefferson, MA 01522
Phone: (508) 829-1670
FAX: (508) 829-1680
Website: http://www.wrsd.net

Report Card:
This report includes information on the school's performance on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) by content area, grade level, and for particular student populations. Comparison data from the district, the state, and from 2003 are also provided. In addition, this report includes other information as required by the federal No Child Left Behind act.

Mission Statement:
Our mission is to provide direction, support and guidance through leadership to all Wachusett Regional Schools to enable our students to achieve academic excellence, a sense of social and civic responsibility, emotional and physical well being, self-respect, and respect for others. We are committed to creating a climate that fosters professional excellence, collegiality, and a sense of shared values.

Enrollment - 2004
  District State
Race/Ethnicity
African American 1.2 % 8.8 %
Asian 1.5 % 4.7 %
Hispanic 1.1 % 11.5 %
Native American 0.2 % 0.3 %
White 95.9 % 74.6 %
Gender
Male 51.5 % 51.5 %
Female 48.5 % 48.5 %
Selected Population Enrollment
Limited English Proficiency 0.3 % 5.0 %
Low-income 3.4 % 27.1 %
Special Education 12.6 % 15.6 %
Migrant 0.0 % 0.2 %
TOTAL COUNT 6,998 980,842
Grades Offered: PK, K, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14
Percent of teachers licensed: 98.39%

Percent of teachers in core academic subject areas who are Highly Qualified: 98.2%

District Report Card - Wachusett Regional School District
Grade 03 - Reading

  Included in Results % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Disabled  78  100  NA  37  49  14
 Limited English Proficient  3  100  NA      
GENDER  
 Female  271  100  NA  72  26  2
 Male  287  100  NA  72  26  2
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  8  100  NA      
 Asian or Pacific Islander  4  100  NA      
 Hispanic  4  100  NA      
 White  543  100  NA  72  26  3
 LOW INCOME  20  100  NA  60  40  
ALL STUDENTS  
 2003  559  100  NA  72  26  3
 2002  572  100  NA  80  18  2
STATE  
 2003  74114  100  NA  62  30  7
 2002  74143  98  NA  67  27  6
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

District Report Card - Wachusett Regional School District
Grade 04 - English Language Arts

  Included in Results % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Disabled  72  100  4  31  51  14
GENDER  
 Female  285  100  35  49  14  2
 Male  293  100  16  60  23  2
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  11  100  9  27  64  
 Asian or Pacific Islander  5  100        
 Hispanic  4  100        
 White  562  100  25  54  18  2
 LOW INCOME  30  100  7  53  27  13
ALL STUDENTS  
 2003  582  100  25  54  19  2
 2002  572  100  13  61  24  2
STATE  
 2003  75024  99  10  45  34  10
 2002  75008  97  8  46  37  10
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

District Report Card - Wachusett Regional School District
Grade 04 - Mathematics

  Included in Results % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Disabled  72  100  13  21  50  17
GENDER  
 Female  285  100  30  36  30  4
 Male  292  100  35  33  30  2
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  11  100  9  27  55  9
 Asian or Pacific Islander  5  100        
 Hispanic  4  100        
 White  561  100  32  35  30  3
 LOW INCOME  30  100  20  20  50  10
ALL STUDENTS  
 2003  581  100  32  35  30  3
 2002  572  100  22  38  32  9
STATE  
 2003  75339  100  12  28  43  16
 2002  75682  98  12  27  42  19
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

District Report Card - Wachusett Regional School District
Grade 06 - Mathematics

  Included in Results % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Disabled  75  100    9  36  55
GENDER  
 Female  294  100  24  36  27  13
 Male  312  100  29  36  23  12
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  8  100        
 Asian or Pacific Islander  2  100        
 Hispanic  7  100        
 White  593  100  26  36  24  13
 LOW INCOME  35  100  9  26  26  40
ALL STUDENTS  
 2003  611  100  26  36  25  13
 2002  645  100  25  39  22  14
STATE  
 2003  78040  100  16  26  32  26
 2002  78561  99  13  28  29  29
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

District Report Card - Wachusett Regional School District
Grade 07 - English Language Arts

  Included in Results % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Disabled  75  99  1  29  56  13
GENDER  
 Female  291  100  20  68  12  1
 Male  319  100  8  70  21  1
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  9  100        
 Asian or Pacific Islander  7  100        
 Hispanic  7  100        
 White  593  100  13  69  16  1
 LOW INCOME  33  100  3  52  39  6
ALL STUDENTS  
 2003  616  100  14  68  17  2
 2002  602  100  14  71  13  1
STATE  
 2003  79345  99  8  57  28  7
 2002  76710  97  9  55  28  8
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

District Report Card - Wachusett Regional School District
Grade 08 - Mathematics

  Included in Results % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Disabled  68  100  1  6  34  59
GENDER  
 Female  294  100  24  38  24  13
 Male  308  100  22  42  24  12
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  6  100        
 Asian or Pacific Islander  7  100        
 Hispanic  8  100        
 White  584  100  23  40  23  13
 LOW INCOME  28  100    25  36  39
ALL STUDENTS  
 2003  605  100  23  40  24  13
 2002  552  100  23  34  30  14
STATE  
 2003  78589  99  12  25  30  33
 2002  74890  98  11  23  33  33
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

District Report Card - Wachusett Regional School District
Grade 10 - English Language Arts

  Included in Results % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Disabled  49  100  2  20  39  39
 Limited English Proficient  1  100        
GENDER  
 Female  219  100  37  45  14  4
 Male  215  100  24  48  23  5
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  4  100        
 Asian or Pacific Islander  8  100        
 Hispanic  4  100        
 Native American  1  100        
 White  419  100  31  47  18  4
 LOW INCOME  11  100  9  27  36  27
ALL STUDENTS  
 2003  436  100  31  46  18  5
 2002  423  98  26  52  19  3
STATE  
 2003  69607  99  20  40  28  12
 2002  65669  96  20  40  27  13
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

District Report Card - Wachusett Regional School District
Grade 10 - Mathematics

  Included in Results % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Disabled  49  100  2  14  29  55
 Limited English Proficient  1  100        
GENDER  
 Female  220  100  40  31  20  9
 Male  215  100  42  36  14  7
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  4  100        
 Asian or Pacific Islander  8  100        
 Hispanic  4  100        
 Native American  1  100        
 White  419  100  42  32  18  8
 LOW INCOME  11  100  27    27  45
ALL STUDENTS  
 2003  437  100  41  33  17  9
 2002  425  99  34  31  25  10
STATE  
 2003  70263  100  24  27  28  21
 2002  66674  97  20  24  31  25
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

District Report Card - Wachusett Regional School District
Mid-Cycle AYP Report

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Student Group Participation Performance Improvement Attendance AYP
2003
Enrolled Assessed % Met
Target		 N CPI Met
Target		 CPI
Change		 Met
Target		 % Change Met
Target
Aggregate 2194 2192 100 Yes 2192 91.8 Yes -0.1 No 95.2 0 Yes Yes
Lim. English Prof. 4 4 - - 4 - - - - - - - -
Spec. Ed. 274 273 100 Yes 273 69.6 No -0.6 No 94.5 1.2 Yes No
Free Lunch 94 94 100 Yes 94 79.5 Yes 1.9 Yes 93.5 0.2 Yes Yes
Afr. Amer./Black 32 32 100 Yes 32 74.2 No -8.9 Yes/SH 96.0 0.3 Yes Yes
Asian or Pacif. Isl. 24 24 100 Yes 24 90.6 Yes -7.3 No 95.1 -0.2 Yes Yes
Hispanic 19 19 - - 19 - - - - - - - -
Native American 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - -
White 2118 2116 100 Yes 2116 92.1 Yes 0.1 Yes 95.2 0 Yes Yes

 

MATHEMATICS
Student Group Participation Performance Improvement Attendance AYP
2003
Enrolled Assessed % Met
Target		 N CPI Met
Target		 CPI
Change		 Met
Target		 % Change Met
Target
Aggregate 2235 2232 100 Yes 2232 84.2 Yes 2.5 Yes 95.2 0 Yes Yes
Lim. English Prof. 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - -
Spec. Ed. 264 263 100 Yes 263 51.9 No 4.0 Yes 94.5 1.2 Yes Yes
Free Lunch 104 104 100 Yes 104 61.5 Yes 3.0 Yes 93.5 0.2 Yes Yes
Afr. Amer./Black 29 29 100 Yes 29 67.2 Yes 7.2 Yes 96.0 0.3 Yes Yes
Asian or Pacif. Isl. 22 22 100 Yes 22 92.0 Yes 5.9 Yes 95.1 -0.2 Yes Yes
Hispanic 23 23 100 Yes 23 78.3 Yes 5.3 Yes 95.2 -0.3 Yes Yes
Native American 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - -
White 2158 2155 100 Yes 2155 84.4 Yes 2.4 Yes 95.2 0 Yes Yes

NOTE: An asterisk (*) appears if the AYP determination changed on appeal.

Adequate Yearly Progress History
  English Language Arts Mathematics
Students 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Aggregate N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes
All subgroups N/A N/A N/A N/A No N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes

 

Teacher Quality Data
for High-Poverty and Low-Poverty
Wachusett Public Schools
School HQ% LIC%
Low Poverty  
Central Tree Middle  96.54   96.95 
Chocksett Middle School  100   100 
Davis Hill Elementary  95.86   96.17 
Dawson  100   100 
Houghton Elementary  96.32   96.54 
Leroy E.Mayo  100   100 
Mountview Middle  97.46   97.79 
Naquag Elementary  100   100 
Paxton Center  100   100 
Thomas Prince  100   100 
Wachusett Regional High  97.13   97.48 

Data Definitions

Race/Ethnicity:

African-American - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups in Africa.
Asian - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands. This area includes, for example, China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands and Samoa.
Hispanic - A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
Native American - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America, and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community attachment.
White - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.

Limited English Proficient:

Defined as "a student whose first language is a language other than English who is unable to perform ordinary classroom work in English."

Low Income:

An indication of whether the student meets ANY ONE of the following definitions of low income:
1. The student is eligible for free or reduced price lunch; or
2. The student receives Transitional Aid to Families benefits; or
3. The student is eligible for food stamps

Migrant:

An indication of whether an individual or a parent/guardian accompanying an individual maintains primary employment in one or more agricultural or fishing activities on a seasonal or other temporary basis and establishes a temporary residence for the purposes of such employment.

Percent of teachers licensed:

The percentage of teachers with Provisional, Initial, or Professional licensure (all teaching staff, including long-term substitutes). This information is not required from charter schools.

Percent of core academic classes taught by highly-qualified teachers:

The percentage of staff, measured in "full-time equivalency", teaching in core academic areas, that meet the NCLB definition of highly-qualified. To meet the definition, teachers must hold a valid Massachusetts license AND demonstrate subject matter competency in the areas they teach. The core academic areas are defined as English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography.

Performance Level Definitions (MCAS):

(A) Advanced - Students demonstrate a superior understanding of challenging subject matter, and solve a wide variety of problems.
(P) Proficient - Students demonstrate a solid understanding of challenging subject matter, and solve a wide variety of problems.
(NI) Needs Improvement - Students demonstrate partial understanding of subject matter, and solve some simple problems.
(W/F) Warning/Failing - Students demonstrate minimal understanding of subject matter, and do not solve simple problems.

Special Education:

Students who have an individualized Education Plan (IEP).

Adequate Yearly Progress Performance:

A determination of whether a school/district has made "adequate yearly progress". Detailed information on the AYP determinations can be found on the MA Department of Education website at http://www.doe.mass.edu/sda/sprp/cycleIII/.