In accordance with the MPS Administrative Policy 2.16, District
Accountability System, the Administration presents the Board and
the community with its annual Report Card for the 2010-2011
school year. Requirements of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, otherwise known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB),
stipulate that school districts report two year performance
trends of students on statewide assessments in reading and
mathematics, disaggregated by ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic
status, migrant status, disability status, and English
proficiency status. According to NCLB, the graduation rate must
be reported for high schools, and another indicator (attendance)
must be reported for elementary and middle schools.
Additionally, each school’s performance is to be compared with
the state’s adequate yearly progress target, and professional
qualifications of teachers must be reported. The 2010-2011
Report Card presents three to five year trends in performance
for state and district assessments, disaggregated