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2006-2007 Report Card - Amherst Regional MS

Amherst Regional MS (06050405)

Fran T Ziperstein, Principal
Mailing Address: 170 Chestnut Street
Amherst, MA01002
Phone: (413) 362-1850
FAX: (413) 549-9812

Overview:
This report card contains information required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act for our school and district including: teacher qualifications; student achievement on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS); and school/district accountability.

Mission Statement:
Our mission is to continue to build a professional and caring community of learners, dedicated to equity and excellence, and committed to creating a culture in which every member of the community has the opportunity to reach high levels of achievement and success.

Enrollment - 2006-07
	School	District	State
Total Count	553	1,857	968,661
Race/Ethnicity (%)
African American or Black	9.8	8.3	8.2
Asian	7.6	9.6	4.8
Hispanic or Latino	10.5	9.3	13.3
Multi-race, Non-Hispanic	5.1	4.5	1.7
Native American	0.4	0.4	0.3
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.0	0.0	0.2
White	66.7	68.0	71.5
Gender (%)
Male	49.5	48.9	51.4
Female	50.5	51.1	48.6
Selected Populations (%)
Limited English Proficiency	4.9	3.0	5.6
Low-Income	20.8	16.7	28.9
Special Education	18.4	18.4	16.9
First Language Not English	12.3	12.5	14.9

Grades Offered:

07, 08

Educator Data - 2006-07

	School	District	State
Total Number of Teachers	54	153	73,176
Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment	94.4	97.4	95.4
Total Number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas	48	133	60,604
Percentage of Teachers in Core Academic Subjects Who are Highly Qualified	93.7	97.0	95.1
Percentage of Teachers in Core Academic Subjects Who are Not Highly Qualified	6.3	3.0	4.9
Student/Teacher Ratio	10.3 to 1	12.1 to 1	13.2 to 1

	All Schools	High Poverty Schools	Low Poverty Schools
Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Area in Which Teaching	94.4	-	-
Percentage of Teachers in Core Academic Subjects Who are Highly Qualified	93.7	-	-
Percentage of Teachers in Core Academic Subjects Who are Not Highly Qualified	6.3	-	-

Additional Teacher Information

Total # of Teachers: 77
Student/Teacher Ratio: 1/8.8
% Teachers with Master's Degrees: 77%

Amherst Regional MS:
2006 AYP Data

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Student Group	2006				Cycle IV (2005 & 2006) Data					2006			AYP 2006
	Participation				Performance			Improvement		Attendance
	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target	N	CPI	Met Target	CPI Change	Met Target	%	Change	Met Target
Aggregate	570	566	99	Yes	556	90.5	Yes	0.9	Yes	95.3	0.2	Yes	Yes
Lim. English Prof.	37	37	-	-	38	65.8	-	-	-	96.2	1.4	-	-
Spec. Ed.	100	99	99	Yes	89	65.4	No	1.6	No	92.8	1.1	Yes	No
Low Income	122	121	99	Yes	118	77.1	No	3.4	Yes	93.3	-0.1	Yes	Yes
Afr. Amer./Black	64	63	-	-	62	81.0	-	-	-	94.2	-1.1	-	-
Asian or Pacif. Isl.	49	49	-	-	49	83.7	-	-	-	97.4	2.1	-	-
Hispanic	53	53	-	-	48	76.0	-	-	-	93.7	-0.3	-	-
Native American	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	402	400	100	Yes	396	94.5	Yes	2.0	Yes	95.4	0.3	Yes	Yes

MATHEMATICS
Student Group	2006				Cycle IV (2005 & 2006) Data					2006			AYP 2006
	Participation				Performance			Improvement		Attendance
	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target	N	CPI	Met Target	CPI Change	Met Target	%	Change	Met Target
Aggregate	572	568	99	Yes	582	76.4	Yes	3.4	Yes	95.3	0.2	Yes	Yes
Lim. English Prof.	37	36	-	-	37	49.3	-	-	-	96.2	1.4	-	-
Spec. Ed.	100	98	98	Yes	95	42.4	No	5.5	No	92.8	1.1	Yes	No
Low Income	123	121	98	Yes	119	52.1	No	2.1	Yes/SH	93.3	-0.1	Yes	Yes
Afr. Amer./Black	65	64	-	-	47	56.9	-	-	-	94.2	-1.1	-	-
Asian or Pacif. Isl.	49	48	-	-	39	70.5	-	-	-	97.4	2.1	-	-
Hispanic	52	52	-	-	41	55.5	-	-	-	93.7	-0.3	-	-
Native American	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	405	403	100	Yes	453	80.8	Yes	3.3	Yes	95.4	0.3	Yes	Yes

Adequate Yearly Progress History										Accountability Status
		1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	Accountability Status
ELA	Aggregate	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Identified for Improvement - Subgroups
ELA	All Subgroups	-	-	-	-	Yes	No	No	No	Identified for Improvement - Subgroups
MATH	Aggregate	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Corrective Action - Subgroups
MATH	All Subgroups	-	-	-	-	No	No	No	No	Corrective Action - Subgroups

Amherst Regional MS:
2006 MCAS Data - By Grade, Subject and Subgroup

GRADE LEVEL 7 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Student Group	School							District							State
	Stud Incl	AYP Part**	% of Stud at Each Perf Lvl				CPI	Stud Incl	AYP Part**	% of Stud at Each Perf Lvl				CPI	Stud Incl	AYP Part**	% of Stud at Each Perf Lvl				CPI
	#	%	A	P	NI	W	CPI	#	%	A	P	NI	W	CPI	#	%	A	P	NI	W	CPI
AYP Subgroups
Stud. w/ Disab	46	98	-	24	39	37	58.2	47	98	-	23	38	38	57.4	13161	99	1	24	43	32	63.8
LEP/FLEP	20	100	5	30	30	35	60.0	20	100	5	30	30	35	60.0	4353	99	2	24	39	36	58.3
Low Income	57	98	2	46	32	21	73.2	59	98	2	44	32	22	72.0	22434	99	2	39	39	20	71.8
African American/Black	35	100	9	49	23	20	75.7	36	100	8	47	22	22	74.3	6857	100	3	40	39	18	72.4
Asian or Pacific Islander	27	100	22	37	26	15	78.7	27	100	22	37	26	15	78.7	3364	100	17	53	22	8	86.6
Hispanic	27	100	7	44	33	15	77.8	30	100	7	43	33	17	75.8	9066	99	2	33	40	25	67.2
Native American	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	243	99	5	53	30	11	82.9
White	187	99	17	67	10	5	92.8	188	99	17	67	11	5	92.6	54838	100	12	60	22	6	88.9
Other Subgroups
Male	139	99	9	61	16	14	83.8	142	99	9	61	16	14	83.3	38526	100	7	53	29	12	81.9
Female	137	100	22	58	15	4	91.8	139	100	22	58	16	5	91.0	35874	100	14	57	23	7	87.5
Title I	10	100	-	20	40	40	55.0	12	100	-	17	42	42	52.1	16903	100	3	39	39	19	72.3
Non-Title I	266	100	16	61	15	8	89.0	269	100	16	61	15	8	88.7	57497	100	12	59	22	6	88.3
Non-Low Income	219	100	19	63	11	6	91.6	222	100	19	63	12	6	91.1	51966	100	14	62	20	5	90.2
LEP	15	100	-	20	33	47	48.3	15	100	-	20	33	47	48.3	2655	100	0	15	36	49	49.4
FLEP	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	1698	99	3	38	42	17	72.3
1st Yr LEP*	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	505	100	-	-	-	-	-
Migrant	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	81	99	2	20	48	30	59.9
All Students
2006	276	100	16	60	16	9	87.8	281	100	15	59	16	10	87.1	74509	100	10	55	26	9	84.6
2005	280	-	13	70	15	3	93.1	285	-	13	70	15	2	93.1	76402	-	10	57	27	7	86.3

GRADE LEVEL 7 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS - PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS BY PERFORMANCE LEVEL

GRADE LEVEL 7 - MATHEMATICS
Student Group	School							District							State
	Stud Incl	AYP Part**	% of Stud at Each Perf Lvl				CPI	Stud Incl	AYP Part**	% of Stud at Each Perf Lvl				CPI	Stud Incl	AYP Part**	% of Stud at Each Perf Lvl				CPI
	#	%	A	P	NI	W	CPI	#	%	A	P	NI	W	CPI	#	%	A	P	NI	W	CPI
AYP Subgroups
Stud. w/ Disab	46	98	4	9	20	67	40.8	47	98	4	9	19	68	40.4	13227	99	1	8	26	65	42.5
LEP/FLEP	20	100	15	35	30	20	76.3	20	100	15	35	30	20	76.3	4373	99	4	10	26	60	43.1
Low Income	57	98	7	16	37	40	54.4	59	98	7	15	36	42	53.4	22486	100	3	14	33	49	48.8
African American/Black	35	100	6	26	34	34	59.3	36	100	6	25	33	36	58.3	6877	100	2	12	35	51	46.8