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McCaughan Elementary

Quarles Elementary

Reeves Elementary

Long Beach Middle School

Long Beach High School

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Mississippi Report Card

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) requires school and district report cards to contain specific information that falls into three categories: School improvement, teacher qualifications and test data.  NCLB mandates that results of the Mississippi Curriculum Test(MCT2, Grades 3-8) and the Subject Area Testing Program (SATP) be published in annual district and school report cards so that parents can measure the performance of their child's school.  These tests provide information regarding how well a student has demonstrated mastery of the skills and content outlined in the Mississippi Curriculum Frameworks.

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SATP Assessments

The Subject Area Testing Program (SATP) consists of four academic, end-of-course tests.  Since the 2001-2002 school year, students have been required to pass the subject area test(s) as a requirement for graduation.

Students are assessed on the content at the completion of the course in Algebra I, Biology I, English II, and U.S. History from 1877.  As part of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Title I requirements, all students who are enrolled in Algebra I and English II (multiple-choice only) for the first time must be tested.  The scores of all these first-time test takers must be included in the annual report cards and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) calculations to comply with the federal law.

MCT2 Assessments

The MCT2 consists of customized criterion-referenced reading/language arts and mathematics assessments that are fully aligned with the 2006 Mississippi Language Arts Framework Revised and the 2007 Mississippi Mathematics Framework Revised. These assessments allow Mississippi to be in compliance with the requirements of the federal legislation No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The assessments are administered to students in grades 3 through 8, including special education students whose Individual Education Plan (IEP) specify instructional goals that are aligned with the 2006 Mississippi Language Arts Framework Revised and the 2007 Mississippi Mathematics Framework Revised for the aforementioned grades. The results of these assessments will be used in the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System, specifically the Achievement, Growth, and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Models. The results will also provide information that will be used for the purpose of improving instruction and accelerating student achievement.

  Writing Assessments

Grades 4, 7 and 10

In December 2007 Rubric Revision Committees for grades 4, 7, and 10 met to work with draft revisions of the scoring rubrics for the writing assessments for grades 4, 7, and English II. The Mississippi Department of Education collaborated with Pearson (the test vendor for the Grades 4, 7, and 10 Writing Assessments contract) and the Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute (the MDE-mandated subcontractor) on the revisions that were shared with the committees.  For more information click on the Writing Assessments hyperlink.

Science Test Grades 5 and 8

The Elementary and Middle Grades Science Assessments will be criterion-referenced assessments in grades 5 and 8 that allow Mississippi to be in full compliance with the requirements of the federal legislation No Child Left Behind. These assessments are fully customized criterion-referenced tests, and a committee of Mississippi teachers who have been selected by the MDE approved the items that appear on these tests.  The tests will be aligned with the portions of the Mississippi Curriculum Science Framework 2001 specified by the teacher committee and will meet the requirements of NCLB. The results of these assessments will provide information that will be used for the purpose of improving student achievement; the results may also be used in Mississippi’s school accountability system.

  Title I

The Title I program provides financial assistance through State educational agencies (SEAs) to local educational agencies (LEAs) and public schools with high numbers or percentages of poor children to help ensure that all children meet challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards.

  Title II

The purpose of Title II is to:

• To increase academic achievement by improving teacher and principal quality;

• To increase the number of highly qualified teachers in classrooms;

• To improve the skills of principals and assistant principals in schools;

• To increase the effectiveness of teachers and principals by holding LEAs and schools accountable for improvements in student academic achievement; and

• To combine the former Eisenhower Professional  Development Program and the former Class-Size Reduction  Initiative into one funding program.

  Title IV

The Safe and Drug Free Schools (Title IV, Part A) program is designed to support programs that prevent violence in and around schools; that prevent the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs; that involve parents and communities; and that are coordinated with related federal, state, school and community efforts and resources to foster a safe and drug-free learning environment that supports student academic achievement.