2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth

Plymouth (02390000)

Barry E Haskell, Superintendent
Mailing Address: 253 South Meadow Rd
Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone: (508) 830-4300
FAX: (508) 746-1873
Website: http://www.plymouthschools.com

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

Mission Statement:
The Plymouth Public School District is committed to learning and will provide a safe environment in which all staff and students reach high standards through continual improvement.

Enrollment - 2005-06
	District	State
Total Count	8,451	972,371
Race/Ethnicity (%)
African American	2.9	8.3
Asian	0.9	4.6
Hispanic	2.2	12.9
Native American	0.3	0.3
White	92.5	72.4
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander	0.4	0.1
Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic	0.8	1.4
Gender (%)
Male	51.8	51.4
Female	48.2	48.6
Selected Populations (%)
Limited English Proficiency	0.5	5.3
Low-income	21.0	28.2
Special Education	16.6	16.5
First Language Not English	1.1	14.3
Migrant	0.0	0.1

Grades Offered:

PK, K, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12

Teacher Data (2005-06)
	District	State
Total # of Teachers	610	73,593
% of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment	97.6	94.4
Total # of Teachers in Core Academic Areas	508	62,301
% of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified	94.3	93.7
Student/Teacher Ratio	13.9 to 1	13.2 to 1

Educator Quality Data	All Schools	High Poverty Schools	Low Poverty Schools
Percentage of teachers licensed in area in which teaching:	97.6	-	100.0
Percentage of teachers in core academic subjects who are Highly Qualified	94.3	-	81.8

Web Resources

Massachusetts Department of Education:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/

School and District Profiles:
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/?orgcode=02390000

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Information:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/sda/ayp/cycleIVmid/

Massachusetts No Child Left Behind website:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/nclb/

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth
GRADE LEVEL 3 - READING

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	516	82	NA	77	22	1
DISABLED	113	18	NA	43	46	11
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	4	1	NA	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	311	49	NA	75	23	3
MALE	322	51	NA	67	31	2
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	21	3	NA	57	38	5
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	4	1	NA	-	-	-
HISPANIC	4	1	NA	-	-	-
NATIVE AMERICAN	3	0	NA	-	-	-
WHITE	601	95	NA	72	26	2
LOW INCOME	129	20	NA	57	38	5
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	71463	100	NA	62	31	7
2004	73332	100	NA	63	30	7
ALL STUDENT
2005	633	100	NA	71	27	2
2004	692	100	NA	71	26	4
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth
GRADE LEVEL 4 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	551	81	17	52	31	1
DISABLED	129	19	3	16	64	17
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	4	1	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	331	48	16	50	31	2
MALE	352	51	12	39	43	6
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	23	3	9	22	52	17
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	8	1	-	-	-	-
HISPANIC	17	2	6	47	47	0
NATIVE AMERICAN	4	1	-	-	-	-
WHITE	632	92	14	45	37	4
LOW INCOME	120	18	5	33	51	12
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	72780	100	10	40	40	10
2004	73111	100	11	45	35	9
ALL STUDENT
2005	684	100	14	45	37	4
2004	643	100	12	53	31	4
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth
GRADE LEVEL 4 - MATHEMATICS

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	550	81	27	33	37	3
DISABLED	129	19	5	16	56	23
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	4	1	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	330	48	22	31	42	5
MALE	351	51	24	29	39	8
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	23	3	4	22	57	17
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	8	1	-	-	-	-
HISPANIC	17	2	12	24	53	12
NATIVE AMERICAN	4	1	-	-	-	-
WHITE	631	92	24	31	40	6
LOW INCOME	120	18	10	23	54	13
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	72831	100	14	27	44	15
2004	73323	100	14	28	44	14
ALL STUDENT
2005	683	100	23	30	41	6
2004	641	100	18	35	39	7
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth
GRADE LEVEL 5 - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	483	81	26	48	24	2
DISABLED	107	18	2	27	54	17
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	3	1	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	271	46	21	43	32	3
MALE	322	54	21	45	27	6
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	18	3	6	11	72	11
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	3	1	-	-	-	-
HISPANIC	9	2	-	-	-	-
NATIVE AMERICAN	2	0	-	-	-	-
WHITE	561	95	22	46	28	4
LOW INCOME	123	21	10	43	38	9
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	73242	100	16	35	38	12
2004	74853	100	20	35	33	13
ALL STUDENT
2005	593	100	21	44	30	5
2004	699	100	27	41	28	4
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth
GRADE LEVEL 6 - MATHEMATICS

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	555	82	16	31	40	13
DISABLED	113	17	2	13	42	43
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	5	1	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	329	49	11	27	42	20
MALE	343	51	15	29	39	16
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	21	3	0	10	48	43
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	10	1	10	50	10	30
HISPANIC	11	2	18	0	64	18
NATIVE AMERICAN	5	1	-	-	-	-
WHITE	626	93	13	29	40	17
LOW INCOME	123	18	7	12	52	28
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	74789	100	17	29	30	23
2004	76661	100	17	25	32	25
ALL STUDENT
2005	673	100	13	28	41	18
2004	673	100	9	26	42	24
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth
GRADE LEVEL 7 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	540	81	11	73	15	1
DISABLED	121	18	0	41	50	8
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	2	0	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	312	47	13	69	16	2
MALE	351	53	5	66	27	2
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	26	4	4	38	50	8
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	8	1	-	-	-	-
HISPANIC	19	3	0	42	42	16
NATIVE AMERICAN	1	0	-	-	-	-
WHITE	609	92	9	69	20	2
LOW INCOME	130	20	1	51	44	5
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	76717	100	10	56	27	7
2004	77386	100	9	59	25	7
ALL STUDENT
2005	663	100	9	67	22	2
2004	696	100	6	71	20	3
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth
GRADE LEVEL 8 - MATHEMATICS

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	586	84	10	29	40	22
DISABLED	103	15	2	5	30	63
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	5	1	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	326	47	8	26	40	26
MALE	368	53	9	24	37	30
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	29	4	0	0	48	52
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	6	1	-	-	-	-
HISPANIC	20	3	5	5	25	65
NATIVE AMERICAN	3	0	-	-	-	-
WHITE	636	92	9	27	39	26
LOW INCOME	119	17	4	10	39	47
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	77026	100	13	26	30	31
2004	78893	100	13	26	32	29
ALL STUDENT
2005	694	100	9	25	38	28
2004	671	100	5	23	45	26
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth
GRADE LEVEL 8 - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	586	84	2	36	48	14
DISABLED	103	15	0	16	43	42
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	5	1	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	326	47	1	29	51	19
MALE	368	53	3	36	43	18
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	29	4	0	17	34	48
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	6	1	-	-	-	-
HISPANIC	20	3	0	15	45	40
NATIVE AMERICAN	3	0	-	-	-	-
WHITE	636	92	2	34	48	16
LOW INCOME	119	17	1	18	48	33
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	76891	100	4	29	41	26
2004	78887	100	5	28	35	31
ALL STUDENT
2005	694	100	2	33	47	18
2004	671	100	3	32	43	21
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth
GRADE LEVEL 10 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	538	84	23	54	22	1
DISABLED	95	15	0	28	44	27
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	4	1	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	294	46	26	49	21	4
MALE	334	52	15	51	29	5
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	11	2	0	18	64	18
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	9	1	-	-	-	-
HISPANIC	14	2	0	50	29	21
NATIVE AMERICAN	0	0	-	-	-	-
WHITE	603	95	20	50	25	5
LOW INCOME	89	14	15	47	29	9
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	72036	100	23	42	25	10
2004	69808	100	19	43	27	11
ALL STUDENT
2005	637	100	20	49	25	5
2004	622	100	17	46	31	6
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth
GRADE LEVEL 10 - MATHEMATICS

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	538	84	31	38	25	6
DISABLED	95	15	7	17	41	35
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	4	1	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	294	46	26	33	32	10
MALE	334	52	30	35	25	10
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	11	2	0	27	36	36
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	9	1	-	-	-	-
HISPANIC	14	2	29	14	21	36
NATIVE AMERICAN	0	0	-	-	-	-
WHITE	603	95	28	35	28	9
LOW INCOME	89	14	17	30	35	18
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	72141	100	35	27	24	15
2004	70293	100	29	28	28	15
ALL STUDENT
2005	637	100	27	34	28	11
2004	626	100	21	31	35	14
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth
2005 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Student Group	2005				Mid-Cycle IV (2005) Data					2005			AYP 2005
	Participation				Performance			Improvement		Attendance
	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target	N	CPI	Met Target	CPI Change	Met Target	%	Change	Met Target
Aggregate	2630	2613	99	Yes	2613	88.8	Yes	0.3	No	94.4	0.2	Yes	Yes
Lim. English Prof.	18	17	-	-	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spec. Ed.	443	437	99	Yes	437	72.1	No	2.2	Yes	93.5	0.6	Yes	Yes
Low Income	470	467	99	Yes	467	81.3	Yes	-0.8	No	92.5	0.3	Yes	Yes
Afr. Amer./Black	81	81	-	-	81	76.9	-	-	-	92.8	1	-	-
Asian or Pacif. Isl.	29	29	-	-	29	88.8	-	-	-	94.7	-0.7	-	-
Hispanic	54	53	-	-	53	76.9	-	-	-	92.1	1.6	-	-
Native American	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	2458	2442	99	Yes	2442	89.4	Yes	0.5	Yes	94.5	0.2	Yes	Yes

MATHEMATICS
Student Group	2005				Mid-Cycle IV (2005) Data					2005			AYP 2005
	Participation				Performance			Improvement		Attendance
	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target	N	CPI	Met Target	CPI Change	Met Target	%	Change	Met Target
Aggregate	2698	2683	99	Yes	2683	74.4	Yes	3.0	Yes	94.4	0.2	Yes	Yes
Lim. English Prof.	26	25	-	-	25	56.0	-	-	-	93.0	-0.5	-	-
Spec. Ed.	419	416	99	Yes	416	52.7	No	3.2	No	93.5	0.6	Yes	No
Low Income	453	450	99	Yes	450	62.1	No	2.0	No	92.5	0.3	Yes	No
Afr. Amer./Black	84	84	-	-	84	52.4	-	-	-	92.8	1	-	-
Asian or Pacif. Isl.	33	33	-	-	33	76.5	-	-	-	94.7	-0.7	-	-
Hispanic	62	60	-	-	60	60.0	-	-	-	92.1	1.6	-	-
Native American	12	12	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	2507	2494	99	Yes	2494	75.5	Yes	3.2	Yes	94.5	0.2	Yes	Yes

Adequate Yearly Progress History									Accountability Status
		1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	Accountability Status
ELA	Aggregate	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No Status
ELA	All subgroups	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	No	Yes	No Status
MATH	Aggregate	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Identified for Improvement - Subgroups only
MATH	All subgroups	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	No	No	Identified for Improvement - Subgroups only

Schools Identified for Improvement Plymouth Public Schools
	English Language Arts								Mathematics
School	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	Status	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	Status
Nathaniel Morton Elem	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	II-S	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Plymouth Commun Intermed	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	II-S	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	II-S

Teacher Quality Data for High-Poverty and Low-Poverty Plymouth Public Schools
School	HQ%	LIC%
Low Poverty
Mount Pleasant	81.8	100.0

Data Definitions

Enrollment - This information reflects the public school enrollment on October 1, 2005.

Race/Ethnicity:

Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Black or African American. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

Hispanic or Latino. A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

Native American. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.

White. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

Multi-racial. A person selecting more than one racial category and non-Hispanic.

Selected Populations:

Limited English Proficient: A student whose first language is a language other than English who is unable to perform ordinary classroom work in English is identified as limited English proficient.

Low Income: An indication of whether a 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

Special Education: Students who have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP).

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.

Educator Quality - Educator information is as of October 1, 2005.

Percent of teachers licensed in the area in which teaching: The percentage of teachers with Preliminary, Initial, or Professional licensure (all teaching staff, including long-term substitutes) in the area in which they are teaching. Charter schools are not required to hire licensed teachers.
Percentage 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 possess a valid Massachusetts teaching license at the Preliminary, Initial, or Professional level 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. NCLB subject matter competence requirements are applied differently to those who teach at different levels. For more information on the definition and requirements of highly-qualified, please see http://www.doe.mass.edu/nclb/hq/hq_memo.html.
High-Poverty Schools: Schools in the bottom quartile statewide by low-income percentage.
Low-Poverty Schools: Schools in the top quartile statewide by low-income percentage.

MCAS Results- Spring 2005 Results

Performance Level Definitions

(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.

Student Subgroup Definitions

Regular - Students who do not meet the definition for Students with Disabilities or for Limited English Proficient.
Students with Disabilities - Students who have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or a plan of instructional accommodations provided under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Limited English Proficient, Race/Ethnicity, Low income, Migrant - See definitions under Enrollment.

Adequate Yearly Progress - According to federal law, a measure of the extent to which students in a school, taken as a whole and certain groups within the school, demonstrate proficiency in English language arts and mathematics. All schools are rated, and AYP determinations are made, based on an analysis of the performance and improvement schools and districts demonstrate toward achieving this goal. Detailed information on AYP determinations can be found on the MA Department of Education website at http://www.doe.mass.edu/sda/ayp/cycleIVmid/.

Accountability Status Labels:

II-S Identified for Improvement - Subgroups only
II-A Identified for Improvement
CA-A Identified for Corrective Action
RST Identified for Restructuring
UR Status Under Review

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth

Plymouth (02390000)

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth GRADE LEVEL 3 - READING

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth GRADE LEVEL 4 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth GRADE LEVEL 4 - MATHEMATICS

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth GRADE LEVEL 5 - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth GRADE LEVEL 6 - MATHEMATICS

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth GRADE LEVEL 7 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth GRADE LEVEL 8 - MATHEMATICS

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth GRADE LEVEL 8 - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth GRADE LEVEL 10 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth GRADE LEVEL 10 - MATHEMATICS

2005-06 District Report Card - Plymouth2005 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report