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2261.03 - DISTRICT AND SCHOOL REPORT CARD

Each School District that receives Title I, Part A funds must prepare and publicly disseminate a report card on the performance and operations of the District. Report cards must be concise and presented in an understandable and uniform format that is developed in consultation with parents and accessible to persons with disabilities and, to the extent practicable, in a language that parents can understand.

The report is provided by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, and contains the information required by State and Federal law. The report includes 1) an overview section and 2) a detail section.

Report cards must begin with a clearly labeled overview section that is prominently displayed. The overview section of District report cards must include information on key metrics of State, District, and school performance and progress and is intended to help parents and other stakeholders quickly access and understand such information and provide context for the complete set of data included in the report.

The overview section of the annual report card must include for the District as a whole and each school, if appropriate:

student achievement data (i.e., the number and percentage of students at each level of achievement on the State mathematics, reading/language arts, and science assessments), including how achievement in the District compares to State as a whole and, for each school in the District, how that school compares to the District and the State as a whole;
English language proficiency of English learners (i.e., the number and percentage of English learners achieving English language proficiency as measured by Wisconsin's English proficiency assessment);
performance on each measure within the Academic Progress indicator used by the State for elementary schools and secondary schools that are not high schools;
high school graduation rates, including the four (4) year adjusted cohort and the extended-year adjusted cohort;
performance on each measure within any School Quality or Student Success indicator used by the State;
school identifying information, including student membership count and Title I participation status;
summative determination for each school;
whether the school was identified for comprehensive support and improvement or targeted support and improvement, and the reason(s) for such identification.

The overview section must include disaggregated data for specific student subgroups as required by the United States Department of Education (e.g., each major racial and ethnic group; children with disabilities; English learners; and economically disadvantaged students).

Report cards must include student achievement data overall and by grade, including the percentage of students at each level of achievement as determined by the State for all students and disaggregated by each major racial and ethnic group, gender, disability status, migrant status, English proficiency status, status as economically disadvantaged, status as a homeless student/youth, status as a child in foster care, and status as a student with a parent who is a member of the Armed Forces on active duty (which includes full-time National Guard duty). Data for these subgroups must be included in the detail section of report cards if it is not included in the overview section.

The details section of the District report card must include the remaining information required in the statute and applicable regulations. A District need not include information in the detail section of the report if it includes such information in the overview section. The annual report detail section must include, if appropriate:

student achievement data (i.e., the number and percentage of students at each level of achievement on the State mathematics, reading/language arts, and science assessments), including how achievement in the District compares to State as a whole and, for each school in the District, how that school compares to the District and the State as a whole;
percentages of students assessed and not assessed in each subject (i.e. participation rates on required assessments);
extent alternate assessments aligned with alternate academic achievements standards were used for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (i.e., the number and percentage of students assessed using alternate academic achievement standards, by grade and subject);
as applicable, number and percentage of recently arrived English learners exempted from one administration of the reading/language arts assessments or whose results are excluded from certain State indicators;
high school graduation rates, including the four (4) year adjusted cohort, and the extended-year adjusted cohort;
postsecondary enrollment rates for each high school;
information collected and reported in compliance with the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) under 20 U.S.C. 3413(c)(1);
progress toward State-designed long-term goals for academic achievement, graduation rates, and English learners achieving English language proficiency (including measurements of interim progress);
level of performance on each indicator included in the State accountability system including, as applicable, results on each individual measure within each indicator not already included in the school overview section;
information on educator qualifications;
information on per-student expenditures (i.e., actual personnel and actual non-personnel; for the District as a whole and each school);
State performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) – math and reading, grades 4 and 8;
description and Results of State accountability system (the District may provide the web address or URL of, or a direct link to, a State plan or other location on the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's website to meet this requirement);
additional information best-suited to convey the progress of each school.
other information as required by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

When presenting data on a report card, the District shall protect the privacy of individuals and the privacy of personally identifiable information contained in students’ education records in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Policy 8330 - Student Records.

The District’s annual report card information must be made publicly available through such means as posting on the District’s website and distribution to local media and public agencies.

The Board will provide the school level overview directly to all parents in each school served by the District annually.

The data from the local report card is to be used by each of the schools and the District as a whole in revising and upgrading school and District improvement plans.

T.C. 3/14/24