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The School Executive's Bulletin is a publication of the New York State Education Department's Office of Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education.
Comments and suggestions should be submitted to Patricia Wendelken, Editor, Office of Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education, Room 875 EBA, Albany, NY 12234, or to pwendelk@mail.nysed.gov 

School Report Card Data

Statewide school report cards released on May 3, 2006, showed that:

·         More schools are making Annual Yearly Progress in meeting achievement targets for improvement in English and math set by the State.

·         Fewer students show serious academic problems in elementary and middle school.

·         More students are reaching higher standards in elementary school and middle school math, but not middle school English.

·         More students are graduating each year and more are earning Regents Diplomas.

·         In the Class of 2005, as released in February, 64 percent of students graduated in 4 years.  Seventy-one percent graduated in 5 years.

·         Data show that school graduation rates are closely tied to attendance rates.  As attendance falls below 92 percent, graduation rates decline significantly. When attendance reaches 88 percent, graduation rates plummet.

·         More students overall are passing Regents Exams, which indicates they are doing better in their courses.

While the school report cards show real progress in elementary and middle-level schools and some progress in high school, the graduation rate for the Class of 2005 is far too low.  The Regents are considering new reforms to improve high school graduation rates.  Among the high school reforms under consideration are:

·        Setting graduation targets, measuring results, and raising the targets each year.

·        Setting attendance targets, measuring results and raising the targets each year.

·        Holding schools accountable for meeting the new targets. Accelerating Schools Under Registration Review (SURR) requirements.

·        Reforming teaching by requiring, at a date certain, all teachers to teach only in their certified area.

·        Monitoring safety plans and violent incident data and requiring reforms.

The press release and powerpoint presentation used at the press conference are available at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov .  A link to the school report cards is also available at that address as well.

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