South Kingstown Balanced Report Card

Definitions

Report Card Terms

Objective	The district goal in the Accountability System to which the report card item is related
Data Source	Where to data on the report card comes from, for example SALT Survey or state assessment
Measurement	The specific data included in the report card
03-04, 04-05, etc.	The year in which the data was generated
Target	The goal set for the data, typically the target comes from our four comparison communities (South Kingstown, North Kingstown, Chariho, and Cumberland). In these cases the target is the midpoint between the median and the most positive score. For example, the target for elementary reading index is 91.3 and was generated in the following way: 1. South Kingstown index 90.3 2. Chariho index 90.2 3. Cumberland index 89.0 4. North Kingstown index (highest) 92.1 5. Average index 90.4 6. Midpoint between 4 and 5 (target) 91.3 The target for expenditures as a percent of the approved budget is up to 100%, or 100% or less.
NECAP	New England Common Assessment Program, the state test
NSRE	New Standard Reference Examination, the state test through 2003-04 and 2006-07 for grade 11 alone
Proficiency Index	An index computed by the department of education based on the scores of students on state assessments. Students meeting state standards are awarded 100 points; those nearly meeting standards 75 points, students well below standards are awarded either 25 or 50 points dependent on achievement level, and 0 points for no evidence of achievement. The RIDE technical bulletin on index development can be found at the following website - http://www.ride.ri.gov/assessment/DOCS/Accountability/2007.20.4_AccountabilityTechBulletin.pdf
SALT Survey	A survey administered annually to students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Complete SALT survey information is available at the following website- http://www.infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2007/default.asp
Graduation Rate	The percentage of ninth graders who receive a diploma in four years as computed by RIDE
Honors class enrollment per student	Total enrollment in honors classes divided by school enrollment