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Welcome to Information Works! 2003
This is the sixth edition of Information Works!, which includes a
State Report Card as well as
detailed reports on every public school and school district in the
state. These reports contain the results of the 2002 state
assessments, socioeconomic data, financial data on school spending,
and much more.
To begin, you can search for an individual
School Report Card or
District Report Card, or you can
compare schools and districts or examine statewide data by using the
State Report Card. The User’s Guide gives
information on all the charts and graphs in these reports.
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User's Guide
Explanations of all the charts, graphs, and tables that appear in
the school, district, and state reports |
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Comparing Schools: The Value-Added Lists
Tables that show how students in each school perform on state
assessments in comparison with similar students statewide |
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School Performance Categories
Tables that list schools by performance category—high, moderate, or
low—and that show which schools are improving and which are not |
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Special Education
Supplementary information about the students with special
educational needs, including information about academic performance,
suspension data, and demographics |
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Learning Support
Indicators
Statistical information on six school characteristics: Graduation
Rate, Health Knowledge and Skills, Instructional Practices, Parental
Engagement and Involvement, School Climate, and Time in School |
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Commissioner's Remarks
The state-of-education letter from Peter McWalters, commissioner of
elementary and secondary education, and the text of his annual
address to the General Assembly |
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Career and
Technical Education
Supplementary information about the state-operated Career &
Technical High School and the seven district-operated Area Career &
Technical High Schools |
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Technical
Bulletins
Background papers that provide the technical information that
supports Information Works!, such as how schools are categorized and
how the learning-support indicators are calculated |
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For further information call
the Rhode Island Department of
Education at 401-222-4600 x2182.
Information Works! is produced in collaboration with the
National Center on Public
Education & Social Policy. |
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