| Website |
Description |
| Massachusetts Department of Education (DOE) |
The main website for the Massachusetts Department of Education. |
| School and District Accountability |
This is the Massachusetts Department of Education website on school and district accountability. |
| No Child Left Behind |
Everything you ever wanted to know about No Child Left Behind. |
| No Child Left Behind Act - Report issued by GAO |
Education Actions Needed to Improve Local Implementation and State Evaluation of Supplemental Educational Services |
| Just For The Kids |
An organization whose focus is: to analyze state test data to identify how well individual schools are performing, study the highest-performing schools to find out what works, and provide tools and instruction help others replicate educational best practice. |
| School Matters |
A place for parents, educators and leaders to research information about public schools. Provided by Standard & Poor's. |
| Compass Schools |
The Massachusetts Department of Education conducts reviews to identify exemplary schools. |
| Community Information |
This is a resource for finding information on the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. Each community page, listed alphabetically or by county, has links to information provided by state agencies. You can find public school and community profiles, summaries of municipal finances, state legislators, regional offices for a variety of state agencies, and more. Also included are links to official city/town and public school websites, and other community sites that provide substantial civic information. |
| Directory Profiles |
A great place to start gathering information on school districts. There is general information on the district such as superintendent’s name and phone number, as well as separate pages on enrollment, finance, and test results, etc. |
| Long-term trends in individual districts' grade PK to 12 enrollment |
This shows district enrollment trends by grade over time. |
| Spring 2005 MCAS Test Results - Summary of District Performance |
A copy of the state’s release of the 2005 MCAS test scores. This gives the aggregate state results as well as district-by-district reports. |
| 2005 Mid-Cycle Determination |
Provides charts of Mid-Cycle AYP progress for 2005. The status can be displayed by district or by individual school. |
| Chapter 70 Trends, FY1997 Through FY2006 |
Provides a table with district financial information. Data is separated into state and local contributions. Shows each district’s history from 1997-2006 including Net School Spending requirements. |
| Average Teacher Salaries, Massachusetts Public Schools, FY2001 to FY2005 |
This site contains a chart showing teacher salary information for 2001-2005. Information is provided for each district, and is broken down into: total salary expenditures, total FTEs, and average salary. |
| Direct Special Education Expenditures as a Percentage of School Budgets, FY1996 to FY2005 |
This provides information on special education spending for individual school districts. There is a breakdown of both in and out |
| Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) |
The official website for the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. |
| The Division of Local Services Municipal Data Bank |
This is a great place to find financial, demographic and economic data on Massachusetts cities and towns |
| Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs |
A good overview of funds available to school districts through grants. It also includes audit information. |
| Coordinated Program Review Reports for Public and Charter Schools |
An alphabetical list of CPR reports published 2000-2006. |
| Recently Published Mid-cycle Coordinated Program Review Followup Monitoring Reports |
An alphabetical list of mid-cycle CPR reports published 2001-2006. |
| High Schools That Work Information |
Everything you need to know about the High Schools That Work program. |
| Chapter 74 Nonresident Tuition Rates for School Year 2006-2007 |
Lists the approved nonresident tuition rates for Chapter 74 approved vocational technical education programs for the 2006-2007 school year. |
| Map of Massachusetts Communities |
A map of the state showing all the counties and communities. |
| Random Number Generator |
This site contains a tool to calculate random numbers. Use this to randomly generate number sequences. |
| Curriculum Frameworks |
Find copies of all of the current curriculum frameworks and updates produced by the Massachusetts Department of Education. |
| Education Benchmarks |
Education Benchmarks is designed to give citizens the information they need to understand the progress of public education reform in Massachusetts. You can find out about your local schools, compare the performance of different school systems, track progress over time, and learn about Massachusetts’ education reform efforts over the years. |
| Education Sector |
Education Sector is an independent education policy think tank devoted to developing innovative solutions to the nation’s most pressing educational problems. |
| MCAS Results |
Boston.com's analysis of the 2006 MCAS results |
