School Report Cards:

NCLB expands state requirements for reporting on school quality. Not later than the start of the 2002-03 school year (last September), states that get Title I funding must prepare and distribute an annual report card that includes (among other information):

• Disaggregated achievement information by subgroups (race/ethnicity, disability, socioeconomic level, gender, migrant status, English Language Learners);

• Percentage of students not tested, disaggregated by student groups;

• Most recent two-year trend data in achievement by subject area and grade level in areas where assessments are required;

• Graduation rates for high school students and an elementary school indicator of the state's choice;

• Information about performance of districts making adequate yearly progress, as well as the numbers and names of schools identified for school improvement;

• Teacher qualifications/credentials, including percentage of teachers with emergency credentials and percentage of classes not taught by "highly qualified" teachers, both in the aggregate and disaggregated by high-poverty compared to low-poverty schools.

Colorado's School Accountability Reports meet NCLB requirements for school reports.