School Report Card - Gerena

Gerena (02810195)

Peter Levanos, School Principal
Mailing Address: 200 Birnie Avenue
Springfield, MA 01107
Phone: (413) 787-7320
FAX: (413) 750-2661
Website: http://sps.springfield.ma.us
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Report Card:
This report includes information on the school's performance on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) by content area, grade level, and for particular student populations. Comparison data from the district, the state, and from 2003 are also provided. In addition, this report includes other information as required by the federal No Child Left Behind act.

Mission Statement:
Gerena Community School seeks to promote the positive development of students by establishing high universal performance standards, celebrating family diversity and extending equal respect and support to all members of the school community. The School Community will incorporate the Culture of Achievement plan as the foundation for meeting high expectations for all students. A major focus will be to incrementally improve student performance at all levels.

Enrollment - 2004
 SchoolDistrictState
Race/Ethnicity
African American24.5 % 28.3 % 8.8 %
Asian0.5 % 2.4 % 4.7 %
Hispanic68.0 % 48.4 % 11.5 %
Native American0.1 % 0.2 % 0.3 %
White6.9 % 20.7 % 74.6 %
Gender
Male53.2 %51.6 %51.5 %
Female46.8 %48.4 %48.5 %
Selected Population Enrollment
Limited English Proficiency19.1 % 11.6 % 5.0 %
Low-income89.6 % 77.1 % 27.1 %
Special Education18.6 % 20 % 15.6 %
Migrant0.9 % 1.2 % 0.2 %
TOTAL COUNT75226,134980,842
Grades Offered: PK, K, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05

Percent of teachers licensed: 94.57%

Percent of teachers in core academic subject areas who are Highly Qualified: 95.63%

Additional Teacher Information:

Gerena Community School has a full-time staff of 105.7 that includes three administrators, one adjustment counselor, one media specialist, one nurse, three special education nurses, seventy-seven full time teachers, one point seven teacher, and twenty-four paraprofessionals. Ninety Five percent are certified in the subject they teach. Sixty four percent of the teachers have advanced degrees. The student/teacher ratio is 20:1.

School Report Card - Gerena
Grade 03 - Reading

 Included in Results% Students at Each Performance Level
#%APNIW/F
STUDENT STATUS 
 Disabled 20 100 NA 10 40 50
 Limited English Proficient 6 100 NA   
GENDER 
 Female 42 100 NA 38 52 10
 Male 53 100 NA 40 49 11
RACE/ETHNICITY 
 African American/Black 30 100 NA 47 40 13
 Hispanic 67 100 NA 31 52 16
 White 4 100 NA   
 LOW INCOME 95 100 NA 36 47 17
ALL STUDENTS 
 2003 101 100 NA 37 48 16
 2002 121 98 NA 31 49 21
DISTRICT 
 2003 2178 99 NA 42 41 17
 2002 2013 97 NA 44 42 14
STATE 
 2003 74114 100 NA 62 30 7
 2002 74143 98 NA 67 27 6
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

School Report Card - Gerena
Grade 04 - English Language Arts

 Included in Results% Students at Each Performance Level
#%APNIW/F
STUDENT STATUS 
 Disabled 22 100  9 23 68
 Limited English Proficient 4 100    
GENDER 
 Female 49 100  27 65 8
 Male 53 100 4 28 53 15
RACE/ETHNICITY 
 African American/Black 34 100 3 44 35 18
 Hispanic 69 100 1 16 68 14
 White 6 100    
 LOW INCOME 105 100 2 24 56 18
 MIGRANT 2 100    
ALL STUDENTS 
 2003 109 100 2 26 55 17
 2002 119 94 0 8 59 34
DISTRICT 
 2003 2071 99 3 29 46 22
 2002 2150 95 2 29 47 21
STATE 
 2003 75024 99 10 45 34 10
 2002 75008 97 8 46 37 10
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

School Report Card - Gerena
Grade 04 - Mathematics

 Included in Results% Students at Each Performance Level
#%APNIW/F
STUDENT STATUS 
 Disabled 22 100 5 9  86
 Limited English Proficient 4 100    
GENDER 
 Female 49 100 6 22 45 27
 Male 53 100 9 30 38 23
RACE/ETHNICITY 
 African American/Black 34 100 9 15 50 26
 Hispanic 69 100 6 29 36 29
 White 6 100    
 LOW INCOME 105 100 8 23 39 30
 MIGRANT 2 100    
ALL STUDENTS 
 2003 109 100 7 25 39 29
 2002 121 95 0 3 42 55
DISTRICT 
 2003 2087 99 4 17 45 34
 2002 2203 97 4 15 43 38
STATE 
 2003 75339 100 12 28 43 16
 2002 75682 98 12 27 42 19
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

School Report Card - Gerena
Mid-Cycle AYP Report

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Student GroupParticipationPerformanceImprovementAttendanceAYP
2003
EnrolledAssessed%Met
Target		NCPIMet
Target		CPI
Change		Met
Target		%ChangeMet
Target
Aggregate204204100Yes19571.4No15.6Yes90.50.4No No
Lim. English Prof.99--9------- -
Spec. Ed.3636100Yes3558.6No19.9Yes88.0-0.5No No
Free Lunch194194100Yes18570.4No14.9Yes90.40.4No No
Afr. Amer./Black6262100Yes5679.0Yes16.0Yes90.5-0.2No Yes
Asian or Pacif. Isl.00--0------- -
Hispanic132132100Yes12968.6No16.1Yes90.50.7No No
Native American00--0------- -
White1010--10------- -

MATHEMATICS
Student GroupParticipationPerformanceImprovementAttendanceAYP
2003
EnrolledAssessed%Met
Target		NCPIMet
Target		CPI
Change		Met
Target		%ChangeMet
Target
Aggregate109109100Yes10364.3Yes26.5Yes90.50.4No Yes
Lim. English Prof.44--4------- -
Spec. Ed.2222100Yes2147.6No19.8Yes88.0-0.5No No
Free Lunch105105100Yes9963.4Yes27.0Yes90.40.4No Yes
Afr. Amer./Black3434100Yes3063.3Yes21.9Yes90.5-0.2No Yes
Asian or Pacif. Isl.00--0------- -
Hispanic6969100Yes6765.3Yes31.5Yes90.50.7No Yes
Native American00--0------- -
White66--6------- -

Adequate Yearly Progress History
 English Language ArtsMathematics
School1999200020012002200319992000200120022003
Aggregate No No No No No No No No No Yes
All subgroups N/A N/A N/A N/A No N/A N/A N/A N/A No

Data Definitions

Race/Ethnicity:

African-American - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups in Africa.
Asian - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands. This area includes, for example, China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands and Samoa.
Hispanic - A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
Native American - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America, and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community attachment.
White - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.

Limited English Proficient:

Defined as "a student whose first language is a language other than English who is unable to perform ordinary classroom work in English."

Low Income:

An indication of whether the student meets ANY ONE of the following definitions of low income:
1. The student is eligible for free or reduced price lunch; or
2. The student receives Transitional Aid to Families benefits; or
3. The student is eligible for food stamps

Migrant:

An indication of whether an individual or a parent/guardian accompanying an individual maintains primary employment in one or more agricultural or fishing activities on a seasonal or other temporary basis and establishes a temporary residence for the purposes of such employment.

Percent of teachers licensed:

The percentage of teachers with Provisional, Initial, or Professional licensure (all teaching staff, including long-term substitutes). This information is not required from charter schools.

Percent of core academic classes taught by highly-qualified teachers:

The percentage of staff, measured in "full-time equivalency", teaching in core academic areas, that meet the NCLB definition of highly-qualified. To meet the definition, teachers must hold a valid Massachusetts license AND demonstrate subject matter competency in the areas they teach. The core academic areas are defined as English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography.

Performance Level Definitions (MCAS):

(A) Advanced - Students demonstrate a superior understanding of challenging subject matter, and solve a wide variety of problems.
(P) Proficient - Students demonstrate a solid understanding of challenging subject matter, and solve a wide variety of problems.
(NI) Needs Improvement - Students demonstrate partial understanding of subject matter, and solve some simple problems.
(W/F) Warning/Failing - Students demonstrate minimal understanding of subject matter, and do not solve simple problems.

Special Education:

Students who have an individualized Education Plan (IEP).

Adequate Yearly Progress Performance:

A determination of whether a school/district has made "adequate yearly progress". Detailed information on the AYP determinations can be found on the MA Department of Education website at http://www.doe.mass.edu/sda/sprp/cycleIII/.