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communication in the school environment and how word choice impacts student
development and confidence
Portable Voice Amplification Systems for Spofford Pond School to be utilized at the
discretion of the Speech Pathologist in classrooms.

BEST is honored to bring these enhancements to the Boxford Elementary School System
and will continue to seek future funding to maintain the high quality elementary
education we have in our public schools.
School Enrollment, October 1, 2015
PK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total
Harry Lee Cole 44 98 82 87 311
School

Spofford Pond 92 102 121 110 425
School
Total PK-6 44 98 82 87 92 102 121 110 736
Enrollment

Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) and School
District Accountability System

Educational Reform in Massachusetts is now in its twenty-second year. The revamped
School District Accountability System is in its fourth year of implementation by the
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The Boxford School
Committee’s goal continues to be to increase the number and percentage of our students
achieving at the Advanced and Proficiency Levels in each grade and in each subject
tested year over year. The Department of Education has rated each school district and
school in terms of its performance and improvement over the past two years. Detailed
information about the new Progress and Performance Index (PPI), including our
designation as a Level 1 District under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education
Act (ESEA) can be found on the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education web site, which can be accessed directly at:
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/accountability/report/district.aspx?linkid=30&orgcode
=00380000&orgtypecode=5&http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/accountability/report/district.a
spx?linkid=30&orgcode=00380000&orgtypecode=5&

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