Boston Day and Evening Academy

Definitions of student indicator variables from DESE

 

First Language not English: Indicated the percentage of enrolment whose first language is a language other than English. Boston's reporting of 2010-2011 data for FLANG students were updated on May 12, 2011 from 24,947 and 44.5% to 24,328 and 43.4%.

 

Limited English Proficient: Indicates the percent of enrollment who are 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." Boston's reporting of 2010-2011 data for LEP students were updated on May 12, 2011 from 16,955 and 30.3% to 15,702 and 28.0%.

 

Low-income: Indicates the percent of enrollment who meet ANY ONE of the following definitions of Low-income:

• The student is eligible for free or reduced price lunch; or

• The student receives Transitional Aid to Families benefits; or

• The student is eligible for food stamps

 

Special Education: Indicates the percent of enrollment who have an Individualized Education Program (IEP).

 

High Needs: Calculated based on the number of high needs students, divided by the adjusted enrollment. A student is high needs if he or she is designated as either low income (prior to School Year 2015), economically disadvantaged (starting in School Year 2015), or ELL, or former ELL, or a student with disabilities. A former ELL student is a student not currently an ELL, but had been at some point in the two previous academic years.

 

Economically Disadvantaged: Calculated based on a student's participation in one or more of the following state-administered programs: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); the Transitional Assistance for Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC); the Department of Children and Families' (DCF) foster care program; and MassHealth (Medicaid).

source: See Understanding the Economically Disadvantaged Indicator