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| Account | Description | FY2009 GAA |
FY2009 Total Spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7061-9400 | Student and School Assessment For student and school assessment including the administration of the Massachusetts comprehensive assessment system (MCAS) exam established by the board of elementary and secondary education pursuant to sections 1D and 1I of chapter 69 of the General Laws and for grants to school districts to develop portfolio assessments for use in individual classrooms as an enhancement to student assessment; provided, that as much as is practicable, especially in the case of students whose performance is difficult to assess using conventional methods, such instruments shall include consideration of work samples and projects and shall facilitate authentic and direct gauges of student performance; provided further, that such portfolio assessments shall not replace the statewide standardized assessment based on the curriculum frameworks; provided further, that all school assessments shall center on the academic standards embodied in the curriculum frameworks and shall involve gauges which shall be relevant and meaningful to students, parents, teachers, administrators and taxpayers pursuant to the first paragraph of section 1L of chapter 69 of the General Laws; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, assessment of proficiency in English shall be administered in English |
29,310,695 | 28,129,331 |
| SPENDING CATEGORY |
FY2005 Expended |
FY2006 Expended |
FY2007 Expended |
FY2008 Expended |
FY2009 GAA |
FY2009 Budget Reductions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages & Salaries | 21,622 | 23,077 | 27,432 | 27,592 | 29,125 | -1,134 |
| Employee Benefits | 39 | 47 | 66 | 49 | 54 | -2 |
| Operating Expenses | 212 | 211 | 179 | 92 | 132 | -45 |
| TOTAL | 21,873 | 23,334 | 27,677 | 27,733 | 29,311 | -1,181 |
FY2009 Spending Category Chart
