Chapter 655 Report: Annual Report to the Governor and the Legislature on the Educational Status of the State’s Schools
Report to the Governor and the Legislature on the Educational Status of the State's Schools
Chapter 655 of the Laws of 1987 (which amended Section 215-1 of State Education Law) requires the Board of Regents and the State Education Department to submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature with respect to "enrollment trends; indicators of student achievement in reading, writing, mathematics, science, and vocational courses; graduation, college attendance and employment rates; ... [and] information concerning teacher and administrator preparation, turnover, in-service education and performance."
Chapter 655 ReportsÌýfrom 2009 to PresentÌýrequired to be made available to the Governor and Legislature underÌýChapter 655 of the Laws of 1987 consist of data organized in three parts, which may be accessed using the links below:
- , which contains enrollment trends, standardized state assessment results, graduation rates, post-graduation plans of high school completers, staff counts, teacher qualifications and turnover, district expenditures per pupil, and NCLB and ESSA accountability data (which include post-graduation preparedness).
- Teacher and Administrator demographics, salary, class size, staffing ratios, and more are available in theÌýPersonnel Master File (PMF).
- Expenditures Per Pupil are available in the ESSA Financial Transparency Data File on theÌýFiscal Profile Reporting SystemÌýresources page.