Such tests are one useful indicator of how students in a district are doing. Test results from the SAT 9 should not be compared with those from other tests administered in previous years. The content and norms for the tests are different, making comparisons of scores across tests invalid. For students who must miss school, an independent study program is available. The staff monitors student attendance.
Parents report student absences through notes and by telephone calls.
Included in this figure are the funds spent for general education, special education, and state and federally funded special projects. Differences in expenditures per student among school districts reflect the varying levels of funding received from state, federal, and local sources. The services of a curriculum specialist are available on a part-time basis. A counselor is available part-time at each school to provide support to students, parents, and teachers. Another source of funding is provided by the School Improvement Program, which is state supported.