High-Needs Learners

Connecticut’s Next Generation Accountability System is designed to ensure equity and success for all students, including those who may need additional support. The state closely monitors the performance of “high-needs” student groups, which include:

Students with disabilities (receiving special education services)
English learners
Students from low-income families

The progress of high-needs students is integrated across several accountability indicators, not just reported separately. This ensures schools are held accountable for supporting the success of every learner.

High-needs student data is included in the following indicators.

Indicator 1 – Academic Achievement
Indicator 2 – Academic Growth
Indicator 4 – Chronic Absenteeism
Indicator 7 – On-Track to High School Graduation
Indicator 8 – Four-Year Graduation Rate
Indicator 9 – Six-Year Graduation Rate
Indicator 10 – Postsecondary Enrollment

By analyzing performance across these areas, we can identify strengths and challenges, target supports, and work to close opportunity gaps—so that every student is prepared for success in school and beyond.

Demographics

Students with Disabilities

Percentage Students with Disabilities

Students with disabilities are students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) in the district where they are enrolled. This does not include students with Section 504 plans.

Percentage by Primary Disability

Of all K-12 students for whom the district is fiscally responsible, this is the percentage of students with disabilities* by primary disability. The most recent data available on EdSight is for the 2022-2023 school year.

Time with Nondisabled Peers

Percentage of students with disabilities (SWDs), ages 6-12, who spend 79.1 to 100 percent of time with non-disabled peers. The most recent data available on EdSight is for the 2022-2023 school year.

*Other Disabilities includes hearing, visual, and orthopedic impairments, deaf-blindness, multiple disabilities, traumatic brain injury, and developmental delay. Other Health Impairment includes chronic health problems such as attention deficit disorders and epilepsy.

Multilingual Learners

English Learners (ELs), also refered to as Multilingual Learners, are student in Grades PK-12 whose proficiency in English is not sufficient to assure equal educational opportunity in the regular school program.

Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Meals

Student is deemed eligible for free or reduced-price meals or free milk in accordance with the Income Guidelines for the National School Lunch Program or deemed "categorically eligible" (e.g., SNAP, TANF, homeless, etc.).

High-Needs Performance

Academic Performance

Academic Growth

Chronic Absenteeism

On Track to Graduation, 4-Year and 6-Year Graduation Rates

Subgroup Performance

Multilingual Learners

LAS Links Assessment Trends

The LAS Links mastery report provides information about Multilingual Learners achieving English langauge mastery.

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Students with Disabilities

Annual Performance Report for Students with Disabilities

This report summarizes Bethel Public Schools' 2022–2023 performance on key special education indicators as part of Connecticut’s State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR), measuring compliance with IDEA and student outcomes for students with disabilities.

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