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The Profile Report provides detailed and comprehensive state-level information on award amounts, assessments reported, participating districts and schools, demographics, and discontinued schools. Select specific reports using the tabs below. Within certain tabs, district- and school-level reports may be generated by clicking on the underlined entity name.

Alabama

Alabama Dept Education

50 N. RIPLEY ST ROOM 5327

MONTGOMERY, AL 36104

334-242-9845

Department Website:: www.alsde.edu/html/home.asp
State Reading First Website:: www.alsde.edu/html/sections/section_detail.asp?section=90&footer=sections

AwardsAssessmentsAssessment ResultsReading First SchoolsDemographicsDiscontinued Schools

The Awards table lists the date funding was awarded to the state/territory and the total award amount.

Award Date	Total Award Amount
7/1/2002	$16,105,592
7/1/2003	$18,082,502
7/1/2004	$19,040,035
7/1/2005	$19,373,142
7/1/2006	$19,301,943
7/1/2007	$18,880,996
7/1/2008	$7,308,254

The Assessments tables list all assessments and subtests reported by the state/territory in its Reading First Annual Performance Report (APR). The tables also report the grades in which the measure is used, the reading skills measured by the subtest, and the cut-off scores used to determine the percentage of students attaining benchmark proficiency.

DIBELS

Oral Reading Fluency
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Fluency	40 Words per Minute
2	Fluency	90 Words per Minute
3	Fluency	110 Words per Minute

SAT-10

Comprehension
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Comprehension	40th Percentile
2	Comprehension	40th Percentile
3	Comprehension	40th Percentile

Total Reading
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Unspecified
2	Unspecified
3	Unspecified

Vocabulary
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Unspecified
2	Unspecified
3	Unspecified

The Assessment Results tables display achievement data provided by each state/territory’s Annual Performance Report (APR). The percent change reflects the percentage point difference between the proficiency rate for the year displayed and the proficiency rate for the previous year.

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All Students DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency
				Participants	Number Proficient	Percent Proficient	Percent Point Change
Alabama	2003	Baseline	Grades 1-3	9203	3085	33.52%	--
			Grade 2	5017	1895	37.77%	--
			Grade 3	4186	1190	28.43%	--
	2004	Year 1	Grades 1-3	17052	8989	52.72%	19.19%
			Grade 1	6174	3544	57.40%	--
			Grade 2	5833	3115	53.40%	15.63%
			Grade 3	5045	2330	46.18%	17.76%
	2005	Baseline	Grades 1-3	4661	2704	58.01%	--
			Grade 1	1892	1272	67.23%	--
			Grade 2	1720	954	55.47%	--
			Grade 3	1049	478	45.57%	--
		Year 2	Grades 1-3	17404	11911	68.44%	15.72%
			Grade 1	6092	4455	73.13%	15.73%
			Grade 2	5816	3947	67.86%	14.46%
			Grade 3	5496	3509	63.85%	17.66%
	2006	Year 1	Grades 1-3	4524	2992	66.14%	8.12%
			Grade 1	1813	1256	69.28%	2.05%
			Grade 2	1731	1170	67.59%	12.13%
			Grade 3	980	566	57.76%	12.19%
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	17454	12876	73.77%	5.33%
			Grade 1	6035	4642	76.92%	3.79%
			Grade 2	6040	4425	73.26%	5.40%
			Grade 3	5379	3809	70.81%	6.97%
	2007	Year 2	Grades 1-3	3774	2530	67.04%	0.90%
			Grade 1	1560	1166	74.74%	5.47%
			Grade 2	1389	834	60.04%	-7.55%
			Grade 3	825	530	64.24%	6.49%
		Year 4	Grades 1-3	14015	9710	69.28%	-4.49%
			Grade 1	5064	3875	76.52%	-0.40%
			Grade 2	4797	3094	64.50%	-8.76%
			Grade 3	4154	2741	65.98%	-4.83%
	2008	Year 3	Grades 1-3	3753	2770	73.81%	6.77%
			Grade 1	1528	1209	79.12%	4.38%
			Grade 2	1450	1017	70.14%	10.09%
			Grade 3	775	544	70.19%	5.95%
		Year 5	Grades 1-3	13744	9659	70.28%	1.00%
			Grade 1	4915	3800	77.31%	0.79%
			Grade 2	4811	3146	65.39%	0.89%
			Grade 3	4018	2713	67.52%	1.54%
	2009	Year 4	Grades 1-3	3586	2608	72.73%	-1.08%
			Grade 1	1415	1132	80.00%	0.88%
			Grade 2	1415	998	70.53%	0.39%
			Grade 3	756	478	63.23%	-6.97%
		Year 6	Grades 1-3	13952	9528	68.29%	-1.99%
			Grade 1	4907	3765	76.73%	-0.59%
			Grade 2	4853	3023	62.29%	-3.10%
			Grade 3	4192	2740	65.36%	-2.16%

All Students SAT-10 Comprehension
				Participants	Number Proficient	Percent Proficient	Percent Point Change
Alabama	2003	Baseline	Grades 1-3	4560	1625	35.64%	--
	2003	Baseline	Grade 3	4560	1625	35.64%	--
	2004	Year 1	Grades 1-3	13709	6533	47.65%	12.02%
			Grade 1	4810	2430	50.52%	--
			Grade 2	4733	2269	47.94%	--
			Grade 3	4166	1834	44.02%	8.39%
	2005	Baseline	Grades 1-3	1621	954	58.85%	--
			Grade 1	375	245	65.33%	--
			Grade 2	464	263	56.68%	--
			Grade 3	782	446	57.03%	--
		Year 2	Grades 1-3	14331	7643	53.33%	5.68%
			Grade 1	5117	3017	58.96%	8.44%
			Grade 2	4901	2471	50.42%	2.48%
			Grade 3	4313	2155	49.97%	5.94%
	2006	Year 1	Grades 1-3	3635	2122	58.38%	-0.48%
			Grade 1	1466	896	61.12%	-4.21%
			Grade 2	1431	813	56.81%	0.13%
			Grade 3	738	413	55.96%	-1.07%
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	14119	7717	54.66%	1.32%
			Grade 1	5038	3071	60.96%	2.00%
			Grade 2	4889	2570	52.57%	2.15%
			Grade 3	4192	2076	49.52%	-0.44%
	2007	Year 2	Grades 1-3	3794	2212	58.30%	-0.07%
			Grade 1	1578	934	59.19%	-1.93%
			Grade 2	1397	798	57.12%	0.31%
			Grade 3	819	480	58.61%	2.65%
		Year 4	Grades 1-3	14186	7853	55.36%	0.70%
			Grade 1	5161	3111	60.28%	-0.68%
			Grade 2	4848	2538	52.35%	-0.22%
			Grade 3	4177	2204	52.77%	3.24%
	2008	Year 3	Grades 1-3	3697	2219	60.02%	1.72%
			Grade 1	1483	941	63.45%	4.26%
			Grade 2	1436	801	55.78%	-1.34%
			Grade 3	778	477	61.31%	2.70%
		Year 5	Grades 1-3	13763	7819	56.81%	1.45%
			Grade 1	4868	3041	62.47%	2.19%
			Grade 2	4796	2603	54.27%	1.92%
			Grade 3	4099	2175	53.06%	0.30%
	2009	Year 4	Grades 1-3	3559	2120	59.57%	-0.45%
			Grade 1	1394	860	61.69%	-1.76%
			Grade 2	1408	822	58.38%	2.60%
			Grade 3	757	438	57.86%	-3.45%
		Year 6	Grades 1-3	13902	7573	54.47%	-2.34%
			Grade 1	4583	2607	56.88%	-5.59%
			Grade 2	5109	2708	53.00%	-1.27%
			Grade 3	4210	2258	53.63%	0.57%

The Demographics table displays student enrollment and other state demographics information provided by the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) for the 2005-2006 school year and the U.S. Census Bureau Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program.

Enrollment data are based on participating Reading First schools only. All other data are for the entire state and do not pertain only to Reading First schools.

Demographic Information
Student Enrollment:	39,502
Number of Teachers:	2,880
Student/Teacher Ratio:	14
Poverty Rate (% Free / Reduced Price Lunch):	52