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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.

Tennessee

Tennessee Dept Education

ANDREW JOHNSON TOWER 6TH FL
710 JAMES ROBERTSON PKWY

NASHVILLE, TN 37243

615-741-3035

Department Website:: www.state.tn.us/education/
State Reading First Website:: www.state.tn.us/education/readingfirst/

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	$14,850,646
7/1/2003	$18,757,124
7/1/2004	$20,130,440
7/1/2005	$20,110,088
7/1/2006	$20,026,824
7/1/2007	$20,039,664
7/1/2008	$8,244,338

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

Nonsense Word Fluency
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Unspecified
2	Not in use
3	Not in use

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

Phoneme Segmentation Fluency
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Unspecified
2	Not in use
3	Not in use

Retell Fluency
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Comprehension	> 25% of Oral Reading Fluency
2	Comprehension	> 25% of Oral Reading Fluency
3	Comprehension	> 25% of Oral Reading Fluency

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
Tennessee	2004	Baseline	Grades 1-3	11529	3735	32.40%	--
			Grade 1	3025	1221	40.36%	--
			Grade 2	4184	1342	32.07%	--
			Grade 3	4320	1172	27.13%	--
	2005	Year 1	Grades 1-3	12474	4920	39.44%	7.05%
			Grade 1	4411	2211	50.12%	9.76%
			Grade 2	4123	1446	35.07%	3.00%
			Grade 3	3940	1263	32.06%	4.93%
	2006	Year 1	Grades 1-3	264	65	24.62%	-3.56%
			Grade 1	85	25	29.41%	-2.41%
			Grade 2	96	25	26.04%	-10.32%
			Grade 3	83	15	18.07%	2.92%
		Year 2	Grades 1-3	12704	5727	45.08%	5.64%
			Grade 1	4431	2329	52.56%	2.44%
			Grade 2	4280	1853	43.29%	8.22%
			Grade 3	3993	1545	38.69%	6.64%
	2007	Year 2	Grades 1-3	341	91	26.69%	2.07%
			Grade 1	123	35	28.46%	-0.96%
			Grade 2	94	27	28.72%	2.68%
			Grade 3	124	29	23.39%	5.31%
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	13021	6260	48.08%	3.00%
			Grade 1	4542	2506	55.17%	2.61%
			Grade 2	4290	1957	45.62%	2.32%
			Grade 3	4189	1797	42.90%	4.21%
	2008	Year 1	Grades 1-3	666	261	39.19%	--
			Grade 1	224	122	54.46%	--
			Grade 2	215	85	39.53%	--
			Grade 3	227	54	23.79%	--
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	308	102	33.12%	6.43%
			Grade 1	113	40	35.40%	6.94%
			Grade 2	104	34	32.69%	3.97%
			Grade 3	91	28	30.77%	7.38%
		Year 4	Grades 1-3	12201	6410	52.54%	4.46%
			Grade 1	4208	2406	57.18%	2.00%
			Grade 2	4053	2118	52.26%	6.64%
			Grade 3	3940	1886	47.87%	4.97%

All Students DIBELS Retell Fluency
				Participants	Number Proficient	Percent Proficient	Percent Point Change
Tennessee	2004	Baseline	Grades 1-3	10730	6611	61.61%	--
			Grade 1	2703	1896	70.14%	--
			Grade 2	3990	2588	64.86%	--
			Grade 3	4037	2127	52.69%	--
	2005	Year 1	Grades 1-3	12006	8358	69.62%	8.00%
			Grade 1	4145	3274	78.99%	8.84%
			Grade 2	3997	2794	69.90%	5.04%
			Grade 3	3864	2290	59.27%	6.58%
	2006	Year 1	Grades 1-3	264	123	46.59%	-19.77%
			Grade 1	85	47	55.29%	0.75%
			Grade 2	96	45	46.88%	-41.00%
			Grade 3	83	31	37.35%	-23.26%
		Year 2	Grades 1-3	12687	9624	75.86%	6.24%
			Grade 1	4423	3656	82.66%	3.67%
			Grade 2	4277	3360	78.56%	8.66%
			Grade 3	3987	2608	65.41%	6.15%
	2007	Year 2	Grades 1-3	341	196	57.48%	10.89%
			Grade 1	123	87	70.73%	15.44%
			Grade 2	94	57	60.64%	13.76%
			Grade 3	124	52	41.94%	4.59%
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	12997	9897	76.15%	0.29%
			Grade 1	4525	3680	81.33%	-1.33%
			Grade 2	4286	3305	77.11%	-1.45%
			Grade 3	4186	2912	69.57%	4.15%
	2008	Year 1	Grades 1-3	666	437	65.62%	--
			Grade 1	224	168	75.00%	--
			Grade 2	215	141	65.58%	--
			Grade 3	227	128	56.39%	--
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	308	174	56.49%	-0.98%
			Grade 1	113	81	71.68%	0.95%
			Grade 2	104	64	61.54%	0.90%
			Grade 3	91	29	31.87%	-10.07%
		Year 4	Grades 1-3	12188	9127	74.89%	-1.26%
			Grade 1	4197	3345	79.70%	-1.63%
			Grade 2	4050	3079	76.02%	-1.09%
			Grade 3	3941	2703	68.59%	-0.98%

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:	30,319
Number of Teachers:	2,208
Student/Teacher Ratio:	14
Poverty Rate (% Free / Reduced Price Lunch):