The Department is pleased to submit this "Report to the Legislature: Academic Support Programs," pursuant to Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2007, line-item 7061-9404. This report provides information regarding Fiscal Year 2008 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) support for the Classes of 2003-2012 funded through these line-items 7061-9404 and 7027-0019. The programs serving students through these line items are funded through five grant programs and one contract. This report includes information on the number of students eligible to participate in these programs. While the Department of Education has begun collecting data on all FY 08 MCAS support programs, data regarding actual participation numbers has not yet been received. The current indication of the number of students to be served by MCAS support programs is the number of proposed students by grantees that have been approved (as of January 2, 2008) to operate FY 08 programs. Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2007 MCAS academic support line-item is appended. (Contains 1 footnote.)