Adequate Yearly Progress Details - K12 Academics

- A state's definition of AYP must be based on expectations for growth in student achievement that includes that all students will be proficient in reading and ... Home|FederalEducationLegislation|AdequateYearlyProgress| AdequateYearlyProgressDetails Requirements AllkindergartenthroughtwelfthgradeschoolsarerequiredtodemonstrateAYPintheareasofreading/languagearts,mathematics,graduationratesforhighschoolsanddistricts,andatleastoneotheracademicindicator.StatesareinchargeofdevelopingtheirowncriteriaformeetingAYPandmustsubmitthemforapproval.Uponreceipt,allcriteriaprovidedwillbepeerreviewedbyapanelincludingrepresentatives,parents,teachersandstateandlocaleducationalagencies.Afterreview,thestateswillreceivefeedbackandrecommendationsfrompanelistsonhowtobetteraligntheircriteriawiththestatuteofNoChildLeftBehind.Theserequirementsincludetenspecificguidelines: -Asinglestatewideaccountabilitysystemwhichisappliedtoallpublicschoolsandlocaleducationagencies. -Thestateaccountabilitysystemmustincludeallpublicschoolstudents. -Astate'sdefinitionofAYPmustbebasedonexpectationsforgrowthinstudentachievementthatincludesthatallstudentswillbeproficientinreadingandmathby2013-2014. -Astatemustmakeannualdecisionsabouttheachievementofallpublicschoolsandlocaleducationagencies. -Allpublicschoolsandlocaleducationagencieswillbeheldaccountablefortheachievementofallindividualsubgroups. -Astate'sdefinitionofAYPmustbebasedprimarilyonthestate'sacademicassessments. -Astate'sdefinitionofAYPmustincludegraduationratesforhighschools,aswellasanadditionalindicatorformiddleandelementaryschools,whichmaybeselectedbythestates(suchasattendancerates). -AYPmustbebasedonreading/languageartsandmathematicsachievementobjectives. -Astate'saccountabilitysystemmustbestatisticallyvalidandreliable. -TomakeAYPasaschool,astatemustensurethatithasassessedatleast95%ofstudentsineachsubgroup(specialeducation,Englishlanguagelearners,lowincome,race/ethnicity)enrolled. Currently,schoolsareallowedtoappealtheirAYPfindingstotheirStateEducationAgencyand/ortheU.S.DepartmentofEducation,ifapplicable.AppealshavebeenmadeinaccountofstandardizedtestresultsanddatacollectedbytestingcompaniessuchasEducationalTestingService. Assessment TheNCLBrequiresthatstatesusestandardizedassessmentsinordertomeasureAYP.TheseassessmentsallowstateeducationagenciestodeveloptargetstartinggoalsforAYP.Afterthosearedeveloped,statesmustincreasestudentachievementingradualincrementsinorderfor100percentofthestudentstobecomeproficientonstateassessmentsbythe2013-14schoolyear.TheIllinoisDepartmentofEducationreports,"TheNCLBActisveryprescriptivewithregardtohowthisistobedone-verylittleflexibilityisaffordedtostates.Thesameprocesswasusedtoestablishstartingpointsforreadingandmath."Usingassessmentdatafrom2002,theU.S.DepartmentofEducationdeterminedwhatspecificpercentagesofstudentseachstateisrequiredtomakeproficientineachsubjectarea.SpecialconsiderationsweremadeforstudentswithlimitedEnglishproficiencyandindividualswithdisabilities.Oncethosepercentagesweredetermined,eachStateDepartmentofEducationisrequiredtoensurethestandardsarethesameforeachpublicschool,districtandsubgroupofstudents,irrespectiveofdifferences. Successfulprogress AdequateYearlyProgressrequiresthateverypublicschoolcompletethreerequirementsannually.Requirementsforthepercentageofgrowthisdeterminedonastate-by-statebasis.InIllinoisthoserequirementsinclude: -Atleast95percentofallstudentsaretestedforreadingandmathematics. -Atleast95percentofallstudentsmeettheminimumannualtargetformeetingorexceedingstandardsforreadingandmathematics. -Atleast95percentofallstudentsmeettheminimumannualtargetforattendancerateforelementaryandmiddleschoolsorgraduationrateforhighschools. Additionally,stateeducationagenciesmustdeterminetheyearlyprogressofdistrictsandidentifydistrictsinneedofimprovement.Somestates,includingMissouri,haveloweredstandardsinordertoassurethesuccessoftheirschoolsanddistrictsmeetingAYP. Unsuccessfulprogress EverystateeducationagencyisrequiredtodeterminewhichschoolsdonotmeetAYPeveryyear.However,aspecificdesignationbytheU.S.DepartmentofEducationcalled"Federalschoolimprovementstatus"appliesonlytoschoolsthatreceiveTitleIfunds.Stateeducationagenciesarerequiredtodeterminewhatlargergoalsarerequiredofeveryschoolastheyfailtoperformannually. IfTitleIschoolsdonotmeetAYPfortwoconsecutiveyears,theyareplacedin"Choice"SchoolImprovementStatus,whichmeanstheymustdevelopanimprovementplan,providestudentstheoptiontotransfertoadifferentschoolandprovidethemtransportationtogetthere,andusepartoftheirTitleIfundsforprofessionaldevelopmentfortheirteachersandstaff.IfaschooldoesnotmakeAYPforthreeconsecutiveyears,theywillbein"SupplementalServices"SchoolImprovementStatus,whichmeansthatinadditiontoallthe"Choice"requirementsabove,theymustalsousesomeoftheirTitleIfundstosupportstudentsbyprovidingtutoringorafter-schoolprogramsfromastate-approvedprovider.IfaschoolfailsAYPforfouryearsinarowtheyenter"CorrectiveAction"ImprovementStatus,wheretheymustprovideboth"Choice"and"SupplementalServices",aswellaschooseoneofthefollowing:replaceresponsiblestaff,implementanewcurriculum,decreaseaschool'smanagementauthority,appointanexternalexperttoadvisetheschool,orrestructuretheinternalorganizationoftheschool.Lastly,ifaschoolfailsAYPforfiveyearsormore,theymustimplementoneofthefollowing: -Chartering:closingandreopeningasapubliccharterschool -Reconstitution:replacingschoolstaff,includingtheprincipal,relevanttothefailureintheschool -Contracting:contractingwithanoutsideentitytooperatetheschool -Statetakeovers:turningtheschooloperationsovertothestateeducationagency -Anyothermajorgovernancerestructuring:engaginginanotherformofmajorrestructuringthatmakesfundamentalreforms These"othermajorgovernancerestructuring"strategiesweremostpopularinrestructuringschoolsin2007-2008,andallowschoolstodoavarietyofthingstoimprovetheirschoolssuchasnarrowthegraderange,re-openasathemeschool,closetheschool,createsmallerlearningcommunities,orcreatetheirownoptionthatisnotprovidedbytheDepartmentofEducation. TheoptionofextendingNCLB-requiredsanctionstonon-TitleIschoolsdoesexist;however,thereislittlecurrentresearchindicatingtheimplementationofthispractice. ‹AdequateYearlyProgress up ControversyoftheAdequateYearlyProgress› FederalEducationLegislation