We've been creeping up and doing better and better each year, but when we get MCAS back I will not be surprised if we've stalled somewhat and we're not meeting our targets, ... You get what you pay for and when all is said and done and all these years of level funding will show that we're not meeting AYP (state standards).
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If you're above the state average (on the MEAP tests), you should feel comfortable about the AYP.
Worries about accountability may also have played a role in the decision to open brand-new schools rather than add teachers and students to existing schools. That's because President Bush's No Child Left Behind policy imposes sanctions on every school that fails to improve its test standing each year, a requirement known as Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). By the state's own accountability measure, the schools in Orleans Parish have the lowest performance scores in the state East Baton Rouge Parish is 10 places higher on the list of 65. The state department of education has already asked federal education secretary Margaret Spellings to limit AYP requirements for 20052006 to students enrolled in the same school for two years. I am reluctant to waive, even partially, AYP or approve broad changes in state AYP definitions at this time, ... the linchpin of the No Child Left Behind accountability system.
It is important to remember the dramatic escalation in the AYP targets when viewing this year's results. The dichotomy in the progress reports released today underscores why we support our state API growth model as a more accurate reflection of trends in our schools.
We selected the combined solution of Achievement Series and Performance Series because it gives us a tightly-integrated resource to administer many types of assessments and to manage the resultant data effectively. Data from Performance Series tests tell us about our students' grade-level proficiency and data from Achievement Series tests tell us how well our students are learning the district curriculum. Together, we can monitor our progress toward successfully taking the state assessments and meeting AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress).
That hurts us for AYP. We're giving a lot more kids the opportunity to take Algebra 1,
Actually, they have met AYP for the last three years.
Is it a concern of ours Yes, because we want the district to make AYP and we don't want special ed to be the reason the district doesn't make AYP,