No Child Left Behind
Frequently Asked Questions from Educators
about No Child Left Behind and AccountabilityTennessee
Department of Education Adequate
Yearly Progress (AYP)
- How does a
school or district make adequate yearly progress (AYP)?
To meet AYP, all
schools and districts must meet the requirements in three “cells:”
math, reading/language arts, and an additional indicator. An
elementary or middle school needs to meet the requirements in these
three cells:
|
Academic |
Additional Indicator |
|
Math |
Reading/Language Arts/Writing |
Attendance Rate |
|
95% participation rate
Meet the State’s annual target for percent
of students testing proficient or above
* Both requirements must
be met by all students in the school/district and for each
subgroup that meets the minimum N of 45. |
95% participation rate
Meet the State’s annual target for percent
of students testing proficient or above
* Both requirements
must be met by all students in the school/district and for each
subgroup that meets the minimum N of 45. |
Meet the State’s annual
target for attendance rate for all students in the
school/district (93%) |
A high school needs to
meet the requirements in the following three cells:
|
Academic |
Additional Indicator |
|
Math |
Reading/Language Arts/Writing |
Attendance Rate |
|
95% participation rate
Meet the State’s annual target for percent
of students testing proficient or above
* Both requirements
must be met by all students in the school/district and for each
subgroup that meets the minimum N of 45. |
95% participation rate
Meet the State’s annual target for percent
of students testing proficient or above
* Both requirements
must be met by all students in the school/district and for each
subgroup that meets the minimum N of 45. |
Meet the State’s annual
target for graduation rate for all students in the
school/district (minimum 60% and show progress toward the goal
of 100%) |
- What happens
if a school or district does not meet AYP for the first time?
A
school or district that does not meet AYP for the first time is
considered “targeted,” and this status will be reported on the
state’s website. In addition, Title I schools must annually inform
their parents about the progress the school is making in meeting
AYP.
- How does a
school or a district become high priority?
Schools
or districts must fail the same cell for two consecutive years (e.g.
math-math, reading/language arts-reading/language arts, or
additional indicator-additional indicator) to be identified as high
priority. High priority schools and districts are presented to the
State Board of Education for approval.
- Will the
formula for AYP change?
No. The formula
will always include only the results from the math and
reading/language arts/writing assessments. Science and social
studies results will not be used for AYP determinations.
Starting with
Spring 2004, AYP determinations for elementary and middle schools
will be based on the results of the math and reading/language arts
assessments for grades 3 through 8.
- If a school
fails AYP in a content area (math or reading/language arts) because
of the result of one subgroup’s performance and the next year the
school fails the same content area because of another subgroup’s
performance, is the school identified as high priority?
Yes. If a school
or district fails the same cell for two consecutive years for any
reason, the school is identified as high priority. See the example
below.
The economically
disadvantaged students do not make AYP at Volunteer Elementary
School because they have too few students in this subgroup who are
proficient or advanced in reading. (See Table I.) The school is
placed on the Target list.
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