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A cornerstone of the NCLB Act is setting high standards and holding schools and districts accountable for ensuring that every child achieves to those standards. Under the law, states define measures for each school and district to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward the goal of all their students meeting state standards by the 2013-14 school year. Schools and districts must demonstrate that each statistically significant subgroup of students: economically disadvantaged, English learners, students with disabilities, and students in major racial and ethnic subgroups meets its adequate yearly progress target. AYP targets are set for reading and mathematics (science will be added), 95% participation rates in state tests, high school graduation rates, and at least one additional indicator established by the state. Guidance, Regulations, Legislation, and Announcements Guidance Non-Regulatory Guidance, Alternate Achievement Standards for Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities (Word) Provides states with detailed information about how best to use and implement alternate achievement standards. Non-Regulatory Guidance, LEA and School Improvement (PDF) Offers specific information on adequate yearly progress in sections A1-A9. Peer Review Guidance for the NCLB Growth Model Pilot Applications (Word) Secretary of Education Key Policy Letter on Addressing Accountability Provisions to Displaced Students of Hurricane Katrina and Rita (September 2005) USDE: NCLB—A Road Map to State Implementation This U.S. Department of Education publication is a user-friendly guide to help navigate the road ahead in education reform. It describes ways the Department—together with parents, educators and state and local policymakers—is making NCLB work for students and educators. The law sets the same requirements for all states, while recognizing that the paths they take to get there will vary. The road map breaks down a 670-page law into clear principles for success, and it recaps and frames how states have adapted those principles to raise student achievement. For specific information on adequate yearly progress, refer to pages 7-16. Regulations Final Regulation, Title I—Improving The Academic Achievement Of The Disadvantaged For specific information on adequate yearly progress, refer to pages 71716-71719. Legislation Final Legislation, Public Law print of PL 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; TITLE I, Sec. 1111 (b)(2)(B)- IMPROVING BASIC PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES Announcements Calculating Participation Rates: Flexibility When Making Adequate Yearly Progress Determinations (May 2004) Secretary of Education Letter on Denying Retroactive Recalculation of AYP (April 2004) Secretary of Education Issues New Policy for Calculating Participation Rates Under No Child Left Behind (March 2004) Additional Guidance Offered to States to Help Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (March 2004) Secretary of Education Letter on Adequate Yearly Progress (July 2002) Deputy Secretary of Education Discusses Need for Better Graduation Rate Data (July 2005) Secretary of Education Letter on State Pilot Projects on Growth Models for Measuring School Accountability (November 2005) Secretary of Education Releases Growth Model Pilot, Addresses Chief State School Officers' Annual Policy Forum in Richmond (November 2005) Related Resources from SchoolsMovingUp Useful Links Accountability and Adequate Yearly Progress Provides key information on accountability and adequate yearly progress from the National Title I Directors' Conference (February 2003). Testing: Frequently Asked Questions Provides answers to frequently asked questions about how testing helps teachers and principals, how parents can find out if their child's school uses test results to improve teaching and learning, what subjects will be covered in tests, and other answers to questions about testing. Developed by the US Department of Education. The Facts About Making Gains Every Year Details how No Child Left Behind sets clear goals and timeframes, gives parents information on academic achievement, and provides choices if their child's school continues to be identified as in need of improvement. Developed by the US Department of Education The Facts About Measuring Progress Describes how testing supports improved student achievement and explains that No Child Left Behind requires testing every child in grades 3-8 and giving parents report cards for every school so they may be informed of schools' progress. Developed by the US Department of Education. Readings Graduation Counts: A Report of the NGA Task Force on State High School Graduation Data Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: National Governors Association How Schools Sustain Success Author: Chrisman, V. Publication Date: 2005, February Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Penalizing Diverse Schools? Similar test scores, but different students, bring federal sanctions Author: Novak, John R. and Bruce Fuller Publication Date: 2003, December Publisher: Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools: A Practice Guide Author: Herman, R., Dawson, P., Dee, T., Greene, J., Maynard, R., Redding, S., and Darwin, M. Publication Date: 2008, May Publisher: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance What New "AYP" Information Tells Us About Schools, States, and Public Education (PDF) Author: Hall, D., Wiener, R., Carey, K. Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: Education Trust Other Resources The ABCs of "AYP": Raising Achievement for All Students Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: Ed Trust
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