Failure to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for two consecutive years now puts the Douglas Unified School District in Local Education Agency Improvement Plan.
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NCLB specifies a number of consequences for those districts that are identified for improvement. The first step is to notify parents of students who attend a school in a district in need of improvement and provide assistance to the district identified. Additional sanctions are added if a district identified for improvement continues to fail to make AYP for several years.
“The goal, under this system, is that 100 percent of our students will meet or exceed the Arizona Academic Standards by the 2013-2014 school year. In order to meet that goal, schools and districts must meet certain objectives each year,” said new School District Superintendent Sheila Rogers.
“The district received “no” grades for (1) Met Test Objectives in Reading or Math; and (2) Made Adequate Yearly Progress. The district passed in Met Percent Tested, Met 90 percent Attendance Rate and Met Graduation Rate.”
District students failed to meet or beat Arizona School proficiency rates at any grade level in reading and math.
What is No Child Left Behind?
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and was signed into law by President Bush on Jan. 8, 2002. NCLB is the central federal law for elementary and secondary education. The ESEA, which was first enacted in 1965, encompasses Title I, the federal government’s primary aid program for disadvantaged students.
Adequate yearly progress (AYP) is the measure by which schools, districts, and states are held accountable for student performance under Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).
Here is how AYP works. NCLB requires states to use a single accountability system for all public schools to determine whether students as a whole, as well as subgroups of students (i.e., racial and ethnic groups, English language learners, students with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged students) are making progress toward meeting state academic standards.
The law also requires that all students reach a “proficient” level of achievement, as measured by their performance on state tests, by the spring of 2014. In Arizona, students that meet or exceed the standards on the AIMS test are considered “proficient.” Along the way, schools, districts, and states must demonstrate that all of their students are making continuous and consistent progress toward meeting that goal in public elementary and secondary schools (not just those schools receiving Title I funds). This interim progress is what is known as adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward the goal of all students reaching academic standards.
In a letter home, the district asks for parents help in helping to increase studetns proficiency:
• Reviewing your child’s homework and test results;
• Supporting and reinforcing your child’s good study habits;
• Becoming a member of your school’s site council;
• Attending board meetings and giving input at appropriate times;
• Serving on a school or LEA committee; and
• Coming to parent-school meetings on student achievement;
Comments
truth wrote on Sep 18, 2010 4:34 PM:
have always gotten in the way of good teachers teaching and students learning! "
Old Bulldog wrote on Sep 8, 2010 11:17 PM:
what happened wrote on Sep 8, 2010 7:02 PM:
many teachers all over the country, not just in douglas, are way underpaid. this is a profession they chose because they love teaching YOUR children. help them out parents, they cannot do it alone....teaching begins at home and continues at home once your children leave school. let us all teach our children to be good people. do not leave that for their teachers! one more thing, thank your child's teacher for the knowledge they share with your child. "
to what do you expect wrote on Sep 8, 2010 6:56 PM:
your comments lead me to believe that you do not know what the heck you are talking about. doesn't anyone out there know that anytime there is an issue in the court systems, all parties involved should NOT COMMENT on the situation. IF you attended or watched any of the board meetings during pettit's reign of terror, you would know exactly what is going on. are you by chance either of the two candidates running for the board in addition to mr. hoyack and mrs. lopez? if not, why won't your name be on the ballot?! considering all the critics out there, i am very surprised most of douglas is not running for board members! "
To Not Right wrote on Sep 8, 2010 10:34 AM:
Stop whining you are not getting your job back wrote on Sep 4, 2010 4:07 PM:
To Did You Know.. wrote on Sep 4, 2010 12:35 AM:
As far as AYP - gov't. is changing. For tthe 3rd straight year DHS is performing plus.. only .10 of a pt from eexceeding. What is wrong with this pic? They didnt make AYP... doesnt make ssense. State and Federal need to get their stuff together before labels are really taken seriously. "
Not right wrote on Sep 2, 2010 4:46 PM:
Sr. Citizen wrote on Sep 2, 2010 3:54 PM:
Then began the dumbing down of instruction in order to accomodate the "underachieving" students. Each student, regardless of effort exerted, "deserved" to feel good about himself/herself. High self-esteem became the goal of the administration. Good teachers despaired and left the district or retired early.
I'm not blaming the students. Teachers and parents are to blame. If challenged in the proper manner, all students will make wonderful progress. What the educational system DEMANDS, the students WILL achieve.
All Douglas School administrators must insist the teachers return to traditional instruction and require nothing but the best from the students. Then each student's self-esteem will be equated with his/her efforts. "
Not Right wrote on Sep 2, 2010 8:00 AM:
Average Yearly Progress is very important. If a student graduates without knowing math or how to read or how to speak English properly then they have been cheated of a proper education. Labels make everyone feel good, but what a shame when the graduate goes to Cochise College and has to take remedial math and reading classes? "
Did you know wrote on Sep 1, 2010 10:57 PM:
Did you know that Stevenson dropped from a "Performing Plus" school to a "Perfoming" school? It's funny because Mr. Ortiz is always the first to say how Stevenson has been a "Performing Plus" school for so many years. This is true, but when you disect the data, you will see that under that label and under his leadership, Stevenson has been steadily declining on the MAP score, which is what essentially decides the label you get. It was just a matter of time before they dropped a label. At this rate, in a few years, they will be "Under Performing". All you have to do is ask for the MAP scores of the last 5 years and you will see what I'm talking about!
Did you know that Huber went up a label a label as well? "
What do you expect wrote on Sep 1, 2010 6:25 PM:
Even athletics suffered. How could we lose to Bisbee. Not enough eligible students? "
To Perfect Timing wrote on Aug 30, 2010 8:14 PM:
Perfect Timing wrote on Aug 26, 2010 10:38 AM: