What is AYPand the School Improvement Program

NCLB was a bipartisan, federal education bill signed into law on 1/8/02.

After NCLB was passed in 2002, the federal gov’t required states to establish testing performance targets that grew incrementally.

Texas established the following targets over time...

and changed midstream by throwing out the old test (TAKS)...

and implemented a more rigorous test (STAAR) midstream.

Thus, we’re comparing apples to oranges.

Some say...

So, what is it?

ExemplaryRecognizedAcceptable

Unacceptable

What it’s not…

That’s state.

Met AYP

Missed AYP

44%Met AYP

48%Missed AYP

44%Met AYP

48%Missed AYP

44%Met AYP

8% not evaluated.

If a campus earned a 90% passing rate, a year ago it would have been rated as an “exemplary campus”.

Next year, a 90% passing rate will cause a campus to “Miss AYP”.

Last year, Texas public school funding was reduced by 5.4

dollars.billion

English language learners are also to be tested and included in the federal AYP accountability ratings.

And only 3% of specialneeds childrenmay be assessedwith modifiedassessments.

All others are considered “exceeders”.

Even though an individual student might have met the passing standard, all students that exceeded the number of children allowed to take an alternative assessment (3%) were counted as “artificial failures” against the district and campus AYP rating.

Schools that receive Title I funds are subject to federal sanctions if they do not meet AYP standards for two years in a row in the same measure.

Parents may request a transfer from a school in school improvement to one that is not.

The district must reserve an amount equal to 20% of its Title I allocation and pay for the transportation of students from a campus in school improvement to one that is not identified.

Scenario 1

HS1 HS2

MS1: Met AYP MS2: Missed AYP not in SIP

MS3: Missed AYPin SIP

MS4: Met AYP

HS1 HS2

MS1: Met AYP MS2: Missed AYP not in SIP

MS3: Missed AYPin SIP

MS4: Met AYP

HS1 HS2

MS1: Met AYP MS2: Missed AYP not in SIP

MS3: Missed AYPin SIP

MS4: Met AYP

Scenario 2

MS1: Met AYP MS2: Missed AYP not in SIP

MS3: Missed AYPin SIP

MS4: Met AYP

HS1 HS2

MS1: Met AYP MS2: Missed AYP not in SIP

MS3: Missed AYPin SIP

MS4: Met AYP

HS1 HS2

MS1: Met AYP MS2: Missed AYP not in SIP

MS3: Missed AYPin SIP

MS4: Met AYP

HS1 HS2