|
|
| |
 |
|
|
| Accountability |
| |
Annual Performance Report 2011-2012
Click here to download the Annual Performance Report.
2011-12 No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress
No Child Left Behind created a federal accountability system, tied to those schools and districts receiving federal Title I funds, based primarily on passage rates of different student groups on state accountability tests in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. The seven student groups considered by NCLB include all students in a district or school, African American, Hispanic, White, Economically Disadvantaged, Limited English Proficient and Special Education.
No Child Left Behind called for annual increases in required passage rates among all seven student groups in order to "Meet AYP." If any of the seven student groups do not meet the passage standard on both Reading/ELA and Mathematics assessments, then the entire school or district is considered to have "Missed AYP" for that year.
Schools and/or districts receiving federal Title I funds that miss AYP may be subject to escalating consequences for each consecutive year missed. While the federal NCLB system is unrelated to the state of Texas accountability system, it does rely upon the assessments developed and administered under the state system. Those assessments have included the TAKS test from 2002-2011 and the STAAR test beginning in 2011-12.
Schools and districts can also meet AYP through "Safe Harbor," which is when a student group demonstrates a level of required improvement (or growth) from one year to the next. The better student groups perform on state assessments, the less room there is to meet the required improvement measure the following year.
In 2011-12, NCLB required an 87% passage rate in Reading/ELA and an 83% passage rate in Mathematics for all students and each student group in order to Meet AYP. These levels exceed what the state of Texas accountability system considers to be "Recognized" performance. RISD Missed AYP in 2011-12 in the area of Reading Performance in the student groups of Economically Disadvantaged and Limited English Proficient. This year is the third that RISD has Missed AYP. In 2009-10 and 2010-11, RISD Missed AYP in Reading and Mathematics Performance of the Special Education student group. In both those years, RISD exceeded the federally-designated cap on the number of students permitted to take a modified or alternate state assessment to accommodate special education students. For AYP purposes, students exceeding that cap are considered as having not passed their state assessment although they actually did pass.
In addition, 29 RISD schools Met AYP and 25 Missed AYP in 2011-12. Statewide, 56% of schools and 72% of districts missed AYP in 2011-12.
Due to Missing AYP for three years, RISD enters "Stage 2 School Improvement" for 2012-13, which requires RISD to continue implementation of its District Improvement Plan. RISD maintains and adopts an ongoing District Improvement Plan that is reviewed regularly and also satisfies the requirements of NCLB. Two RISD schools Missed AYP in both 2010-11 and 2011-12, Wallace Elementary and Forest Meadow Junior High, and enter "Stage 1 School Improvement" for 2012-13, which allows parents the option of transferring to one of two neighboring RISD schools. There are no ramifications for any other RISD school related to Missing AYP.
In 2012-13, NCLB will require a 93% passage rate in Reading/ELA and a 92% passage rate in Mathematics for all students and each student group in order to Meet AYP. In 2013-14, the required standard will rise to a 100% passage rate on assessments in both areas for all students and each student group in order to Meet AYP.
As the required passage rate for all student groups has risen to or exceeded levels typically associated with high achievement, more schools and districts across the country and in the U.S. have Missed AYP, and more are expected to Miss AYP in Texas this year than in previous years. By 2013-14, when the standard is 100% for all students and each student group, it is likely that substantial majority of schools and districts in the U.S. will Miss AYP. Because of this, the federal government has allowed states to request a waiver to opt their schools/districts out of NCLB requirements. While a majority of states have done so, Texas has not.
Click here to read a letter to parents from Dr. Waggoner related to AYP. (English)
Click here to read a letter to parents from Dr. Waggoner related to AYP. (Spanish)
The documents on this page are saved as a PDF. You need Acrobat Reader view and print. If you do not have this free software, download it now. |
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
