Adequate Yearly Progress: Rules, Results and Reports

SEAC Meeting – November 16, 2010Dr. Stephan Knobloch, Director of Research

Background◦ What is AYP and why do we care?

Targets◦ What are our targets/goals?

Rules◦ Who gets to play?

Results◦ Who are the official referees?

Reports◦ How do we know if we’ve made it?

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001◦ Goal Statement:

“To close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind.”

Federal legislation created by Congress◦ Defined by Virginia Board of Education

Approved by the United States Education Department Implemented by local education agencies (LEA) –

Loudoun County Public Schools

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READING (ENGLISH) Mathematics

AMO TARGETS for 2009-2010Targets for 2010-2011 (TBD) Stay tuned.

Virginia Board of Education Consolidated State Application Amended Accountability Workbook (most recent updated June 2010)◦ Annual School Accountability Measure◦ 100% Proficiency in Reading and Mathematics by 2014

All Student Subgroup Black Student Subgroup Hispanic Student Subgroup White Student Subgroup Economically Disadvantaged Subgroup (ED) Limited English Proficient Student Subgroup (LEP) Students with Disability Student Subgroup (SWD)

Test ALL students enrolled in ◦ Grades 3-8 (Reading, Mathematics)◦ Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II◦ English 11

The following are EXCLUDED: Medical absence, Not enrolled at the time of the test, or passed in a

previous administration Retest or Recovery Code of Y, a Test Level of 11 and a Proficiency Code of

3, 4, 5, or 9 (non-passing EOC retests) Retest Code of Y and a Test Level other than End-of-Course (non-EOC

retests) Recovery Code of Y and a Test Level of 8 and grade of 9, 10, 11, or 12 (non-

EOC retests) Grade Code of TT (not an enrolled student) AYP Adjustment D and LEP Exempt Reading (LEP students exempted from

reading testing who are in their 1st year of school) Retest Code of Y and Special Accommodation Codes of B and 14 OR B and

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A. All students who passed or failed the SOL,VGLA, or VAAP test in English or Mathematics.B. Any student from the previous school yearwho passed or failed a Board approved AP orIB substitute test instead of the English/Mathematics SOL.

A. All students enrolled in a class thatadministers a Standards of Learning exam inEnglish or mathematics (includes SOL, VGLA,, and VAAP).B. Any student from the previous school yearwho was supposed to take a Board approvedsubstitute test instead of the English/Mathematics SOL.

SWD 2555

SWD 3348

76.3%

Mathematics2886/3895=74.09%

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READING (ENGLISH) Mathematics

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Safe Harbor: Made AYP if the failure rate is reduced by 10%Example: 40% failed last year; Reduction of 10% = 4 percentage points. Add 4 points to this year’s pass rate if lower than AMO.

District Profile (LCPS) VDOE Division Report Card

Percent proxy eliminated in 2009-2010◦ Add percentage points to SWD pass rates

17% points Mathematics 14% points English

VAAP – evaluate performance of students with significant cognitive disabilities

Tighten use of VGLA – alternative assessment for SOL (Gr 3-8)

For more information: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/alternative_assessments/index.shtml