AYP Report
Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001, each state is required to assess all school districts to determine if each district has made adequate yearly progress(AYP) toward meeting the academic testing standards and additional measures set by the state. AYP decisions are based on the results of state testing in communication arts and mathematics and the district's attendance rate and graduation rate. If the district has not made AYP for two consecutive years in any one of the four areas, it is considered "in need of improvement."
The collective Miller R-2 School District made gains in each area of students' assessment and met three out of the four standards. As a district Miller R-2 met Adequate Yearly Progress(AYP) in the subgroups of mathematics. attendance and graduation rate.
Based on the results of the 2009-2010 academic testing in communication arts and mathematics and the district's attendance rate and graduation rate, the Miller R-2 School District did not make AYP for the following reasons: The students of Miller R-2 did not meet AYP in communication arts in all subgroups. Subgroups may include free and reduced lunch, gender, race or students receiving special services.
The state target for Miller R-2 in communication arts this year was 67.4. The students of Miller R-2 have made gains over the past few years but fell short of meeting AYP with a score of 48.6. With the confidence interval and growth model the district's AYP was at 58.
Because this is the fourth year of this designation, the district is considered to be in Level 3 of District Improvement, Corrective Action, Continuing. We will evaluate and update the plan for improvement that has been developed. One important component of this plan is parent involvement in the implementation of the plan. The Missouri Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education will review the district's progress toward meeting the goals and objectives of the plan and may impose additional sanctions.
You can help by increasing your understanding of the assessment, understanding the importance of good attendance and graduating from school, visiting schools and becoming a volunteer and engaging in reading and math strategies at home.
Information about No Child Left Behind and what parents can do to improve student achievement can be found at:.www.ed.gov
