GCS Releases Preliminary AYP Results
59.5 percent of the district’s schools made Adequate Yearly Progress for 2009-10
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Guilford County Schools (GCS) released preliminary Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) results for 2009-10. This past school year, 59.5 percent, or 69 of 116, of the district’s schools met AYP. Across the district, 71.6 percent of elementary schools, 38.1 percent of middle schools and 45.8 percent of high schools made AYP.
Ten of the district’s schools met AYP for the eighth year in a row. Those schools are Brooks Global Studies, Claxton Elementary, Millis Road Elementary, Morehead Elementary, Nathanael Greene Elementary, Oak Ridge Elementary, Sedalia Elementary, Southern Elementary, Summerfield Elementary and The Early College at Guilford. Five additional schools have made AYP every year since the schools opened. They are Brown Summit Middle, The Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro, Pearce Elementary, Reedy Fork Elementary and The Academy at Smith.
AYP is a federal standard required by the No Child Left Behind Act. Participation and proficiency in reading and mathematics end-of-grade assessments for grades 3-8 determine if elementary and middle schools make AYP. Proficiency and participation in Algebra I and a combination of the English I end-of-course assessments and the Grade 10 Writing assessments determine AYP in mathematics and reading/language arts at the high school level. Alternate assessments are used for a small percentage of students. Target goals by year are set by the State Board of Education for those tested areas, and for attendance rates or graduation rates as well.
AYP is an all-or-nothing model. If a school misses one target, it does not make AYP. For example, although a school could have high growth and a performance composite of more than 90 percent, it could fall short on one subgroup’s performance and miss making AYP. Title I schools that do not make AYP in the same subject area for two or more consecutive years face sanctions including supplemental educational services – or free tutoring – for qualifying students and public school choice.
To meet AYP, schools must reach target goals for all subgroups that include 40 or more students in a school. These subgroups include students who qualify for free or reduced lunch, students with disabilities, students with limited English proficiency and students of specific races or ethnicities. Even though 88 of 113 regular schools made positive gains on end-of-grade (EOG) and end-of-course (EOC) tests this year, the number of schools making AYP in GCS is down. Last year, the district saw its highest number of schools make AYP since the measure was established in 2003 with about 68 percent of GCS’s regular schools making AYP.
In 2008-09, 27.1 percent of the schools’ subgroups that made AYP depended on safe harbor. The safe harbor status can be used for student groups that meet the attendance rate/graduation rate and have at least a 10 percent reduction in the number of students not proficient in a subject area. This year, only 12.8 percent of the schools’ subgroups that made AYP depended on safe harbor.
“After last year’s bump in the AYP results due in part to safe harbor, we knew we would face challenges this year,” said Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green. “While we made positive progress in the overall number of students who passed EOG and EOC tests, made significant gains with lower performing schools and narrowed achievement gaps, we must continue to push forward and make sure we are raising the academic achievement of all of our students. As a result, we have plenty of work ahead of us.” To view the full preliminary results, click on the link below.
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Guilford County Schools is the third largest school district in North Carolina serving more than 71,000 students at 121 schools. With approximately 10,000 employees, the district’s mission is to graduate responsible citizens prepared to succeed in higher education or the career of their choice.
Guilford County Schools is a national leader in providing specialized schools and instructional programs designed to meet the educational needs of a culturally diverse citizenship. For more information, visit the district’s website at www.gcsnc.com.
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