Five Of Six Area Schools Meet AYP
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
Tuesday, Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett and the Indiana Department of Education officially released Public Law 221 and Adequate Yearly Progress results.
Warsaw Community School Corp. did not meet AYP overall because special education failed in math. Wawasee, Tippecanoe Valley, Whitko, Triton and Manchester Community school corporations all made AYP overall. However, not every school in every school corporation made AYP.
At Wawasee, every school except Wawasee High School made AYP. At Tippecanoe Valley, the two elementary schools made AYP, but the middle and high schools did not.
Four of the Warsaw schools made AYP, including Eisenhower, Harrison, Lincoln and Washington. All other schools did not make it.
For Whitko schools, Pierceton Elementary and Whitko High School did not make AYP, but Whitko Middle School and South Whitley Elementary School did.
While Triton Elementary School made AYP, Triton Junior-Senior High School did not.
At Manchester Community Schools, only the elementary school made AYP. The intermediate and junior-senior high school failed to make it.
"We have really seen some schools make big leaps in improvement for both PL 221 and AYP," Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett said in a press release. "Some schools still have a long way to go, but I am pleased to see a number of schools improved their status this year. These results show educators and parents, especially for elementary and middle schools, are setting high expectations for all students, and students are achieving to those expectations."
In its fifth year of ratings, Indiana's accountability system showed improvement for many public schools around the state. Results show 38 percent of public schools made Exemplary Progress, 8 percent made Commendable Progress and 27 percent made Academic Progress. Public Schools in the lowest two categories, Academic Watch and Academic Probation, sit at 13 and 14 percent, respectively.
Compared to a year ago, 42 percent (756) of schools moved into higher categories this year, 39 percent (707) remained in the same category, and 19 percent (354) dropped to a lower category. Among school corporations, 45 percent (130) improved, 42 percent (123) stayed the same, and 13 percent (39) showed worse results than last year.
The state's elementary schools fared best overall, with 89 percent making progress (i.e., rated in the top three categories). In contrast, 75 percent of high schools placed in the two lowest categories: Academic Watch or Academic Probation.
"I am extremely proud of the Indiana schools that showed improvement this year, especially those making strides by pulling their students out of the lowest performing category," Bennett said. "Our state's accountability system plays an important role in ensuring our students receive the best education possible. Next year we will make it even easier for the community to understand the system by changing current category names to transparent A through F letter grades. For those schools not making the grade, I believe community support and pressure will ultimately drive them to do a better job for Indiana's students."
Passed by Indiana lawmakers in 1999 prior to the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, PL 221 places public schools into one of five categories based on three factors: student pass rates on the ISTEP+ tests and End-of-Course Assessments, improvement on these passing rates, and federal AYP determinations. The State Board of Education voted May 5 to adopt A through F letter grades to replace the category labels and to separate the federal AYP system from state accountability determinations. The State Board is currently working to establish the metrics for the letter grades, which will be assigned for the first time based on results from the 2010-11 school year.
Traditional public schools on academic probation under PL 221 are subject to a series of interventions starting with steps like public hearings and improvement plan revisions. Schools that remain on Academic Probation for several years ultimately could be subject to state intervention, which may involve personnel changes, merging with another school, or assigning a management team to operate the school, according to the press release.
For more information about PL 221, including a full list of results for local schools, visit www.doe.in.gov/pl221
Once again, Indiana schools saw results improve with 58 percent meeting AYP requirements. The last time AYP was released in 2008, only 50 percent of schools made AYP.
Since 2002, NCLB has required public schools to meet annual performance targets for both the overall student population and for any demographic group within the school that includes 30 or more students. These groups include socio-economic status, limited English proficiency, race/ethnicity and special education. Schools must meet all AYP targets in every student group to make AYP and must test at least 95 percent of students in each group.
Elementary and middle schools also have a 95 percent attendance rate or demonstrate improvement; high schools must show a 90 percent graduation rate or meet improvement targets. The U.S. Department of Education implemented regular target increases since 2005 to ensure schools meet the goal outlined in NCLB that requires 100 percent of students to meet grade-level standards in English/language arts and math by 2014.
NCLB includes formal consequences for Title 1 public schools that consistently do not make AYP. Title I schools have high percentages of students from low-income families and receive additional federal funding to help educate these students. After not making AYP for two consecutive years, Title I schools enter improvement status and are required to implement a series of interventions that become more extensive each year the school does not make AYP.
For more AYP information, including local corporation/school AYP ratings and interventions for Title I schools in improvement status, visit www.doe.in.gov/ayp[[In-content Ad]]
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Tuesday, Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett and the Indiana Department of Education officially released Public Law 221 and Adequate Yearly Progress results.
Warsaw Community School Corp. did not meet AYP overall because special education failed in math. Wawasee, Tippecanoe Valley, Whitko, Triton and Manchester Community school corporations all made AYP overall. However, not every school in every school corporation made AYP.
At Wawasee, every school except Wawasee High School made AYP. At Tippecanoe Valley, the two elementary schools made AYP, but the middle and high schools did not.
Four of the Warsaw schools made AYP, including Eisenhower, Harrison, Lincoln and Washington. All other schools did not make it.
For Whitko schools, Pierceton Elementary and Whitko High School did not make AYP, but Whitko Middle School and South Whitley Elementary School did.
While Triton Elementary School made AYP, Triton Junior-Senior High School did not.
At Manchester Community Schools, only the elementary school made AYP. The intermediate and junior-senior high school failed to make it.
"We have really seen some schools make big leaps in improvement for both PL 221 and AYP," Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett said in a press release. "Some schools still have a long way to go, but I am pleased to see a number of schools improved their status this year. These results show educators and parents, especially for elementary and middle schools, are setting high expectations for all students, and students are achieving to those expectations."
In its fifth year of ratings, Indiana's accountability system showed improvement for many public schools around the state. Results show 38 percent of public schools made Exemplary Progress, 8 percent made Commendable Progress and 27 percent made Academic Progress. Public Schools in the lowest two categories, Academic Watch and Academic Probation, sit at 13 and 14 percent, respectively.
Compared to a year ago, 42 percent (756) of schools moved into higher categories this year, 39 percent (707) remained in the same category, and 19 percent (354) dropped to a lower category. Among school corporations, 45 percent (130) improved, 42 percent (123) stayed the same, and 13 percent (39) showed worse results than last year.
The state's elementary schools fared best overall, with 89 percent making progress (i.e., rated in the top three categories). In contrast, 75 percent of high schools placed in the two lowest categories: Academic Watch or Academic Probation.
"I am extremely proud of the Indiana schools that showed improvement this year, especially those making strides by pulling their students out of the lowest performing category," Bennett said. "Our state's accountability system plays an important role in ensuring our students receive the best education possible. Next year we will make it even easier for the community to understand the system by changing current category names to transparent A through F letter grades. For those schools not making the grade, I believe community support and pressure will ultimately drive them to do a better job for Indiana's students."
Passed by Indiana lawmakers in 1999 prior to the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, PL 221 places public schools into one of five categories based on three factors: student pass rates on the ISTEP+ tests and End-of-Course Assessments, improvement on these passing rates, and federal AYP determinations. The State Board of Education voted May 5 to adopt A through F letter grades to replace the category labels and to separate the federal AYP system from state accountability determinations. The State Board is currently working to establish the metrics for the letter grades, which will be assigned for the first time based on results from the 2010-11 school year.
Traditional public schools on academic probation under PL 221 are subject to a series of interventions starting with steps like public hearings and improvement plan revisions. Schools that remain on Academic Probation for several years ultimately could be subject to state intervention, which may involve personnel changes, merging with another school, or assigning a management team to operate the school, according to the press release.
For more information about PL 221, including a full list of results for local schools, visit www.doe.in.gov/pl221
Once again, Indiana schools saw results improve with 58 percent meeting AYP requirements. The last time AYP was released in 2008, only 50 percent of schools made AYP.
Since 2002, NCLB has required public schools to meet annual performance targets for both the overall student population and for any demographic group within the school that includes 30 or more students. These groups include socio-economic status, limited English proficiency, race/ethnicity and special education. Schools must meet all AYP targets in every student group to make AYP and must test at least 95 percent of students in each group.
Elementary and middle schools also have a 95 percent attendance rate or demonstrate improvement; high schools must show a 90 percent graduation rate or meet improvement targets. The U.S. Department of Education implemented regular target increases since 2005 to ensure schools meet the goal outlined in NCLB that requires 100 percent of students to meet grade-level standards in English/language arts and math by 2014.
NCLB includes formal consequences for Title 1 public schools that consistently do not make AYP. Title I schools have high percentages of students from low-income families and receive additional federal funding to help educate these students. After not making AYP for two consecutive years, Title I schools enter improvement status and are required to implement a series of interventions that become more extensive each year the school does not make AYP.
For more AYP information, including local corporation/school AYP ratings and interventions for Title I schools in improvement status, visit www.doe.in.gov/ayp[[In-content Ad]]
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