Adequate Yearly Progress The federal law requires all states to establish standards for accountability for all schools and districts in their states. The accountability system looks at the degree to which students across schools and districts are mastering the state standards The foundation for the accountability system is based on a state’s assessments. NCLB, now ESEA set the goal of 100% proficiency by the year 2014 with states setting incremental benchmarks. NJ State Board Meeting :12/1/10

Adequate Yearly Progress 95% Participation: Total students and each student subgroup with at least 40 students must have a participation rate of 95% or above on state assessments. Meet or Exceed Proficiency: Total students and each student subgroup with at least 30 students must meet the state's AYP benchmarks for the percentage of students scoring proficient or better on the state assessments. Secondary Measure: Each school, district, and the state as a whole must show progress on an additional measure (graduation rate for high school and attendance rate for elementary and middle schools).

Adequate Yearly Progress Student achievement is determined by grade span and each content area (LAL Math) in grades 3-8 and 11. Schools are judged by the performance of the total population and by the performance of subgroups. There are 40 indicators that must be met (including participation and proficiency rates) plus secondary indicators for each of the elementary, middle and HS grade spans. A safe harbor calculation is applied to determine if a school has made sufficient progress even if it has not met the proficiency target. When a school misses one or more indicator(s) they do not meet AYP in that subject area for that year.

State Benchmarks for AYP Starting Point Language Arts Literacy Elementary Grades 3, 4, * Middle Grades 6, 7, High School MathematicsElementary Grades 3, 4, * Middle Grades 6, 7, High School * Transition year

School In Need of Improvement School Year SINI Schools (Year 2 and up ) Total Schools Percent of SINI Schools (Year 2 and up )24.8%25.1%22.8%19.9%20.7%29.5% When a school misses AYP for two years in a row in the same content area- they are determined a School in Need of Improvement

School Status by Year Status YearNumber of Schools% Hold StatusTitle I schools Year %15 Year 930%(2)3 Year %41 Year %(8)13 Year 6 - R %(2)31 Year 5 - R %(19)31 Year 4 - CA693.1%(5)57 Year 3 - SES1195.3%(23)86 Year 2 - Choice %(36)214 Hold status- met AYP for current year

Students with Disabilities AYPSINI Number of Schools Missed for SE755 Missed for SE only343 Total schools with SE subgroup 1255 Number of Schools Missed this year’s AYP for SE only 104 Total SINI Schools657

District AYP and Yearly Status District does not meet AYP: If the district missed AYP for any indicator in all grade spans by content area. District in Need of Improvement – (DINI) ▫Miss for any indicator in all grade spans for two consecutive years in same content area.

District Status by Year Year in StatusNumber of Districts% DINI 730.5% DINI 600.0% DINI 550.8% DINI 440.6% DINI 340.6% DINI % DINI %

Resources Title I Accountability ▫ y/ayp/1011/ y/ayp/1011/ Understanding Accountability: ▫ y/ayp/1011/understanding.pdfhttp:// y/ayp/1011/understanding.pdf

Resources Schools in need of Improvement: ▫ y/ayp/1011/needimprovement.xlshttp:// y/ayp/1011/needimprovement.xls Districts in need of Improvement: ▫ y/ayp/1011/dini/identified.pdfhttp:// y/ayp/1011/dini/identified.pdf