Tri-County R-7 and Pattonsburg R-2 met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals for 2008 school wide, according to data released by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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Editor’s Note: Last week’s article stating all county schools failed to meet AYP targeted goals was accurate but incomplete. All schools can earn extra credit, but last week’s article failed to fully assess the "extra credit" earned by Jamesport and Pattonsburg. After publication of last week’s story regarding AYP, it was pointed out that these two county schools met AYP by factoring in additional criteria. Winston Elementary was the only other county school building receiving the “Met” designation. Gallatin R-5, North Daviess R-3 and the Winston R-6 district and high school received “Not Met” designations. Under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB), states must set Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) targets that become progressively more difficult. This year 51% of the students had to score at the proficient level or higher for a school to met AYP target in communication arts and 45% in the area of mathematics. In the year 2014, it is mandated that 100% of students must score at the proficiency level. That is a high expectation for students who naturally have different backgrounds and abilities. The system for rating schools and test results regarding AYP is complex and confusing, and labels can be misleading. While all of our county schools have high expectations for their students and take great pride in their accomplishments, while all of our administrators and teachers are dedicated professionals who want their students to perform at their very best, patrons should be prepared for an inevitable trend as more and more of our schools are likely to fail to meet the federal standards of AYP.
Tri-County R-7 and Pattonsburg R-2 met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals for 2008 school wide, according to data released by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Schools can make AYP even if they fail to meet the target goals of AYP by factoring in other criteria, such as a confidence interval (CI), or a growth factor (G), of a Safe Harbor provision (S), or by using the confidence interval for Safe Harbor (SC). Graduation and attendance rates are other criteria used.
“I’m proud of our students because they do work hard and our teachers work hard,” said Pattonsburg R-2 Superintendent Cheryl Cornett. “It’s exciting and rewarding to know your efforts are paying off. It’s reason to celebrate. AYP for us this year was very positive.”
Tri-County R-7 Superintendent Dennis Croy also said he was pleased with his school’s accomplishments.
“I’m proud of the effort our students and teachers put forth raising the scores on AYP,” he said. “It will be a challenge to maintain those standards, but we’ll do our best to keep improving.”