AYP report

In the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is based on the premise that every child will be at a minimum proficiency on the state reading and mathematics assessments. The NO Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires that every student be tested. By testing all children, parents and teachers will know the academic achievement of every child, every group of students, and all students. This enables parents and teachers to work together to ensure that no child will be left behind and to ensure not only school-wide and individual progress, but student group progress as well.
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is the process for making judgment as to whether or not all public elementary and secondary schools, districts, and states are reaching the annual targets to ensure that all students achieve the state’s definition of proficiency by 2013-2014.
The 2009 annual targets for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) are: K-8 reading 79.7% and math 77.8%, grades 9-12 reading 76.7% and math 70.5%, and District reading 76.7% and math 70.5%.
Osage City Schools fared very well with: grades 3-5 reading 93.9% and math 94.1%, grades 6-8 reading 94.1% and math 82.2%, grades 9-12 reading 94.1% and math 92.7%, with the district at 91.6% reading and 88.1% in math.
“As you can see USD 420 is doing a great job moving toward our final goal of 100% of our students scoring at or above standard” , said Superintendent Orth.
Orth continued, “Looking back to the year 2003 Osage City Schools has shown gradual increase in assessment scores. In the year 2003 our scores were averaging around 50% in math and 61% in reading. Through the past few years the district has had major successes with new teaching strategies and continue to work with the assessment data to continue these improvements in student learning.”
Results of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and AYP reports can be found on the Kansas State Department of Education website at www.ksde.org under the State and District Report Cards drop down tab or contact your local school district.