York County School Division

2004-05
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

The York County School Division met 233 of 236 achievement targets as required under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act's Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) benchmarks. The York County School Division met all of their annual measurable objectives and made AYP.

Seventeen of the division's 18 traditional schools made AYP. Yorktown Elementary School made AYP in 14 of 17 targets. Magruder Elementary School, the only YCSD school that did not make AYP last year, met all targets to attain AYP.  “The students and staff of Magruder Elementary made significant progress on both the math and English tests across all sub-groups and they should be congratulated for their efforts,” Steven R. Staples, superintendent, said.

“Our students continued to show positive growth on the SOL exams, and we are projecting full state accreditation for all schools. Our first goal is to meet the Commonwealth of Virginia’s standards and attain the state’s highest accreditation ratings. Our preliminary calculations indicated that we have met that goal.”

At Yorktown Elementary, administration and staff will take a look at individual student achievement and make sure those students needing assistance will be provided every opportunity to succeed. “At the division level, our Committee for Minority Affairs has begun implementation of several efforts that I believe will have a positive impact on student performance, and YES staff will expand community outreach efforts to continue  to build parent and community involvement,” Staples said. Mentorship programs with community organizations will continue at YES, and staff will benefit from additional training to focus on how to meet the needs of disadvantaged students.

This summer, selected YES students were able to attend “Jump Start” – a program where students were provided an opportunity to gain the knowledge base that they will need to be successful in the 2005-06 school year. Additionally, the school will continue to hold parent workshops and will continue to support the homework center at the school.

“While meeting the federal law's standards is important, the definition of AYP is still evolving,” Staples said. “Our focus is on developing and implementing instructional strategies that will help all students achieve to their fullest potential.

“Our AYP data reflects an overall favorable performance, and considerable improvement in several areas, but despite those gains we still have some areas to work on to raise the achievement of all students and to reach the next level as a school division,” he said.

NCLB requires annual testing of at least 95% of all students to measure progress in reading and math, and requires schools and school divisions to meet targets for achievement in four subgroups: 

·         Students with disabilities

·         Limited English Proficient (LEP) students

·         Economically disadvantaged students (based on free/reduced lunch status)

·         Major racial/ethnic groups (White, Black & Hispanic)

NCLB sets annual objectives (or targets) for student participation and performance on these reading and math tests. As we move closer to 2014 – the 100%-proficiency deadline – the AYP bar will be raised each school year. For a school or school division to “make AYP” it must meet or exceed all targets for participation in statewide testing, achievement in reading and math, and attendance (elementary and middle schools) or graduation (high schools). Missing a single target results in a school or school division not making AYP.

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