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No Child Left Behind (NCLB)?

April 26, 2017child Left NCLB

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB)?

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A. NCLB is federal legislation that is designed to ensure that all students are proficient in ELA and mathematics by 201314. District and school performance on State tests in the 200203 school year were evaluated using new accountability criteria based on NCLB legislation. (Further information on NCLB is available on the web: www.emsc.nysed.gov.) Q. What is Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)? A. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) indicates acceptable progress by a district/school toward the goal of proficiency for all students. To make AYP, the Performance Index (PI) of each accountability group with 30 or more students in a district/school must equal or exceed its Effective Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) or the group must make Safe Harbor. Q. What is the Performance Index (PI)? A. Schools are assigned Performance Indices (PIs) ranging from 0 to 200, based on the performance of cohort members on State tests. Student scores on the tests are converted to four achievement levels, from Level 1