What does Adequate Yearly Progress mean?
All schools and districts must annually make progress in increasing achievement for all student subgroups. The subgroups are economically disadvantaged students, limited English speakers, students with disabilities and students in major racial and ethnic minority groups. Each state will define adequate yearly progress based on federal parameters. The goal is to bring all students to the “proficient” level on state assessments by 2014. The law requires districts and states to issue annual report cards. The state of Colorado and DPS already comply with this law. To access the DPS school reports, click here and type in the name of the school that interests you. Q: How is annual yearly progress calculated? Under the law, states must establish a definition of adequate yearly progress that each district and school is expected to meet. States must specify annual objectives to measure progress of schools and districts to ensure that all groups of students-including low-income students, student
