Preliminary AYP results released
August 17, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Dr. Terri Mozingo, Chief Academic Officer
Instructional Services, 560-2027
Preliminary AYP results released
DURHAM—According to preliminary results, six schools met all of their Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals as part of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal legislation in Durham Public Schools in 2006-07.
Eastway Elementary School made AYP for the first time ever, reaching all of its 21 goals. Additionally, R.N. Harris, Mangum, Morehead and Pearsontown Elementary Schools and the Clement Early College High School made AYP. This number is down from 11 DPS schools that made AYP last year.
Several schools missed making AYP by only one or two goals. They include Burton, Easley, Lakewood, Little River and Pearson Elementary Schools, Shepard Middle School and Jordan High School.
A number of school districts have shown declines in the number of schools meeting AYP. This is due to the fact that as schools meet growth in subject areas and subgroups, new standards for growth become increasingly challenging to meet. It is possible, and indeed common, for schools to show growth yet not meet AYP.
DPS had an increased number of subgroups in Hispanic, Limited English Proficiency and Students with Disabilities in 2006-07. It is more difficult to make AYP with larger numbers of subgroups.
In the event that a Title I School does not make AYP for more than two consecutive years in a row in one content area, DPS must offer transfer options. The following schools will offer such options: Bethesda, Burton, Eastway, Forest View, Glenn, Holt, Merrick-Moore, Oak Grove, E.K. Powe, Y.E. Smith and Watts Elementary Schools. Although Eastway made AYP this year, it must do so for two consecutive years before being taken out of school-improvement status. The schools to which students will be allowed to transfer are Southwest and Mangum Elementary Schools.
Durham Public Schools strives for AYP, which is based on multiple factors, including tests, graduation rates, and testing 95 percent of students. For a school to meet AYP, all subgroups of students must meet AYP standards. More diverse schools have a tougher time meeting AYP standards because they have more subgroups.
“The Durham Public Schools Adequate Yearly Progress results look to be less than satisfactory when taken alone and on the surface. We know, however, that our schools are making progress in proficiency levels,” said Superintendent Carl Harris. “We do, nonetheless, fully intend to make every effort to have more schools meet AYP in the coming year. This will be accomplished through the implementation of Professional Learning Communities, where teachers work more collaboratively and learn from each other, and through our continued improvement plans for schools at all levels.”
Parents who have questions regarding their school’s AYP results are encouraged to contact their school’s principal.
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