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August 3, 2006
Oregon Releases 2006 Preliminary AYP Report under NCLB
Salem - State School Superintendent Susan Castillo today released Oregon’s Preliminary AYP Report, required by No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The report lists Oregon public schools making adequate yearly progress (AYP) and those that have been identified for improvement under state and federal requirements. No Child Left Behind requires all students to meet state standards by 2014 and requires schools to meet achievement targets each year in order to meet the adequate yearly progress definition of the law. This year’s report is the fourth AYP rating under the new law.
Under Oregon’s plan, schools must get 50% of students to state standard in English/language arts and 49% to state standard in math. In addition, students must be identified and have their progress measured and reported by specific populations: economically disadvantaged, disabled, English language learners, and racial and/or ethnic groups.
Schools must also meet an attendance or graduation requirement in order to meet AYP. Schools have the opportunity to appeal their preliminary rating, and final AYP ratings will be released on September 1, 2006.
Oregon’s 2006 Preliminary AYP Report covers a total of 1230 schools and shows:
811 schools (66%) met AYP standards; this is an increase from last year’s 707.
358 schools (29%) did not meet AYP standards; this is a decrease from last year’s 377.
61 schools (5%) did not submit sufficient data to determine preliminary AYP; this is a decrease from last year’s 82 schools.
78% of elementary and middle schools met AYP standards (727 out of 935 schools).
28% high schools met AYP standards (84 out of 295 schools).
Title I funds are federal funds given to schools with low-income student populations. Overall, 84% of Title I schools met AYP (compared with 49% of non-Title I schools).
469 (87%) of 540 Title I elementary and middle schools met AYP (compared with 72% of non-Title I elementary and middle schools). 28 (55%) of 51 Title I high schools met AYP (compared with 23% of non-Title I high schools).
“Oregon schools continue to hold their own in the face of No Child Left Behind. We are rating more schools than ever before, and more schools are meeting the requirements of the law,” Castillo said.
“The real news in this report continues to be that Title I schools, which get extra funding from the federal government to help low-income students, met AYP at a much higher rate than other schools,” Castillo said. “This continues to show that when schools are given the resources they need and focus on clear expectations, we see the results we all want. We saw it in the last two AYP reports, and it is true again this year.”
One of the purposes of the AYP report is to identify schools in need of improvement. This year, 47 Title I schools have been designated as being in school improvement – that is, they did not meet for two consecutive years in the same subject. School districts must inform parents and communities about school progress and school improvement status. Schools that receive Title I funds and do not make adequate yearly progress are required to provide public school choice in the first year. In the second year, supplemental education services are added, such as tutoring or after-school assistance. If the school is still not making adequate yearly progress after five years, the district must make dramatic changes in the way the school is run.
On a bright note, six Oregon schools met AYP for the two consecutive years and moved out of school improvement status. They are: LaPine Middle School in Bend-LaPine School District, Gearhart Elementary in Klamath County School District, Alder Elementary and Glenfair Elementary in Reynolds School District, Sauvie Island Elementary in Scappoose School District, and McNary Heights Elementary in Umatilla School District.
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Susan Castillo, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Gene Evans, Communications Director, Telephone (503) 378-3600, ext. 2237
http://www.ode.state.or.us
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