DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO
NO. 23
June
30, 2006
ADMINISTRATIVE
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Patricia I.
Wright Acting Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
2006-2007
NCLB Other Academic Indicator Selection |
DUE: August 31, 2006
The Consolidated State Application
Accountability Workbook under the No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was amended in May 2004 to allow school
divisions to choose either the attendance rate or performance on the science
Standards of Learning assessments as the other academic indicator of adequate
yearly progress (AYP) for their elementary and middle schools. The U.S. Department of Education (USED) found
this amendment acceptable if the choice is made prior to the start of the
school year so that schools will have a clear objective to pursue.
For a school to make AYP under NCLB,
all schools without a graduating class must meet the participation rate and the
annual measurable objectives for reading and mathematics, plus either
attendance or science. A school that
chooses attendance must meet the 94 percent attendance rate or make progress
from the preceding year. If a school
chooses science proficiency rather than the attendance rate, then the school
must meet the 70 percent science pass rate on the science Standards of Learning
test or make progress from the preceding year.
The choice of using either attendance or performance on state science
assessments as the other academic indicator also will apply to the safe
harbor AYP calculation.
Again for the 2006-07 school year, each school division will also have the option of
choosing either the attendance rate or performance on the science Standards of
Learning assessments as the other academic indicator.
School divisions may declare their
choice of other academic indicator for the 2006-07 school year
through the End-of-Year Miscellaneous Statistics Web-based form. Staff members responsible for selecting the
indicator should contact the Single Sign-On Account Manager to gain access to
this form. The Other Academic Indicator
page includes a drop-down box to select the indicator for each of the
elementary and middle schools and the division.
The indicator for 2006-07 will default to the 2005-06 choice unless the
indicator is changed by Thursday, August 31, 2006. The link to the indicator
selection page will not be available past this date.
Please make your choice of ATTENDANCE
or SCIENCE on the Web-based form and fax the signed verification to
(804)786-0101 no later than August 31, 2006.
If you have any questions, please contact Educational Applications at RESULTSHELP@doe.virginia.gov or
(804) 225-2099.
PIW/SMW/spl