Virginia Board of Education Resolution 2003-33
Approving Process for Determining Adeuate Yearly Progress for “Small n Schools” Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Resolution Number 2003-33
September 17, 2003
Resolved:
By action of the Board of Education the following process was approved:
Determination of AYP for “Small n Schools”
Schools having fewer than 50 students enrolled in tested grades or courses will have their AYP status determined by a body of evidence designated by the division superintendent. For each of these schools, division superintendents will select one (1) item from each of the following three categories for review by a Virginia Department of Education committee.
Reading/Language Arts
- Student pass rates on the SOL tests in English for the last three (3) years
- Stanford 9 results (reading scores)
- PALS results (pre- and post-intervention test scores)
- Other (Verifiable data that will be chosen by the school.)
Mathematics
- Student pass rates on the SOL tests in mathematics for the last three (3) years
- Stanford 9 results (mathematics scores)
- Other (Verifiable data that will be chosen by the school.)
Other Indicator
- Student pass rates on the SOL science test for the current year
- Student pass rates on the SOL science test for the last three (3) years
- Student pass rates on the SOL history/social sciences test for the current year
- Student pass rates on the SOL history/social sciences test for the last three (3) years
- Most current attendance rate
- Most current graduation rate
- Other (Verifiable data that will be chosen by the school.)
Division superintendents have 10 business days from the receipt of this notice to inform the Virginia Department of Education of the evidence to be used in determining AYP. School divisions do not need to submit any documentation unless the “other” option in any category is selected. The designated or submitted evidence will be reviewed for the purpose of determining the AYP status for the school.
If the certification form identifying the evidence to be considered is not received within 10 business days, the AYP designation for the school will be determined based on Standards of Learning pass rates in English and mathematics for the last three years and on attendance and graduation, as appropriate.
Thomas M. Jackson, Jr., President
Board of Education
Adopted in the Minutes of the Virginia Board of Education
September 17, 2003