COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 154
August 5, 2005
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo Lynne
DeMary Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Guidelines for
Determining the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) of Small n Schools |
Beginning
with the calculation of adequate yearly progress (AYP) for the 2005-2006 school
year, the U.S. Department of Education approved Virginias use of 50 or 1
percent (capped at 200) of the enrolled student population, whichever is
greater, as the minimum n for purposes of calculating adequate yearly
progress (AYP) and applying the 95 percent participation rate requirement at
the state, division, and school levels.
Virginia uses
the three most recent years of statewide assessment data to automatically
calculate the pass rate to determine if a small n school met the Annual
Measurable Objectives. A small n school that meets the Annual Measurable
Objectives in reading and mathematics using this method will make AYP. A school that does not make AYP by using
this method will be declared To Be Determined (TBD) on the reports provided to
school divisions.
Schools
labeled TBD may submit a body of evidence to their school division for
consideration. Based on the evidence
submitted, the school division will make an AYP determination for the school
and forward that decision, with an explanation for its basis, to the Department
of Education by September 12, 2005, for validation and inclusion in statewide
data reports. The Department of
Education will consider the school divisions recommendation for the AYP status
of Title I schools but, ultimately, it will make the final decision for Title I
schools. If no evidence is submitted to
the department on behalf of a school by September 12, 2005, that school will
not make AYP.
Attachment A
contains guidelines that school divisions should follow in determining the AYP
status for its small n schools, along with a form to submit the AYP determination
to the Department of Education.
If you have
questions or need additional information, please contact Duane Sergent, reports
and grants manager, duane.sergent@doe.virginia.gov
or at (804) 371-2929.
Attachment
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2005/inf154a.doc