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For Immediate Release Fulton shares 2006 AYP status Based on the 2005-2006 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) report issued today by the Georgia Department of Education and the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, four Fulton County middle schools showed enough academic gains over the last two years to come off of the state’s Needs Improvement list. Bear Creek, Camp Creek, Paul D. West and Woodland middle schools have met all AYP goals for the past two years and are now exempt from state sanctions. A fifth middle school, McNair, also met AYP this year. If McNair continues the trend next year, it also will come out of Needs Improvement status. About AYP AYP is a key piece of the federal legislation known as No Child Left Behind. The purpose of the law is to make sure that every child in America is proficient in math and reading by 2014. AYP is determined by a number of very specific indicators that measure the progress of students. This data are broken down by ethnicity, socio-economic status, language proficiency and achievement level and are reported at both school and system level. The school and system must meet goals in all areas. If one student group does not meet the goals, the school does not make AYP. Schools that go two or more years without making AYP are labeled in need of improvement and face sanctions that include options for parents to transfer their children to another school not in Needs Improvement status and providing additional resources, or supplemental services, for students in Needs Improvement schools. In order to come out of Needs Improvement status, a school must make AYP goals for two consecutive years. Fulton’s 2006 status Overall, the number of Fulton County schools in Needs Improvement status has reduced from six to four. Four schools came out of Needs Improvement, while two new schools, Sandtown Middle and Tri-Cities High, moved into Needs Improvement status. Those two schools will now offer school choice transfer options, after going two consecutive years without meeting goals. There also has been an increase in the number of schools not making AYP for the first time, although no sanctions apply at this time for those schools. Consistent with schools across Georgia, higher benchmarks set by the state led to higher numbers of schools not meeting goals, particularly with certain subgroups. Seven schools did not make AYP in 2005. This year that number increased to 18. In almost all cases, schools were short of the mark in just one or two subgroups, particularly economically disadvantaged, limited English language, and students with disabilities. The goal for 2006-2007 will be to implement strategies that improve the academic success for these subgroups. Schools not making AYP (refer to this chart for reasons) As noted above, most of these schools are in their first year of non-AYP status and will not have to change instructional programs or offer school transfer options. Schools that are providing choice transfer options include McNair Middle, Sandtown Middle, Tri-Cities High, and Riverwood High. Parents from impacted schools will soon be notified of their options. *Mimosa ES has appealed its AYP status to the state. Please refer to this chart for further explanations.
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