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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)"”.
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A Study of the Relationships between Superintendent Longevity, Board Member Longevity, Board Member Training, and School Districts Demonstrating Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) During the 2004-2005 School Year
… Pennsylvania school districts that demonstrated Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) during the 2004-2005 school year. AYP was selected as a barometer of school effectiveness because it is the most prominent and widely accepted National measure of school achievement in place as a result of NCLB. A …
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Job Satisfaction of Public Middle School Principals in the Commonwealth of Virginia: Revisited
… school population, accreditation status, and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). Specifically, this study sought to answer the following 5 questions: (1) What is the general satisfaction level of middle school principals in the state of Virginia as measured by the Minnesota Satisfaction …
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A Description of Accommodations, Modifications, and Forms of Assessments in Middle Schools That Made Adequate Yearly Progress in an Urban County During 2010
… frequently been one of the subgroups not to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) in middle schools. If one subgroup does not meet the required objectives for meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), the entire school does not meet AYP. The purpose of this study was to identify accommodations, …
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Integrating 6th Grade Geometry Standards into a Waldorf Methods Charter School
… bar of academic success measured by their Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). Because these scores are based largely on standardized tests there is a need to integrate California’s academic content standards into Waldorf methods charter schools. The purpose of this review of the literature is …
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Leadership Behaviors that Improved Student Achievement in Three Selected Georgia High Schools
… were chosen based on successfully achieving adequate yearly progress (AYP) during 2005-2006 school years, as outlined by the Georgia Department of Education. Fifteen leaders from three Georgia high schools were interviewed to examine their roles in improving student achievement. Research …
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A Study of the Leadership of High-Poverty, High-Performing Schools Through the Lens of Moral Leadership
… and mathematics in two previous years; made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in the two previous years as required by No Child Left Behind.</p>
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Teacher perspectives on the impact of high-stakes testing on students with disabilities : a grounded theory study
… pressure has been placed on schools to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), based on participation and proficiency rates in English language arts and math for all students, including students disabilities.</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to understand how North Dakota general education …
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Formative Reading Program Assessment: An Interim Tool for Improvement
… design an assessment system that will measure adequate yearly progress (AYP) for all students, with the goal of all students being proficient in reading by the 2014 fiscal year. In an effort to meet this federal mandate, school districts will continue to pour even more money into programs that …
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Variations in Student Development Trajectories in Reading and Mathematics: A Multilevel Growth Mixture Model Approach.
… track to meet this goal, NCLB uses the metric of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). Presently, AYP appears to be set in terms of what is required to meet the 2013-14 goal with no consideration of how student growth and development actually occurs. Moreover, this type of goal assumes that all students …
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Reading Achievement: The Impact of America's Choice in Kentucky's Schools
… range in all subject areas, as measured by Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). Though Kentucky has worked meticulously to meet student needs through improved curriculum and educational standards, it is still not meeting the needs of all students. Kentucky's public schools, as a whole, did not …
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The Characteristics of Effective Mentoring Programs for At Risk Students as Perceived by Selected Georgia Principals
… where at risk students (subgroups) have not met adequate yearly progress (AYP) as determine by the Georgia Department of Education and No Child Left Behind (NCLB).
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The Relationship Between Teacher Efficacy and Use of Data to Inform Instruction in Two Turnaround Middle Schools
… standards for the schools to be rated as making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). The longer a school fails to make AYP, the more severe are the corrective actions that must be undertaken. </p> <p>This study looks at two turnaround middle schools in the western United States, which were determined …
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Infuences on Teacher Selection
… to each school's accreditation status and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) have been determined. ANOVAs were performed to determine if there were significance between variables presented in this study of challenge impact levels, AYP performance, and position. Results of this study are mixed …
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The Impact of the Professional Development Component of Comprehensive School Reform on the Mathematics Achivement of Third and Fifth Grade Students Attending Selected Title I Schools in Virginia
… I schools in Virginia that have not met the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
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The Examination of Real-Life Implementations of Critical Elements in a Professional Learning Community for High-Performing Middle Schools and Low-Performing Middle Schools
… turned around, Georgia schools that do not make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) two consecutive years for the same indicator are placed in Needs Improvement (NI) status and face escalating consequences from the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE). In the midst of all of the demands to meet …
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Data-Focused Decision Making: One School's Journey
… in the use of data and are accountable for adequate yearly progress (AYP) for the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Effective use of data can move educators toward student centric learning plans and interventions which improve achievement. While current literature emphasizes the importance of …
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No Principal Left Behind: Leadership and Ethical Dilemmas in the Turbulent Era of School Accountability
… suburban, rather affluent school did not make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the No Child Left Behind Act. The school's special education population was unable to meet the proficiency requirements of the Mid-County's state, and as such received a "failing" label from the state. The irony …
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The Relationship between Positive Behavior Supports, Student Achievement, Severe Problem Behavior, and Administrative Stress
… Supports Survey (Sugai, Horner, & Todd, 2003), Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) (OPI, 2008), suspension/expulsion rates, the Administrative Stress Index (Gmelch & Swent, 1977), and respondent characteristics.<p> All practicing elementary and secondary principals in Montana were invited to …
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The Relationship between Positive Behavior Supports, Student Achievement, Severe Problem Behavior, and Administrative Stress
… Supports Survey (Sugai, Horner, & Todd, 2003), Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) (OPI, 2008), suspension/expulsion rates, the Administrative Stress Index (Gmelch & Swent, 1977), and respondent characteristics.<p> All practicing elementary and secondary principals in Montana were invited to …
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Successful Secondary School Music Educators Teacher Leadership Skills and Pathways to the Secondary School Principal Position
… No Child Left Behind Act According to the 2011 adequate yearly progress (AYP) report, 63.2% of all public schools in Georgia made AYP. The data further indicated that 75.9% of the elementary schools, 56.4% of the middle schools, and 30.0% of the high schools in Georgia reached AYP. This data set …
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