District 68 Does Not Meet AYP for 2010-11

(Don't know what AYP means or how a school can make it? We break it all down here.)

did not make adequate yearly progress during the 2010-11 school year, but District 68 wasn't alone, district officials announced during Monday’s board meeting.

Eighty percent of Illinois school districts did not make adequate yearly progress, according to Greg Wolcott, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning. 

Adequate yearly progress for Illinois schools is based on how students perform on the ISAT. Last year, 77.5 percent of students needed to meet state standards in math and reading. This year, the number jumped to 85 percent.

This progress is based on the district as a whole and in 10 subgroups, such as white, Hispanic, limited English proficiency, students with disabilities and economically disadvantaged.

Eight-five percent of students overall met standards in reading; 87.2 percent met standards in reading.

However, three subgroups of students did not make adequate yearly progress: black students, those with disabilities and economically disadvantaged students.

Wolcott said all of the district’s subgroups made progress in the past year, though “they probably could have made more."

The district will work on focused improvement efforts. “We will use the results as a springboard,” he said.

The district will focus on its Hispanic population specifically, completing an English language learners assessment this school year. The district also will concentrate on subgroups where students seemed to be “leveling off” from last year, such as students with disabilities and the economically disadvantaged, Wolcott said.

board member Scott Salerno asked Wolcott how likely it was the district would make next year’s requirement: 92.5 percent of students meeting state standards.

Wolcott said he believed strongly that 100 percent of students would show progress year-to-year. Whether the district would make that benchmark is "different," he said.

In subgroups where the district did not make adequate yearly progress, the district will be judged against a “safe harbor” target next year, which will be less than 92.5 percent.

%

Safe harbor target

Met adequate
yearly
progress

State AYP Minimum Target

85.0

ALL

86.0

Yes

White

91.4

Yes

Black

75.4

78.5

No

Hispanic

79.7

78.8

Yes

Asian

93.1

Yes

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander

Native American

Two or more races

85.5

Yes

Limited English Proficiency

65.3

69.8

No

Students with Disabilities

63.2

68.5

No

Economically Disadvantaged

76.6

78.1

Yes

%

Safe Harbor Target

Met AYP

State Minimum AYP

85.0

ALL

88.3

Yes

White

93.8

Yes

Black

71.5

        76.8

No

Hispanic

84.6

Yes

Asian

94.6

Yes

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander

Native American

Two or more races

93.4

Yes

Limited English Proficiency

79.6

        81.7

Yes

Students with Disabilities

71.4

        71.7

Yes

Economically Disadvantaged

81.5

82.9

Yes