NCLB

History:

ü Stands for the No Child Left Behind Act.

ü Signed into national law in 2001.

ü School accountability piece is Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). This is an expanded and revised version of accountability for Title I schools.

ü Every school must make “progress” every year.

ü Every subgroup of 30 or more must also make “progress”.

ü First NCLB evaluations released for 2002-03 school year.

ü Title I schools not making it can go into school improvement.

ü Schools evaluated on:

o % of students mastering AIMS

o % of students taking AIMS (95% required)

o Attendance for K-8 schools; Graduation for high schools

Current:

TUSD had 14 schools not make AYP in 2004-05.
TUSD has 9 Title I schools in school improvement (including 4 in the warning year).
TUSD is in District Improvement for not making AYP for 3 consecutive years.
2004-05 was a year when test expectations rose substantially.
Utah has voted that their state law supersedes NCLB.
Texas has been fined for violating Special Ed testing provisions.
NEA is suing under “states shall not bear the burden” clause.

Future Trends:

o Still tinkering with rules for ELL and Special Ed students.

o Special Ed students with nonstandard accommodations/modifications will not count toward 95% test percentage.