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What is AYP?
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is one of the cornerstones of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. In Michigan, it's a measure of year-to year student achievement on the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) test for elementary and middle schools or the Michigan Merit Exam (MME) for high schools. In Michigan, Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is a measure of year-to-year student achievement on state-wide assessments such as the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) test, and the new Michigan Merit Exam (MME). Other indicators, such as the number of students that participate in the assessments and, for high schools, graduation rate, are also considered in the calculation.
According to NCLB, Michigan and other states must develop annual target goals for AYP. The State must raise the targets in gradual increments with the expectation that 100 percent of the students in Michigan will demonstrate proficiency on state assessments by the 2013-14 school year. Targets will increase for the 2007-2008 school year 8-12 percent.
AYP applies to each district and school in the state; however, the type of NCLB consequences and support for schools that do not make AYP for two or more years in a row, depends on if the school or district receives Title 1 funding. These schools are called High Priority Schools. Click here for more information on high priority schools. |
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