01-04-2012, 08:33 PM
39% of the students in my county are ELL. Most are illegal. You are lucky you are further away from Mexico because they don't usually send their best and brightest...
Your wife may want to wait and see what happens with NCLB before she moves up to older kids. They don't seem to bother with elementary schools, but they do take over high schools that don't make AYP for five years.
New Hampshire 2011 AYP:
Of the 469 school AYP reports released today, 131 schools (28%) made AYP in all areas measured and 327 (70%) did not make AYP in one or more areas. In addition, fourteen high schools missed the Graduation Rate target of 80%. Eleven of the 469 schools are receiving a small-school designation until AYP can be calculated. By subject area, 197 made AYP in reading, and 166 made AYP in mathematics.
Schools not making AYP for two consecutive years in the same area are designated a School in Need of Improvement (SINI). Based on the new results, 60 schools are identified as new Schools in Need of Improvement, increasing the total number of schools identified for improvement to 307. Schools not making AYP have 30 days to file an appeal with the State Department of Education.
Eleven schools in need of improvement made AYP for the second consecutive year, and therefore exited improvement status: Bridgewater-Hebron Elementary, Captain Douglass Academy (Brookline), Danbury Elementary, Gilsum Elementary, Lakeway Elementary (Littleton), Lisbon Regional Middle School, Loudon Elementary, Penacook Elementary, Symonds Elementary (Keene), Westmoreland Elementary and Woodsville Elementary.
To calculate AYP at the district level, student data is aggregated by grade span groupings: elementary/middle (grades 3-8) and high school (grade 11), and then compared to the performance targets in reading and mathematics. For the district to receive a negative AYP designation, both grade span groups must fail to make AYP in the same content area. Districts not making AYP for two consecutive years in the same content area are identified as districts in need of improvement.
Of the 161 AYP district reports issued, 54 districts made AYP and 104 did not make AYP, with three districts not receiving an AYP determination at this time. An analysis of the new results shows that two districts made AYP for the second consecutive year and exited improvement status: Brookline and Westmoreland Districts.
Twenty-four new districts are preliminarily identified as in need of improvement, increasing the number of districts in need of improvement to 87 (54%). The appeal process and timeline for districts is similar to the process provided for schools. In accordance with state and federal law, schools and districts identified as in need of improvement must develop plans focused on the area(s) which caused the designation.
Your wife may want to wait and see what happens with NCLB before she moves up to older kids. They don't seem to bother with elementary schools, but they do take over high schools that don't make AYP for five years.
New Hampshire 2011 AYP:
Of the 469 school AYP reports released today, 131 schools (28%) made AYP in all areas measured and 327 (70%) did not make AYP in one or more areas. In addition, fourteen high schools missed the Graduation Rate target of 80%. Eleven of the 469 schools are receiving a small-school designation until AYP can be calculated. By subject area, 197 made AYP in reading, and 166 made AYP in mathematics.
Schools not making AYP for two consecutive years in the same area are designated a School in Need of Improvement (SINI). Based on the new results, 60 schools are identified as new Schools in Need of Improvement, increasing the total number of schools identified for improvement to 307. Schools not making AYP have 30 days to file an appeal with the State Department of Education.
Eleven schools in need of improvement made AYP for the second consecutive year, and therefore exited improvement status: Bridgewater-Hebron Elementary, Captain Douglass Academy (Brookline), Danbury Elementary, Gilsum Elementary, Lakeway Elementary (Littleton), Lisbon Regional Middle School, Loudon Elementary, Penacook Elementary, Symonds Elementary (Keene), Westmoreland Elementary and Woodsville Elementary.
To calculate AYP at the district level, student data is aggregated by grade span groupings: elementary/middle (grades 3-8) and high school (grade 11), and then compared to the performance targets in reading and mathematics. For the district to receive a negative AYP designation, both grade span groups must fail to make AYP in the same content area. Districts not making AYP for two consecutive years in the same content area are identified as districts in need of improvement.
Of the 161 AYP district reports issued, 54 districts made AYP and 104 did not make AYP, with three districts not receiving an AYP determination at this time. An analysis of the new results shows that two districts made AYP for the second consecutive year and exited improvement status: Brookline and Westmoreland Districts.
Twenty-four new districts are preliminarily identified as in need of improvement, increasing the number of districts in need of improvement to 87 (54%). The appeal process and timeline for districts is similar to the process provided for schools. In accordance with state and federal law, schools and districts identified as in need of improvement must develop plans focused on the area(s) which caused the designation.