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Accountability

School #A is a Category I Elementary School
(see Categories of Title I School Improvement)
AYP Worksheet for NJASK
 
Language Arts/Literacy
(AYP Yes/No)
 Safe Harbor1 Math
(AYP Yes/No) 		Safe Harbor1
All Students Yes = 75% . Yes = 65% .
African American No = 49% No No = 39% No
Hispanic No = 50% Yes = 56% No = 45% No
Native American * * * *
Asian/Pacific Islander * * * *
White Yes = 70% . Yes = 60% .
LEP No = 45% No No = 35% No
Poverty * * * *
Special Education No = 41% No No = 38% No
Adequate Yearly Progress: District and School Targets for NJASK, GEPA & HSPA
( 2002-2003 school year)
NJASK
Language Arts Literacy
68
Mathematics
53
GEPA
Language Arts Literacy
58
Mathematics
39
HSPA
Language Arts Literacy
73
Mathematics
55

REFERENCES

NJDOE 2002 State Assessment Data Analysis for Schools In Need of Improvement

No Child Left Behind in New Jersey: Adequate Yearly Progress

Framework for Accountability for New Jersey Districts and Schools (a slide presentation)

What resources are available for improvement?
• At the school or district level:
    • Accountability Worksheet for each content area.
    • See example partially completed worksheet with comparative cluster data and worksheet.

• At the Classroom Level
    • Remediation Planning Guide for the class. See example general planning
    • Targeting Student Achievement - working with content-specific support.
    • See example targeted standards planning guide.
    • General Resources

1Safe Harbor is defined in the glossary. Remember - 10% fewer of the subgroup of students have to score as partially proficient this year (over last year) in order to make safe harbor. For a sample on how to calculate "Safe Harbor" please click.
*Number of students is too small to report data.