The Coffee County School System met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals based on accountability reports from the Alabama Department of Education for the 2010-2011 school year.
According to AYP reports released Monday afternoon by the state education agency, the Coffee County system met all of 13 goals, except in the high school span that did not meet the proficiency goal in free or reduced meals.
In Coffee County schools in third through fifth grades, the schools met 100 percent of of AYP goals with an attendance rate goal of 97 percent.
In sixth through eighth grades, all 13 goals were met, including all grades for reading and math among all students, special education and ethic groups, along with students with limited English proficiency and those using free/reduced-cost meals.
In AYP for county high schools, only the goal for students using free and reduced meals was not met for AYP. Twelve of the 13 goals were met.
AYP also measures the graduation rate of schools, and the county schools tallieda 95 percent graduation rate.
Coffee County Schools Superintendent Don McPherson said, “We’re excited about making AYP. Hats off to the parents, teachers, faculty and students for a well-done job.”
According to the Alabama Department of Education, more than 72 percent of Alabama public schools met 100 percent of required goals for AYP. Of the 1,383 Alabama public schools, 1,006 made AYP.
Alabama’s AYP graduation rate also improved from 87 percent in 2009 to 88 percent for the Class of 2010-11. The graduation rate goal is 90 percent for the state.to meet the provement target.
For 2011, 49 Alabama school systems and 377 schools did not make AYP.
The AYP status of schools and systems is based on student achievement and participation rates on assessments for reading and math, plus attendance rates for elementary and middle schools and graduation rates for high schools.
The annual measurable objectives set for AYP come under the federal No Child Left Behind accountability system.
The national requirement specified by NCLB is for 100 percent of the students in the United States be proficient in reading and math by 2014.
Sub Head: Elba City Schools make AYP, did not meet additional graduation rate goal
BY CAROLE BRAND
Elba City Schools met four of five goals to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status, but due to an additional academic indicator for Elba High School’s graduation rate, did not achieve the AYP standard.
Statistics released Monday afternoon by the Alabama Department of Education showed that Elba High School’s graduation rate was 79 percent. The graduation rate goal making AYP is 90 percent.
Otherwise, the Elba City School System met 17 of 17 goals, but the AYP rating for the high school goals was four out of five due to the low graduation rate.
In the third through fifth and sixth to eighth grade ratings, reading and math for all students met AYP goals.
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