September
15, 2011
Dear
Parent or Guardian,
Under
the federal No Child Left Behind Act
(NCLB) of 2001, each state is required to assess all school districts/local
education agencies (LEAs) to determine if each district/LEA has made adequate
yearly progress (AYP) toward meeting the academic testing standards and
additional measures set by the state.
AYP decisions are based on the results of state testing in communication
arts and math and the district’s/LEA’s attendance rate and graduation
rate. If the district/LEA has not made
AYP for two consecutive years in any one of the four areas, it is considered
“in need of improvement.”
Based on
the results of the 2010-2011 academic testing in communication arts and math
and the district’s/LEA’s attendance rate and graduation rate, the Stewartsville
C-2 School District did not make adequate yearly progress for the following
reasons:
1.
The
district did not make AYP in any communication art subgroup and only one math
subgroup.
2.
The
annual proficiency target is 75.5% proficient in communication arts and 72.5%
proficient in math.
Because
of this designation, the district/LEA is considered to be in Level 1 of
District/LEA Improvement and must develop a plan for improvement. One important component of this plan will be
parent involvement in both the development and implementation of the plan.
You can
also help by increasing your understanding of the assessment, understanding the
importance of good attendance and graduating from school, visiting schools and
becoming a volunteer, and engaging in reading and math strategies at home.
Information
about No Child Left Behind and what
parents can do to improve student achievement can be found at: http://www.ed.gov/parents/landing.jhtml.
Sincerely,
Tony
Perry
Superintendent
of Schools
Stewartsville
C-2 School District
