Adequate Yearly Progress Parents have the Right

How does a school make AYP? 2011-2012 AYP and Parental Involvement Report

Title I and Ware County Schools

To make AYP, each school and system must meet the following criteria: - 95% Participation: At least 95% of the students as a whole and within each student group must have participated in the state mandated test. - Annual Measurable Objective: Each school, as a whole, and each student group with at least 40 members must meet or exceed Georgias Academic Performance standard. - Additional Indicators: Each school must meet the standard and show progress on a second indicator.

What tests count towards AYP?

- to know the professional qualifications of their childs teacher(s), including the degrees and certifications held, and whether the teacher is certified in their respective area of instruction. - to know the school improvement status of the school. - to know the level of achievement of their child in each area of the state assessment. - to know if their child has been assigned, or has been taught for at least four consecutive weeks, by a teacher who does not meet the highly qualified definition. - to be involved in the planning and implementation of the parent involvement program in their childs school.

Georgia uses the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) for elementary and middle school, the Enhanced Georgia High School Graduation Test for the high school, and the Georgia Alternative Assessment for the most severe cognitively impaired students.

Does it mean a school is a failing school if it does not make AYP?

If you are interested in serving on the Title I Parent Advisement Group Committee (PAC) at your childs school, please contact the school principal. ALL parents are invited to participate in this group.

No. In many cases, schools identified as needs improvement may, in fact, be exceeding or meeting the standard in most areas, but did not meet standards in all subgroups. The AYP reports break down student achievement by subgroups to make sure all students meet standards in all areas.

What happens if schools or school systems do not make AYP?

- Public schools that do not make AYP for one year face no consequences. - Interventions begin at the end of the second year a school does not make AYP and increase in severity as

Dr. Joseph Barrow, Supt. Mr. Dean Moody, Federal Programs

Ware County Middle School Dr. Darlene Tanner, Principal

1301 Bailey Street Waycross, GA 31501 Phone: 912.283.8656 Fax: 912.283.8698 dmoody@ware.k12.ga.us

lons as a school does not make AYP. At this point, the school is considered to be in Needs Improvement Status. - If a school makes AYP two years in a row, the school is no longer identified for improvement.

Phone: 912.287.2341 dtanner@ware.k12.ga.us

What Ware County Middle School parents need to know about Adequate Yearly Progress and Title I:
- Using the criteria set for the 2010-2011 school

Ware County Middle School 2010-2011 AYP Report Grades 6-8 Ware Middle made AYP!
year, Ware County Middle School made Adequate Yearly Progress. - Ware County Middle School met AYP for test participation, attendance, reading, language arts, and math!

Parent Resources

99.6% of the students who were enrolled at the time of testing participated in the test.

CRCT Reading/English Language Arts

>=73.3% of students must meet standard or show significant progress* from the previous school year. - Ware County Middle School takes pride in the educational opportunities it provides children. The teachers and staff work very hard to meet the needs of all students. Students are learning and making great progress.

Ware County Middle School provides materials, resources, and tools that parents may find helpful. The media center has study materials, research literature, and Internet access available to students as teachers deem necessary. Title I has a Parent Resource Center located in the media center with a computer for parent use. Information that parents may take home to help their child in reading, writing, and/or math is available in the Parent Resource Center. Every effort is made to ensure the success of all students. Please feel free to visit these sites for more information.

% Met Standard

All Students (#)

93.3*

Subgroups (40+)

Black (#)

White (#)

Students with Disabilities (#)

Economically Disadvantaged (#)

90.9* 94.6* 66.3* 91.1*

- Ware County Middle School will continue to implement its school improvement plan to include: research-based instructional strategies, professional learning opportunities for teachers, development of strategies for parental involvement, and written notification provided to parents. - Ware County Schools curriculum follows the Georgia Perfomance Standards and Frameworks. Teachers follow system curriculum maps that use Georgia Tasks to ensure student mastery of the standards. - We promote the importance of attending school every day!

Ware County School Website: http://www.ware.k12.ga.us (Under schools, click on Ware County Middle School.)

CRCT Math

>=67.6% of students must meet standard or show significant progress* from the previous school year.

% Met Standard

All Students (#)

81.8*

Subgroups (40+)

Black (#)

White (#)

Students with Disabilities (#)

Economically Disadvantaged (#)

73.3* 84.7* 47.7* 77.6*

Second Indicator
Attendance < 15% absent 15+ days All Students 9.9 (%) Ware County Middle School met the second indicator requirements.