No Child Left Behind

South Dakota will hold schools and districts accountable for having 100% of the students reach proficiency by 2013-14.  Starting points, intermediate goals, and AMOs will be calculated separately for two grade spans—high schools (schools that enroll students in grade 12) and elementary/middle schools, and for districts /State.  Every subgroup, school, and district grade span in the state will be accountable for meeting the high school or elementary/middle school AMOs.

The starting point for reading was recalculated July 2005 to reflect changes in academic content and achievement standards as well as the assessment for reading.  AMOs were also recalculated, preserving the 100% proficiency requirement no later than the 2013-2014 school year.  Likewise, the starting point for mathematics was recalculated June 2006 to reflect the revisions to the mathematics content and achievement standards as well as the assessment for math.  AMOs for math were recalculated.

Annual measurable objectives for each grade span and subject area:

	K-8		9-12
School Year	Reading	Math	Reading	Math
2002-2003	65%	45%	50%	60%
2003-2004	65%	45%	50%	60%
2004-2005	78%	54%	66%	67%
2005-2006	78%	65%	66%	54%
2006-2007	82%	65%	72%	54%
2007-2008	82%	72%	72%	63%
2008-2009	82%	72%	72%	63%
2009-2010	86%	72%	77%	63%
2010-2011	90%	79%	83%	72%
2011-2012	94%	86%	89%	81%
2012-2013	96%	93%	94%	90%
2013-2014	100%	100%	100%	100%