2005 Annual Report

School and Personnel

Schools and AYP
Each year, schools and districts are required to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) under the No Child Left Behind Act. In order to make AYP, they must meet certain annual targets for proficiency on the Dakota STEP in both reading and math. If a school or district does not make AYP in either area for one year, it is considered on alert. If a school or district does not make AYP for two consecutive years in either area, it is considered in improvement and must take certain steps to improve. There are varying levels of improvement (eg., Level 1, Level 2, etc.).