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Beaufort County among those affected in part by target changes, graduation rate rising
Preliminary AYP, or Adequate Yearly Progress, results have been released for the 2010-2011 school year. This was the first year where dramatic increases in proficiency target goals applied. Participation target goals remained the same as in previous years.
What is AYP?
Adequate Yearly Progress, a part of No Child Left Behind Legislation, measures the yearly progress of different groups of students at the school, district and state levels against yearly targets in reading/language arts and mathematics. Performance at any level below 100% is considered failure.
As a district, Beaufort County Schools did not make AYP for the 2010-2011 school year, with 2 of 14 schools meeting 100% of federal markers at the school level. The district met 69.6% of target goals. Four of the 14 schools met AYP the previous year.
The system had two additional targets to meet this year as opposed to 2009-2010. The number of targets are determined by the number of subgroups (a specific group of TESTED students totaling 40 or more in a
school, such as White, Hispanic or Students with Disabilities) represented in the district. Northeast Elementary School, Southside High School and Washington High School all saw population changes that contributed to this change for 2010-2011.
For the third consecutive year, Chocowinity Primary School met 17 of 17 target goals to achieve AYP. The Beaufort County Early College High School met five of five goals, now for two years in a row, to make AYP.
Dr. Don Phipps, BCS superintendent, explained his excitement and concerns regarding the AYP model and results. "We are proud of the results of our schools that met AYP. They have done a wonderful job; however, I do not want to use AYP as the sole indicator of a school's success. While student achievement is our primary indicator of success in the public, AYP is not the best indicator to consider. As you may know, to be successful with AYP a school must meet 100% of its targets. A better indicator is a measure that will consider where a student or group of students started at the beginning of the school year and where they finish at the end. This growth calculation shows that learning has occurred. It is true that schools that do well on AYP will likely do well in other assessment models, but there are too many issues with AYP for it to be the sole determination of school or school system success."
Northside High School missed AYP by a single target goal, 12 of 13, for 92.3%. This reflected no change from 2009-2010. Bath Elementary School and the Beaufort County Ed Tech Center missed AYP by two targets. Bath met 15 of 17 for 88.2%. They met 17 of 17 to meet AYP in 2009-2010. The Beaufort County Ed Tech Center, who met two of three targets the previous year, met one of three in 2010-2011 for 33.3%.
Northeast Elementary School and Southside High School were short three targets in their pursuit of AYP. Northeast Elementary School met 18 of 21 for 85.7%. The school made AYP in 2009-2010. Southside High School met 10 of 13 targets for 76.9%, a slight percentage increase. Most recently, the school met 13 of 17 for 76.5%.
S.W. Snowden Elementary School fell short by four targets. They made 9 of 13 for 69.2%. This was a slight decrease from 2009-2010 where they achieved 10 of 13 for 76.9%.
Chocowinity and P.S. Jones Middle Schools missed AYP by 8 targets. Chocowinity Middle School met 13 of 21 for 61.9%. This was down from 19 of 21 for 90.5% in 2009-2010. P.S. Jones Middle School attained 21 of 29 targets for 72.4%. The school was at 82.8%, meeting 24 of 29, the year prior.
John Cotten Tayloe Elementary School was nine targets away from making AYP. They hit 20 of 29 for 69%. The school only missed one target in 2009-2010. Eastern Elementary School, Washington's Pre-Kindergarten through first grade school, is considered a feeder school to John Cotten Tayloe and does not conduct state testing under AYP. Due to this situation, they are awarded the same AYP status as John Cotten Tayloe Elementary School.
Washington High School also missed nine targets scoring 10 of 19 for 52.6%. They achieved 76.5% or 13 of 17 targets in 2009-2010.
John Small Elementary School fell short by 10 targets, making 19 of 29 for 65.5%. Last year the school made 27 of 29 targets for 93.1%. John Small Elementary School will now begin a restructuring plan due to six consecutive years of not making AYP in math. The system will bring in additional support to revamp instruction or practices as necessary to improve scores in this area. Following the August 4 State Board of Education meeting, parents at John Small Elementary School will be contacted by the district regarding options they will have for the 2011-2012 school year.
Eastern Elementary School, John Cotten Tayloe Elementary School and S.W. Snowden Elementary School will enter year one of School Improvement for math, due to two consecutive years of not making AYP in this area. Eastern Elementary School, John Cotten Tayloe Elementary School and S.W. Snowden Elementary School parents will also be contacted by the district regarding options available to them for the coming school year. This will occur following the August 4 State Board of Education meeting.
"We should stress to the public that the bar was raised this year, significantly, and that while students have grown, many of these same students scored higher than last year, but below the new level of the bar," according to the superintendent. "The state ABCs model is a better measure of student growth, given a specific target - unique to each student - and then assessment at the end of the year to determine if the student grew at an expected level. That data will be released by the state in early August."
Where to Go From Here?
"While there are many concerns about AYP it does point to areas that we need to focus on. Looking at students in subgroups may be helpful, but a better way to look at students is as unique individuals with learning needs that must be met. If we design and implement instruction that meets the needs of our students, without regard to the subgroups they belong to, we will reach all students. When we see that subgroups are not being reached we have to ask why, but I believe quality instruction supported by high expectations and rigor will lead to successful results for all students. We will look at the growth of our subgroups as well as proficiency," Phipps explained.
Graduation Rates Looking Strong.
Other Academic Indicators, or OAI, are included in the AYP formula. For grades three through eight, the OAI is attendance. In high school, it is the graduation cohort rate. For 2011, three of four graduating high schools in Beaufort County saw increases in their graduation rate. The fourth school saw only a minor decrease.
"The graduation rate is a marker of success that points to the ultimate goal for our students, completion of our learning program," Dr. Phipps explained. "Graduation rates are impacted by many factors and we as a system have worked hard to address each of them. We will strive to get the rate even higher while at the same time decreasing the dropout rate."
The Beaufort County Ed Tech Center saw the most dramatic increase, ending the 2010-2011 school year with a 65% graduation rate. This was up from 36% in 2009-2010. Washington High School's graduation rate rose nearly seven percent above 2009-2010 to 76.54%. Northside High School also increased to 85.59% from 81.94%. Southside High School noted a very slight decrease from 2009-2010 moving from 81.94% to 81.02%. BCS has seen a consistent climb in graduation rates. Beginning with 2009, the system has risen from 62.25% (state rate 71.8%) to 71.00% (state rate 74.2%) in 2010. For 2011, BCS has a 75.74% graduation rate. The state rate has not been released.
"We will seek to encourage students to enroll in classes that challenge them and prepare them for life after high school. Knowing students individually is critical in meeting their needs. Making sure that students do not matriculate through our system without support being offered along the way will be critical in reaching our fullest potential."
More detailed information will be made available once results are deemed final at the State Board of Education meeting on August 4.
Sarah Hodges
Public Information Officer
Beaufort County Schools
252.946.6593 office
252.402.5834 cell
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Beaufort County among those affected in part by target changes, graduation rate rising
Preliminary AYP, or Adequate Yearly Progress, results have been released for the 2010-2011 school year. This was the first year where dramatic increases in proficiency target goals applied. Participation target goals remained the same as in previous years.
What is AYP?
Adequate Yearly Progress, a part of No Child Left Behind Legislation, measures the yearly progress of different groups of students at the school, district and state levels against yearly targets in reading/language arts and mathematics. Performance at any level below 100% is considered failure.
As a district, Beaufort County Schools did not make AYP for the 2010-2011 school year, with 2 of 14 schools meeting 100% of federal markers at the school level. The district met 69.6% of target goals. Four of the 14 schools met AYP the previous year.
The system had two additional targets to meet this year as opposed to 2009-2010. The number of targets are determined by the number of subgroups (a specific group of TESTED students totaling 40 or more in a
school, such as White, Hispanic or Students with Disabilities) represented in the district. Northeast Elementary School, Southside High School and Washington High School all saw population changes that contributed to this change for 2010-2011.
For the third consecutive year, Chocowinity Primary School met 17 of 17 target goals to achieve AYP. The Beaufort County Early College High School met five of five goals, now for two years in a row, to make AYP.
Dr. Don Phipps, BCS superintendent, explained his excitement and concerns regarding the AYP model and results. "We are proud of the results of our schools that met AYP. They have done a wonderful job; however, I do not want to use AYP as the sole indicator of a school's success. While student achievement is our primary indicator of success in the public, AYP is not the best indicator to consider. As you may know, to be successful with AYP a school must meet 100% of its targets. A better indicator is a measure that will consider where a student or group of students started at the beginning of the school year and where they finish at the end. This growth calculation shows that learning has occurred. It is true that schools that do well on AYP will likely do well in other assessment models, but there are too many issues with AYP for it to be the sole determination of school or school system success."
Northside High School missed AYP by a single target goal, 12 of 13, for 92.3%. This reflected no change from 2009-2010. Bath Elementary School and the Beaufort County Ed Tech Center missed AYP by two targets. Bath met 15 of 17 for 88.2%. They met 17 of 17 to meet AYP in 2009-2010. The Beaufort County Ed Tech Center, who met two of three targets the previous year, met one of three in 2010-2011 for 33.3%.
Northeast Elementary School and Southside High School were short three targets in their pursuit of AYP. Northeast Elementary School met 18 of 21 for 85.7%. The school made AYP in 2009-2010. Southside High School met 10 of 13 targets for 76.9%, a slight percentage increase. Most recently, the school met 13 of 17 for 76.5%.
S.W. Snowden Elementary School fell short by four targets. They made 9 of 13 for 69.2%. This was a slight decrease from 2009-2010 where they achieved 10 of 13 for 76.9%.
Chocowinity and P.S. Jones Middle Schools missed AYP by 8 targets. Chocowinity Middle School met 13 of 21 for 61.9%. This was down from 19 of 21 for 90.5% in 2009-2010. P.S. Jones Middle School attained 21 of 29 targets for 72.4%. The school was at 82.8%, meeting 24 of 29, the year prior.
John Cotten Tayloe Elementary School was nine targets away from making AYP. They hit 20 of 29 for 69%. The school only missed one target in 2009-2010. Eastern Elementary School, Washington's Pre-Kindergarten through first grade school, is considered a feeder school to John Cotten Tayloe and does not conduct state testing under AYP. Due to this situation, they are awarded the same AYP status as John Cotten Tayloe Elementary School.
Washington High School also missed nine targets scoring 10 of 19 for 52.6%. They achieved 76.5% or 13 of 17 targets in 2009-2010.
John Small Elementary School fell short by 10 targets, making 19 of 29 for 65.5%. Last year the school made 27 of 29 targets for 93.1%. John Small Elementary School will now begin a restructuring plan due to six consecutive years of not making AYP in math. The system will bring in additional support to revamp instruction or practices as necessary to improve scores in this area. Following the August 4 State Board of Education meeting, parents at John Small Elementary School will be contacted by the district regarding options they will have for the 2011-2012 school year.
Eastern Elementary School, John Cotten Tayloe Elementary School and S.W. Snowden Elementary School will enter year one of School Improvement for math, due to two consecutive years of not making AYP in this area. Eastern Elementary School, John Cotten Tayloe Elementary School and S.W. Snowden Elementary School parents will also be contacted by the district regarding options available to them for the coming school year. This will occur following the August 4 State Board of Education meeting.
"We should stress to the public that the bar was raised this year, significantly, and that while students have grown, many of these same students scored higher than last year, but below the new level of the bar," according to the superintendent. "The state ABCs model is a better measure of student growth, given a specific target - unique to each student - and then assessment at the end of the year to determine if the student grew at an expected level. That data will be released by the state in early August."
Where to Go From Here?
"While there are many concerns about AYP it does point to areas that we need to focus on. Looking at students in subgroups may be helpful, but a better way to look at students is as unique individuals with learning needs that must be met. If we design and implement instruction that meets the needs of our students, without regard to the subgroups they belong to, we will reach all students. When we see that subgroups are not being reached we have to ask why, but I believe quality instruction supported by high expectations and rigor will lead to successful results for all students. We will look at the growth of our subgroups as well as proficiency," Phipps explained.
Graduation Rates Looking Strong.
Other Academic Indicators, or OAI, are included in the AYP formula. For grades three through eight, the OAI is attendance. In high school, it is the graduation cohort rate. For 2011, three of four graduating high schools in Beaufort County saw increases in their graduation rate. The fourth school saw only a minor decrease.
"The graduation rate is a marker of success that points to the ultimate goal for our students, completion of our learning program," Dr. Phipps explained. "Graduation rates are impacted by many factors and we as a system have worked hard to address each of them. We will strive to get the rate even higher while at the same time decreasing the dropout rate."
The Beaufort County Ed Tech Center saw the most dramatic increase, ending the 2010-2011 school year with a 65% graduation rate. This was up from 36% in 2009-2010. Washington High School's graduation rate rose nearly seven percent above 2009-2010 to 76.54%. Northside High School also increased to 85.59% from 81.94%. Southside High School noted a very slight decrease from 2009-2010 moving from 81.94% to 81.02%. BCS has seen a consistent climb in graduation rates. Beginning with 2009, the system has risen from 62.25% (state rate 71.8%) to 71.00% (state rate 74.2%) in 2010. For 2011, BCS has a 75.74% graduation rate. The state rate has not been released.
"We will seek to encourage students to enroll in classes that challenge them and prepare them for life after high school. Knowing students individually is critical in meeting their needs. Making sure that students do not matriculate through our system without support being offered along the way will be critical in reaching our fullest potential."
More detailed information will be made available once results are deemed final at the State Board of Education meeting on August 4.
Sarah Hodges
Public Information Officer
Beaufort County Schools
252.946.6593 office
252.402.5834 cell
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