Document Type
Brief
Publication Date
9-1-2004
Keywords
No child left behind act; Student achievement; Academic performance levels; Math; Reading
Series Title
Office for Education Policy
Series Number
Volume 01, Issue 10
Abstract
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) mandates that all states develop an accountability system that measures student achievement every year. The method states must use to measure achievement is Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). States must agree to bring all students to proficient academic performance levels in reading and math by 2014 in order to continue receiving Title I funds, a federal funding program that commits $12 billion per year to help lower-income children. In Arkansas, the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing Assessment and Accountability Program (ACTAAP) serves as the basis for determining AYP and incorporates the mandates of NCLB.1 According to a 2004 report by The Education Trust, determining AYP is a five step process. The following article outlines the five steps and describes Arkansas’ approach to determining AYP.
Citation
McKenzie, S. C., & Ritter, G. W. (2004). Understanding Adequate Yearly Progress. Policy Briefs. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/oepbrief/133
