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Definitions - Table of Contents
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is a method for
determining if schools, districts and the state have made adequate progress in
improving student achievement. AYP establishes annual targets for participation
and performance on state assessments, as well as attendance rates and
graduation rates.
Attendance Rate
The student attendance rate is determined by
dividing the average daily attendance by the total average daily membership.
Dropout Rate
Dropout rates are calculated using dropouts
reported for the year for grades 7 through 12 and dividing by the total
enrollment for the year for the same grades. Dropout rates are a one-year
indicator of students who left school and are not the inverse of graduation
rates.
Fully Licensed
Teachers in Kansas are considered fully
licensed when they hold a valid Kansas teaching certificate/license with the
appropriate subject and grade level endorsement for the assignment they hold.
Graduation Rate
The "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" (NCLB)
states that students who have been retained or who have non-regular diplomas
cannot be counted as regular graduates. The graduation rate is "The percentage
of students, measured from beginning high school, who graduate from high school
with a regular diploma (not including an alternative degree that is not fully
aligned with the State's academic standards, such as a certificate or a GED) in
the standard number of years."
2008
NCLB / AYP graduation formula:
graduates – (retentions + non-regular diplomas)
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graduates +
2008
grade 12 dropouts +
2007
grade 11 dropouts +
2006
grade 10 dropouts +
2005
grade 9 dropouts
Highly Qualified
Teachers are considered highly qualified by
meeting the Federal definition of "Highly Qualified" teacher as stated in Title
IX, section 9101 (23) of the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001."
Kansas Assessment Performance Level
Descriptors
Exemplary
Exceeds Standard
Meets Standard
Approaches Standard
Academic Warning
* For a detailed explanation
of the Performance Level Descriptors, please click on the following link:
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=420
Similar Schools
For the purpose of determining similar schools
on this report card, the determination of similarity based on grade
configuration is based on whether the school is a:
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Elementary school (includes all or some combination of grades K-8) or
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Secondary school (includes all or some combination of grades 6-12)
and whether the school has at least two of the same grades as the
target school
Elementary and middle schools are determined to be similar based on the size of
grades in the school when both the target school and the comparison school fall
into the same range of the six ranges listed below:
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1-15 students per grade
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16-30 students per grade
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31-45 students per grade
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46-60 students per grade
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61-75 students per grade
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more than 75 students per grade
For secondary schools, the determination of similarity based on the size of
grades in the school is based on whether the target school and the comparison
school fall into the same range of the five ranges listed below:
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1-30 students per grade
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31-50 students per grade
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51-75 students per grade
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76-200 students per grade
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more than 200 students per grade
Schools are considered to be comparable based on the percentage of students
enrolled in the free or reduced price lunch programs when they are within ten
percentage points of the target school. Schools with more than 60% of students
eligible for the programs are considered similar by this factor.
Schools must be similar to the target school based on all of the above criteria
to appear on the target school’s similar schools list.
When comparing schools based on the percentage of students with disabilities in
the school, schools are considered similar to the target school when the
population for this group is within 10 percentage points of the target school’s
population for the same group. Schools with more than 20% of their school
population comprised of students with disabilities are considered similar by
this factor.
When comparing schools based on the percentage of students with limited English
proficiency in the school, schools are considered similar to the target school
when the population for this group is within 10 percentage points of the target
school’s population for the same group. Schools with more than 20% of their
school population comprised of students with limited English proficiency are
considered similar by this factor.
When comparing schools based on the percentage of migrant students in the
school, schools are considered similar to the target school when the population
for this group is within 10 percentage points of the target school’s population
for the same group. Schools with more than 20% of their school population
comprised of migrant students are considered similar by this factor.
When comparing schools based on the percentage of minority students in the
school, schools are considered similar to the target school when the population
for this group is within 10 percentage points of the target school’s population
for the same group. Schools with more than 50% of their school population
comprised of minority students are considered similar by this factor.
Subgroup
For purposes of determining Adequate Yearly
Progress, a subgroup is any group of 30 or more students who can be identified
by characteristics related to ethnicity, income level, special needs or English
proficiency.
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