Based on one data point -- participation
for special education students on the reading test
-- Stapleton Elementary failed to make AYP this year.
The participation rate determined by the state was
94.5%. More than 95% of our special education students
took the test, but two students did not complete enough
items for the testing company to feel they should
be counted as “participating”. We feel
this penalizes the school twice, in that the result
counts against the school’s academic scores
and also against the participation rate, and we may
ask the state to review this decision.
It is vitally important to schools that every
child take the test and attempt to complete as many
items as possible. Failure to complete at least five
items in each section of the test invalidates that
child’s participation on the test.
Based on the academic results and participation
rate for students in special education, Puesta del Sol
failed to make AYP this year. We are closely studying
the results to see where we are falling short in helping
our special needs students. We are very pleased, however,
that students in all other subgroups, as well as the
student body, met the state’s AYP targets.
Based on just one data point -- special
education scores in reading -- Eagle Ridge failed
to make AYP this year. This is of concern to us, and
we are looking at the data to see why our special
education students did not do well in this area so
we can give them the help they need to succeed. Aside
from this one area, our students met the state targets.
Because Eagle Ridge has failed to make AYP for 2
consecutive years, it has been designated a "school
in need of improvement"; click
here for more information.
Based on just one data point -- special
education scores in reading -- Rio Rancho Mid-High
failed to make AYP this year. This is of concern to
us, and we are looking at the data to see why our
special education students did not do well in this
area so we can give them the help they need to succeed.
Aside from this one area, our students met the state
targets.
Because RRMH has failed to make AYP for 2 consecutive
years, it has been designated a "school in need
of improvement"; click
here for more information.
Rio Rancho High School students made
AYP in all academic areas. However, based on the participation
rates on the mathematics portion of the test for Hispanics
and special education students, RRHS failed to make
AYP this year. The participation rates for both groups,
as determined by the state, were 94.8%.
Had one additional Hispanic student and one additional
special education student adequately completed the
test -- or if the participation rate data had been
rounded -- RRHS would have made AYP.
It is vitally important to our school that
every child take the test and attempt to complete
as many items as possible. Failure to complete
at least five items in each section of the test invalidates
that child’s participation on the test.
Because RRHS has failed to make AYP for 2 consecutive
years, it has been designated a "school in need
of improvement"; click
here for more information.
Independence High School failed to
make AYP based on the participation rate of students
on the mathematics test (94.2%) and on its graduation
rate of 47.7%. There are three reasons for the low
graduation rate.
1. The graduation rate at IHS is historically low
because of the nature of the school. Independence
is a school that helps students who face challenges
in trying to graduate, because of work, family, or
other issues, to earn a diploma. With the support
provided at IHS, many students are able to graduate
who might otherwise drop out. However, the graduation
rate is unacceptably low, and we are looking at the
reasons and at steps that might be taken to improve
the graduation rate.
2. Because of clerical errors made at the school,
some students who actually graduated were not reported
as having graduated to the state. Steps are being
taken to assure this does not occur again.
3. Some students earned diplomas, but did not complete
the coursework required to graduate until after the
end of the school year. In order for students to be
reported as “graduated” for purposes of
the school rating criteria, they must complete their
coursework and earn a diploma within the traditional
window for graduation.
Because Independence has failed to make AYP for 2
consecutive years, it has been designated a "school
in need of improvement"; click
here for more information.
