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Sep
3
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- TCAPS
9/3/2009
TRAVERSE CITY, MI (Sept 3, 2009) – The State today released a “report card” of how schools, including Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS), are meeting federal and state standards for student achievement. Today’s results showed TCAPS’ District met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) measures in all areas for elementary, middle, and high school levels. Each of TCAPS’ elementary and middle schools as well as TC Central High School and TC West Senior High School made AYP and received a grade of A or B as measured by Education YES! Traverse City High School did not make AYP, as the school did not meet requirements for English Language Arts achievement and Graduation Rate objectives.
The school report card incorporates Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), which is part of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, with Education YES!, Michigan’s accreditation plan. AYP is the minimum level of improvement that school districts and schools must achieve each year in English Language Arts and Mathematics under NCLB legislation. Education YES! measures student academic achievement over time, and provides a snapshot of each school’s efforts to improve student and school performance by reporting on multiple indicators of success.
“We are very encouraged to see these positive results that reflect the intense work and commitment of TCAPS’ teachers and instructional leaders. Their efforts in monitoring individual student learning and adjusting instruction are the most important keys to ensuring high caliber instruction and academic support to meet the learning needs of every student,” noted Superintendent Jim Feil. “The relationships our teachers continue to build with their students are equally vital to improving each student’s success and academic achievement. At every level from our elementary schools through our secondary schools, TCAPS’ school communities are intent upon getting to know every student, keeping that student connected to school, and supporting all students and families,” emphasized Feil.
Under NCLB, it is important for schools as a whole to meet target goals to achieve AYP status. AYP mandates that every school ensures that 95% of students take state mandated tests and that individual student scores improve for minorities, special education students, economically disadvantaged students, and students who are learning English as a second language. Additionally, all subgroups in a school must meet the target goals; if even one group does not meet the target goals, then the school will not make AYP.
Informatin on TCAPS and all school districts in Michigan can be located on the Michigan Department of Education Web site: www.michigan.gov/mde
Please contact Dr. Jayne Mohr, Associate Superintendent of Instruction, at 231.933.1776 for more information.
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