Waterford School District- No Child Left Behind / Education YES!

No Child Left Behind/Education YES!

The Waterford School District is dedicated to making sure all children succeed in school and in life. We’re proud of the many programs we have that help students in our schools succeed. But the way our school and student achievement is measured and reported will be different under the federal law known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Education YES! is the State of Michigan accreditation system also used to measure student achievement. It’s important for you to understand how NCLB and Education YES! affect both our school and our students.

Waterford School District Students Continue to Succeed!

AYP is a requirement of the federal education law called No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and compares the results of the reading/language arts and mathematics parts of the MEAP test over the past three years to determine the progress the District is making.

Three more Waterford Schools were named Michigan Exemplary Blue Ribbon Schools (Haviland, Houghton, and Schoolcraft join Adams and Mott).
Our district’s retention rate is 97.05%. The retention rate refers to the percentage of ninth grade students who graduate from high school within four years, adjusting for the students who move in and out of the district or to alternative programs.
Our graduation rate is 94%.
Eighty-six percent of our students consistently go on to higher education pursuits.
The District received an average grade of B on the state report card.
All MEAP testing levels in reading and math exceed state averages at all schools.
All schools have exceeded the achievement levels established by NCLB for AYP (English language arts and mathematics) at each of the grade levels. (See chart.)

Understanding Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) can be confusing. Here’s how it works:

The MEAP scores of all students will be used in the district AYP determination. Participation will be calculated across the grade ranges for English language arts and mathematics. A district needs to meet the 95% tested requirement in both content areas.
The scores of all students that attended for a full academic year prior to administration of the assessment will be used in the district AYP determination. Achievement targets will be measured separately for English language arts and mathematics at each grade range (elementary, middle school, and high school). A district will need to meet the target in both English language arts and mathematics at two of the three grade ranges.

	English Language Arts			Mathematics
	Elementary	Middle	High	Elementary	Middle	High
State Requirement	38%	31%	42%	47%	31%	33%
Waterford Actual	69%	67%	62%	74%	68%	49%

The report gives a simple yes or no AYP grade based solely on one state standardized test. Under NCLB, AYP is an all-or-nothing proposition. Our state requires us to track data for the following racial and ethnic categories: Black or African-American, Asian American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, Latino, and white students. That’s in addition to students with disabilities, limited English proficiency, and economically disadvantaged students. That’s 10 different subgroups that must meet the set targets.

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