Cragin
Elementary School
August 13, 2009
In January 2002, the No
Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was signed into law to improve educational
opportunities for all children attending a Title I school.
This federally funded program provides assistance to schools serving
students who are at risk for academic failure. This legislation supports the
school district’s efforts to provide a strong standards-based educational
program for students along with accountability for student achievement.
Cragin Elementary School operates a Title I program. NCLB
requires that all Title I schools make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in all
indicators for two consecutive years. Parents
of children attending Title I schools that have not made AYP are required to be
notified of the school’s AYP status. The table below details the AYP
determination for our school.
|
AYP
Determination |
Yes
or No |
|
Met
95% Percent Tested in Math? |
Yes |
|
Met
95% Percent Tested in Reading? |
Yes |
|
Met
Annual Measurable Objectives in Math? |
No |
|
Met
Annual Measurable Objectives in Reading? |
Yes |
|
Met
90% K-8 Attendance Rate? |
Yes |
|
Met
71 % High School Graduation Rate or Increased 1% from Previous Year? |
NA |
As a
result of the above, our school is currently identified to be in Warning
Status of Title I School Improvement. The
following chart provides a comparison of our school to other elementary schools
in the district and in the State as required by NCLB.
|
Grade |
My
School |
My
District |
My
School |
My
District |
Arizona
Schools |
||
|
|
%
Proficient in
Math |
%
Proficient in Math |
%
Proficient in
Reading |
%
Proficient in Reading |
%
Proficient in
Math |
%
Proficient in Reading |
|
|
3 |
63% |
67% |
69% |
68% |
72.9% |
71.6% |
|
|
4 |
46% |
70% |
66% |
70% |
74.3% |
72.1% |
|
|
5 |
63% |
67% |
75% |
72% |
72% |
73.5% |
|
We
have been working with the district and ADE to revise the Arizona School
Improvement Plan for our school. In
order to address the indicators of not making AYP, the district and ADE are
assisting our school in:
·
Providing comprehensive
technical assistance in developing/revising the Arizona School Improvement Plan (i.e.,
leadership mentoring, high-quality ongoing professional development, facilities,
adopting research-based interventions, logistics, and instructional time);
·
Coordinating resources
(i.e., instructional and non-instructional staff, state and federal funding).
·
School Improvement
Walk–Throughs
The school is implementing the following strategies to address the indicator(s) of not making AYP.
·
Professional Development in math for fourth grade
teachers;
·
Math support for students not meeting the standards;
·
Math
interventionist to mentor fourth grade teachers.
Please contact me at 232-6700 if you are interested in being part of a committee or would like more information on our school. Our Title I annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 @ 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria.
Educationally yours,
Pearl Miller
Principal
Shelly Duran
Title I Coordinator