Marietta, GA - Marietta City Schools (MCS) announced today that the school district overall made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in 2008-09. All schools with the exception of Marietta Middle School (MMS) also made AYP.
“The fact that the Marietta City school district overall made AYP is significant. Marietta High School’s graduation rate of 83.4 percent is also significant because the graduation rate is an important additional indicator for AYP at the secondary level,” said Dr. Emily Lembeck, MCS Superintendent. “I applaud the work done by the teachers and administrators throughout the school system at every level. Achieving AYP is a testament to their professionalism and dedication to meeting the needs of every child, especially given the challenging economic stresses faced by many this year.”
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, signed into law in January 2002, requires states to set target goals for Adequate Yearly Progress based on student achievement data. States are required to “raise the bar” for AYP each year to meet the NCLB goal of having all students proficient in reading and math by the 2013-14 school year.
In order to highlight the achievement levels of certain groups of students and hold schools accountable for closing any achievement gaps, NCLB requires every school, school district, and state to sort test results by the racial/ethnic category, disability, limited English proficiency, and socioeconomic status. Although all students in a school are expected to meet target AYP goals, if one student group does not meet the goals, the school will not make AYP.
AYP requires schools to meet standards in three areas: Test Participation (for both Mathematics and Reading/English Language Arts), Academic Performance (for both Mathematics and Reading/English Language Arts), and an Additional Indicator. To meet AYP, each school and system must meet the following criteria:
95% Participation: Each school, as a whole, and all student groups with at least 40 members, must have a participation rate of 95% or above on selected state assessments in Reading/English Language Arts and Mathematics;
Annual Measurable Objective: Each school, as a whole, and each student group with at least 40 members must meet or exceed the State’s Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) regarding the percentage of students scoring proficient or advanced on State assessments in Reading/English Language Arts and Mathematics;
Additional Indicator: Each school, as a whole and as subgroups, must meet the standard or show progress on an additional indicator.
MCS Additional Indicators
For more information about AYP, contact Dr. Debra Pickett, MCS Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction at 770.422.3500.
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2009 CRCT Results - Reading and Math
Dr Lembeck's letter to parents regarding CRCT student achievement
Reading CRCT performance increased in all grades with the exception of 2nd grade -down one point to 93%.
Math CRCT performance increased in all grade levels with the exception of 1st grade -down one point to 85%.
All grade levels showed an increase of students exceeding 2009 Reading and Math CRCT standards over 2008 scores.
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Marietta Surpass Cobb and State on 2009 Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) More than 90% of Marietta’s students reached advanced performance levels in ELA (95%), Mathematics (98%), and Social Studies (92%). Marietta netted a 90% pass rate (on par with Georgia) on the Science test.
Marietta Scores ahead of Cobb, Metro and State on 2009 5th Grade Writing Test
More than half of 1st grade A.L. Burruss and West Side Elementary students exceed the 2008 CRCT standards in Reading and Math -scoring in the top 13% in the State of Georgia. Nearly 60% of WS 1st graders exceed the state standards in Math, placing WS in the top 8% for the State. ALB has a strong 1st grade Math performance with over 53% exceeding standards-performing in the top 12% for the State. ALB and WS 1st grade average 2008 CRCT score is in the top 19% for the State in all 3 subjects- Reading, Math and Eng./Lang. Arts.
More than half of 2nd grade West Side students exceed the 2008 CRCT standards in Reading and Eng/Lang Arts, with nearly 70% exceeding standards in Reading. WS 2nd grade 2008 CRCT average scores also performed in the top 9% of the state in all three subjects. Over half of A.L. Burruss 2nd grade exceed state standards in Reading and out scored 80% of students in the State. Nearly 50% of Hickory Hills Elementary 2nd grade students exceed state standards in Reading.
MCAA performed in the top 1% for the State across all subjects at all grade levels- 3rd through 5th, with over half the students exceeding state standards in all subjects.
40% of A.L. Burruss and West Side 3rd grade exceed Math standards.
100% of Hickory Hills Elementary 2nd grade meet or exceed 2008 CRCT Reading state standards.
MCAA received the 2007 Gold Award and 2008 Platinum Award for Highest Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards. The criteria used for the Highest Percentage award is below- _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
100% of West Side Elementary 4th grade meet or exceed 2008 CRCT Reading state standards.
100% of MCAA 4th and 5th grade meet or exceed 2008 CRCT state standards in all subjects.
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