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State to Release MAP and AYP Results Friday, Aug. 1
July 31, 2008
EXPANDED MAP TESTING CONTINUES The 2007-2008 school year marked the third year that the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests were given to all students in seven different grades. Communication arts tests were given in Grades 3-8 and 11 while math tests were given in Grades 3-8 and 10. This is also the last year for MAP tests to be given in tenth and eleventh grades. Beginning in 2009, those tests will be replaced with end of course exams in Algebra 1/math and English II.
MAP SCORES In 2006, the state aligned the MAP tests more closely with the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests. These are national tests in which all states must participate. With the realignment, the MAP tests for communication arts and mathematics are now based on four "achievement level" categories that describe student performance. The performance standards for the test were also adjusted to fit within the four new achievement level categories. The new categories, which are identical to those used by NAEP, include:
• Below Basic
• Basic
• Proficient
• Advanced
WORKING TO MAKE ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS The annual release of MAP test scores will also include the reporting of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for all Missouri school districts. AYP is a key element of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the school accountability legislation enacted in January 2002. In order to reach the goal of 100 percent student proficiency by 2014, schools must meet an annually increasing performance target in communications arts and math in order to meet AYP. The targets for this year are:
• 51 percent of students proficient or advanced in communication arts and
• 45 percent of students proficient or advanced in mathematics.
In order to achieve AYP, a school must:
•meet the state’s annual proficiency target in communication arts or math.
•test at least 95 percent of all students in all qualifying subgroups.
•meet an additional indicator of attendance or graduation rate:
-elementary/middle school attendance of at least 93 percent OR improving over prior year.
-high school graduation rate of 85 percent OR improving over prior year.
It is important to know that AYP is evaluated within all subgroups of students in a school, not just the total number of students in a school or the district. These subgroups are classified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, American Indian, White, Other/Non-Response, Free/Reduced Lunch, Special Education (IEP), and Students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). If there are 30 or fewer students in a subgroup, AYP is not measured for that subgroup.
A high achieving school and school district may be labeled as not meeting AYP if just one subgroup does not meet one of the criteria needed to meet AYP goal. This includes school districts that achieve high MAP scores and that consistently receive the Missouri Distinction in Performance Award for academic progress.
MORE ON AYP AND SCHOOLS “NEEDING IMPROVEMENT” Schools that do not achieve AYP for two or more consecutive years will be labeled as “needing improvement.” They will be required to develop or revise a School Improvement Plan and must provide students the opportunity to transfer to another school within the district. These “consequences” of not meeting AYP for two or more consecutive years only apply to schools that receive funding from specific federal programs and are part of a district with multiple elementary, middle or high schools.
The 2007-08 MAP scores for Kirkwood School District will be posted on the district’s website on Friday, Aug. 1.
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Nona King, Communications Coordinator 314-213-6100, ext. 7802 314-629-4829 (cell)
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