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LISD falls short of federal AYP standards
By Chris Roark, croark@starlocalnews.com
Lewisville ISD came up short in the federal progress standards required by the No Child Left Behind Act.
As a district, LISD failed to meet adequate yearly progress (AYP) standards, according to a preliminary report released last week by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
To meet the 2012 standards, 83 percent of a school's students must pass the math portion of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test, up from 75 percent last year. The standards for the reading/English language arts portion of the test also increased, up to 87 percent from 80 percent. The requirements to meet AYP are equivalent to the "recognized" and "exemplary" standards in the state's rating system.
At the high school level, Marcus and Flower Mound met the standard, as did Lewisville High School Killough and the Hebron ninth-grade campus. Falling short were Lewisville, The Colony and Hebron high schools, as well as the Lewisville Learning Center.
In the Lewisville/Flower Mound area, the other campuses that met the standard were: Lamar, Forestwood, McKamy, Downing, Briarhill and Shadow Ridge middle schools and Lakeland, Degan, Timber Creek, Highland Village, Flower Mound, McAuliffe, Creekside, Donald, Garden Ridge, Heritage, Old Settlers, Prairie Trail, Valley Ridge, Forest Vista, Bridlewood, Wellington, Southridge, Bluebonnet, Liberty and Castle Hills elementary schools.
LISD met the standards last year, which keeps it from having to take extra measures for missing it in consecutive years. However, LISD has two campuses that missed it two years in a row – Central and Hedrick elementary schools. Those campuses receive Tier I funding and can apply for a grant.
“Those campuses are implementing school improvement plans and notifying parents via mail about not meeting AYP for the second year,” said Sarah Fitzhugh, director of accountability and assessment. “Parents, whose students attend those schools can opt to transfer their students to one of four schools selected by LISD.”
The standards for meeting AYP are expected to increase. For 2012-13, 93 percent of students and specific student groups must meet standard on the reading test, and 92 percent of students must meet the standard on math. By 2013-14, 100 percent of the students must meet the standard in both tests.
“Our primary concern is educating students and meeting their needs,” Fitzhugh said. “LISD is working to ensure that every student meets the standard.”
For complete AYP results, visit ritter.tea.state.tx.us/ayp/2012/index.html.
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