TRAVERSE CITY -- Schools are getting their yearly report card from the state.
Traverse City Area Public Schools met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for all its elementary schools and middle schools but all three high schools did not meet the status.
Central High School, Traverse City High School, and West Senior High School did not reach minimum levels of improvement in Language Arts and Math.
The school report card incorporates Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), which is part of the No Child Left Behind legislation, with Education YES!, Michigan’s accreditation plan.
AYP is the minimum level of improvement that school districts and schools must achieve each year in English Language Arts and Mathematics under NCLB legislation.
Education YES! measures student academic achievement over time, and provides a snapshot of each school’s efforts to improve student and school performance by reporting on multiple indicators of success.
Central High School and West Senior High School received "B" grades for Ed Yes!. No grade was given for Traverse City High School. Traverse Heights and Blair were the only elementary schools to receive a "B" grade, but did meet AYP status.
| TCAPS DISTRICT | AYP STATUS 2010/2011 |
| Elementary Level (Grades 3-5) | MET |
| Middle School Level (Grades 6-8) | MET |
| High School Level (Grade 11) | DID NOT MEET |
| SCHOOL | AYP STATUS Ed Yes! Grade |
| Blair | Met B |
| Central | Met A |
| Montessori at Glenn Loomis | Met A |
| Cherry Knoll | Met A |
| Courtade | Met A |
| Eastern | Met A |
| Interlochen | Met A |
| Long Lake | Met A |
| Old Mission | Met A |
| Silver Lake | Met A |
| Traverse Heights | Met B |
| Westwoods | Met A |
| Willow Hill | Met A |
| East Middle School | Met A |
| West Middle School | Met A |
| Central High School | Did Not Meet B |
| Traverse City High School | Did Not Meet No Grade |
| West Senior High School | Did Not Meet B |
“At every level from our elementary schools through our secondary schools, TCAPS’ teachers and principals will continue to partner with parents and students to support their individual learning needs. We are intent upon getting to know every student and keeping that student connected to school which includes providing support for their optimal participation in testing situations,” emphasized Steve Cousins, TCAPS’ Superintendent.
Under NCLB, it is important for schools as a whole to meet target goals to achieve AYP status.
AYP mandates that every school ensures that 95% of students take state mandated tests and that individual student scores improve for minorities, special education students, economically disadvantaged students, and students who are learning English as a second language. Additionally, all subgroups in a school must meet the target goals; if even one group does not meet the target goals, then the school will not make AYP.
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