Not exact matches
The students made
progress — but not
enough so the school met Safe Harbor or adequate
yearly progress (AYP) as defined by the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
The law applies a series of sanctions, possibly culminating in closure, to schools where students don't show
enough «Adequate
Yearly Progress» on statewide, standardized tests.
Critics say the emphasis on test scores and the adequate
yearly progress formula used during evaluations aren't flexible
enough to diagnose individual schools» strengths and weaknesses.
Last year alone, StateImpact found the cap lowered the state letter grades of 319 Indiana schools who performed well
enough to earn A's or B's, but earned C's because they failed to make «Adequate
Yearly Progress» under NCLB — much to the dismay of many district - and school - level administrators.