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What is No Child Left Behind (NCLB)?

When President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), dramatic changes were made to education in this country.

This new law represents the most sweeping changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act since it was enacted in 1965. It changes the federal government’s role in kindergarten-through-grade 12 education by asking schools to describe their success in terms of student achievement. The act contains the President’s four basic education reform principles: stronger accountability for results, increased flexibility and local control, expanded options for parents, and an emphasis on teaching methods that have been proven to work.

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What is AZ LEARNS?

The following is a synopsis of key elements of this state legislation. If you would like a detailed description of Arizona LEARNS, please visit www.ade.az.gov/azlearns/.

Similar in scope and nature to NCLB, Arizona Governor Jane Hull signed into law Arizona LEARNS, which will provide schools with a definition of academic progress and accountability. The goals of Arizona LEARNS are to promote greater student achievement and establish rewards for results, using the Arizona Academic Standards as the benchmark.

After October, 2002, schools across the state received achievement profiles and labels identifying them as “Excelling,” Highly Performing,” “Performing Plus,” “Performing,” “Underperforming” or after two years, “Failing to Meet Academic Standards.” The Arizona LEARNS labeling formula is based on AIMS data from 2000 to 2003 and Stanford 9 test data from 2001 to 2003. Effective School Year 2004-2005, the Terra Nova has replaced the SAT9 in Grades two and nine. For Grades 3-8, norm-referenced (NRT) scores are taken from the AIMS Dual purpose Assessment (AIMS DPA).

The Arizona Legislature and the Arizona Board of Education have set the standards for each of the labels. The labels “Excelling,” Highly Performing,” “Performing Plus,” “Performing,” “Underperforming” and “Failing to Meet Academic Standards” are based on (1) a school’s baseline level of achievement and amount of improvement over time on AIMS and (2) one year’s growth on Stanford 9. A “Failing to Meet Academic Standards” school is one that receives an “Underperforming” label for two consecutive years. Schools that receive “Excelling,” Highly Performing,” “Performing,” have no further responsibilities under Arizona LEARNS. “Underperforming” schools must initiate a series of actions to increase student achievement. “Failing to Meet Academic Standards” schools are subject to additional actions above and beyond those mandated by the “Underperforming” label.

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What is Tempe Elementary School District Doing about NCLB?

The Tempe School District continues to actively work toward increasing student achievement. Assessment data over the last several years shows that student achievement continues to increase. Much of this success can be attributed to a refocused effort on analyzing student assessment data, implementing scientifically based instructional strategies, and evaluating the results of these refocused efforts. Additionally, each school redesigned its instructional efforts to continue this upward trend of student achievement.

Regardless of what label a school in Tempe Elementary receives, the focus will continue to be on success for all students. As the Arizona Department of Education continues to evaluate the performance of students and assign labels, the Tempe Elementary School District will continue its work to ensure that that no child is left behind.

Informational Websites

Information on No Child Left Behind
www.nochildleftbehind.gov

Information on Arizona LEARNS Information
www.ade.az.gov/azlearns

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More Information

The Tempe Elementary School District has the complete story on No Child Left Behind and Arizona LEARNS. To read our comprehensive pamphlet, click on the icon below. (You will need the free Acrobat Reader, which you can download from the Adobe website)

(English 14k PDF) (español 14k PDF)

We have also developed a document that addresses the most frequently asked questions concerning NCLB and AZ LEARNS.

(English 14k PDF) (español 14k PDF)

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AZ Learns Labels

On October 15, 2007, the Arizona Department of Education publicly released the Arizona Learns labels for schools throughout the state. AZ Learns gives schools achievement profiles that are listed as: Excelling, Highly Performing,
Performing Plus, Performing, Underperforming, and Failing.

The improvement that is being made across the district is reflected in
many of the labels we received:
• Hudson School moved from Highly Performing to Excelling
• Broadmor, Bustoz, Rover, and Ward maintained their Excelling label
• Wood School moved up two categories from Performing to Highly Performing
• Aguilar and Fuller moved from Performing Plus to Highly Performing
• Evans moved from Performing to Performing Plus

Below is a chart listing all of our schools and their labels as assigned by the Arizona Legislature and the Arizona Board of Education.

SCHOOL

LABEL

Aguilar Elementary School Highly Performing

Arredondo Elementary School Performing

Broadmor Elementary School Excelling

Bustoz Elementary School Excelling

Carminati Elementary School Performing Plus

Connolly Middle School Performing

Curry Elementary School Performing Plus

Evans Elementary School Performing Plus

Fees Middle School Under Performing

Frank Elementary School Performing Plus

Fuller Elementary School Highly Performing

Gililland Middle School Under Performing

Holdeman Elementary School Performing

Hudson Elementary School Excelling

Intervention Learning Program Performing

Laird Elementary School Performing Plus

McKemy Middle School Performing

Meyer Elementary School Highly Performing

Nevitt Elementary School Performing

Rover Elementary School Excelling

Scales Professional Development School Performing Plus

Thew Elementary School Performing Plus

Ward Traditional Academy Excelling

Wood Elementary School Highly Performing

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
AYP is a measure that all states use to determine if schools and districts are meeting the high expectations described in NCLB. The goal, under this system, is that 100% of our students will meet or exceed the Arizona Academic Standards by the 2013-2014 school years. In order to meet that goal, schools and districts must meet certain objectives each year.

Recently, the State released a report on AYP for all schools and districts in Arizona. The report gives a simple yes or no grade, based on the percent of students that are meeting the Arizona Academic Standards on the AIMS test. In addition, schools and districts must meet a percent tested goal and either an attendance rate or graduation rate goal. The table below shows the AYP determination for 8 Tempe Elementary Schools that did not make AYP.

AYP Determination

School

Met Percent Tested

Met Test Objectives

Met Attendance Rate

Aguilar
Y

Y

Y

Arredondo
Y

Y

Y

Broadmor
Y

Y

Y

Bustoz
Y

Y

Y

Carminati
Y

Y

Y

Connolly
Y

N

Y

Curry
Y

Y

Y

Evans
Y

Y

Y

Fees
Y

N

Y

Frank
Y

Y

Y

Fuller
Y

Y

Y

Gililland
Y

N

Y

Holdeman
Y

Y

Y

Hudson
Y

Y

Y

Intervention Learning Program
Y

Y

Y

Laird
Y

Y

Y

McKemy
Y

N

Y

Meyer
Y

Y

Y

Nevitt
Y

Y

Y

Rover
Y

Y

Y

Scales
Y

Y

Y

Thew
Y

Y

Y

Ward
Y

Y

Y

Wood
Y

Y

Y

The data is calculated for all students as well as subgroups of students (i.e., racial and ethnic groups, English language learners, students with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged students). If any of these groups does not meet their objectives, then the school will not have made AYP. (Note: only groups larger than 30 are counted.)

All schools that did not make AYP have developed a School Improvement Plan.

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