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Dear Neighbors,
The Department of Education and Early Development has announced the list of schools statewide that have or have not
made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in assisting students to meet academic proficiency as required by the federal No
Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). For the first time, districts, schools, parents, and community members will have the
information they need to target and correct the specific problems in their schools. We will all be able to evaluate the data,
see what needs to be done, and do it.
To make AYP, a school must achieve proficiency in each of 31 categories as measured by the Benchmark Tests in grades
3, 6, and 8; the Terra Nova/CAT 6 Tests in grades 4, 5, 7 and 9; and the High School Graduation Qualifying Exam in
grade 10. The subgroups of students are: African American, Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Caucasian,
Hispanic, Economically Disadvantaged, Students with Disabilities, and students that are Limited English Proficient (LEP).
A designated percentage of students in each of these 9 subgroups must demonstrate that they are proficient in reading,
writing, and math. This year, 64.03% of each subgroup of students must be proficient in language arts and 54.86% of
each subgroup of students must be proficient in math for the school to make AYP. In addition, at least 95% of each
subgroup must have participated in these state tests. With this information, no school will be able to hide the poor
performance of a single group of students inside the school's average performance.
NCLB requires that the percentage of students required to be proficient in reading, writing, and math in order for their
school to make AYP to increase over time. Each subgroup of students will have to have the following percentages of
proficient students in the school years indicated below:
School Year(s) |
Reading and Writing |
Math |
| 2004 – 2007: |
70.03% |
62.38% |
| 2007 – 2010: |
76.03% |
69.90% |
| 2010 – 2011: |
82.03% |
77.42% |
| 2011 - 2012: |
88.03% |
84.94% |
| 2012 – 2013: |
94.03% |
92.46% |
| 2013 - 2014: |
100% |
100% |
Which schools in Anchorage made AYP and which did not? You can find out very specific information about all
Anchorage School District schools at and at
. Here is a brief overview of Senate District P schools:
School Name |
Met AYP? |
Areas Needing Improvement |
| Bear Valley Elementary: |
Yes |
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| Bowman Elementary: |
No |
Reading/Writing for Students with Disabilities |
| Huffman Elementary: |
Yes |
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| Girdwood K-8 School: |
Yes |
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| Oceanview Elementary: |
No |
Reading/Writing for Students with Disabilities |
| O’Malley Elementary: |
Yes |
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| Rabbit Creek Elementary: |
Yes |
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| Ravenwood Elementary: |
Yes |
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| Goldenview Middle: |
Yes |
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| Gruening Middle: |
No |
Low participation rate for Native students. Low participation and low proficiency rates in both reading/writing and math for Students with Disabilities. |
| Hanshew Middle: |
No |
Low proficiency rates in both reading/writing and math for Students with Disabilities. |
| Chugiak High: |
No |
Low proficiency rates in both reading/writing and math for Students with Disabilities. |
| Service High: |
No |
Low proficiency rates in both reading/writing and math for Students with Disabilities. |
| Family Partnership Charter: |
No |
Low participation rates school-wide for Native and Caucasian students |
| Hope School: |
Yes |
(Go to at the Kenai Peninsula Borough S.D. website for more specific information.) |
| Whittier Community School: |
Yes |
(Please phone the Chugach S.D. at 907-522-7400 for more specific information.) |
I congratulate the school personnel, students, parents, and community members for those schools that did make AYP this
year. For those schools that did not, I know the commitment is there to ensure that all students learn and demonstrate the
essential skills they will need in life. We will work together to meet our goals for next year.
I hope this information is useful to you. If you have any questions about NCLB, or school reform in Alaska, please
contact me at Senator.Con.Bunde@legis.state.ak.us or give me a call at 1-800-892-4843. If you have specific questions
about a particular school's plan for improvement, please contact the Anchorage school district at 742-4312 or that school
directly. Contact information for each school is available at .
Sincerely,
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