Guilford County Schools Makes Significant AYP Gains

79 of the district’s schools made Adequate Yearly Progress for 2008-09

Contact: Laurie Hogan (336) 370-8307
Created: 7/21/2009 11:58:32 AM

Guilford County Schools (GCS) made significant gains in Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) during the 2008-09 school year, according to preliminary results released Tuesday.

For the 2008-09 school year, 69.8 percent of the district’s schools met AYP. This is the highest number for GCS since the measure was established in 2003. About 82 percent of the district’s middle schools, about 70 percent of elementary schools and about 58 percent of high schools made AYP. Ten of the district’s schools met AYP for the seventh year in a row.

Due to the AYP results, two Title I schools will exit school improvement for the 2009-10 school year. Alderman Elementary and Archer Elementary have met AYP for the past two years, so they will no longer be under No Child Left Behind sanctions.

AYP is a federal standard required by the No Child Left Behind Act. It is based on End-of-Grade and End-of-Course test proficiency in reading and mathematics in third through eighth grades and 10th grade.

To meet AYP, schools must reach target goals for all subgroups that include 40 or more students in a school. These subgroups include students who qualify for free or reduced lunch, students with disabilities, students with limited English proficiency and students of specific races or ethnicities. Schools must meet target goals in all subgroups in order to make AYP. For GCS, many subgroups showed 20-point and higher gains in reading and math during the 2008-09 school year.

“I am proud of our students and staff who worked extremely hard this school year to raise the bar,” said Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green. “For a lot of our schools, the preliminary results do show improvement over last year, which is great news. Some subgroups still need support in order for 100 percent of students to succeed, so we have plenty of work ahead of us as well.”

The released AYP results are only preliminary until the N.C. Department of Public Instruction releases the official results and they are approved by the State Board of Education. To view the preliminary results, click on the link below.

http://www.gcsnc.com/ayp/index.html

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About Guilford County Schools

Guilford County Schools is the third largest school district in North Carolina serving more than 71,000 students at 120 schools. With approximately 10,000 employees, the district’s mission is to graduate responsible citizens prepared to succeed in higher education or the career of their choice. 

Guilford County Schools is a national leader in providing specialized schools and instructional programs designed to meet the educational needs of a culturally diverse citizenship.  For more information, visit the district’s Web site at www.gcsnc.com.