Adequate Yearly Progress

Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB Act), each state establishes a definition of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) to use each year to determine the achievement of each school district and school in reading and mathematics. States are to identify for improvement any school that does not meet the state's definition of AYP for two consecutive years.

Maryland School Assessment (MSA) – The MSA is a test of reading and math achievement that meets the testing requirements of the federal (NCLB Act). The test is given each year in early March in reading and math at grades 3 through 8. As early as March 2009, science will be added in grades 5 and 8. Scores from the MSA and other state tests are posted on the Web at www.mdreportcard.org. The testing calendar is available as a MS Word document or as an Adobe PDF. Sample test items are available on www.mdk12.org.

 

Maryland State Department of Education	United States Department of Education
AYP Overview MSDE defines AYP Analyzing AYP Results School Report Cards Maryland School Assessment Code of Maryland Regulation 13A.01.04.07 Code of Maryland Regulation 13A.01.04.08	AYP Measuring Progress Achievement Gaps When schools do not make AYP

 

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