Glossary
What Does It Mean?
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
The measure used to hold schools and districts responsible for
student achievement in English language arts and mathematics.
AYP is based on results from state assessment including Michigan
Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) and MI-Access, Michigan’s
alternate assessment for students with disabilities, participation
rates in state assessment, and attendance or graduation rates.
Annual State Objective
The level of achievement on the MEAP English language arts and
mathematics tests needed by each school to make AYP based on achievement.
The annual state objective will increase until it reaches 100
percent of all students in 2014.
Attendance Rate
The percentage of total school days that students in a school
or district are present in school.
AYP Advisory
An alert that is given to a new school if state assessment scores
fall below the annual state objective during the first year that
the school operates.
Core Academic Subjects
The subjects that all students are expected to learn in preparation
for adult life. In Michigan, these subjects include English language
arts (reading and writing), mathematics, science, and social studies
(history, geography, economics and American government). The federal
No Child Left Behind Act also defines the arts as part of the
core curriculum.
Education YES!
The state accountability system the Michigan Department of Education
uses to determine how well a school is performing based on state
assessment results and other school characteristics. Each school
is graded on its student achievement and improvement, as well
as 11 other performance indicators.
Graduation Rate
The graduation rate is generally thought of as the percentage
of first-time freshmen who began school in a fall term who graduated
from the same institution at the end of the spring term four years
later. For purposes of calculating graduation rates, a “school
year” will be considered as from the start of a school’s
academic year through August 31. This allows the graduation rate
to include seniors who graduate during the summer. For students
with disabilities, the number of years for graduation may be defined
in the student’s Individual Educational Plan.
Highly Qualified Teacher
A highly qualified teacher holds at least a bachelor’s degree
and full state certification, has a major in the content/subject
assigned to teach, or if teaching in a minor content/subject,
has passed a rigorous state test in the content/subject, has completed
30 semester credit hours, holds National Board Certification,
or meets a high objective uniform state standard of evaluation
(HOUSSE).
Michigan Educational Assessment Program
(MEAP)
The statewide assessment program used in Michigan to test and
report student achievement in the core academic subjects at certain
grade levels. According to the Michigan Department of Education,
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of
1997 requires that all students with disabilities be assessed
at the state level. In response to this legislation, the Michi-gan
State Board of Education approved the Michigan Educational Assessment
System (MEAS). The MEAP is one component of this assessment system.
Content for the MEAP is linked to the Michigan Model Content Standards
of the Michigan Curriculum Framework (1996).
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
A federal law that is the most recent authorization of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965. This act allocates funding
and contains the requirements for federal education programs.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary
and Secondary Education’s publication No Child Left Behind:
A Desktop Reference (2002), the act embodies four main principles:
- Stronger accountability for results;
- Greater flexibility for states, school districts, and schools
in the use of federal funds;
- More choices for parents of children from disadvantaged backgrounds;
and
- An emphasis on reading, especially for young children, enhancing
the quality of the nation’s teachers, and ensuring that
all children in America’s schools learn English.
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is designed to help
all students meet high academic standards. The Michigan Department
of Education, Office of Special Education and Early Intervention
Services’ publication The Assist (June 2003) explains that
this act requires states to implement a single accountability
system as well as increase the number of times students must be
assessed.
Students with Disabilities
Students who are determined by an individualized education program
team or hearing officer to have one or more specified impairments
that necessitates special education or related services.
Students from Low-Income Families
Students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunch based
on the income of their family.
Students with Limited English Proficiency
Students whose primary language is not English and who have difficulty
speaking, reading, writing, or understanding English.
Supplemental Educational Services
Instruction provided to students outside of the regular school
day by a state-approved provider selected by the parents of each
eligible student.
Title I
The federal education program that provides funds to help schools
and districts improve student achievement through additional instruction
for students, professional development for school staff, and activities
to help parents support their children’s education. Title
I Part A provides assistance to improve the teaching and learning
of children in high-poverty schools to enable these children to
meet challenging state academic content and performance standards.
Title I is intended to supplement, not replace, state and district
funds.
Title I Committee of Practitioners
An advisory group required by the Title I law that assists the
Michigan Department of Education in its Title I responsibilities.
Adapted from the Michigan
Department of Education Web site and the Center for Educational
Networking Web site.
For more information about Adequate Yearly Progress
(AYP), visit: http://meis.mde.state.mi.us/ayp/login.asp.
For a more comprehensive glossary of education related terms,
visit www.cenmi.org
and click the glossary link.
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