83% of Alabama Schools Make AYP Sept. 2008- {#iBelieve}

State Experiences 18 percent Decrease in High-Poverty schools needing improvement. THE ACHIEVEMENT REQUIREMENTS continue to rise and Alabama’s public schools respond to the challenge. In its fifth year of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) implementation, most Alabama schools continue to increase student performance and move toward reaching the ultimate goal of 100 percent student proficiency as…

Understanding the Impact of (AYP) on Schools under “No Child Left Behind”

Transcribed Interview (2010) Dr. Joseph B. Morton, State Superintendent of Education (Alabama)  What specifically does AYP measure? AYP measures a student’s ability to perform at grade level in math and reading and it is established by Federal law to measure students in Grades 3-8 and one measure at the high school level. AYP stands for…