"How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these."
~ George Washington Carver

"Children are our most valuable natural resource."
~ Herbert Hoover

No Child Left Behind

In 2002 Congress passed historic education legislation, the No Child Left Behind Act. The Act was designed to increase school accountability, provide parents with information on school performance, and improve education for children of all levels.

Frequently Asked Questions about NCLB:

What is adequate yearly progress (AYP)?

Under  No Child Left Behind, each state has developed and implemented measurements for determining whether its schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) are making adequate yearly progress (AYP). AYP is an individual state's measure of progress toward the goal of 100 percent of students achieving to state academic standards in at least reading/language arts and math. It sets the minimum level of proficiency that the state, its school districts, and schools must achieve each year on annual tests and related academic indicators.  Parents whose children are attending Title I (low-income) schools that do not make AYP over a period of years are given options to transfer their child to another school or obtain free tutoring (supplemental educational services).

What are the consequences of not making adequate yearly progress (AYP)?

Schools that have not made state-defined AYP for two consecutive school years must be identified as needing school improvement before the beginning of the next school year. Immediately after a school is found to be in need of improvement, school officials must receive help and technical assistance. These schools must develop a two-year plan to turn around the school. Every student in the school must be given the option to  transfer to another public school in the district (one that has not been identified as in need of improvement) with transportation, subject to a spending cap, provided by the school district.

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