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Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP): Adequate Yearly Progress
is a measure of a school’s or school system’s ability to meet
required federal benchmarks with specific performance standards from year
to year.
Administrators: These are directors of schools, principals,
supervisors, assistant principals, etc.
Attendance: This refers to the attendance rate, the
average number of days students attend school as compared to the average
number of days the students are enrolled.
Criterion Referenced Tests (CRT): Criterion referenced
tests measure an individual student’s performance against a predetermined
set of standards which are established based on the curriculum.
Dropout Rate: The percentage of those students
entering the 9th grade that has dropped out by the end of 12th grade.
English Language Learner: Non-English speaking students.
Expulsion: A student expelled from school is one who
is not allowed to attend school for a period of time greater than ten
days, and they are removed from school rolls during the period of expulsion.
Free/Reduced Price Meals: These children are from families
who meet certain income criteria making them eligible to receive free
or reduced meals at school.
Gateway Exams: Students who entered the 9th grade in
2001-2002 must attain a score indicating “Proficient”or “Advanced” on
each of the Gateway examinations in three subject areas - mathematics,
science and language arts - in order to earn a high school diploma.
Graduation Rate: A federally required benchmark which
calculates the percent of on-time graduates with a regular high school
diploma. GED and Special Education diplomas are not allowed to count as
a regular high school diploma under regulations from the U.S. Department
of Education.
High Priority School/School System: A high priority
school/school system is one that has missed the same federal benchmark
for more than one consecutive year. There are five different levels of
high priority schools/systems: School Improvement 1, School Improvement
2, Corrective Action, Restructuring 1, and Restructuring 2.
Highly Qualified Teacher: Any public elementary or secondary
school teacher who holds at least a Bachelor's Degree, is fully-licensed
in Tennessee and submits the required documents to demonstrate competency
in the content area(s) being taught.
No Child Left Behind (NCLB): NCLB was implemented during
the 2002-2003 school year. It requires schools to have 100 percent proficiency
among students in math, reading and language arts by 2014. They must also
meet graduation and attendance standards.
Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE): Normal Curve Equivalent
is the mapping of percentile data into corresponding points in a normal
distribution. The purpose is to enable data to be analyzed consistent
with the Value-Added Report and the Achievement Report on the Report Card.
Norm Referenced Tests (NRT): Gives a comparison of student
performance in five content areas against a national norm group of students
taking a similar test. The expectation is that the average score for a
school or school system will be at the national average.
Number of Students: Average daily count of students
enrolled, which is generally referred to as the Average Daily Membership
or ADM. The ADM is used to determine the amount of state funding each
system receives.
Per Pupil Expenditure (Local, State and Federal): Total
current operating expenditures on a per pupil basis. Some examples are
instructional materials, maintenance, and transportation.
Promotion: Those students who are promoted to the next
grade each year.
SACS Accredited: Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools accredits elementary, middle and high schools based on rigorous
standards for school improvement that focus on student performance.
Suspension: A student who is not allowed to attend school
for a period of time not greater than ten days and remains on the school
rolls.
Target School/School System: A target school/school
system is one that missed a federal benchmark in at least one area for
the first year. There are no sanctions/penalties for target schools/systems.
The Department of Education offers technical assistance to help keep target
schools/systems from becoming high priority schools/systems.
Teacher Permits: A permit is permission granted to a
local school system to employ temporarily a degreed individual who does
not hold a valid license when the school system is unable to obtain the
services of a qualified teacher for the grade or subject area in which
a vacancy exists.
Teacher Waivers: The teacher is licensed but teaching
out of his or her field because no other certified teacher is available
to teach that subject.
Title I: Federally funded programs in high poverty schools
that target children with low achievement.
Value-Added: Value-added measures student progress within
a grade and subject, which demonstrates the influence the school has on
the students’ performance. This reporting provides diagnostic information
for improving educational opportunities for students at all achievement
levels.
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