AYP

Most  Greenbush-Middle River students were proficient on the spring 2011 reading and math Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA).  However, schools are required to keep increasing proficiency each year until the 2014 tests when 100% of students are expected to be proficient.  If a school or district fails to increase scores for two consecutive years, the state requires an improvement plan. This is the first year GMR did not make AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) in reading, with 74% of students proficient. Since MCA tests began in 2006, GMR student proficiency has ranged from 71-77% in reading.

GMR	District	High school	Middle school	Greenbush Elementary	Middle River Elementary
All students	Making AYP in math; not making AYP in reading	Making AYP in math and reading	Making AYP in math; not making AYP in reading	Making AYP in math; not making AYP in reading	Making AYP in math and reading
Students categorized as American Indian, Hispanic, Asian, Black	Student groups too small to count for AYP	Student groups too small to count for AYP	Student groups too small to count for AYP	Student groups too small to count for AYP	Student groups too small to count for AYP
White Students	Making AYP in both math and reading	Making AYP in both math and reading	Making AYP in math; not making AYP in reading	Making AYP in both math and reading	Making AYP in both math and reading
Special Education	Student group too small to count for AYP	Student group too small to count for AYP	Student group too small to count for AYP	Student groupstoo small to count for AYP	Making AYP in both math and reading
Students qualifying for Free/Reduced meals	Student group too small to count for AYP	Student group too small to count for AYP	Student group too small to count for AYP	Student group too small to count for AYP	Making AYP in both math and reading

When our district did not meet targets in math for the student group “Special Education” in 2009 and 2010, the resulting district improvement plan was very successful in raising scores. Although the state doesn’t require an improvement plan at this AYP stage, GMR is moving forward with a specific plan to increase students’ reading proficiency.

About two-thirds of Minnesota’s middle schools and junior highs did not make AYP.  About half Minnesota’s high schools did not make AYP, although GMR High School did. All neighboring schools or districts have some history of not making AYP.

Our district’s 2011 reading scores were nearly identical to large and small area schools:

GMR, Grygla 74%

Badger, Thief River Falls, Kittson Central, WAO, Warroad 75%

Roseau 76%

MCC 73%

Tri-County 72%

Goodridge 61%

Lancaster 83%

State of Minnesota: 75%

GMR’s 2011 MCA math scores were generally better than area schools:

GMR 71%

Kittson Central 74%

Badger 81%

Roseau 62%

Tri-County 60%

MCC 52%

TRF 42%

WAO 41%

Lancaster 38%

Goodridge 28%

Warroad 22%

Grygla 18%

State of Minnesota: 49%