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AYP
What is this Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) report?
This report is a summary of your district's Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) results. The
purpose of AYP is to ensure that all students have reading and math skills that prepare
them for the future. Adequate Yearly Progress measures whether schools and districts
have met the improvement goals established by No Child Left Behind. To "make AYP,"
students in the school or district must meet goals in all three AYP Objectives:
(1) Graduation and Attendance , (2) Academic Performance, and (3) Test Participation.
This year, districts are assessed in three grade spans: Grades 3–5, 6–8, and 9–12.
In the Wilkes-Barre Area School District, the Pennsylvania System of School
Assessment (PSSA) taken by students in Grades 3-8 and 11 is used to determine
Academic Performance and Test Participation in Reading and Mathematics.
To learn more about AYP, click here.
