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Eastern Carver County Schools see payoff on AYP efforts
Instructional planning and interventions with students needing extra help are paying off for the Schools of Eastern Carver County. As the state announced its list of school districts and schools not making Annual Yearly Progress (AYP), the performance of Eastern Carver County students showed notable progress in spite of an ever-increasing performance goals. To make AYP in 2010, students had to reach a higher level of performance than the performance expected in 2009. Both Chaska Elementary and Victoria Elementary were taken off the list of schools not making AYP.

2010 District AYP - In 2009, the district as a whole was cited as not making AYP in six cell groups: Hispanic Math; LEP Math and Reading; Special Education Math and Reading; F/R Lunch Reading. In 2010, the district as a whole was cited in one cell group: Special Education Math.

2010 School AYP Designations
Seven Eastern Carver County schools were cited by the state as making Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) in 2010:
  • Chanhassen Elementary
  • Clover Ridge Elementary
  • Chaska Elementary
  • East Union Elementary
  • Victoria Elementary
  • CMS East
  • Chanhassen High School
The state requires progress every year in 36 subgroups within math and reading. Five Eastern Carver County schools were cited for not making AYP in 2010 within the following areas:
  • Chaska High - Hispanic Math; Special Education Math
  • CMS West - Hispanic Math; Limited English Proficiency Math; Special Education Math
  • Pioneer Ridge MS - Hispanic Reading; Black Reading; Limited English Proficiency Reading; Special Education Reading; Free/Reduced Lunch Reading
  • Bluff Creek Elementary - Limited English Proficiency Math; Free/Reduced Lunch Math
  • Jonathan Elementary - Participation in Hispanic Reading and Free/Reduced Lunch Reading
Chaska Elementary - We are celebrating Chaska Elementary's removal from the AYP list and congratulate its staff and students on its 2010 results. Because it was on AYP for the two previous years, it is still required to offer school choice to families.

Victoria Elementary - Victoria came off the AYP list after one year. It was on the list last year for Hispanic Math. We congratulate the staff at Victoria Elementary for their year-long focus on improving in that area.

Jonathan Elementary - JES is not faulted for academic progress in this year's AYP designation. It was cited in 2009 in five subgroups; in 2010, each of those subgroups made AYP. This is a tremendous achievement and the staff members at JES deserve our congratulations. The 2010 AYP designation is for 'participation.' The No Child Left Behind law requires 95% of all students in each of 36 categories participate in the NCLB testing. While all JES students took the tests, the state believes it did not receive all answer sheets. An appeal to the state was not approved. Because of this situation, JES is in its second year of not making AYP and must now offer school choice to families. All District 112 schools are reviewing the results of this year's state tests and are developing action plans for work this year.

"We are proud that our schools continue to out-perform their Minnesota peers even as the cut score increases," said curriculum coordinator Cathy Gallagher. "The way the NCLB law is written, schools can actually improve every year and still not be viewed as making annual yearly progress. We are making strides in Eastern Carver County, but we still have more work to do."