Adequate Yearly Progress Information

October 16, 2011

October 17, 2011

Dear Parents,

Every year at this time we report information about our school population and about student performance on last year’s ISAT tests. We are very proud of our past success at Burr Ridge C.C.S.D. 180, and we are working hard to continually improve upon the quality education we provide our students. But our scores last year, met neither our standards nor the state’s.

About Our Scores

The State Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) minimum target for 2010-2011 was 85%. This means that 85% of our students – in every group and subgroup – needed to meet or exceed standards in reading and mathematics. CCSD 180 is reported as not meeting AYP under the No Child Left Behind Legislation (NCLB) in 2010-2011.

At Burr Ridge Middle School overall test scores in reading rose from 71.6 to 76.1 and math scores rose from 75.4 to 80.5, despite these significant improvements in our scores, according to NCLB legislation, Burr Ridge Middle School is still labeled as not meeting AYP.

At Anne M. Jeans Elementary School, overall test scores in reading rose from 58.2 to 67.2 and math scores rose from 82.0 to 84.0, despite these improvements in our scores, according to NCLB legislation, Anne M. Jeans School is still labeled as not meeting AYP.

About Our Plan

The district is disappointed in our scores and is addressing these issues with a focused curriculum and research-based instructional methods at both the elementary and middle school. We have:

Aligned the curriculum with the National Core Standards. Reading strategies and standards are the primary focus, with 3-week assessments in both reading and math to frequently monitor student progress.
Using Response to Intervention (RtI) and specialists to support struggling students in math & reading.
Scheduling a 120 minute reading block and an 80 minute math block during the day. (AMJES).
Implementing a 6-week student report for parents.
Implementing ISAT prep classes in addition to the core classes.
Implementing CRISS strategies - Project CRISS is an educational initiative designed to help students of all abilities learn content information across the curriculum and throughout the grade levels to deepen the student’s understanding when reading. (BRMS)
Supporting professional development in the areas of comprehension and assessment.

Click here for a copy of the state report card for CCSD 180.

Click here for a copy of the state report card for Burr Ridge Middle School.

Click here for a copy of the state report card for Anne M. Jeans School.