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Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

The intent of the federal No Child Left Behind Act is to ensure that all students have the knowledge and skills they need to achieve their dreams and be productive and engaged citizens. The law requires that all students achieve state standards in reading and mathematics by 2014. This is a very ambitious goal with a tight timeline. We are committed to working toward this goal. Some schools will make outstanding progress and still not make AYP. It is important to applaud the good work going on in those schools.

As a District, we are doing everything we can to focus the resources we have where they will make the most impact. We want to hear from you – not just about your concerns but also your ideas on how to make our schools better. School improvement must be a two-way conversation between those of us who work in the schools and those who live and work in our community. With your help and involvement, we can get all of our students where they need to be.

AYP, School and District Improvement Status and School Choice Option
OSPI's August release of AYP included school and district AYP and improvement status. Since the announcement, we have learned that the District improvement status has changed from 2 to 1. While federal sanctions apply only to Title I schools -- all schools are negatively impacted because of the required set aside for Title funds. Here is a quick recap of our schools in improvement and our district status:

• Sumner School District: Title I
  Improvement status: Step 1 (updated September 16, 2011) *
  
  
• Bonney Lake Elementary: Title I school
  Improvement status: Step 2; School choice must be offered. **
  
  
• Bonney Lake High School: Not a Title school
  Improvement status: Step 1; No sanctions
  
  
• Lakeridge Middle School: Not a Title school
  Improvement status: Step 2; No sanctions
  
  
• Liberty Ridge Elementary: Title I school
  Improvement status: Step 2; School choice AND Supplemental Education Services (SES) must be offered. **
  
  
• Mountain View Middle School: Not a Title school
  Improvement status: Step 3; No sanctions
  
  
• Sumner High School: Not a Title school
  Improvement status: Step 2; No sanctions
  
  
• Sumner Middle School: Not a Title I school
  Improvement status: Step 4; No sanctions
  
  
• Victor Falls Elementary: Not a Title School
  Improvement status: Step 2; No sanctions

Supplemental Education Services
In addition to the Public School Choice option, parents/guardians with students attending schools that have not meet AYP for three consecutive years will be offered an option of choosing tutoring services (SES) for their student. Tutoring services must be provided through an Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) approved provider. The complete list of OSPI Approved SES Providers is available at In addition to the Public School Choice option, parents/guardians with students attending schools that have not meet AYP for three consecutive years will be offered an option of choosing tutoring services (SES) for their student. Tutoring services must be provided through an Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) approved provider. The complete list of OSPI Approved SES Providers is available online.

* A letter about District Improvement status was be sent to all families.
**Letters have already been sent to families of students attending schools required to provide school choice and or SES.