PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate
release
Thursday,
August 14, 2008
Linda
Dudderar, Chief Academic Officer, 301-475-5511, ext 108
ALL SMCPS Elementary and Middle Schools Make AYP
LEONARDTOWN
, MD
– The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) has released Adequate
Yearly Progress (AYP) information for the 2007-2008 school year. AYP measures student performance in reading
and mathematics. Each year, MSDE sets
AYP targets which school systems must achieve for all populations of students,
including minorities, special education, poverty, and Limited English
Proficient (LEP) students. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)
expects all students to meet 100% proficiency by 2014.
St. Mary’s County Public Schools is pleased to report
that for the first time since the inception of NCLB, all elementary and middle
schools in the school system have made AYP.
“We as a school system are absolutely elated with these magnificent
results. Such remarkable results are due
to the highly qualified and hard working staff, the talented students in our
schools, and the active involvement of our parents and community,” stated Dr. Michael J.
Martirano, superintendent of schools. “We have very high expectations for all of our
students, we continue to implement a challenging and rigorous curriculum, and
we are focusing on building connections and positive relationships with our
students and parents. We are making
every effort to ensure that our students are
equipped with the skills to be extremely successful,” said Dr. Martirano.
Lexington Park Elementary made AYP in both reading and
mathematics for the second consecutive year.
As a result, Lexington Park Elementary has exited the list of schools in
need of improvement.
St. Mary’s County Public Schools is also pleased to
report that Spring
Ridge Middle
School met the AYP requirements in both reading
and mathematics. Spring Ridge
Middle
School will need
to make AYP for an additional year to exit School Improvement.
High
school and school system AYP status will be released this fall.
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