What are the States starting points for calculating Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)?
Georgia established separate starting points for reading/English-language arts and for mathematics, and separate starting points by grade spans one set of starting points for elementary and middle schools and one set of starting points for high schools. The elementary and middle school starting points for CRCT grades 3-8 are 60% proficient for Reading and English Arts combined, and 50% proficient for CRCT mathematics. The high school starting points for first-time test takers of the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) are 88% proficient for English/language arts and 81% proficient for GHSGT mathematics. 17. How is a confidence interval calculated and how is it used? For a school that did not demonstrate Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) by not meeting the Annual Measurable Objective (AMO), the first part of the “second look” procedure the Confidence Interval (CI) is implemented. The confidence interval approach is a simple statistical test that determines whether the observed perc
