Aug. 16, 2006

Student performance, participation exceed federal standards
Heritage Elementary passes last hurdle to achieve NCLB-Blue Ribbon status

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD students exceeded standards in all components outlined in the Adequate Yearly Progress Report released Wednesday by the Texas Education Agency. As a result, all GCISD campuses and the district have met AYP requirements for 2006.

In addition, this was the final requirement for Heritage Elementary to be classified as a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School for 2006. Heritage Elementary was chosen by the state in November as one of 26 of 8,000 Texas schools to be considered for this award. The Blue Ribbon Schools program was revamped in 2002 as part of the federal No Child Left Behind initiative. School officials will attend an awards ceremony later this fall.

“This is such a high honor for Heritage Elementary and is a reflection of the hard work, dedication and commitment of its students, parents and staff members who continually strive to raise the bar of excellence,” said Superintendent Dr. Kay Waggoner. “As for the AYP results, all GCISD students and campus communities should be very proud of meeting the federal standards for accountability.”

AYP is a measure of student performance and participation included in the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Under these provisions, all public school campuses, school districts and the state are evaluated and required to meet criteria on three measures: reading/language arts, mathematics and either graduation rate for high schools and districts or attendance rate for elementary and middle schools.

Student performance and participation in both the math and reading portions of state tests are evaluated for all students as a group and separately for students in six categories – African American, Hispanic, White, Economically Disadvantaged, Special Education and Limited English Proficient.

For 2006, GCISD as a whole and each campus meeting the minimum size criteria exceeded all standards overall and in each of the six student categories for both performance and participation.

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