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Oct. 14, 2010
The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) recently released system level results regarding High School Assessment (HSA) and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). MSDE released Maryland School Assessment (MSA) and AYP results concerning elementary and middle schools in July.
Combining MSA and HSA, the Garrett County school system met AYP requirements by meeting the Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) in all subgroups. In order to meet the federal guidelines of No Child Left Behind, students in specified subgroups, including racial/ethnic classifications, students eligible for free or reduced price meals, and students with special needs must also meet the AYP goals. Of the 15 schools in Garrett County, 14 schools made AYP for the 2009-10 school year.
With the release of the high school data, one of two high schools made AYP status. Northern High School made AYP, indicating that a significant number of students scored at the proficient and/or advanced levels in all nine subgroups in the reading and mathematics areas, including graduation rate, on the High School Assessments and Alternate Maryland School Assessment. Southern High School did not make AYP status, but met success in eight of nine categories, including graduation rate. SHS did not attain proficiency in English/reading for students in the special education area. Thus, Southern High School will be on a “local alert” status for improvement in the 2010-11 school year, but will not appear on the MSDE’s list of schools needing improvement.
For the graduating class of 2010, 100% of the students met the HSA high school graduation requirement throughout the county by either passing all four subject tests reaching a combined score of 1602 on all four tests or by completing bridge plan projects in the various subjects. Other data concerning High School Assessments are as follows:
•94.7% of the students met the HSA algebra requirement by passing the assessment or completing bridge plan projects,
•97.2% of the students met the HSA biology requirement,
•87.9% of the students met the HSA English requirement,
•93.2% of the students met the HSA government requirement.
