No Child Left Behind lets each state establish its own definition of "proficiency" — the target that must be reached by 2014. Minnesota has defined proficiency as 100% of students scoring at or above Achievement Level 3 on the MCA's.
Achievement Levels
MCA-II results are reported in four different achievement levels:
Level 1- Does Not Meet the Standards
Level 2- Partially Meets the Standards
Level 3- Meets the Standards
Level 4- Exceeds the Standards
The goal of the AYP system is to have all students doing solid grade level work as measured by all students scoring at or above Level 3 on all assessments by 2013-14.
Proficiency Targets
Minnesota students took the MCA-II for the first time in school year 2005-2006. New index targets were generated using the first year MCA-II baseline data. The targets were then held constant for the 2005-06 and 2006-07 school years. Beginning in 2007-08, index targets increase annually in equal increments. All schools must reach the goal of 100 index points by the year 2013-14.
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Math |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| Grade |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
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3 |
0.7895 |
0.7895 |
0.8196 |
0.8496 |
0.8797 |
0.9098 |
0.9399 |
0.9699 |
1.0000 |
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4 |
0.6964 |
0.6964 |
0.7398 |
0.7831 |
0.8265 |
0.8699 |
0.9133 |
0.9566 |
1.0000 |
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5 |
0.5979 |
0.5979 |
0.6553 |
0.7128 |
0.7702 |
0.8277 |
0.8851 |
0.9426 |
1.0000 |
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6 |
0.5989 |
0.5989 |
0.6562 |
0.7135 |
0.7708 |
0.8281 |
0.8854 |
0.9427 |
1.0000 |
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7 |
0.5880 |
0.5880 |
0.6469 |
0.7057 |
0.7646 |
0.8234 |
0.8823 |
0.9411 |
1.0000 |
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8 |
0.5839 |
0.5839 |
0.6433 |
0.7028 |
0.7622 |
0.8217 |
0.8811 |
0.9406 |
1.0000 |
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11 |
0.2813 |
0.2813 |
0.3840 |
0.4866 |
0.5893 |
0.6920 |
0.7947 |
0.8973 |
1.0000 |
| Reading |
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| Grade |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
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3 |
0.7222 |
0.7222 |
0.7619 |
0.8016 |
0.8413 |
0.8809 |
0.9206 |
0.9603 |
1.0000 |
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4 |
0.6948 |
0.6948 |
0.7384 |
0.7820 |
0.8256 |
0.8692 |
0.9128 |
0.9564 |
1.0000 |
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5 |
0.7193 |
0.7193 |
0.7594 |
0.7995 |
0.8396 |
0.8797 |
0.9198 |
0.9599 |
1.0000 |
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6 |
0.7027 |
0.7027 |
0.7452 |
0.7876 |
0.8301 |
0.8726 |
0.9151 |
0.9575 |
1.0000 |
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7 |
0.6563 |
0.6563 |
0.7054 |
0.7545 |
0.8036 |
0.8527 |
0.9018 |
0.9509 |
1.0000 |
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8 |
0.6404 |
0.6404 |
0.6918 |
0.7431 |
0.7945 |
0.8459 |
0.8973 |
0.9486 |
1.0000 |
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10 |
0.6477 |
0.6477 |
0.6980 |
0.7484 |
0.7987 |
0.8490 |
0.8993 |
0.9497 |
1.0000 |
Source: February 2008 (updated) - Minnesota Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook, U. S. Department of Education.
Additional Resources
The February 2004 Minnesota Legislative Auditor's Report: No Child Left Behind examines the likely impact of the federal No Child Left Behind Act and how it is perceived by education officials.
The July 2003 Statewide Educational Accountability Under NCLB produced by the Council of Chief State School Officers summarizes how states are implementing NCLB based on a review of the state accountability workbooks.
Updated July 2004 - The ABCs of "AYP" (PowerPoint) - Making sense of Annual Yearly Progress, Education Trust.
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