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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. The target stayed the same for the first three years (2002-2004); after that, the target is raised until 100% of students reach proficiency. 
Source: November 2004 (amended) - 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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