Each year, schools are measured to determine if they meet adequate yearly progress, or AYP, under the federal law commonly known as No Child Left Behind. Schools are reviewed based on participation, academic performance, and an additional indicator such as attendance rate or graduation rate.
If a school does not meet AYP under the same criteria for two or more years in a row, it receives a “needs improvement” status. With each year on the needs improvement list, the consequences become more severe for the school.
Schools with a needs improvement status must offer students the option to transfer to another school in the district. Here’s how Brookhaven schools performed in 2011:
Met AYP
Elementary Schools
Ashford Park
Dresden
Montgomery
Middle Schools
Chamblee
Did Not Meet AYP
Elementary Schools
Woodward
Middle Schools
Sequoyah
High Schools
Cross Keys
Chamblee
Woodward, Sequoyah and Cross Keys are on the needs improvement list