2007-2008 ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS 
WHAT IS ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS?  Adequate Yearly Progress  or AYP  is the formula used 
to determine if schools and school systems are meeting standards. It is required under the Federal No Child Left Behind Act. It consists of three parts: 
Participation in Reading/English Language Arts and Math Tests Academic Performance in Reading/English Language Arts and Math A "Second Indicator," which is graduation rate in high school and usually attendance in elementary and middle school. 
 DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS have made AYP for at least 
three years in a row. 
 NEEDS IMPROVEMENT (NI) SCHOOLS have not 
made AYP for at least two consecutive years in the same subject and receive additional support to make improvement. 
 NI SCHOOLS ARE NOT NECESSARILY "FAILING" SCHOOLS: 
Often times schools may have missed making AYP because of the performance of a single subgroup of students. Make sure you know why a school missed AYP! 
WHAT'S GEORGIA DOING TO IMPROVE NI SCHOOLS?  GaDOE's SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT DIVISION puts 
Leadership Facilitators in schools and school systems to help schools get out of NI status. These Leadership Facilitators use research-based methods and best practices that are working elsewhere and are sharing those with all schools. 
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?  GET INFORMED: If your school did not make AYP, learn 
why. 
 GET INVOLVED: Offer to be a mentor or a partner with 
your local school and help them improve. 
 MORE INFO: www.gadoe.org/ayp2007.aspx 
 
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
 
ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS 
 
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 
 
% of SCHOOLS MAKING AYP 
95.6% 
 
65.3% 
 
56.0% 
 
Elementary 
 
Middle 
 
High 
 
82.2% All Schools 
 
% OF SCHOOLS IN "NEEDS IMPROVEMENT" 
 
50% 
 
40% 
 
30% 
 
26.7% 
 
20% 
 
10% 
 
20.3% 
 
17.4% 
 
14.9% 
 
0% 2003 
 
2004 
 
2005 
 
2006 
 
15.4% 2007 
 
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 
 
GEORGIA'S GRADUATION RATE 
 
65.4% 
 
69.4% 
 
70.8% 
 
2004 
 
2005 
 
2006 
 
72.3% 2007 
 
We will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 
Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of Schools www.gadoe.org