Tahlequah Public Schools

No Child Left Behind Act

Annual Report Card 2005-2006

This is a brief explanation of the Tahlequah Public School District and Site 2005-2006 Annual Report Cards.  The No Child Left Behind legislation requires that districts notify parents annually of the components included in the Annual Report Card.  The data in these reports reflect student academic performance during the 2005-2006 school year.

The performance benchmarks were met in reading and math in 2005-2006 for every subgroup except for IEP students.  In addition, Hispanic students in the district narrowly fell short of the math benchmark.  Because of these two subgroups not meeting the required targets, Tahlequah Public Schools did not make Adequate Yearly Progress or AYP for the 2005-2006 school year.

Adequate Yearly Progress or AYP requires that ALL students meet ALL of the performance targets and is an all or nothing designation.  Below is a summary of district/ school sites and their AYP status:

School Site                         Did make AYP        Did not make AYP

Sequoyah Elementary                      X

Cherokee Elementary                       X

Greenwood Elementary                    X

Central Elementary                                               X (IEP in math)

Tahlequah Junior High                                           X (attendance rate)

Tahlequah High School                  X

Tahlequah Public Schools                                      X

At Central Elementary, IEP students did not meet the target in math.  Tahlequah Junior High School did not meet the attendance rate target.

Every site has analyzed data and determined the skill level of students in an effort to assist students in meeting the performance benchmarks required by the state.

Some interventions that have been implemented or enhanced to remedy not making AYP include administering a modified assessment to a small percentage of IEP students (did not have this option in 2005-2006), an attendance incentive program at every site, after/before school tutoring, during school intervention/enrichment, closely aligned curriculum, and careful monitoring of student progress throughout the school year.

If you have any questions regarding these reports or would like to request a hard copy of one, contact Ms. Lisa Presley, Executive Director of Curriculum at 918-458-4100, ext. 1012.