Adequate Yearly Progress 2006-2007

The public schools in the state of Utah have two accountability systems: The state-sponsored U-PASS (Utah Performance Assessment System for Students) and the federal No Child Left Behind AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress). A comprehensive explanation of the U-PASS system is attached.

Overall, the schools in the Logan City School District did very well on both measures for the 2006-2007 school year. Eight out of nine schools achieved the state level of performance as measured by U-PASS, while seven out of nine schools achieved the federal Adequate Yearly Progress.

Bridger Elementary, Ellis Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary, Wilson Elementary, Woodruff Elementary, Mount Logan Middle School, Logan High School, and Logan South Campus all achieved the state level of performance in U-PASS. Adams Elementary did not.

Bridger Elementary, Ellis Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary, Wilson Elementary, Woodruff Elementary, and Logan South Campus all achieved Adequate Yearly Progress, while Adams Elementary and Logan High School did not. Mount Logan Middle School, according to the initial reporting, was shown as not making AYP. Because of some discrepancies between the way one subgroup’s attendance was calculated by both the state and the district, that determination is under appeal.

Adams Elementary did not achieve the state level of performance because both the status and progress scores in Language Arts and Math were low. Adams Elementary did not achieve AYP because of low Math scores. Plans are in place to address these deficiencies.

Logan High School did not make AYP because of low math scores. Algebra and geometry are the only subjects at the high school level that count for AYP, which leaves the more advanced math students taking intermediate algebra and calculus out of the equation.