No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and New York State Accountability
Districts, public schools, and charter schools are held accountable for the performance of their students according to federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and state regulations. Districts and school are assigned a "status" based on their performance and are subject to certain consequences if their performance is not satisfactory. Districts and schools that are high performing or making significant improvements in their performance are also identified and rewarded.
District/School Accountability Statuses
VADIR School Safety and Accountability
Schools Under Registration Review (SURR)
Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools
- Accountability Rules for 2008-09 Reporting and 2009-10 Status - February
19, 2010 slide
presentation
(314KB) - Flexibility in Determining AYP for Students with Disabilities
for 2008-09 School Year slide
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- Flexibility in Determining AYP for Students with Disabilities for 2009-10 School Year
- Revised 2009-10 and 2010-11 Graduation Rate Standard and Progress Targets Memo
Annual Measurable Objectives
- Effective Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs)
- State Benchmarks and Annual Measurable Objectives for 2005-06 through 2008-09
- New State Benchmarks and Annual Measurable Objectives for 2008-09 and 2009-10
Alternative Accountability System for High Schools and Special Schools
Verification and Accountability Timeline
Accountability
Verification Timeline details diagram 
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