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HOW SCHOOLS IN LANE COUNTY FARED.

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Byline: The Register-Guard

Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the state Department of Education must assess schools for "adequate yearly progress," or AYP. Schools are measured by student performance on two years' worth of state math and language arts test scores; testing participation levels; attendance; and, at high schools, graduation rates.

Schools must get 50 percent of students to meet state standards in English/language arts and 49 percent in math. Those benchmarks will jump by 10 percentage points next year. Students must be identified - and have their progress measured and reported - by specific populations: economically disadvantaged, disabled, limited English proficient, African-American, Native American, Asian-American, Hispanic, multiracial and white.

Schools that receive federal Title I funds, which aid high-poverty schools, face escalating consequences if they fail to hit AYP targets two years or more in a row. After two years, schools must notify parents, use Title I funds to allow transfers and implement an improvement plan. If they consistently fall short, schools eventually must reorganize.

The chart shows this year's preliminary ratings. Districts may appeal them. A "Y" or an "N" stands for yes or no, and refers to whether a school made adequate yearly progress in...

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