No Child Left Behind is a 2001 federal law that established a new way of looking at schools that receive federal money. The law uses test scores to determine whether all groups of students are reaching required levels of performance in reading and math.

Schools that meet 100 percent of their targets are said to have made Adequate Yearly Progress. But if any single group of students misses the test score targets, a school does not make Adequate Yearly Progress and can face increasingly harsh sanctions.

In Kentucky, the results come from annual statewide tests. Schools must make sure all subgroup populations ­— minority, low-income students, students with disabilities and students with limited English proficiency — meet their goals.

Lawmakers did away with CATS in 2009; a new accountability model is rolling out in 2011-2012 called Unbridled Learning for All. In the meantime, Kentucky is using an interim testing system.

Fayette County is committed to both the spirit of and compliance with No Child Left Behind. But more than that, we are committed to making sure that every single child in our school district reaches high levels of success. The value of No Child Left Behind is that it gives us the kind of data we need to identify areas of concern and focus on schools that need attention. 

2011

State | District | Schools | AYP

2010

State | District | Schools

AYP results in FCPS | School choice & consequences

2009

State | District | Schools

AYP results in FCPS

2008

District | Summary | Schools

2007

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