August 9, 2007
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Note: The list of Title 1 schools and districts on improvement being given to media today cannot be publicly released until the information has been presented to the State Board of Education.Please do not publish any of the information in this release prior to that time.
Below is the list of Title 1 schools and districts identified as on improvement in Kansas. Each school and district had opportunities to review their state assessment, attendance, and graduation data; make corrections; and file an appeal if they disagreed with the AYP decision. Once a school or district has been identified for improvement, it must make AYP for two consecutive years to be off of improvement.
“Knowing that this is the fifth year for districts and schools to meet increasingly higher academic achievement targets, the number of schools and districts that continue to meet or exceed expectations (95% for both reading and mathematics) is phenomenal. While there are Title 1 schools that have not met the targets, these schools have worked tirelessly to ensure continued progress for their students. Technical support will be provided to schools on improvement throughout the coming year,”according to Alexa Posny, commissioner of education.
Questions which may arise while assimilating this data:
How does a school get the Title 1 designation?
Title 1 requires districts to rank order all schools by the percent of poverty to determine which schools are eligible for Title 1 funds. This means that the local district prioritizes its list, generally based on the percentage of students eligible for free and reduced lunch. Title 1 funds are then allocated to the higher poverty schools, which designates them as Title 1 schools.
How is a school or district identified for improvement?
The No Child Left Behind legislation requires Title 1 schools or districts that do not make adequate yearly progress (AYP) for two consecutive years to be identified for improvement. Identification is to occur prior to the beginning of the school year so that parents may make informed decisions regarding their children’s schools.
What percentages of Title 1 schools or districts have been identified as on improvement?
Kansas had 296 school districts in 2006-07 eligible for Title 1 funds. Only 5% (16 districts) have been identified as on improvement for the 2007-08 school year.
There were 691 Title 1 schools in Kansas for the 2006-07 school year. Ninety-five percent of these schools made AYP, with 5% (thirty-five schools) identified as on improvement for the 2007-08 school year.
How will we know which subgroups in a school or district were identified as not making AYP?
This information is not available for publication at this time. When the report card is presented to the State Board in October, this information will be available.
How can a district be on improvement and yet have no identified schools on improvement?
The minimum size of a subgroup (e.g., ethnicity, income level, special needs or English proficiency) must be 30 students. In many small schools, a subgroup of this size is not possible. However, at the district level, the aggregate number may be at or above 30 and must be calculated according to the No Child Left Behind legislation.
What were the targets for the 2006-07 testing cycle?
The 2006-07 AYP mathematics targets were 66.8% for K-8 and 55.7% for 9-12.
The 2006-07 AYP reading targets were 69.5% for K-8 and 65.0% for 9-12.
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Kansas State Department of Education
Title I Schools and Districts
Identified for Improvement for 2007-2008
No Child Left Behind requires Title I schools and districts that do not make adequate yearly progress (AYP) for two consecutive years be identified for improvement. The identification is to occur prior to the beginning of the school year so that parents may make informed decisions regarding their children’s schools. Each school and district had opportunities to review their state assessment, attendance and graduation data; make corrections; and file an appeal if they disagreed with the AYP decision. Once a school or district is identified for improvement, it must make AYP for two consecutive years to be off of improvement.
Title I Districts Identified for Improvement for 2007-2008
- In 2006-2007, there were11 Title I districts identified for improvement. In 2007-2008, there are 16 districts on improvement.
- 5 districts are in their 1st year of improvement.
- 7 districts are in their 2nd year of improvement; however, there are 2 that are identified as Year 1-Delay since they made AYP in 2007.
- 4 districts are in their 4th year of improvement.
- 10 districts are on improvement for reading; one is on improvement for mathematics.
- 5 districts are on improvement for both reading and mathematics.
- 8 districts on improvement have schools on improvement; 8 have no schools on improvement.
USD # / USD Name / # Years on
Improvement / Area(s) of
Improvement / Made AYP in 2007 / # Schools on Improvement
202 / Turner / 4 / Reading / No / 1
214 / Ulysses / 1 / Reading / No / 1
253 / Emporia / 2 / Reading / No / 0
259 / Wichita / 4 / Reading and
Mathematics / No / 9
261 / Haysville / 2 / Reading / No / 0
290 / Ottawa / Year 1 Delay / Reading / Yes / 0
305 / Salina / 1 / Reading / No / 1
445 / Coffeyville / 4 / Reading / No / 0
453 / Leavenworth / 1 / Reading / No / 0
457 / Garden City / Year 1 Delay / Reading / Yes / 3
464 / Tonganoxie / 1 / Mathematics / No / 0
480 / Liberal / 2 / Reading and
Mathematics / No / 1
490 / El Dorado / 2 / Reading and
Mathematics / No / 0
500 / Kansas City / 4 / Reading and
Mathematics / No / 13
501 / Topeka / 2 / Reading and
Mathematics / No / 2
503 / Parsons / 1 / Reading / No / 0
Title I Schools Identified for Improvement for 2007-2008
- In 2006-2007, there were 25 Title I schools identified for improvement. In 2007-2008, there are 35 schools.
- 18 schools are identified for the first time
- 3 schools are on delay status for next level of sanctions as they made AYP in spring 2007
- 5 schools are in Year 2 improvement status; 6 are in Year 3; 2 are in Year 4 and 1 is in Year 5
- 11 schools are identified for reading only
- 8 schools are identified for mathematics only
- 16 schools are identified for both reading and mathematics
- 2006-2007 AYP mathematics targets were 66.8% for K-8 and 55.7% for 9-12.
- 2006-2007 AYP reading targets were 69.5% for K-8 and 65.0% for 9-12.
USD # / USD Name / School / Area(s) of Improvement / # Years on
Improvement / *Improvement
Status Year / **Delay Next Level of Sanction / School Sanctions
202 / Turner / Turner Elementary / Mathematics / 1 / 1 / No / Choice
214 / Ulysses / KepleyMiddle School / Reading / 1 / 1 / No / Choice
233 / Olathe / Ridgeview Elementary / Reading / 1 / 1 / No / Choice
259 / Wichita / Cloud Elementary / Reading and Mathematics / 1 / 1 / No / Choice
259 / Wichita / Curtis Middle / Reading and Mathematics / 4 / 3 / No / Choice, SES and Corrective Action
259 / Wichita / Hamilton Middle / Reading and Mathematics / 4 / 3 / No / Choice, SES and Corrective Action
259 / Wichita / Irving Elementary / Reading / 1 / 1 / No / Choice
259 / Wichita / Jardine Middle Magnet / Reading and Mathematics / 2 / 2 / No / Choice and SES
259 / Wichita / Marshall Middle / Reading and
Mathematics / 5 / 4 / No / Choice, SES, Corrective Action
Restructuring Plan
259 / Wichita / Mead Middle / Reading and Mathematics / 5 / 4 / No / Choice, SES,
Corrective Action, Restructuring Plan
259 / Wichita / Pleasant Valley Middle / Reading and Mathematics / 4 / 3 / No / Choice, SES and Corrective Action
259 / Wichita / Truesdell Middle / Mathematics / 3 / 3 / No / Choice, SES and Corrective Action
305 / Salina / Lakewood Middle / Mathematics / 1 / 1 / No / Choice
430 / SouthBrownCounty / Everest Middle / Mathematics / 1 / 1 / No / Choice
457 / Garden City / Alta Brown Elementary / Reading / 1 / 1 / No / Choice
457 / Garden City / BernadineSittsIntermediateCenter / Reading / 2 / 1 / Yes / Choice
(SES Delayed)
457 / Garden City / Charles O Stones Intermediate / Reading / 2 / 1 / Yes / Choice
(SES Delayed)
475 / Geary County / Junction CityMiddle School / Mathematics / 6 / 5 / Yes / Choice, SES, Corrective Action Restructuring Plan
480 / Liberal / LiberalSouthMiddle School / Reading and Mathematics / 2 / 2 / No / Choice and SES
500` / Kansas City / Argentine Middle / Reading and Mathematics / 1 / 1 / No / Choice
500 / Kansas City / Banneker Elementary / Reading and Mathematics / 2 / 2 / No / Choice and SES
500 / Kansas City / Chelsea Elementary / Reading and Mathematics / 2 / 2 / No / Choice and SES
500 / Kansas City / Douglas Elementary / Mathematics / 2 / 1 / Yes / Choice
(SES Delayed)
500 / Kansas City / Grant Elementary / Reading and Mathematics / 2 / 2 / No / Choice and SES
500 / Kansas City / Bertram Caruthers Elementary / Reading and Mathematics / 1 / 1 / No / Choice
500 / Kansas City / Mark Twain Elementary / Reading and Mathematics / 1 / 1 / No / Choice
500 / Kansas City / Quindaro Elementary / Mathematics / 1 / 1 / No / Choice
500 / Kansas City / New Stanley / Mathematics / 1 / 1 / No / Choice
500 / Kansas City / Whittier Elementary / Reading / 4 / 3 / No / Choice, SES and Corrective Action
500 / Kansas City / CentralMiddle School / Reading / *7 / 1 / No / Choice
500 / Kansas City / Northwest Middle / Reading and Mathematics / 3 / 3 / No / Choice, SES and Corrective Action
500 / Kansas City / M.E. Pearson Elementary / Reading / 1 / 1 / No / Choice
501 / Topeka / Chase Middle / Reading and Mathematics / 1 / 1 / No / Choice
501 / Topeka / Scott Computer Technology Magnet / Reading / 1 / 1 / No / Choice
512 / ShawneeMission / Nieman Elementary / Reading / 1 / 1 / No / Choice
Six schools in Kansas City that were on improvement in 2006-2007 are not included in the 2007-2008 list as they are no longer Title I schools. They would be on the list if they were still Title I schools.
In February 2007, the Kansas City school district notified the Kansas State Department of Education Title I office that it was changing the low-income data used to determine which schools are Title I schools. Previously, Kansas City used both free and reduced lunch data to determine the percent of poverty. In 2007-2008, the district will only use free lunch data. Title I requires districts to rank order all schools by the percent of poverty to determine which schools are eligible for Title I. As a result of decreasing Title I allocations, the district will serve all schools with a free lunch percentage of 75% or higher and additional elementary schools with 69% or higher poverty. Twenty-one schools will be Title I schools in 2007-2008.
*CentralMiddle School was previously on the list for mathematics. They are off improvement for mathematics; however, this is the first year for improvement in reading.
Following are the School Sanctions by Improvement Status Year:
Year 1 Choice
Year 2 Choice and Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
Year 3 Choice, SES and Corrective Action
Year 4 Choice, SES, Continue Corrective Action, and Plan to Restructure
Year 5 Choice, SES, Implement Restructuring Plan
Schools and districts that are on improvement may delay moving to the next level of sanction when they make AYP one year. For example, a school in its second year of improvement must offer choice but could delay supplemental educational services since it made AYP during the last testing cycle.
If you have questions about the data, please contact Karla S. Denny, director of communications, Kansas State Department of Education. Phone: (785) 296-4876. Email:
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