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2014 Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) Limited English Proficient Students
For more information on AMAO determinations and targets (including changes to AMAO 2 in the 2014 school year), please refer to the Guide to Understanding AMAOs 2014 and Beyond.
AMAO Achieved?
AMAO 1: Progress in learning the English language
2014
District Target
District Performance
# of Students Included
Overall
50%
43%
3,278
No
Growth toward attaining English proficiency in a total of six years, based on matched student records for students who took Spring 2014 and the most recent ACCESS for ELLs prior to 2014.
Percentage of English Language Learners (ELLs) in grades K-12 who met their target student growth percentile on ACCESS (SGPA). For more information on how progress is measured, refer to http://www.doe.mass.edu/ell/amao/.
AMAO 2: Attainment of English language proficiency
2014
District Target
District Performance
# of Students Included
Overall
22%
21%
4,139
Participation
95%
99%
No
Attainment of English proficiency on Spring 2014 ACCESS for ELLs
Percentage of grade K-12 ELLs who achieved a composite level of 5.0 or above on the spring 2014 ACCESS for ELLs; AND, district participation was 95% or above. For more information on how attainment is measured, please refer to http://www.doe.mass.edu/ell/amao/.
AMAO 3: Cumulative Progress and Performance Index (PPI) for ELL/Former ELL subgroup
2014 Cumulative PPI
No
Performance of the ELL/Former ELL subgroup on general education assessments.
Met Cumulative PPI target of 75 for the ELL/Former ELL subgroup AND at least 95% participation in content areas*. For consortia, see the accountability reports for each consortium member district. For more information, refer to http://www.doe.mass.edu/apa/accountability/default.html.
Cumulative PPI is a measure of the progress of a district in halving proficiency gaps over a six-year period that incorporates measures of achievement in English Language Arts (ELA), mathematics, and science; growth in ELA and mathematics; graduation rates; and dropout rates. Cumulative PPI represents subgroup or aggregate performance over the past four years, with more credit given to more recent performance.
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AMAO History
2011
2012
2013
2014
AMAO 1: Progress
No
No
No
No
AMAO 2: Attainment
Yes
Yes
No
No
AMAO 3: (English Language Arts 2011:AYP); 2012-2014:Cumulative PPI
No
No
No
No
(Mathematics 2011: AYP); 2012-2014: Cumulative PPI
No
*If the cumulative PPI is 75 or greater, but the "AMAO Achieved" column indicates "No", please check the participation rates for content areas.
