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• Teacher and staff information<br />
• Curriculum and instruction descriptions<br />
• Postsecondary preparation information<br />
• Fiscal and expenditure data<br />
In addition, NCLB requires that SARCs contain specific requirements. (See Federal<br />
School Accountability Reporting in <strong>this</strong> section of the Fact Book.)<br />
For more information regarding the API, contact the Academic Accountability Unit<br />
(AAU), at (916) 319-0863 or by e-mail at aau@cde.ca.gov. Additional information is<br />
available on the API Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap. For more information<br />
regarding the state SARCs, contact the Evaluation, Research and Analysis Unit, at<br />
(916) 319-0869 or by e-mail at evaluation@cde.ca.gov. Additional information is<br />
available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa.<br />
Federal Requirements: No Child Left Behind Act of 2001<br />
Federal accountability results focus on how well schools and LEAs are meeting<br />
common standards of academic performance.<br />
Adequate Yearly Progress<br />
The federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 establishes criteria for meeting<br />
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). NCLB requires that all schools or LEAs of the same<br />
type meet the same academic targets. AYP targets increase annually until 2014, when<br />
all schools and LEAs must have 100 percent of their students performing at the<br />
proficient level or above on state tests. By law, all California schools and LEAs receive<br />
annual AYP results. Currently, only Title I-funded schools and LEAs face Program<br />
Improvement (PI) consequences for not meeting AYP requirements under NCLB. (See<br />
the NCLB section of <strong>this</strong> Fact Book.)<br />
Test Results Used in AYP<br />
The statewide test results used in AYP calculations differ from the results used in API<br />
calculations. AYP calculations are only based on results of statewide tests at grades<br />
two through eight and grade ten. The 2007 AYP reports will reflect a school’s<br />
performance on the following tests that are a part of California’s 2006-07 statewide<br />
testing administration:<br />
• Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program<br />
o California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts (grades two through<br />
eight, including a writing assessment at grades four and seven)<br />
o CST in mathematics (grades two through eight)<br />
o California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA) in English-language arts<br />
(ELA) and mathematics (grades two through eight and grade ten)<br />
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