Avery County Schools (060) Annual Public Report for Students with Disabilities

School Year: 2009-10

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA 2004) requires each state to submit a State Performance Plan (SPP). The SPP is a six-year performance plan which evaluates the State’s efforts to implement the requirements of IDEA and improve results for students with disabilities. It describes how North Carolina will improve its performance on 20 prescribed indicators. Fourteen of the SPP indicators (Indicators 1-14) focus on educational outcomes for students with disabilities, as well as compliance with IDEA requirements. The last six SPP indicators (Indicators 15 -20) review the State Education Agency's general supervision authority under IDEA. North Carolina established measurable and rigorous targets for each indicator and must report annually through the Annual Performance Report (APR) on the performance of the state. The IDEA also requires states to report annually to the public on the performance of each local education agency on certain indicators. This year, reporting is on Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4a, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 and is based on data collected during the 2009-10 school year.

To review the North Carolina SPP/APR, visit the following link:

www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/plan/

Annual Performance Report Legend
--     No Data Available
*      Less than 5 students in the category and data masked for confidentiality
N/A    This particular metric does not apply for this district this school year

Indicator 1: Graduation Rate

Percent of youth with individualized education programs (IEPs) graduating from high school with a regular diploma.

State Target (%) State Average (%) Did State Meet Target? LEA (%) Did District Meet Target?
>= 80.00 56.80 No 69.2 No
Note
Data are for 2008-09, in accordance with the Part B Indicator Measurement Table - Revised that requires data for the year before the reporting year.

Indicator 2: Dropout Rate

Percent of youth with IEPs dropping out of high school.

State Target (%) State Average (%) Did State Meet Target? LEA (%) Did District Meet Target?
<= 6.00 7.10 No 0.0 Yes
Note
Data are for 2008-09, in accordance with the Part B Indicator Measurement Table - Revised that requires data for the year before the reporting year.

Indicator 3: Student Participation and Performance

Statewide Assessment Participation and Performance for Students with Disabilities.

Indicator 3a: Adequate Yearly Progress for Disability Subgroup

District performance for the disability subgroup compared to State AYP targets for math and reading participation and proficiency in grades 3-8 and 10.

Avery County Schools did not make adequate yearly progress for the 2009-10 school year.

Indicator 3b: Statewide Assessment Participation Rates for Children with IEPs

Reading participation rates:

Grade State Target (%) State Average (%) Did State Meet Target? LEA (%) Did District Meet Target?
3 >= 95.00 99.80 Yes >=95 Yes
4 >= 95.00 99.70 Yes >=95 Yes
5 >= 95.00 99.80 Yes 100 Yes
6 >= 95.00 99.50 Yes 100 Yes
7 >= 95.00 99.40 Yes 93.75 No
8 >= 95.00 99.30 Yes 90.91 No
10 >= 95.00 74.30 No 80.0 No

Math participation rates:

Grade State Target (%) State Average (%) Did State Meet Target? LEA (%) Did District Meet Target?
3 >= 95.00 99.80 Yes >=95 Yes
4 >= 95.00 99.70 Yes >=95 Yes
5 >= 95.00 99.80 Yes 100 Yes
6 >= 95.00 99.50 Yes 100 Yes
7 >= 95.00 99.40 Yes 93.75 No
8 >= 95.00 99.20 Yes 90.91 No
10 >= 95.00 70.40 No 80.0 No

Indicator 3c: Statewide Assessment Proficiency Rates for Children with IEPs

Reading proficiency rates:

Grade State Target (%) State Average (%) Did State Meet Target? LEA (%) Did District Meet Target?
3 >= 43.20 39.30 No * *
4 >= 43.20 49.70 Yes 36.00 No
5 >= 43.20 48.00 Yes 43.48 Yes
6 >= 43.20 44.80 Yes 56.00 Yes
7 >= 43.20 38.50 No 43.75 Yes
8 >= 43.20 40.10 No 36.36 No
10 >= 38.50 25.10 No 30.0 No

Math proficiency rates:

Grade State Target (%) State Average (%) Did State Meet Target? LEA (%) Did District Meet Target?
3 >= 77.20 59.40 No 50.0 No
4 >= 77.20 64.20 No 52.00 No
5 >= 77.20 59.20 No 43.48 No
6 >= 77.20 59.20 No 60.0 No
7 >= 77.20 53.90 No 62.50 No
8 >= 77.20 58.70 No 50.0 No
10 >= 68.40 50.00 No 60.0 No
Note
Source: NC's Consolidated State Performance Report (CSPR) 12-17-10. CSPR scores include students with disabilities (IDEA) regardless of whether the students were present for a full academic year and do not include former students with disabilities (IDEA).

Indicator 4a: Suspension/Expulsion Rates

Districts identified as having a significant discrepancy in rates of greater than 10 day suspensions and expulsions of students with disabilities in a school year. District rates for suspensions/expulsions greater than twice the state average indicate a significant discrepancy.

Measurement Rate (%) and Discrepancy
State Rate 2.16
District Rate *
Is there a significant discrepancy between the district's rate and the state average? No
Note
Data are for 2008-09, in accordance with the Part B Indicator Measurement Table - Revised that requires data for the year before the reporting year.

Indicator 5: Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) placements for school-age children (ages 6-21).

Percent of students with IEPs (ages 6-21) removed from regular education class for special education services.

LRE State Target (%) State Average (%) Did State Meet Target? LEA (%) Did District Meet Target?
Indicator 5a:

Percent of children with IEPs removed from regular class less than 21% of the day.

 >= 64.60 64.10 No 71.48 Yes
Indicator 5b:

Percent of children with IEPs removed from regular class greater than 60% of the day.

 <= 15.70 15.60 Yes 11.79 Yes
Indicator 5c:

Percent of children with IEPs served in public or private separate schools, residential placements, or homebound or hospital placements.

 <= 2.00 2.20 No 1.14 Yes


Note: The Objective is to increase 5a, and decrease 5b and 5c.

Indicator 7: Preschool Outcomes

LRE State Target (%) State Average (%) Did State Meet Target? LEA (%) Did District Meet Target?
Indicator 7A:

Percent of preschool children aged 3 through 5 with IEPs who demonstrate improved positive social-emotional skills (including social relationships)

 NA NA NA NA NA
Indicator 7B:

Percent of preschool children aged 3 through 5 with IEPs who demonstrate improved aquisition and use of knowledge and skills (including early language/communication and early literacy)

 NA NA NA NA NA
Indicator 7C:

Percent of preschool children aged 3 through 5 with IEPs who demonstrate improved use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs

 NA NA NA NA NA


Note: Indicator 7 data is not included in this year's report because the USOSEP approved North Carolina's request to use the 2009-10 data as its baseline data. Please see the State Performance Plan for the State's Indicator 7 baseline data.

Indicator 8: Parent Involvement

Percent of parents, with a child receiving special education services, who report that schools facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities.

State Target (%) State Average (%) Did State Meet Target? LEA(%) Did District Meet Target?
= 45.00 41.00 No 28 No

Indicator 9: Disproportionate Representation - Child with a Disability

Does the LEA have disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic groups in special education and related services that is the result of inappropriate identification?

State Target (%) State Average (%) Did State Meet Target? Did District Meet Target?
= 0.00 0.00 Yes Yes

Indicator 10: Disproportionate Representation - Eligibility Category

Does the LEA have disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic groups in specific disability categories that is the result of inappropriate identification?

State Target (%) State Average (%) Did State Meet Target? Did District Meet Target?
= 0.00 0.00 Yes Yes

Indicator 11: Timely Evaluation

Percent of children for whom a referral was received and placement determined within 90 days.

State Target (%) State Average (%) Did State Meet Target? LEA (%) Did District Meet Target?
= 100.00 90.10 No 97.06 No

Indicator 12: Early Childhood Transition

Percent of children referred by Part C prior to age 3 and who are found eligible for Part B who receive special education and related services by their 3rd birthday.

State Target (%) State Average (%) Did State Meet Target? LEA (%) Did District Meet Target?
= 100.00 94.00 No 100.00 Yes