ADE Director's Communication Memo Form


Memo Number : COM-09-016

Date Created : 08/11/2008

Attention:

Superintendents
Co-op Directors
other: All Principals
Testing Coordinators
Federal Coordinators

Type of Memo: Regulatory
Response Required: Optional
   
Section:   Central Administration - Dr. Diana Julian, Deputy Commissioner
Subject:
2008 AYP Appeal Process

Regulatory Authority:
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Pub. Law 107-110)

Contact Person:
Dr. Charles Watson

Phone Number:
501-682-4247

E-mail:
charles.d.watson@arkansas.gov

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information regarding the 2008-2009 School Improvement notification and appeal process based on the 2007-2008 state assessments.

Step 1 Notification:

A) Superintendents and local school board presidents are notified by certified mail of proposed School Improvement status for school(s) in the district. Superintendents are asked to please make principals, and other school administrators aware of the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) notification of School Improvement status.

B) Superintendents notify school principal(s) of proposed School Improvement status for the principal's school.

C) Preliminary Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Reports will be posted on the NORMES ED.STAT portal and at https://normessasweb.uark.edu/AYP after notification. Principals and superintendents can access the private reports using the NORMES’ username and password. To access using the portal, go to http://normes.uark.edu. Click on the ED.STATS orange icon and login.

Step 2 Appeal Process:

A) Documents sent to the ADE:

Required documentation (Superintendent Certification and Appeal Form(s)) supporting a district’s appeal for school(s) in the district may be filed in one of two ways:

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION:
Superintendent Certification and Appeal Form(s) e-mailed to ade.ayp@arkansas.gov. It is important that the subject line reads as follows:

AYP, followed by district name, followed by district LEA#
Example: AYP, Great School District, #11000

OR

PAPER SUBMISSION:
Superintendent Certification and Appeal Form(s) should be mailed to Dr. Diana Julian, Arkansas Department of Education, Four Capitol Mall, Room 404-B, Little Rock, AR 72201

Please choose either e-mail or postal service for sending the required documents. Do NOT send some documents by e-mail and other documents by postal service.

The Superintendent Certification and Appeal Form(s) for all schools in a district should be sent in the same e-mail or same mailing. Depending on district size, more than one e-mail may be necessary.


Documents sent to the ADE:

1. Superintendent Certification

Complete Superintendent Certification. File one certification that lists all schools in the district filing an appeal. Do not send a separate certification for each school.

2. Appeal form(s)

Complete a separate form for each school for which an appeal is being submitted. A justification (see space on form) should be provided for the areas that are appealed.

B) Documents sent to NORMES:

1. Data Corrections

If the appeal is based on incorrectly coded student data including 10-digit ID or Social Security Number, incorrect Local Educational Agency (LEA) number, or incorrect course enrollment data, corrected datasets will need to be submitted. Data corrections must be sent electronically to NORMES. Directions for accessing, correcting and submitting data files are located on the ED.STATS portal’s ‘Welcome’ tab. In order to provide accurate results, the correction sheets must follow the protocol and contain all the required information per the directions.

2. Timeline

All appeals including all required documentation must be received no later than 4:30 PM on the 30th calendar day from receipt of the superintendent/school board president notification, in accordance with Section 9.05 of the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing Assessment & Accountability Program (ACTAAP) Rule.

An appeal panel will review all appeals. Appeals will be addressed in the following priority:

1. Schools in School Improvement
2. Schools in Alert
3. Schools that are Meeting Standards

Attachments:

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