California’s comprehensive accountability system monitors the academic achievement of all the state’s public schools, including charter schools, and LEAs that serve students in kindergarten through grade twelve. (An LEA is a school district or a county office of education.) This accountability system is based on state requirements, established by the Public Schools Accountability Act (PSAA) of 1999, and on federal requirements, established by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001.
Accountability Progress Reporting (APR)
California's integrated accountability system that reports both the state Academic Performance Index (API), and the federal Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and Program Improvement (PI).
Academic Performance Index (API):
The cornerstone of California's Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999; measures the academic performance and growth of schools on a variety of academic measures.
Click here to view the 2008 Base Academic Performance Index (API) Report.
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP):
A statewide accountability system mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 which requires each state to ensure that all schools and districts make Adequate Yearly Progress.
Click here to view the 2008 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report.
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Parent and Guardian Guide to California's 2008-09 Accountability Progress Reporting System
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