[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR200.12]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

                  CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND

              SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

PART 200_TITLE I_IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED

--Table of Contents

 

    Subpart A_Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational 

                                Agencies

 

Sec.  200.12  Single State accountability system.



    (a)(1) Each State must demonstrate in its State plan that the State 

has developed and is implementing, beginning with the 2002-2003 school 

year, a single, statewide accountability system.

    (2) The State's accountability system must be effective in ensuring 

that all public elementary and secondary schools and LEAs in the State 

make adequate yearly progress (AYP) as defined in Sec. Sec.  200.13 

through 200.20.

    (b) The State's accountability system must--

    (1) Be based on the State's academic standards under Sec.  200.1, 

academic assessments under Sec.  200.2, and other academic indicators 

under Sec.  200.19;

    (2) Take into account the achievement of all public elementary and 

secondary school students;

    (3) Be the same accountability system the State uses for all public 

elementary and secondary schools and all LEAs in the State; and

    (4) Include sanctions and rewards that the State will use to hold 

public elementary and secondary schools and LEAs accountable for student 

achievement and for making AYP, except that the State is not required to 

subject schools and LEAs not participating under subpart A of this part 

to the requirements of section 1116 of the ESEA. (Approved by the Office 

of Management and Budget under control number 1810-0576)



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(A))



[67 FR 71715, Dec. 2, 2002]



                     Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)