INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO.  27

 

POLICY CODE:  CGD

 

TO:                 Superintendents of Schools, Principals, Headmasters, and School Board Chairs

 

FROM:            Susan A. Gendron

 

SUBJECT:     Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and Continuous Improvement Priority Schools Communications Timeline

 

 

DATE:            September 24, 2003   

 

 

The following Communications Timeline is being sent to you to ensure that you are made aware of the dates for communicating information related to AYP and Continuous Improvement Priority Schools in Maine.

 

AYP and Continuous Improvement Priority Schools Communications Timeline

 

August 29, 2003           Informational Letter #20 on AYP and the Fact Sheet posted to the MDOE Website

 

September 1, 2003      Superintendents were notified if any schools in their districts were identified as Continuous Improvement Priority Schools (CIPS) for Reading

 

September 26, 2003    MEA Math AYP data is sent to the Department of Education from Measured Progress

 

October 3, 2003          Superintendents are notified if any schools in their districts are identified as Continuous Improvement   Priority Schools (CIPS) for Math

 

October 8, 2003          Notification is sent to superintendents who have schools in their districts that are being identified as Continuous Improvement Monitor Schools (CIMS) for Reading and/or Math

 

October 15, 2003        An ATM session on AYP takes place from 3:00 to 4:30 P.M. at the following sites (note room capacity in parentheses): Caribou High School (15-20); South Portland High School (12); Bangor Public Library (12-15); Department of Education, Cross Office Building, Augusta (60)

 

October 27, 2003        Press Conference on Continuous Improvement Priority Schools (CIPS) is held in Augusta

 

October 27-29, 2003  Editorial Board meetings are held with various newspapers