Adequate Yearly Progress 

This grant contract with the Minnesota Department of Education provides federal funding to the Service cooperative for the purpose of school improvement technical assistance to Title I districts and schools not making AYP, as specified by the legislative requirements of No Child Left Behind.  This method of support provides Minnesota with a statewide system of intensive and sustained support for districts and schools.
The program:

•                Assists districts and schools that have been identified by MDE as in Stages 1 – 5, in the creation and implementation of their improvement plan that meets state and federal guidelines and is centered on improved instructional practices and student achievement gains.

•                Supports identified districts and schools as they analyze and triangulate data.

•                Supports identified districts and schools as they build internal capacity through district and school level teams and develop professional learning communities that will support the goals of their improvement plan.

•                Provides high quality staff development opportunities for identified districts and schools to support the implementation of their continuous improvement plan.


For information about this program contact: 
Kathy Sterk –Director 

ksterk@nesc.k12.mn.us 218-748-7627



Staff:
 Amy Maki – Education Specialist  - amaki@nesc.k12.mn.us 


Russ Davidson – Math Specialist –  rdavidson@nesc.k12.mn.us