The AYP measurement is one of the cornerstones of the Federal NCLB Act. In Michigan, it's a measure of year-to-year student achievement on the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) test. According to NCLB, its goal is for every student in the nation to meet the educational standards.
The plan to achieve this is for Michigan and other states to develop target starting goals for AYP and then "raise the bar" in gradual increments so that 100% of the students in the state are proficient on MEAP assessments by the 2013-14 school year.
While responsibility for making AYP is focused on the core subjects of English Language Arts and Mathematics, schools and districts are encouraged to examine their progress in all subjects and use the information to help focus their school’s improvement planning and professional development activities.
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