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Williston School District # 29
Status of Yearly Progress
Notice to Parents
August 27, 2010
In accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002, Williston School District #29 has been identified as
being in a Newly Identified Hold phase of district improvement. What this means is that the district did not
meet Adequate Yearly Progress for an additional year, but made progress for one year in the subject area that
identified the district for district improvement. The district remains in the same status as last year and is
referred to as in “Hold” status.
Below is an explanation of how the academic proficiency of the district compares to the standards set by the
state and what this means for your child.
There are three separate indicators the state uses to measure Adequate Yearly Progress.
Percentage of students that have met or exceeded the state’s required level of proficiency.
Required State Our District’s Required State Our District’s Does our District
Academic Academic Academic Academic meet or exceed
Proficiency for Proficiency Proficiency Proficiency the State
Math Percentage for Percentage for Percentage for Required
Math English/Language English/Language Percentage for
Arts Arts AYP?
65.5% 79.2% 67.6 % 78.2 % Yes
AYP results by subgroup with at least 40 students:
The state requires that for a school or district to meet AYP for each student subgroup, it must meet or exceed
the state proficiency percentage and have tested at least 95% of the students in each subgroup.
Math English/Language Arts
Subgroup Percent Did subgroup Subgroup Percent Did subgroup
scoring meet AYP? scoring meet AYP?
Proficient Proficient
and and
Advanced Advanced
White 86.3% Yes White 86.3 % Yes
African African
American 71.8 % Yes American 73.9 % No
Disabled 32.6% No Disabled* 39.1 % Yes
Subsidized Subsidized
Meals 74.8 % Yes Meals 77.1 % No
* The Disabled subgroup met AYP through Option 3 (Safe Harbor 1), which means that the percent of students
scoring proficient and advanced in the current school year must increase by at least 6.9 percent from the
percent in the previous school year. The actual percentage increase of the Disabled subgroup was 8.1, thus the
subgroup met AYP.
Additional State Measures for AYP
Additional Measures for AYP Does the district meet or exceed the State
Additional Measure for AYP?
Percent Students Tested Yes
Attendance/Graduation Rate Yes
Does Williston School District #29 meet AYP?
Based on the state standards for levels of proficiency that must be met by all students and by all the
subgroups, Williston School District #29 has not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for three (3)
consecutive years but because of progress from the 2009-2010 school year the district’s current improvement
status is Newly Identified Hold. The district has developed and will implement an improvement plan to
improve student achievement throughout the district.
Did My Child’s School meet AYP?
Kelly Edwards Elementary School met 17 of 17 objectives; therefore, Kelly Edwards Elementary met AYP. This
is the second consecutive year that Kelly Edwards Elementary School has made AYP; as a result, the school is
no longer a school that is in improvement status under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002.
Williston-Elko Middle School met 17 of 17 objectives; therefore, the school did make AYP.
Williston-Elko High School met 8 of 13 objectives; therefore, the school did not make AYP.
The following are questions that parents often ask about Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). We believe that
the answers will help you better understand the process.
What is Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)?
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is required for all schools that receive federal Title I funds under the No Child
Left Behind Act of 2002. AYP refers to the minimum percentage of students who must meet or exceed state
academic proficiency standards on the statewide tests. The state sets the percentage schools have to reach
AYP. The standards are high and must be met by all students taking the test for each subgroup in reading
/language arts and mathematics. A minimum number of students must take the test for the state to be able to
determine AYP. The goal is that all students meet or exceed the state academic proficiency level by the school
year 2013-2014.
What is the district doing because it did not make AYP?
The district, in conjunction with parents and community members, has developed a plan that includes:
identifying the reasons for low achievement
providing the teachers with intensive, sustained professional development
provide students, who are at risk of not meeting the state standards, additional opportunities
to remediate and accelerate their learning
actively involve parents in the school improvement process
How can I be involved in helping the school improve student performance?
As a parent or guardian, you can help the school improve student performance by doing the following:
Attending and taking part in parent-school meetings about student achievement
Support your child’s good study habits
Reviewing your child’s homework and test scores
Setting goals with your child to continue improving
Read or listen to your child read daily
Limit the amount of time your child watches television and/or plays video games
Taking an active part in the School Improvement Council
Becoming a volunteer
Serving on Kelly Edwards Elementary School’s Title I planning team
Serving on the school renewal planning teams of the three schools
Please contact your school principal: Mrs. Donna Selvey, Kelly Edwards Elementary School at 266-3737, Dr.
Eavon Hickson, Williston-Elko Middle School at 266-3476, or Mr. Brian Newsome, Williston-Elko High School at
266-3110 if you would like more information.
If you have suggestions on how to improve student achievement in Williston School District #29, please
communicate them to Rachel I. Wall, Director of Instruction:
E-Mail to rwall@williston.k12.sc.us
Phone to 803-266-7878
Fax to 803-266-3879 or
Mail to the Director of Instruction, 12255 Main Street, Williston, S.C. 29853
