On February 16, 2007 the California Department of Education released corrected September 2006 Academic Progress Reporting (APR) and Academic Performance Index (API) data. This report compares the original Santa Clara County student data with the corrected data. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) targets include: Participation Rate, Annual Measurable Objectives in English Language Arts and Math, and Graduation Rate.

Schools and districts that do not meet all the criteria are identified as needing Program Improvement (PI). If a school or LEA receives Title I funds and does not meet specific criteria for two consecutive years, NCLB requires sanctions.

As a result of the data correction, one percent more high schools met the AYP graduation requirement. The remaining AYP indicators are unchanged.

The following high schools did not report Graduation Rate data in September 2006. The new corrected data shows that all three high schools met the Graduation Rate requirement.

• Pioneer Plus (Continuation)
• San Jose High Academy Plus
• Willow Glen Plus (Continuation)

The English/Language Arts Participation Rate data correction resulted in six subgroups. There was no change in the Mathematics results for any subgroup.

There was no change in the percent of students proficient and above in English/Language Arts or Mathematics.

The 2006 API Growth report reflects growth schools and districts made in the 2005-06 school year and if growth targets were met. The API is a numeric score between 200 and 1000, reflecting a school's performance on tests in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program. The API is a secondary indicator for AYP under NCLB. This report contains API corrected growth scores for schools and LEAs. API results are reported twice a year: a base API in March and corresponding growth API in the fall.

There was no change to Santa Clara County’s API score of 784 as a result of the data corrections. There was a slight increase in API for Whites and English Learners.

Elementary schools saw an increase in the API for English Learner students. Middle schools did not see any change and High Schools saw a reduction in the API for Hispanic students.

* Schools did not have numerically significant numbers of students to receive an API.

There was no change in the percent of Santa Clara County Schools that had an API score of 800 or higher.

There was no change in the percent of Santa Clara County Schools that had an Increase in API from 2005.

Two Santa Clara County school districts’ API changed as a result of data corrections. Alum Rock Union Elementary district’s API increased from 689 to 690. Montebello Elementary district’s API decreased from 833 to 740.