TISD Students Exceed Majority of Federal Progress Standards

TYLER – Tyler ISD students have exceeded the standard set in three of the five Adequate Yearly Progress categories. Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, is a measurement standard set by the Federal Government under the No Child Left Behind Act. All public school districts, campuses and the state are required to meet AYP criteria on the following measures: math performance, reading/English Language Arts (ELA) performance, math participation, reading/ELA participation, and graduation rate. On Wednesday, the State released the preliminary AYP results for the 2011-2012 school year. Tyler ISD students exceeded the standard in math participation, reading/ELA participation, and graduation rate. You can go to the Press Releases section of the “In the News” tab at http://www.tylerisd.org to read more.