CCSSO continues its longstanding commitment to supporting chief state school officers and their organizations in implementing the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). One of the most complex segments of the law is the accountability model requirements, namely adequate yearly progress (AYP). AYP poses a number of new challenges and opportunities for state educators. Below you will find resources specifically created by CCSSO to report on, and assist with, state implementation of AYP requirements under NCLB.

Guidance on AYP

• Making Valid and Reliable Decisions in Determining Adequate Yearly Progress  
• Guide for Effective Accountability Reporting
• Blueprint for Defining Adequate Yearly Progress
• Revisiting Statewide Educational Accountability Under NCLB: A Summary of State Requests in 2003-04 for Amendments to State Accountability Plans
• NCLB Resource

Accountability Reporting

• State Report Cards for 2003-04
• State Report Cards for 2002-03

Press Releases

• AYP Press Releases by State 2003-04

CCSSO Resources on No Child Left Behind

• General NCLB Information and Specific Implementation Areas

U.S. Department of Education

• ED's NCLB Website 

Project Staff
Rolf K. Blank, Director of Education Indicators, rolfb@ccsso.org
Andra Williams, Senior Project Associate, Education Indicators, andraw@ccsso.org
Carla Toye, Project Associate, Education Indicators, carlat@ccsso.org