State of Education in Tennessee Executive Summary – 2011-12 | Page 31

SECTION 2: S CORE Card

Glossary
Achievement School District (ASD)
The Achievement School District was established by the
First to the Top Act of 2010 to turn around the state’s
lowest performing schools. Schools that fall in the bottom
5 percent in the state based on student achievement
are eligible to be included in the Achievement School
District. These schools will either be co-managed with
their local district (during the 2011-12 school year only) or
directly managed by the ASD. The ASD can also authorize
charter management organizations to run these schools.
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
Adequate Yearly Progress is a measure established by
the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 that holds schools
accountable for the performance of their students
on standardized tests, including sub-groups such as
racial/ethnic minorities and students with disabilities.
Every state administers its own examinations in
reading/language arts and mathematics, and student
performance on those examinations determines
whether schools are successful at making sufficient
progre