JoANNE YOUNG / Lincoln Journal Star | Posted: Thursday, December 8, 2005 6:00 pm
The majority of districts and schools in Nebraska met federal accountability goals of No Child Left Behind for the 2004-05 school year, according to the Nebraska Department of Education.
Of 477 school districts in the state, 145 are required to meet target goals, based on the number of students in those districts. Eighty percent of the 145 districts made adequate yearly progress.
Of the 514, or 45 percent, of school buildings required to meet target goals, 85 percent met all goals. That compares to 51 percent that met 2002-03 goals.
Although all groups improved over two years, including English Language Learners, special education students and racial and ethnic groups, there are still gaps to close.
Jessie Myles, multicultural education administrator, said the results of testing over several years suggest the schools are doing something right.
“That doesn’t necessarily mean we are content,” he said.
In the past, he said, schools were content to give all kids the opportunity to learn. Now, he said, they must strive for equity in the outcomes, too.
Reach JoAnne Young at 473-7228 or jyoung@journalstar.com.
The following Title I schools are still identified as being in need of improvement although they met all the Adequate Yearly Process state goals in 2004-05:
Chase County High School
Schuyler Central High School
Lincoln Elementary
Scottsbluff Bluffs Middle School
The following non-Title schools are identified as being in need of improvement since they have not me the state goals in the same subject for two straight years.
Hastings Senior High
Hastings Middle School
Lexington High School
Omaha Benson High School
Omaha Beveridge Magnet Middle School
Omaha Hale Middle School
Omaha Monroe Middle School
Omaha Westside Middle School
Lincoln High School
Lincoln Northeast High School
(Lincoln) Dawes Middle School
Lincoln Southeast High School
Lincoln East High School
(Lincoln) Park Middle School
Lincoln North Star High School
Lincoln Southwest High School
North Platte High School
Fullerton High School
Papillion-LaVista High School
Papillion-LaVista South High School
Gering High School
Scottsbluff High School