Brushy Creek Elementary School

       Greenville County Schools

November 12, 2010

Dear Parents,

Our School Report Card was recently released by the State Department of Education.   For 2009-10, Brushy Creek Elementary School achieved an Absolute Rating of excellent and a Growth Rating of excellent.  The Report Cards have been posted on our school district website at www.greenville.k12.sc.us/bcreek/.

Brushy Creek Report Card Summary

Brushy Creek Report Card Full Report

·        The Absolute Rating is based on Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS) results for 2009-10 measured against target levels of performance.

·        The Growth Rating indicates the progress of achievement scores for the same students from one year to the next.

·        Report Cards also include our status toward meeting the Federal requirements of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as defined by the No Child Left Behind Act.  The South Carolina School Report Card and AYP results can be confusing because a school or school district can score well on the Report Card and not achieve AYP.  Our AYP status for 2009-10 was met.

Why?  Absolute and Growth ratings for School Report Cards are based on student achievement at all levels - Not Met through Exemplary - in all tested content areas.  AYP is based on student achievement at the two highest levels – Met and Exemplary – in English/Language Arts (ELA) and math.  AYP targets for percentages of students scoring Met or Exemplary in ELA and math are established by the state and increase every three years through the year 2014, when 100 percent of students are expected to score Met or above.  If just one student group in a school or school district fails to meet one objective in a given year, the school or district fails to meet AYP.

I encourage you to study the School and District Report Cards and to use their release as an opportunity to be more involved with your child’s education and our school.  If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call me.  I look forward to working with you to ensure that our school continues to improve.

Sincerely,

DeeDee Washington

DeeDee Washington

Principal