Sibley Academic Growth Continues

Today, District 241's Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) as determined by our Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA's) became public.  Last year, Sibley did not make AYP in 6 different categories.  In 2011, we missed in only 1 area by 1%!!!!  In case you didn't realize it, under No Child Left Behind (NCLB), 100% of students in every tested group will be proficient in reading and math by the year 2014.  However, like all things, improvement and individual academic growth is a priority for us.  We are dedicated to a collaborative effort in increasing student achievement as evidence by our work in Professional Learning Communities.  As educators, we believe all students can achieve at high levels and we want them to believe they can as well.  We will continue to focus our efforts on the individual growth of each child through our focus on learning; staff and students.  To read about all buildings within the district, please review to Dr. Mike Funk's blog as it is all encompassing from a district standpoint.