State Benchmarks and Annual Measurable Objectives for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 School Years

Commissioner John B. King Jr. has established the following State Benchmarks and Annual Measurable Objectives for English language arts and mathematics for the 2009-10 and 2010-2011 school years. 

Criteria	2009-2010 School Year State Benchmark	2009-2010 School Year Annual Measurable Objective (AMO)
Elementary and Middle ELA	170 Performance Index	155 Performance Index
Elementary and Middle Level Math	170 Performance Index	135 Performance Index
HS ELA	180 Performance Index	177 Performance Index
HS Math	180 Performance Index	173 Performance Index

Criteria	2010-2011 School Year State Benchmark	2010-2011 School Year Annual Measurable Objective (AMO)
Elementary and Middle ELA	170 Performance Index	122 Performance Index
Elementary and Middle Level Math	170 Performance Index	137 Performance Index
HS ELA	185 Performance Index	183 Performance Index
HS Math	185 Performance Index	180 Performance Index

State Benchmarks are used to determine which schools must develop Local Assistance Plans, which schools and districts may be high performing, and the Performance Targets and Minimum Standards for Schools Under Registration Review (SURRs), identified prior to 2009-2010 school year that have redesigned.

Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO) are used as part of the process for determining whether schools and districts have made Adequate Yearly Progress. Schools that fail to make Adequate Yearly Progress for two consecutive years on an accountability criterion are identified as Schools in Need of Improvement.

For more information on NCLB accountability, please refer to the following web site: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/accountability/