New York State
School Under Registration Review (SURR) Status
For PS 44 Lincoln Academy
in Buffalo School District
This school is
presently identified as a School Under Registration Review (SURR). Commissioner’s Regulations require the
Commissioner to annually place under Registration Review those schools that are
determined to be farthest from State standards and most in need of
improvement. The Commissioner
establishes a timeline by which each SURR must meet performance targets in its
area(s) of identification. A school
that meets these targets may be removed from registration review, except that
in the school’s first year of identification the school must not only achieve
its performance targets, but also meet all State standards in its area(s) of identification
to be removed from registration review.
The Commissioner may recommend that the Board of Regents revoke the
registration of a school that does not perform satisfactorily. Revocation of registration will prevent the
school from further operation as a public school. When circumstances warrant, the Commissioner may extend the time
frame for a school to make the required progress.
When a school is
identified for registration review, a team of experts visits the school and
prepares a report. Each district
develops a Corrective Action Plan and each school develops a Comprehensive
Education Plan to address the recommendations contained in the report. Both the State Education Department and the
local school district provide additional support and resources to assist the
school to improve.
A school identified
for SURR may also be identified as a School In Need of Improvement for failure
to make Adequate Yearly Progress as required by the No Child Left Behind
Act. In this case the SURR may also be required to offer school choice
and/or supplemental educational services. The following charts display the
school’s performance on State English language arts and mathematics
accountability criteria for the period from 1999-2000 to the end of the target
timeline, including the year for which the school was identified, the
subsequent history of measured performance, and the minimum and target levels
established for the school.
Elementary-Level
ELA Measured by the Grade 4 ELA Performance Index (PI) |
||||||
School Year |
1999-2000 |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
Target PI |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
110 |
118 |
Measured PI |
95 |
101 |
107 |
97 |
80 |
- |
Minimum PI |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
90 |
98 |
This school was identified for SURR during the 2000-2001
school year. This school was not
identified on this accountability criterion. In September 2003, this school
opened as a redesigned school and was given new performance targets for the
2003-2004 and 2004-05 school years. |
Middle-Level
ELA Measured by the Grade 8 ELA Performance Index (PI) |
||||||
School Year |
1999-2000 |
2000-2001* |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
Target PI |
NA |
107 |
107 |
107 |
105 |
115 |
Measured PI |
63 |
60 |
81 |
69 |
83 |
- |
Minimum PI |
NA |
85 |
85 |
85 |
85 |
95 |
This school was
identified for SURR during the 2000-2001 school year. This school was given SURR performance
targets on this criterion based upon its 1999-2000 school year performance. In September 2003, this
school opened as a redesigned school and was given new performance targets
for the 2003-2004 and 2004-05 school years. * To be considered for removal from
registration review in the year of a school’s SURR identification, the school
must achieve the State standard on the criteria for which it was identified. |
Elementary-Level
Mathematics Measured by the Grade 4 Math Performance Index (PI) |
||||||
School Year |
1999-2000 |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
Target PI |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
110 |
120 |
Measured PI |
117 |
115 |
112 |
143 |
110 |
- |
Minimum PI |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
90 |
100 |
This school was identified for SURR during the 2000-2001
school year. This school was not
identified on this accountability criterion. In September 2003, this school
opened as a redesigned school and was given new performance targets for the
2003-2004 and 2004-2005 school years.
|
Middle-Level
Mathematics Measured by the Grade 8 Math Performance Index (PI) |
||||||
School Year |
1999-2000 |
2000-2001* |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
Target PI |
NA |
94 |
94 |
94 |
80 |
90 |
Measured PI |
37 |
39 |
84 |
83 |
101 |
- |
Minimum PI |
NA |
65 |
65 |
65 |
60 |
70 |
This school was
identified for SURR during the 2000-2001 school year. This school was given SURR performance
targets on this criterion based upon its 1999-2000 school year performance. In September 2003, this
school opened as a redesigned school and was given new performance targets
for the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 school years. * To be considered for removal from
registration review in the year of a school’s SURR identification, the school
must achieve the State standard on the criteria for which it was identified. |