Parents in Cumberland County received notice that more than half of the district’s schools did not have the test scores to make AYP or adequate yearly progress under No Child Left Behind. This means that the district is now required to create a District Improvement Plan, which is bound to fail, given its “major emphasis” on staff development.
As Lindalyn says below, it is all about teacher quality. And no amount of professional development will put a quality teacher in the classroom.
