AYP remains lofty goal
Tohatch Elementary only county
school to make the grade

Students in Mrs. Pierson's fifth grade class listen to councilor Sandra Ki at Tohatchi Elementary Tuesday, August 12. — © 2008 Gallup Independent / Cable Hoover

Copyright © 2008
Gallup Independent
By Bill Donovan
Staff writer

GALLUP — While Tohatchi Elementary was the only school in the Gallup-McKinley County School District to make Adequate Yearly Progress this year, five other schools came close, according to the state education Web site.

Two schools in the county — Navajo Pine and Ramah High — and three in the city — Jefferson Elementary, JFK Mid-School and Miyamura High School — all came within three indicators of passing AYP.

AYP is broken down into indicators, subgroups and population segments. The school’s student population as a whole can meet the standards but if any.