EDL 522, SIP, AYP,and RtI

Funny how patterns emerge when you look for them; how everything seems to become related. The same week I began studying West Central Elementary's SIP, they had an early dismissal day to take a look at their SIP as a faculty. The plan under which we are currently working is aimed satisfy next year's 70% AYP. The plan they are just now putting the finishing touches on is aimed to satisfy the following year's 77% AYP. Meanwhile, the high school, as most high schools, has fallen far below. We climbed from math 20 to 35% meets/exceeds and reading 45 to 55%, but that's not even close. The success of our elementary RtI efforts, paired with the successes of our behavior change team, has inspired the high school faculty to schedule a homeroom period for next year and launch a massive PD undertaking in learning to teach character development and conflict resolution. They have seen the data that punishment without incentives or direct instruction is an inadequate motivator.
When asked about NCLB, our President stated that he wants to adjust, but not eliminate, the legislation. We aren't getting out of this by waiting for it to go away.