AIMS Augmentation

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AIMS Augmentation

• Tucson High Magnet School
• Tucson Unified School District
• 2005-2006

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What is AIMS Augmentation?

• Arizona Law (A.R.S. 15-701.02) has established an
  alternative high school graduation requirement
  related to AIMS.
• Students that fail to pass one or more sections
  of AIMS may augment their scores with
  additional points derived from classroom grades
  of C or better.

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Rules Development

• The Arizona Department of Education established
  an Advisory Committee to develop rules.
• Membership included teachers, administrators,
  local governing board members and assessment
  directors.

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Eligibility Requirements

• Student must have passed all required coursework.
• Student must have taken AIMS at every
  administration when he/she was eligible to take
  the test. (after Aug. 12, 2005)
• Student must have participated in any remediation
  program in the areas where he/she failed to pass
  the assessment.

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What is Required Coursework?

• 4 credits of English
• 1 ½ credits of American History and
• Government
• 1 credit of World History or Geography
• 2 credits of Math (taken consecutively beginning
  in
• 9th grade)
• 2 credits of Science
• 1 credit of Fine Arts or Vocational Education
• Total of 11 ½ credits

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What are Remediation Programs?

• Tucson High Magnet School offers the following
  remediation programs
• AIMS Math and Language Arts
• (offered during the regular school day)
• AIMS Prep Classes
• (offered before and after school)
• AIMS Tutoring

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Eligibility Appeal Process

• Students not meeting eligibility requirements can
  appeal their status.
• Appeals process will be determined and conducted
  by the TUSD Governing Board or its designee.

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Augmentation Process

• TUSD shall calculate the augmented score(s) of
  each eligible pupil that fails to achieve a
  passing score on any section of AIMS.
• 11 ½ credits specifically required for graduation
  purposes are eligible for additional credit.
• As receive more credit than Bs Bs receive
  more credit than Cs. No credit is awarded for
  Ds or Fs.
• Courses with higher academic content (Honors and
  AP) shall receive more additional credit.
• If a students augmented score exceeds the meets
  the standard threshold he/she has met the
  alternative graduation requirement.

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Augmentation Formula

• The formula is based on a point system

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Formula (cont.)

• Points represent a potential percentage
  augmentation on each section of the test not
  passed (not to exceed 25)
• Points represent the amount of additional points
  awarded per credit.
• Sum of additional points earned will be divided
  by 11 ½ to obtain average.
• Scale scores will be augmented by the resulting
  percentage.

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Sample Calculation

• Students scale score on Math section of AIMS is
  625 (passing score is 683) Grades are as follows
  

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Sample Calculation (cont.)

• Average points per credit
• 177 / 11.5 (credits) 15.39
• Formula
• Avg. Pts. Per Credit X (Students Original AIMS
  Score)
• 100
  
• Augmentation
  Points

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Sample Calculation (cont.)

• 15.39 X (625) 96.1875 augmentation points
• 100
• Add augmentation points to original score
• 625 96 721
• The passing score on the Math section of AIMS is
  683 therefore, the student meets the alternative
  graduation requirement.

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For more information

• Contact Tucson High Magnet School
• Dr. Abel Morado, Principal
• 225-5003
  
• Vivi Watt, Assistant Principal for Curriculum
• 225-5006
• Linda Thacker, AIMS Coordinator
• 225-5399

And/or visit the Arizona Department of Education
website at www.ade.az.gov Click AIMS Augmentation