The dropout rate for ASD students is 3.43 percent, a figure that has been cut nearly in half since the 2004-05 school year.

National board certification is voluntary and involves a rigorous performance-based assessment that takes one to three years for a successful candidate to achieve.

The district also has approximately 225 certificated employees such as counselors, psychologists, speech pathologists, OT/PT, nurses and more.

The district releases test scores each fall in a comprehensive report called Profile of Performance.

See [14] Expect the Best is a condensed version of that 2,000-page document: it is put forward as an annual report to the community.

In order to make AYP (adequate yearly progress) each school must meet up to 31 specific targets that have been established by the state in which the district is located.

[15] Proficiency on state adopted measurements, test participation, attendance, and graduation rates are used to determine AYP for each school each year.

Complete coverage, including historical statistics, of federal AYP requirements, are available on the district's website.