REQUIRED ELEMENTS FOR PARENT NOTIFICATION AYP LETTERS DISTRICTS IN IMPROVEMENT STEP 1-2 Step 1-2 The reasons for the district being identified for improvement such as insufficient participation in the assessments or one or more subgroups not meeting academic proficiency targets – across all three grade spans. An explanation of how parents can be involved in academic issues that lead to improvement and an invitation to participate in the development or review of the district’s improvement plan (including what corrective action will be taken).