NCLB Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) 2

Question 1

Under NCLB, which federal agency was primarily responsible for overseeing AYP implementation?

Accepted Answer

Department of Education

Answer

The U.S. Department of Education was responsible for overseeing state compliance with NCLB's AYP requirements.

Question 2

A school that fails to make AYP for two consecutive years in the same subject must first offer students which option?

Accepted Answer

Transfer to a higher-performing public school

Answer

After two consecutive years of missing AYP, schools must offer students the option to transfer to another public school in the district.

Question 3

What term describes the minimum percentage of students who must participate in state assessments for AYP purposes?

Accepted Answer

Participation rate requirement

Answer

NCLB required a 95% participation rate in state assessments; failure to meet this could cause a school to miss AYP regardless of scores.

Question 4

Which statistical method allowed states to use multi-year averages of student scores when calculating AYP?

Accepted Answer

Confidence interval adjustment

Answer

States could apply confidence intervals to test score data to account for statistical variation when determining AYP status.

Question 5

Under AYP's 'safe harbor' provision, a subgroup could avoid being flagged as missing AYP if it reduced the percentage of non-proficient students by at least what fraction?

Accepted Answer

10%

Answer

Safe harbor allowed a subgroup to meet AYP if it reduced the percentage of students not at proficiency by at least 10% from the prior year.

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NCLB Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) 2