NCLB Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the name of the federal law that established the AYP accountability framework nationwide?
- Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
- No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Correct answer)
- Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015
- Goals 2000: Educate America Act
Correct answer: No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, signed by President George W. Bush, created the AYP accountability system.
Question 2: Under NCLB, by what school year were all students expected to reach proficiency in reading and math?
- 2010–2011
- 2012–2013
- 2013–2014 (Correct answer)
- 2015–2016
Correct answer: 2013–2014
NCLB set 2013–2014 as the deadline by which 100% of students were to be proficient in reading and mathematics.
Question 3: Which consequence follows a school's fifth consecutive year of missing AYP under NCLB?
- Closure of the school
- Restructuring, which may include reopening as a charter school (Correct answer)
- Loss of state accreditation only
- Required merger with a neighboring district
Correct answer: Restructuring, which may include reopening as a charter school
After five years of missed AYP, schools entered restructuring, which could involve reopening as a charter school, replacing staff, or state takeover.
Question 4: What is 'Supplemental Educational Services' (SES) under NCLB's AYP framework?
- State-funded summer school programs
- Free tutoring from approved outside providers after three years of missed AYP
- Federal grants for enrichment activities
- Free tutoring offered after two consecutive years of missed AYP (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Free tutoring offered after two consecutive years of missed AYP
SES required districts to provide free tutoring from state-approved providers to eligible students after a school missed AYP for two consecutive years.
Question 5: Which student subgroups were explicitly required by NCLB to be tracked separately for AYP purposes?
- Only racial and ethnic minorities
- Students with disabilities and English Language Learners only
- Major racial/ethnic groups, economically disadvantaged, ELL, and students with disabilities (Correct answer)
- All students disaggregated by individual classroom
Correct answer: Major racial/ethnic groups, economically disadvantaged, ELL, and students with disabilities
NCLB required states to track and report AYP data for racial/ethnic groups, economically disadvantaged students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities.
Question 6: What role did 'minimum group size' play in NCLB's AYP calculations?
- It set the maximum class size eligible for Title I funding
- It was the minimum number of students in a subgroup required before that subgroup counted for AYP (Correct answer)
- It defined the lowest enrollment a school could have and still receive NCLB funds
- It specified how many test takers were needed for a state to receive a waiver
Correct answer: It was the minimum number of students in a subgroup required before that subgroup counted for AYP
States set a minimum subgroup size (often 30–40 students) below which a subgroup's scores would not be used to determine AYP, protecting statistical reliability.
Question 7: Which type of assessment was NCLB specifically designed to use as the primary measure for AYP?
- Portfolio assessments developed by local districts
- Standardized statewide assessments aligned to state academic standards (Correct answer)
- National norm-referenced tests like the Iowa Test
- Teacher-assigned grades averaged across the school
Correct answer: Standardized statewide assessments aligned to state academic standards
NCLB required states to develop and administer their own standardized assessments aligned to state academic content standards as the basis for AYP determinations.
NCLB Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) 3
What is the name of the federal law that established the AYP accountability framework nationwide?