NCLB Knowledge Questions 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under NCLB, which students must be included in state assessments?
- Only native English speakers
- All students, including those with disabilities and English language learners (Correct answer)
- Only students in Title I schools
- Students who have attended the school for at least one full year
Correct answer: All students, including those with disabilities and English language learners
NCLB requires all students, including those with disabilities and English language learners, to participate in state assessments.
Question 2: What is the term for the option NCLB gives students in low-performing schools to receive free tutoring or academic help?
- Corrective Action Services
- Supplemental Educational Services (Correct answer)
- Academic Intervention Programs
- Title I Support Services
Correct answer: Supplemental Educational Services
Supplemental Educational Services (SES) are free tutoring services that must be offered to low-income students in schools that have failed to make AYP for three consecutive years.
Question 3: What replaced NCLB when it was reauthorized in 2015?
- Race to the Top Act
- Every Student Succeeds Act (Correct answer)
- Common Core Standards Act
- Student Success and Opportunity Act
Correct answer: Every Student Succeeds Act
The Every Student Succeds Act (ESSA), signed by President Obama in December 2015, replaced NCLB as the governing federal education law.
Question 4: Under NCLB, what flexibility do states have in setting their own proficiency standards?
- None — federal standards are uniform across all states
- States set their own academic standards and define proficiency levels (Correct answer)
- States choose whether to participate in NCLB testing
- States can opt out of accountability if they return federal funding
Correct answer: States set their own academic standards and define proficiency levels
NCLB allows each state to set its own academic content standards and determine what 'proficient' means, leading to wide variation in standards across states.
Question 5: Which NCLB provision requires schools to notify parents about teacher qualifications?
- School Report Card provision
- Parental Notification of Teacher Qualifications provision (Correct answer)
- Teacher Transparency Act
- Highly Qualified Staff Disclosure Rule
Correct answer: Parental Notification of Teacher Qualifications provision
NCLB includes a Parental Notification provision requiring schools to inform parents upon request whether their child's teacher meets the 'highly qualified' definition.
Question 6: How many consecutive years must a school fail AYP before students must be offered Supplemental Educational Services (free tutoring)?
- Two years
- Three years (Correct answer)
- Four years
- Five years
Correct answer: Three years
After three consecutive years of failing AYP, Title I schools must offer Supplemental Educational Services — free tutoring — to eligible low-income students.
Question 7: What is the annual school report card required under NCLB designed to show?
- Only graduation rates and dropout statistics
- School performance data, disaggregated by subgroup, including AYP status (Correct answer)
- A list of highly qualified teachers at each school
- Funding allocations and budget expenditures
Correct answer: School performance data, disaggregated by subgroup, including AYP status
NCLB mandates that states and districts publish annual report cards that include disaggregated student performance data and each school's AYP status.
NCLB Knowledge Questions 4
Under NCLB, which students must be included in state assessments?