NCLB Knowledge Questions 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under NCLB, which students may take alternate assessments aligned to modified achievement standards?
- English language learners in their first year
- Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (Correct answer)
- Students who score below grade level for two consecutive years
- Students in schools that have missed AYP
Correct answer: Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities
Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities may take alternate assessments aligned to alternate or modified achievement standards under NCLB guidelines.
Question 2: What percentage of a school's low-income students can use Title I funds for Supplemental Educational Services providers under NCLB?
- 5%
- 10%
- 15%
- 20% (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 20%
NCLB requires districts to set aside up to 20% of their Title I school improvement funds to pay for public school choice and Supplemental Educational Services.
Question 3: Which of the following best describes NCLB's approach to reading instruction?
- It mandates whole-language reading instruction nationally
- It promotes scientifically based reading research through the Reading First program (Correct answer)
- It allows schools to choose any reading method they prefer
- It focuses exclusively on phonics instruction
Correct answer: It promotes scientifically based reading research through the Reading First program
NCLB's Reading First program directed states and districts to use instructional programs grounded in scientifically based reading research (SBRR).
Question 4: Under NCLB, what must states do if they want to use a different accountability system from the standard AYP model?
- Simply notify the Department of Education in writing
- Obtain a federal waiver from the Secretary of Education (Correct answer)
- Pass a state law overriding federal requirements
- Demonstrate that 90% of schools have met proficiency goals
Correct answer: Obtain a federal waiver from the Secretary of Education
States seeking flexibility from NCLB's standard AYP requirements must apply for and receive a waiver from the U.S. Secretary of Education.
Question 5: What does NCLB require regarding the use of 'unsafe school choice' provisions?
- Students in persistently dangerous schools or who are victims of violent crime must be offered transfer to a safe school (Correct answer)
- All students in any school with a single violent incident must be transferred
- States must close schools with crime rates above the national average
- Districts must install metal detectors in schools with three or more incidents
Correct answer: Students in persistently dangerous schools or who are victims of violent crime must be offered transfer to a safe school
NCLB's unsafe school choice provision requires states to allow students attending persistently dangerous schools, or students who are victims of a violent crime at school, to transfer to a safer school.
Question 6: Which NCLB title specifically addresses programs for English language learners?
- Title I
- Title II
- Title III (Correct answer)
- Title IV
Correct answer: Title III
Title III of NCLB, 'Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students,' provides funding and requirements for English language learner programs.
Question 7: Under NCLB, what is required of paraprofessionals who work in Title I programs?
- They must hold a bachelor's degree in education
- They must have completed at least two years of college, an associate's degree, or pass a rigorous state assessment (Correct answer)
- They must be supervised by a highly qualified teacher at all times
- They must obtain national certification within two years of hire
Correct answer: They must have completed at least two years of college, an associate's degree, or pass a rigorous state assessment
NCLB requires Title I paraprofessionals to have completed at least two years of college study, obtained an associate's degree, or passed a formal state or local academic assessment.
NCLB Knowledge Questions 5
Under NCLB, which students may take alternate assessments aligned to modified achievement standards?