NCLB Knowledge Questions 5

Question 1

Under NCLB, which students may take alternate assessments aligned to modified achievement standards?

Accepted Answer

Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

It promotes scientifically based reading research through the Reading First program

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Obtain a federal waiver from the Secretary of Education

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Students in persistently dangerous schools or who are victims of violent crime must be offered transfer to a safe school

Answer

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.

NCLB - No Child Left Behind Act Practice Test

NCLB - No Child Left Behind Act Practice Test

NCLB Knowledge Questions 5