NCLB Reporting and Public Dissemination 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under NCLB, which entity is primarily responsible for producing a state-level report card each year?
- The U.S. Department of Education
- Each state educational agency (SEA) (Correct answer)
- Each local educational agency (LEA)
- The National Center for Education Statistics
Correct answer: Each state educational agency (SEA)
NCLB requires each state educational agency to prepare and disseminate an annual state report card.
Question 2: NCLB requires report cards to include data disaggregated by subgroups. Which of the following is NOT one of the required disaggregation categories?
- Race and ethnicity
- Students with disabilities
- Parental education level (Correct answer)
- English language learner status
Correct answer: Parental education level
NCLB mandates disaggregation by race/ethnicity, disability status, ELL status, and economic disadvantage, but not parental education level.
Question 3: If a school fails to make AYP for two consecutive years, NCLB requires the district to notify parents and offer what?
- Free tutoring services
- Public school choice to another school in the district (Correct answer)
- A waiver from standardized testing
- Additional funding for classroom supplies
Correct answer: Public school choice to another school in the district
After two consecutive years of not making AYP, NCLB requires districts to offer students the option to transfer to another public school.
Question 4: NCLB required states to participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in which subjects at grades 4 and 8?
- Science and social studies
- Reading and mathematics (Correct answer)
- Writing and reading
- Mathematics and science
Correct answer: Reading and mathematics
NCLB required states to participate in NAEP reading and mathematics assessments at grades 4 and 8 as a check on state standards.
Question 5: Under NCLB, how must local educational agencies distribute their annual report cards to the public?
- Only by mailing a copy to every household in the district
- Through wide public dissemination in an understandable format (Correct answer)
- By posting them exclusively on the state education department website
- By presenting them at a public school board meeting only
Correct answer: Through wide public dissemination in an understandable format
NCLB requires LEAs to disseminate report cards widely and in an understandable format, not limited to a single method.
Question 6: Which piece of information about teachers must LEAs report to parents under the NCLB highly qualified teacher (HQT) provisions?
- The teacher's salary and benefits package
- Whether the teacher meets the state's HQT definition (Correct answer)
- The teacher's undergraduate GPA
- The number of years the teacher has been employed by the district
Correct answer: Whether the teacher meets the state's HQT definition
NCLB gives parents the right to request information about whether their child's teacher meets the state's highly qualified teacher standard.
Question 7: Under NCLB, what minimum percentage of a student subgroup must be tested for that subgroup's results to count separately toward AYP determinations?
- 75 percent
- 95 percent (Correct answer)
- 90 percent
- 80 percent
Correct answer: 95 percent
NCLB required that at least 95 percent of each subgroup be assessed for AYP accountability purposes.
NCLB Reporting and Public Dissemination 2
Under NCLB, which entity is primarily responsible for producing a state-level report card each year?