NCLB Reporting and Public Dissemination 2

Question 1

Under NCLB, which entity is primarily responsible for producing a state-level report card each year?

Accepted Answer

Each state educational agency (SEA)

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Parental education level

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Public school choice to another school in the district

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Reading and mathematics

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Through wide public dissemination in an understandable format

Answer

NCLB requires LEAs to disseminate report cards widely and in an understandable format, not limited to a single method.

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