NCLB School Improvement and Sanctions 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the final stage of sanctions under NCLB's school improvement continuum?
- Corrective Action
- Restructuring (Correct answer)
- Reconstitution
- Federal Takeover
Correct answer: Restructuring
Restructuring is the most severe stage under NCLB, triggered after a school fails to make AYP for five or more consecutive years.
Question 2: During NCLB's restructuring phase, which of the following is a required option a school must consider?
- Merging with a neighboring district
- Reopening as a public charter school (Correct answer)
- Closing the school permanently
- Eliminating all extracurricular activities
Correct answer: Reopening as a public charter school
One of the restructuring options under NCLB is reopening the school as a public charter school with new governance.
Question 3: Under NCLB, in which year of consecutive AYP failure does a Title I school first enter 'School Improvement' status?
- First year
- Second year (Correct answer)
- Third year
- Fourth year
Correct answer: Second year
A Title I school that misses AYP for two consecutive years enters School Improvement status at the start of the following school year.
Question 4: Which NCLB provision requires schools in improvement to inform parents about the school's status?
- Highly Qualified Teacher notification
- Public school choice notification (Correct answer)
- Annual Report Card requirement
- Safe School notification
Correct answer: Public school choice notification
Schools in improvement must notify parents at the beginning of the year about the school's status and available public school choice options.
Question 5: Under NCLB, if a school exits School Improvement status, what must happen for it to be removed from the list?
- It must make AYP for one consecutive year
- It must make AYP for two consecutive years (Correct answer)
- It must pass a state audit
- It must receive a federal waiver
Correct answer: It must make AYP for two consecutive years
A school must make AYP for two consecutive years to exit School Improvement status under NCLB.
Question 6: What role do districts play in the public school choice provision when a school is in improvement status?
- Districts are not involved; parents choose any school nationwide
- Districts provide transportation and identify other schools for transfers (Correct answer)
- Districts can waive the choice requirement with state approval
- Districts must build new schools to absorb transfer students
Correct answer: Districts provide transportation and identify other schools for transfers
Districts must identify other public schools in the district for transfers and provide transportation to students who exercise the public school choice option.
Question 7: Under NCLB's restructuring options, what does 'State takeover' mean?
- The state assumes operational control of the school (Correct answer)
- The state closes the school and redistributes students
- The state reassigns all teachers to different schools
- The state merges the school with a higher-performing one
Correct answer: The state assumes operational control of the school
State takeover means the state educational agency assumes operational control of the school as one of the restructuring options under NCLB.
NCLB School Improvement and Sanctions 3
What is the final stage of sanctions under NCLB's school improvement continuum?